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CONTENTS
Ten Years!
The years have crept up on us and MAREI
and the Real Estate Investment News is cele-
brating our 10 year anniversary.
We have came a long way since that long ago
Sell-A-Thon Real Estate Convention at
Wealth Builders in Tampa Bay where it rained
for 4 days straight, forcing us to bypass the
beach and enjoy 100% of the entire confer-
ence.
We were subjected to training speakers from
8 am to 10pm every day for 3 1/2 days and
we spent many hours networking with the
members Wealth Builders finding out what it is
that they liked about their group why they at-
tended.
We also spend many hours talking to their
group leaders before, during and after the
event getting tips on how they managed their
REIA group. The result was after four days
that we came home with a course on how to
Wholesale Houses, which made me $10,000
after I finally implemented it and that I still re-
fer. Plus we came home with a business plan
for our own Group.
With the help and support of a few key friends
and business associates, we launched MAREI
in January of 2004 with $300 for a marketing
budget and my 3000 member buyer database.
At the high of the market in early 2008 we were
approaching the 500 mark in membership and
we weathered the downturn quite well. We
could not have survived with out the help and
support of our Members who Attended, our
Business Members who provided services and
Volunteers who helped in many capacities.
We have recently added an Executive Director
to manage the MAREI office, websites and coor-
dinate events. We hope with this addition we
will be better able to serve our membership
base.
In the next 10 years we want to work with our
members to have more involvement in the com-
munity and a stronger voice in our local, state
and government affairs. We know that with your
support we will be able to reach that goal. We
are looking for committee volunteers to take part
in both of these projects.
Kim A. Tucker
Publisher & Founder of MAREI

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CONTENTS

CONTENTS
Regular Features
9
New Rules
2014 Are You Ready
10
Mold
What You Need to Know
12
Networking
Nine Effective & Efficient
Steps to Success
16
The First Two Months
Are the Hardest
18
Small Claims Court
Dealing With Deadbeat Tenants
22
Changes
The New FHA
26
Why You Should Join
Your Local REIA Group
44
Owner Financing
Frank Dodd & the Safe Act
Regular Features
8
Market Report
24
Member Benefits at a Glance
40
Monthly Meetings & Dates
January 2014
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Market
Kansas City Real Estate Market Report
Sales Prices Up, Sales Up, Inventory Down
Year end reports for the Kansas City Housing Industry support that 2013 was a good year for Real Estate
in Kansas City.
Permits for single family construction was at
4087, the first time they were over 4000 since
2007 and up 24 percent over 2012 according to
the Home Builders Association. Multi Family
permits were up 62.2 percent over last year.
The year also closed strong with the existing
home prices up 95% and new homes up 3%
over 2012. According to the KCRAR we are
now in a seller’s market with only a 4.1 supply of
existing homes on the market at the end of 2013
after having a balanced market for most of the
past year
Get involved: MAREI is looking to partner with our mem-
bers and business Associates for a Habitat for Humanity
House Project, a Summer in July Type Project, a Blood
Drive, Project Warmth and/or a Food Drive for Harvesters.
If this is a project your company has been considering, or
you might be willing to chair a committee to organize a
community project, please email Kim@MAREInet.com.

Advocacy
The New Rules
For 2014 . . . Are You Ready?
Qualified Mortgages
 Consumer, Owner Occupied Loans
 Verify and Document Borrowers are Qualified
 Must be fully amortizing, no Balloon Payments
 Fixed Interest Rate for First Five Years
 Can adjust no more than 2 points per year with cap of six
points from original rate. And it must be tied to the Prime
Rate at the Start.
 Have to Prove and Document the Borrowers Ability to Re-
pay, not just the initial rate, but the Adjusted Rate
 Standard Debt to Income Ration of 43%
If borrower goes into Default
 For the Life of the Loan, if it goes into foreclosure, the Bor-
rower can claim faulty underwriting and go payments, in-
terest, fees, and all legal fees.
More Information:
 See Article Page 38
 See Website: www.MAREInet.com/QM
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Foreclosures
Decline 26%
The Kansas City Star reports that
hoe foreclosures at the national
level are at their lowest level since
the early stages of the mortgage
crisis.
RealtyTrac reports that default no-
tices, schedule auctions and bank
repossessions are down 26 per-
cent in 2013 from the previous
year.
“Shadow cast by the foreclosure
crisis is shrinking” according to
Daren Blomquist at RealtyTrac and
he predicts a greater drop in fore-
closures in 2014.
Foreclosure rates have also
dropped in the KC Metro area with
Kansas down 39 percent and Mis-
souri down 40 percent in 2013
over the previous year.

MOLD
WhatYOU NeedtoKnow
Hairy, black mold isn’t just unattractive–it’s un-
safe. Whether in your home or place of business,
mold could be an issue and your health at stake.
Sure, the idea of throwing a dinner party at your
moldy home isn’t an option–who wants to show
off their hairy, black regions? But, the risk of
grossing out your friends is just superficial. The
real concern is the underlying risks you’re taking
by living in moldy conditions.
A mold problem can usually be seen or smelled–
but not always. Mold growth may often appear as
slightly furry, discolored, or slimy patches that in-
crease in size as they grow–or it could be danger-
ously hidden out of site. Often times they produce
a musty odor, which may be the first indication of
a problem–or when hidden, the first sign is your
failing health.
The best way to find mold is to examine areas for
visible signs of mold growth, water staining, or fol-
low your nose to the source of the odor. If you can
see or smell mold, you can assume you have a
mold problem. Other clues include excess mois-
ture and water damage. It may be necessary to
look behind and underneath surfaces, such as
carpets, wallpaper, cabinets, and walls. There are
some areas of the home that are always suscepti-
ble to mold growth and should be part of routine
cleaning to keep them under control.
The EPA’s: Ten Things You Should Know
About Mold
1. Potential health effects and symptoms associ-
ated with mold exposures include allergic re-
actions, asthma, and other respiratory com-
plaints.
2. There is no practical way to eliminate all mold
and mold spores in the indoor environment;
the way to control indoor mold growth is to
control moisture.
3. If mold is a problem in your home or school,
you must clean up the mold and eliminate
sources of moisture.
4. Fix the source of the water problem or leak to
prevent mold growth.
5. Reduce indoor humidity (to 30-60%) to de-
crease mold growth by: venting bathrooms,
dryers, and other moisture-generating sources
to the outside; using air conditioners and de-
humidifiers; increasing ventilation; and using

exhaust fans whenever cook-
ing, dish washing, and cleaning.
6. Clean and dry any damp or wet
building materials and furnish-
ings within 24-48 hours to pre-
vent mold growth.
7. Clean mold off hard surfaces
with water and detergent, and
dry completely. Absorbent ma-
terials such as ceiling tiles, that
are moldy, may need to be re-
placed.
8. Prevent condensation: Reduce
the potential for condensation
on cold surfaces (i.e., windows,
piping, exterior walls, roof, or
floors) by adding insulation.
9. In areas where there is a per-
petual moisture problem, do not
install carpeting (i.e., by drink-
ing fountains, by classroom
sinks, or on concrete floors with
leaks or frequent condensa-
tion).
10.Molds can be found almost any-
where; they can grow on virtual-
ly any substance, providing
moisture is present. There are
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Marketing
Networking
Nine Effective &
Efficient Steps to Success
By Patti DeNucci and Ed Rigsbee, CAE, CSP
Ever wonder why some people are so powerfully connected, are the first to hear about great
opportunities, and earn more quality referrals? The answer may surprise you. To attract more
success in business, you don’t have to network more; you just have to network
more intentionally. This means becoming more focused, engaging, trusted, and memorable.
And not necessarily with more people, but with “your people”—meaning the people who natu-
rally bring the most value into your world.
After years of experience and study, we’ve discovered your networking success boils down to
nine critical steps. Here they are for you, presented in their most basic form and derived from
Patti’s award-winning book The Intentional Networker: Attracting Powerful Relationships, Re-
ferrals & Results in Business.
1. Know yourself.
It truly is not selfish or narcissistic to practice self-awareness. This involves knowing your
strengths, weaknesses, beliefs, passions, preferences, and traits. Fact is, knowing yourself is
a key component to creating success and building connection. It breeds authenticity, enthusi-
asm, and discernment, which helps others see and “get” the real you more readily.
2. Know what you want.
If you are vague, ambivalent, scattered, or unsure of your vision, intention, and goals, then you
are likely drifting along, preserving the status quo, and possibly even invisible to others. Clarity
and focus go a long way to helping you become more memorable, which in turn means others
are clearer and more focused on how to help you.

3. Show up in alignment with the
above two points.
Everything about you, from your
attitude and appearance to your
correspondence and conversation,
gives off messages. What’s more,
you have mere seconds to make a
first impression. If your image
doesn’t line up with whom you say
you are and what you aspire to,
then confusion, disengagement,
and distrust can result. Be sure
everything associated with you and
your career or business is congru-
ent with who you are and what you
want.
4. Focus on quality, not quantity.
People often believe that doing lots
of networking and having hundreds
of contacts and connections
equal greater success. Not so fast!
Rather than adding more new peo-
ple to your network, invest some
time identifying your most valuable
connections; the ones who not only
bring you referrals and opportuni-
ties, but also provide you with valu-
able insights, information, and sup-
port. Focus on these top connec-
tions for a while. The same goes for
your networking activities. Which
ones really bring energy, value, and
results to your career or business?
Next, make a list of the traits that
make these top people and events
valuable to you. Note for future ref-
erence how you originally met or
heard about them. This information
will help you recognize and attract
more of the same. You’ve just cre-
ated a faster track to your success!
5. Say no with grace.
Once you identify your top contacts
and networking activities, you’ll start
to see who and what no longer
serves you. It will be easier to priori-
tize, which is crucial to your net-
working efficiency and suc-
cess. Figure out who and what
needs to be edited out (or given
less attention). Gradually—
and graciously—back away from
those who drag, drain, and disena-
ble you.
6. Focus on your best connec-
tions.
Stay in touch with your best con-
nections. This means reaching out
and staying top-of-mind on a regu-
lar basis. Invest a few minutes each
day to sending friendly, helpful,
grateful, congratulatory, or support-
ive notes to your valued connec-
tions. Set up one or
two weekly strategic coffee or
lunch dates. Attend a few targeted
business or association events
each month. Organize and make
time in your weekly routine to follow
up and succeed utilizing the
above. The key is doing these
things regularly and consistently.
7. Stand out in the crowd.
You just never know where or when
an important conversation will take
place, when an opportunity will
arise, or when you will run into a
valued colleague or customer. Be
ready, alert, and aware. Live your
brand and allow it to guide how you
show up and conduct yourself.
Show genuine interest in other peo-
ple by being the first to say hello,
offering a professional handshake,
and engaging in friendly conversa-
tion. Ask questions that show inter-
est. Then take the time to actively
listen to what others have to say.
With a little extra effort and courtesy
you can make connections and
meetings so much more memorable
Marketing
New to MAREI, Meeting Tips
1. Taking Your Seat: Remember during the networking portion, this is your time to get up and speak
to several new people you don’t know. By all means mark the seat you want to take for the presen-
tation portion, but don’t sit for an hour and wait. Get up and visit with vendors, browse the deals on
the marketing table, visit with people you know, AND go meet 3 or 4 new people.
2. Business Cards: Spend $20 at Vista Print and get something that you can use. It does not have to
be perfect. Include your name, company name if you have one, contact information and a bit about
what it is that you do. If you have a business outside of real estate, that you would like to share ,
utilize that business card.

and valuable, for you and for oth-
ers.
8. Give first.
This isn’t about giving away your
expertise or time randomly. It’s
about offering a positive attitude
and a willingness to listen and offer
ideas to those you meet. This dra-
matically separates you from peo-
ple who focus only on themselves.
Certainly it’s okay to be purposeful
and focused on what you’re seek-
ing, but sincere acts of generosity
are rare and endearing.
9. Reap your reward.
Consistently practice steps 1
through 8 and you’ll be on your way
to making more powerful connec-
tions, earning more likability and
trust, and attracting more referrals.
But add one more step: thoughtful-
ly, concisely, and most of all humbly
(and without assumption) educate
others on what you’re seeking and
what constitutes good opportunities
and referrals for you. If you are gen-
erous in giving to others, help them
respond in kind.
Copyright © 2013 by Patti DeNucci & Ed
Rigsbee
Marketing
3. Deals: If you have real estate deals, print flyers for the General Marketing Table. All attendees
can place a stack of flyers for their own products and services or business cards. Be sure your
Name and contact information is included. Have a lot to share, then please reserve vendor table.
4. Traffic Flow: We want you to get the most of networking. So please check in and get a name tag
quickly then move out of the check in table traffic. If we cause a traffic jamb, the harder it is for
people to get in, and the fewer people you will get to meet.
These are just a few basics that can help you slow down, get focused, and sow
the seeds of more powerful relationships and quality referrals. Take the next
step to learning even more by requesting your free sample chapter from Patti’s
book The Intentional Networker. Email her
at Patti@IntentionalNetworker.com today.
Patti DeNucci is a business networking and referral attraction expert, profes-
sional speaker, and award-winning author of The Intentional Networker: At-
tracting Powerful Relationships, Referrals & Results in Business. She is a
founding board member and current president of the Austin chapter of the Na-
tional Speakers Association. www.IntentionalNetworker.com
Ed Rigsbee, CAE, CSP, is the author of several books and over 2,000 articles
on business growth through collaboration and strategic alliance development.
He travels internationally lecturing on the topic and helps organizations to
reach farther through alliance relationships. www.rigsbee.com

The First Two Months
Are the Hardest
Chris Lengquist:
The first two months are always the hardest. I’m talking about when we take
over a rental property for the first time. Whether it’s already been managed
by your or we have just finished rehabbing the house and now it’s ready to
rent (well,e specially if it’s being rented after rehab) we find that the first two
months, from a property management standpoint are always the hardest.
Why?
If we are taking over the property the tenants usu-
ally will want to tell us why. Let’s face it. If we are
taking over a property it is probably because
someone else hasn’t been doing a bang-up
job. So first we have to clean up the deferred
maintenance issues that are no doubt present,
smooth over the tenant and do all this without
freaking out your check book too much.
If we are renting a house that just got through with
an extensive rehab then there are all sorts of
things that may not have shown up in the re-
hab. For instance, you can run drains and flush
toilets for construction crews but until you have a
house full of people using toilet paper and using
the toilets often you cannot know if there is a prob-
lem somewhere deep down the drain line. Or per-
haps the furnace only works intermittently because
of some weird deal. We always find at least a few
things like this.
The caution here? Just make sure you have some
repairs dollars still set aside for the first couple
months of new tenancy. After that it usually slows
down to just an occasional trickle of problems. But
those first couple months I can almost guarantee
you we will speak quite often.
Monthly Speaker
Setting Goals in 2014
Instead of making resolutions you may never in-
tend to keep, may I suggest setting your 2014
goals for your real estate investing ventures? How
many properties do you own? How many would
you like to own? Here are some things to think
about as you are setting 2014 goals;
 Should you sell or exchange in 2014?
 Should you buy?
 Should rents be moved up or down?
 Is it time to change who manages the property?
 Is this the year to catch up on deferred mainte-
nance?
 Have a good tenant? Maybe it’s time to send
them a “thank you” letter.
 Any value-added improvements that could be
done?
Hopefully those few things can get you started on
your planning for next year.

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Small Claims Court
Dealing with Deadbeat Tenants Cynthia Schmidt
What if the tenant vacates the rental property owing back rent, damages above the security deposit and/
or an unpaid utility bill?
The majority of real estate investors across the country will rationalize to themselves “I got my place
back” or “I don't care about the money”.
That was not good enough for me, I didn't get into real estate investing to have my profits stolen from a
non-paying tenant. I deserve every dime the tenant owes me and I knew I had to get aggressive to prove
to the non-paying tenant that I mean business!
This is when a Small Claims lawsuit is filed with the clerk of the court. The average time allowed to file
after the infraction in the 50 states is 5 years. So, the investor has 5 years to pull the judgment debtor
into Small Claims to obtain the judgment.
At the court hearing, the Judge or Magistrate will have to be presented the rental agreement to render a
money judgment concerning any back rent owed. When seeking a judgment concerning damages above
the security deposit, he/she will want to see a copy of the itemized statement concerning the deposit that
was sent to the tenant 30 days vacating and all pictures and receipts of the excessive damages. If it is
for the unpaid utility bills, he/she will ask for the rental agreement that states the tenant's responsibilities
concerning the utilities and the unpaid utility bills.
Once the judgment is awarded in Small Claims Court, the Judgment Creditor will have to proceed to the
post-judgment proceedings to collect. So, when I hear through the grapevine that it isn't worth the paper
it is written on- I challenge that statement! I have collected 90 satisfied judgments and I haven proven to
those 90 tenants that I want my money!
Monthly Speaker
March Main Meeting
Cynthia Schmidt
Collecting
Back Rent

Monthly Speaker
Have you ever evicted a tenant and received a judgment for back rent?
Were you able to collect on the judgment? No?
Would you like to know how to collect all the back rents due you?
If so you will not want to miss hearing Cynthia Schmidt at our Main March MAREI
Collecting Back Rent and Judgments!? Now I know what you are thinking --this will not work in Texas!
That is what I thought too! But after five minutes on the phone with Cynthia Schmidt--she had me con-
vinced that this should be a very interesting meeting.
You owe it to our profession and yourself to give the Schmidt's 90 minutes to enlarge your vision. A must
for the serious investor that wants to change the mindset when dealing with a non-paying tenant.
Here is just some of what will be covered...
--> Serving of the Notices
--> Forcible Entry and Detainer
--> Small Claims
--> Abstract of Judgment
--> Writ of Execution-Personal Property
--> Writ of Garnishment (Bank Levy)
--> Subpeona Duces Tecum
--> Show Cause Hearing
--> Contempt to Judgment Satisfied
--> And much much more
Tuesday March 11th Main Meeting. Register on the
calendar of events at MAREInet.com
About the Speakers
Cynthia and Gary Schmidt have been landlords
for 20 years with over 500 tenants. Fifteen years
ago, they ventured into post-judgment proceed-
ings and has collected 90 satisfied judgments. In
2005, they wrote their first Collect Back Rent
Manual and the filming of their first DVD.
Today, after constantly improving they have
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They have been endorsed by Jeffrey Taylor
(Mrlandlord) and have spoken on his 22nd An-
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Changes
The New FHA
MAREI Staff:
The Federal Housing Administration recently announced they were going to reduce loan limits, one of
their high costs areas. They raised these limits back in 2008 when the financial markets just were not
making loans and the economy was entering the recession. The FHA raised the limits to help
support our failing housing industry and the economy at large.
Since that time, the economy and the housing sector has recovered and the government wants to mini-
mize their exposure to losses from higher end loans.
So here is what to expect for 2013
1. Loan Limits will be reduced. That means that
on average the maximum price of a house they
will finance in the Kansas City Metro area be
$278,300.
2. Jumbo Mortgage Loans will be coming back,
but with harder qualifications in terms of credit
histories and debt to income ratios. So while
FHA will finance people sooner out of foreclo-
sure, short sale or bankruptcy, the Jumbo bor-
rowers will in most cases have to wait the full
seven years or have a 30 percent down pay-
ment.
3. Credit Scores are going to need to be higher.
The higher the score the better the loan you are
going to be ble to obtain.
4. Borrowers May Need a Minimum 20 Percent for
Down Payment. If you are not getting an FHA
loan you are going to see that 20 percent down
is going to be the new normal in many markets.
5. With larger down payments and harder FHA
standards, borrowers are going to be turning to
friends and family for documented gift money to
help them purchase the property.
6. Lenders are going to be looking at the borrow-
ers reserve funds to cover future payments.
While FHA does not have a requirement on re-
serves, most jumbo loans do. For example you
may need six months of mortgage payments in
your post closing escrow account.
7. Buyers may have to buy houses they can actu-
ally afford rather than buying the big house and
hoping their income grows to afford the larger
house. Or they may want to
wait to buy while they spend time to save up a
substantial down payment.
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up to fill the gap.
Real Estate Investors need to keep a strong eye on
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bank and mortgage company lending.
Investors who retail houses to owner occupant
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SUCCESSFUL
Nine CharacteristicsVena Jones Cox
In my 18 years in the real estate business, I bet I've met 100,000 investors at all levels of knowledge and experi-
ence. Some have become amazingly successful, while others have lost steam or experienced dramatic failures. In
this time, I've noticed that there are certain characteristics that come with real estate investing success. As a mat-
ter of fact, that I have come to believe that I can predict with fair accuracy whether a particular investor will be suc-
cessful. All I have to do is find out a little about their attitudes and actions, and I'll know what their chances of be-
coming successful are.
Before I outline the specific characteristics that I've found in successful investors, I’d like to define what I mean by
"successful investor". A successful investor is NOT the person who owns the most properties or does the most
deals, or who has the most zeros in his net worth. A successful investor is simply a person who knows what he
wants - financially, personally, and in terms of what he wants to contribute to the world - and uses real estate in-
vesting as a way to get those things. For a successful real estate investor, real estate is a means to an end, not
an end unto itself. A successful real estate investor works to become as financially secure as is necessary for his
peace of mind and who is happy and comfortable with his investment activities.
Successful investors I've known include high school dropouts and PhDs, men and women of all races and back-
grounds, people born into poverty and people born with trust funds, guys who started investing at 19 and those
who started in their 70's, part-timers and full timers. There is no single predictor of success, but there are things
that I've found that all successful investor have in common. Here are a few.
1. Successful investors have a plan - and work it.
It's simple enough to put pen to paper and figure out how to become financially independent in 2 or five or ten
years. It's another thing altogether to wake up each morning and do the things you need to do to reach this goal.
Somehow, your real life always seems to get in the way of your long-term goals. Successful investors battle this
tendency to get caught "in the thick of thin things" by creating not just a list of goals, but a daily plan for getting
there.
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2. Successful investors net-
work.
Real estate investing must be
the only profession in the coun-
try that has no accepted curricu-
lum of formal training. Since
your success as a real estate
entrepreneur relies in no small
part on your ability to get reliable
information and advice when you
need it, and since your local
community college doesn't teach
courses on important topics like
how to evict a non-paying ten-
ant, the only answer is for you to
find a mentor who can teach you
the ropes.
Choose a mentor who is knowl-
edgeable, motivating, accessi-
ble, and is known for high ethical
and business standards. Don't
abuse your mentor by constantly
asking for information that you
could get from a simple trip to
the library. And don't forget to
thank your mentor by taking him
to lunch, giving him gift certifi-
cates to his favorite restaurant,
and, of course, letting him in on
good leads when you find them.
Where do you find mentors? Try
your local non-profit real estate
investment or landlording associ-
ation. It's full of people who are
there to share.
3. Successful Investors Cull
Their Herds.
When I was a little kid, I read an
article about chicken farmers.
This article mentioned that when
the new chicks hatched, the
farmer killed the weak, under-
sized, and deformed chicks be-
fore they had a chance to grow
up. I was, of course, horrified,
and immediately began making
plans to open an orphanage for
runt chickens. Unfortunately, my
home in the suburbs and my in-
sensitive parents conspired to
keep my project in the planning
stages to this day.
Most real estate investors look at
selling their "dud" properties with
the same horror with which I
view the wholesale slaughter of
slightly imperfect baby chicks.
They will keep a property year
after year despite the fact that it
loses money, doesn't fit the own-
er's goals, is a huge manage-
ment hassle or is in a neighbor-
hood that has become a
warzone. Successful investors
review their portfolios at least
once a year, and aggressively
get rid of their loser properties
before they can damage the
profits from their winners.
4. Successful Investors Pro-
tect Their Assets.
What's the use of building a
huge real estate portfolio if a sin-
gle lawsuit could wipe it all out?
Why bother to achieve financial
independence if the bulk of your
estate will end up in the hands of
the government? And why is it
that the average real estate in-
vestor does absolutely nothing to
reduce their #1 yearly expense -
taxes?
Arranging your affairs to protect
your assets from creditors, plain-
tiffs, and the taxman is tedious,
complicated, and time consum-
ing. Yet every successful real
estate investor takes the time to
do it, thus assuring that their
hard-earned money stay theirs.
5. Successful investors have a
code of ethics.
We tend to think of our invest-
ment activities in terms of bricks
and cash. In fact, the real estate
business is about PEOPLE.
Without sellers, renters, contrac-
tors, agents, and so on, you
would have no real estate busi-
ness. And since your business
activities affect so many other
people, I think it's important to
decide how you are going to
treat the people you come into
contact with each day.
Since there is no formal code of
ethics for real estate investors,
it's up to each of us to decide
how we'll behave toward cus-
tomers, tenants, sellers, workers
etc. Instead of using as a meas-
ure, "what can I get away with?",
or "what allows me to sleep at
night?”, perhaps the proper
question is, "what’s FAIR?".
Take the time to think about your
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activities and how they affect peo-
ple that you come into contact with.
6. Successful Investors Involve
Their Families.
In ten years, I have yet to meet a
truly successful investor who did
not have the support of his (or her)
significant other. Because your
real estate activities generally in-
volve spending (or promising to
pay back) tens of thousands of dol-
lars at a time, and since your busi-
ness will take time away from your
family, I think it's very important to
sit down with everyone who's old
enough to feed themselves and
explain what you're doing, and
why, and that you'd really like to
have their help or at least their un-
derstanding. If you have a spouse
who's reluctant to allow you to take
out a second mortgage on your
home in order to invest in the deal
of a lifetime, try sending him or her
to a beginner's seminar on invest-
ment. Some of your significant oth-
er’s very natural fears may be
overcome by an understanding of
what you're doing.
7. Successful Investors Treat
Everyone Better than They Ex-
pect to Be Treated.
What goes around comes around.
If you think that your reputation as
a buyer or landlord doesn't pre-
cede you, think again. When you
go the extra mile to solve people's
problems, both profit and success
will follow.
8. Successful Investors Stay Ed-
ucated.
Since I began investing in real es-
tate full time in 1989, my state has
passed a mandatory seller disclo-
sure law. The federal government
has made lead-based paint disclo-
sures mandatory and expensive to
ignore. Congress has changed the
rules for capital gains taxes twice.
HIV-positive people have become
a "protected class" in terms of fair
housing. My city has passed ordi-
nances that say that I can be fined
or jailed for renting to drug dealers.
Mortgage money for high-risk bor-
rowers has become cheap and
easy to get. The Fair Credit Re-
porting Act has been revised to in-
clude landlords. Things change.
Your business is affected. Stay on
top of it.
9. Successful Investors Pass On
What They've Learned.
Just as successful investors have
mentors, successful investors be-
come mentors. By passing on their
knowledge to novices, they keep
our industry alive, give others at
chance a financial independence,
and get a wonderful sense of their
own accomplishments. Now that's
what I call success.
Reprinted from The Real Life Real Estate
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If you think you can be successful in real estate investing without making mis-
takes, you have a lot of surprises in store! And in fact, if you are afraid to make
mistakes, you will probably never be successful in this business. It’s a crazy
world out there, and you are going to make mistakes. It’s time to face up to it
and get used to it. It’s a crazy reality, but you will probably learn more from your
mistakes than anything else.
Along with all the success I have had, I have made a lot of mistakes in my busi-
ness. I list only a few of them here in hopes that I can help you avoid the same ones. But if you are
hard-headed like me, you will read this list and think, “OK – yeah, that’s great. That’s really good
stuff. But I wouldn’t do anything like that. I already know that. I’m cool. Whatever…”
The most successful people in this business learn from their mistakes, and they are wise enough to
learn from the mistakes of others. When they fail, they fail falling forward. So here are some mistakes
I have made. I hope you will learn from them so you can avoid them yourselves!!!
Mistake #1 – Slowing Down Your Marketing
It’s tempting. You have been doing some marketing and you are getting some success. Now you are
starting to get sellers to call you. Congratulations – your marketing is working! You might be getting
real excited. All of the sudden, you are busy. You’re starting to wheel and deal. You’re a “deal-
maker” now! You find a motivated seller and you get a house under contact. You start seeing dollar
signs. You start advertising and marketing the house all over the internet. You take a ton of calls from
tenant-buyers. You drive around all over town, meeting the tenant-buyers at the house. You stick
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signs and flyers all over the neighborhood. Then final-
ly, you sell the house! You breathe a big sigh of re-
lief. The tenant-buyer is happy. The seller is hap-
py. You are happy. You just made $5,000! Congratu-
lations! And then you look around you and say to your-
self, “Awesome! Let’s do another one!”
But what just happened? You just wasted 3 weeks
spending all your time & effort selling a home while
your marketing for sellers has completely ground to a
halt. Now what are you going to do for new
leads? Well, okay, you start marketing again for
sellers. But now it takes another 2 weeks to find anoth-
er seller. And then it takes another 4 weeks to sell that
property. All of the sudden, it’s been 6 weeks since
your last paycheck and you’re starting to freak out!
This mistake is real easy to avoid, and it should be ob-
vious how to avoid it… Don’t stop your market-
ing! Keep doing it consistently, systematically, reli-
giously, etc!
Mistake #2 – Trying To Sell Houses People Don’t
Want to Buy.
I get a lot of investors that call me and ask me to help
them sell their investment property on a lease op-
tion. They are usually extremely frustrated by a lack of
results. I ask them what they have been doing to sell it
and usually, they are doing all the right things. Then I
find out where the house is located and discover imme-
diately what their problem is. They bought a good
house in the wrong neighborhood. The numbers work,
but no one wants to live in the home – at least no one
who wants to eventually buy it. And don’t you think
that might be a problem? There is usually nothing I
can do to help investors sell these types of homes.
Here’s one of the most important keys you can ever
learn in this biz – whether you learn it from me or you
learn it after you buy the wrong property… You can
only sell homes people want to buy! Stay away from
ugly houses in bad neighborhoods! Only lease pur-
chase nice homes in nice neighborhoods.
What are buyers looking for in your area? I run most of
my lease purchase business in St Louis, Missouri. Ob-
viously, each market is different. But here is a list of
what buyer’s are looking for in my area:
1. 3+ bedrooms & more than one bathroom
2. Homes in good school districts
3. Homes in the median price range ($120,000 –
$175,000)
4. Homes that have a basement and a garage
So it’s logical to see which homes I stay away from like
the plague:
1. Anything less than 2 bedrooms & only 1 bathroom
2. Houses with no garage and/or no basement
3. Houses in bad school districts
4. Houses in rental neighborhoods
If you follow these simple rules when marketing for
Lease Purchase homes, you will save yourself a ton of
headaches… and you will make more money!
Mistake #3 – Not Treating Your Investing Business
Like a BUSINESS
Real estate investing should not be a hobby to
you. You need to treat it and run it like a business. Do
you have a business plan? What are your business
goals? If you don’t have something in writing, create a
business plan today! It doesn’t have to be an epic
tome. What type of real estate investing business do
you want to have? How many homes do you need to
sell a month? How much marketing do you need to do
every week to meet your goals? What cash flow do
you need every month to break even? What type of
sellers and tenant-buyers are you looking for?
There is so much that could be said about this topic,
that I don’t have the time to write it all our here. The
main point is that you need to have a plan. You need
to have something in writing that guides everything you
do. What’s the saying – “If you don’t know where
you’re going, I can guarantee you will get there.” Get a
plan and work the plan!
Also, one final important tid-bit – learn to manage your
cash flow. Cash flow will make you or break you. You
have to know what’s coming in and out every month.
Mistake #4 – Being Too Hard For Your Sellers and
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Buyers to Reach.
Does it really need to be
said? Would you ever do business
with someone who is impossible to
reach? If you look at any successful
investor in your area, I can almost
promise you they do not use all
those expensive & elaborate voice
mail systems and websites that all
the guru’s try to sell you
on. Why? Those systems pre-
screen everyone out. If you want to
be successful in this business, you
must be easy to talk to. When a
seller calls, don’t make them jump
through 100 hoops and answer
1,000 questions before you call
them back. When a tenant-buyer
calls, don’t make them listen to a 10
minute message that tries to answer
every question they have about
Lease Purchasing. Be accessible!
On all my marketing and in all my
voice mails, I have a way for people
to reach me at my office. They can
leave a message if they want, but
they also all know that they can be
re-directed to my office if they want
to talk to a live person.
Now I am not talking about answer-
ing the phone at all hours of the day
and night. I am just talking about
basic, simple customer service. You
wouldn’t believe how much business
I used to throw away before I
changed this part of my business
and became easier to get a hold of.
If you’re worried about spending too
much time on the phone with “tire
kickers”, your focusing on the wrong
thing! You’re focusing on yourself
and not your customers. Here’s the
key – you’re going to waste more
time playing phone tag than you
would if you just answered the stu-
pid phone and answer their 3 ques-
tions! Usually, I am not on the
phone more than 2 minutes with a
tenant-buyer, and not more than 5-
10 minutes with a seller. But before
they ask me all their questions, I ask
them my questions first. I stay in
control of the conversation. I only
talk to motivated sellers and tenant-
buyers. If they are not motivated, I
thank them for their time, and I get
off the phone as quickly as possible.
Mistake #5 – Not Outsourcing
Your Marketing.
I have a virtual assistant that does
ALL my marketing for sellers and
tenant-buyers. Yes, you heard that
right. Actually, I have 3 virtual assis-
tants – but that’s a different story. I
have already talked about how im-
portant marketing is. But this is one
of the easiest parts to outsource –
yet I don’t understand why so few
investors are actually doing it!
You think it’s too expensive to hire a
virtual assistant? Guess how much I
pay my VA? $2.78 / hour. She lives
in the Philippines, has excellent
English, and is very happy with
$2.78/hour.
What do I have her do? Well, you
need to subscribe to my course to
find out! In my course, I will give
you the exact instructions, check-
lists, and videos I give to all my virtu-
al assistants. It’s not rocket sci-
ence. All you need to do is write
down everything you do for market-
ing, and have your VA do it. Here
are two tools that I use all the time in
my outsourcing:
• www.oDesk.com – I like the VA’s
from the Philippines
• www.JingProject.com – a free
tool where you can record videos
and instructions for your VA’s
Listen, you have more important
things to do than researching the
internet, stamping envelopes and
addressing postcards. Hire some-
one else to do all your marketing. It
will be some of the best money you
ever spend on your business.
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“I want to get into this real estate investing. Where should I start?”
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THIS TIME, 2014 is the year I will reach my Goals.
I have read time and again that in order to reach goals, you need to be able to visualize what it you want to ac-
complish and have bench marks to be able to determine if you have met your goal. Next you need to outline the
steps needed to reach those goals, breaking a big goal into smaller portions that need to be completed. You
need to take the time to schedule all of these steps and probably most importantly, you need a support structure
to help keep you on task. Let’s face it, life happens, stress and schedules get in the way and if you don’t have the
support you need to keep you motivated and to offer assistants, you might lose sight of the prize.
To give you an example that everyone can relate to we will turn to the most common New Years Resolution: Get-
ting Fit / Losing Weight. We can all probably relate to getting fitter. We can all visualize what we want to look like
and feel like when we do get fit. We can set down with a doctor, nutritionist and / or exercise coach to help us
come up with a written plan of what we need to do. Eat the right things, limit the bad things we do to our body and
have an exercise routine. We jump in week 1 in January and we work real hard and follow the plan to a “T”.
Week 2, you are so busy on Tuesday that you grab some fast food not on the plan and you are so tired on Satur-
day that you skip the exercise. Week 3, you screw up even more and by Week 4, you have given up.
Sound familiar? What was missing in our exercise example? We left out the support structure, if we don’t have
the support we need from our friends and family as well as from outside sources we might get discouraged when
we deviate from our plan and eventually give up.
Do you remember way back when to one of the times that Oprah lost a bunch of weight and looked so great?
She did it several times, as did many famous people. How do they so dramatically change their lives? Well first
they have the money to hire someone to help them. They decide I want to do “X”, then they hire a coach to help
them define what “X” is and to create a plan to attain “X”, then they hire support staff and coaches to keep them
on track until, they achieve “X”. We also know that Oprah, while she lost all the weight and looked so awesome,
also gained it all back, why? Well, I don’t know the real reason, but I am going to bet that once she reached the

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goal, she didn’t need the chef and
the exercise coach at her house
daily to support her in her efforts
and to keep her on track. The
coaches stopped coming, the exer-
cise and the diet slipped and back
came all the weight.
How can we apply these to our real
estate goals for 2014? Well, keep
reading and let’s see if I can trans-
late . . .
I have heard this several times from
new investors this past month. “I
have been thinking about getting into
real estate and this year is the year.”
I have also heard that “This is the
year I take my real estate to the next
level!”
These are both great statements, but
what is the goal? Do you want to be-
come a Realtor or the guy who drives
around and takes photos of houses
or the gal who goes in and stages
houses? All three are “Getting into
Real Estate” but might not be exactly
what you had in mind.
So you need to define what you want
to do and put in measurable bench-
mark points. So for example if you
want to build your rental portfolio you
might say: “I want to buy 5 Rental
Properties using Creative Financing
Techniques in 2014 that Cash Flow
$300 a month so that at the end of
2014 I have only $2,000 out of pocket
on each house and a net cash flow of
$1500 by December.” If your goal is
to become a house flipper, you might
state that “ I want to flip 6 houses with
a minimum profit of $3,000 each to
add $18,000 to my IRA by the end of
December.”
Next, take that goal and break it
down, from the goal of what you want
to achieve over the whole year and
put it into monthly or quarterly goals.
Then define the necessary steps you
need to take to reach the smaller
goals. After you have the steps de-
fined, put in deadlines and get them
on your calendar so you can make
sure they happen and that life will not
get in the way.
You may need some help finding
breaking down the goals and outlin-
ing the steps that need to be taken to
acquire the goals. One way to get
the help is to purchase a training pro-
gram or hire or partner with a mentor.
Where can you find courses, coaches
and others in the business to partner
with? I would suggest getting in-
volved and meeting people at your
local Real Estate Investor Associa-
tion. The local REIA will be filled with
people who are doing exactly what
you want to do as well as have rec-
ommendations on training and coach-
es.
You might also find that you already
have a course from past years gath-
ering dust on your shelf. Or you
might find a great resource in one of
the many online sites for Real Estate
Investors.
If you purchase a training course and
it is not step by step, then get busy
and convert it into a step by step
plan. Set deadlines for each item on
your plan and schedule it out on your
calendar.
Then once you have the plan, you
need to go out and do it. This is
where things often slip through the
cracks, its easy to plan out the tasks,
but much harder to go out and get
them done.
As you look at each step, be it send-
ing out marketing letters, posting
craigslist ads, returning seller calls,
posting property ads or whatever,
make sure each step is scheduled on
your calendar. And make sure it gets
completed. If you just don’t have the
time to complete the steps, then you
might have to give up some other
activity or hire someone to do some
of the steps.
So for example, if you know for a fact
that you will not physically print out

that 100 letters each week and hand
address the envelopes, stamp them
and take them to the post office . . . I
have a hard time with this. Then you
need to go out and find a way to get it
all done for you. (That is . . . if this is
one of the steps on your plan)
Get a system down that you know
you will actually do, over and over
and over. It may be that year one,
you do a lot of the work until it be-
comes a repeatable system that you
could outsource to an employee, a
virtual assistant or a partner in year
number 2. Many of the trainers out
there offer resources for outsourcing
because they know most students
are not going to be able to do every-
thing themselves. Resources like call
centers to take calls, website design-
ers to create websites, mailing hous-
es to help you create the mailing list,
the letters and to get the mailings out.
Many of the trainers also have Virtual
Assistant Companies that do work for
them who will also do the same tasks
for you.
Now we are really moving, we are
dropping the weight and getting fit or
conversely we are getting the market-
ing out and making the phone ring,
but what happens when we stumble.
What if we are doing this real estate
thing on the side and a HUGE project
at our day job gets in the way and we
let a few things slide. We don’t have
things just falling into our laps. We
get discouraged and we want to give
up?
Yes, it will happen. Most people that
decide to try something new and set
the New Year’s Resolution to do it,
totally give up by April if not before.
Sorry, that’s just the way it is.
What do we need to do? Get a sup-
port group and / or coach.
Personally when I find things to be
discouraging, when I have a week
where nothing clicks, those are times
I need to go to a real estate investor
meeting of other investors and talk to
them about what they are doing.
Share my problem and work with
them to brainstorm new ideas. Ask
them for suggested resources.
So where do I find these meetings?
Well I own a Real Estate Investor As-
sociation that has meetings once a
month, so I make sure I never miss a
meeting. But I also belong to several
other groups of Real Estate Investors
that meet weekly, monthly, by tele-
phone and at big conventions.
I also am a coaching student of a na-
tional real estate investor trainer that
has several telephone trainings each
week, and online forum to ask ques-
tions and big live training events sev-
eral times a year. I find that partici-
pating in all of these resources helps
me stay on task, fix my broken tasks
and be more successful.
So what are your plans for 2014?
Are they written out and scheduled?
Do you have an effective support
group and coach to keep you on
task? If you do, then GREAT! If not,
I highly recommend picking out at
least one of your goals and finding a
way to break it down, implement it
and get it done, so this time next year
you will not be staring at the same list
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Regulations
Owner Financing
D o d d F r a n k & t h e S a f e A c t
William Bronchick
LegalWiz.com
Owner Financing, Dodd-Frank and the SAFE Act… If you are selling properties to owner occupants and doing sell-
ing financing, you ought to be aware of some comprehensive new regulations that have been in effect for a few
years, and a real zinger that goes into effect on January 10, 2014.
A few years ago, the “SAFE Act” was passed on the federal level, then was implemented on a state-by-state ba-
sis. The SAFE Act basically required that you be a mortgage loan originator, or use a mortgage loan originator to
sell properties with owner financing. This means getting a loan application like a FNMA 1003, comply with Truth in
Lending, and have the buyer sign the ½” thick pile of other lender disclosures.
People panicked when the SAFE Act came out, and declared that seller financing was all but dead. I simply
walked down the hall of my office building and asked a mortgage guy if he could “originate” my seller financing
loans. He printed the stack of documents from his lender software and charged the buyer $400 as a loan origina-
tion fee. No big deal, just a waste of good trees in my opinion.
The SAFE Act was later amended in my state (and many others) to allow you to do three or so deals a year without
having to do all this nonsense. The Act did not address using different entities every three deals, so, as a practical
matter, the issue was put to bed for us in Colorado. In other states, however, there were NO exemptions, meaning
unless you were selling your own principal residence, you had to be a mortgage loan originator, or use one in the
transaction, even for one deal. Technically, you can’t even ADVERTISE the seller-financing feature – the mortgage
loan originator has to do so. But, again, as a practical matter I don’t think the powers that be are searching through
craigslist or looking for “owner will finance” signs on houses, and the likely scenario is a “cases and desist” letter
from your state agency, giving you a chance to get licensed. No fines, no jail time.
Enter two corrupt, knucklehead politicians named Dodd and Frank. They managed to pass the Dodd-Frank regula-
tions that go into effect January 10, 2014. This one is a bit more complex and difficult to deal with, largely because
it is confusing and has regulations that have yet to be clarified.
We’ll start with who is exempt and who is not. If you are selling raw land, commercial property, or to a person who
is not going to a live in the property, you have nothing to worry about. If you are a person or a trust, you can do one
deal a year, so long as it’s not a “funky” loan, like a reverse amortization, etc . I know, you’re thinking, “I’ll use dif-
ferent land trusts for each property”, but that may end up blowing up in your face if you get caught. Admittedly,
Reprinted from William Bronchick’s website http://legalwiz.com/owner-financing-dodd
-frank-safe-act/.
Please visit his website for a video on the subject as well as a lengthy discussion
over the past few months between Bill, readers of his blog and other experts in the
industry.

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however, nothing clearly in the Dodd-
Frank regulations address this. We
certainly are anticipating a “controlled
group” definition to come out
soon. One federal regulator com-
mented that the rule was 25% com-
mon ownership, but nothing in the
regs back that up.
If you are a corporate entity, then you
can do up to three deals a year, if the
deals meet the following three crite-
ria:
1. There’s no balloon in the note
(meaning it must be fully-
amortizing)
2. The interest rate is fixed for at
least five years, and
3. You “qualify” your buyer.
Of course, these geniuses did not lay
out what the qualifications are sup-
posed to be, except for the debt-to-
income ratio (43%) In my opin-
ion, you’d be a fool if you sold a
property and did not check the buy-
er’s credit, verify their income (with
tax returns and employment), and
make sure their gross income is at
least THREE times their total monthly
debt payments, including the mort-
gage. Personally, I’ve always done
this and I don’t object to making this a
rule, other than the fact that there are
already too many regulations in this
Country. On a practical note, if you
are selling to a tenant or lease/option
tenant, you can use their rental histo-
ry as strong proof of their ability to
repay.
Again, it is not clear if you form a new
LLC or corporation for every three
deals you can get around all of this,
but nobody wants to be the “test
case”. Also, if you want to have a
balloon after five years, simply pop
the interest rate up so it hurts the
buyer enough for him to want to re-
finance and pay you off anyway
(note: you can only increase the rate
2% a year for a maximum of 6%
above the original rate).
So, effectively you can do three deals
in an entity, and one deal in a trust or
your own name if you are strictly fol-
lowing the law. A second entity
owned by your IRA and a third owned
by your spouse would add six more
deals, in theory. If you buy and sell
with owner financing more than 10
times a year, you will likely need to
become a licensed mortgage loan
originator or hire one on staff, which
may not be a bad idea, just a bit of a
hassle because the slew of other nit-
picky regulations that come with
it. Also, when you are beyond the 4
deal limit, you must not only prove
ability to repay, you must DOCU-
MENT it. Tax returns, W-2′s, bank
statements – the works. Thus, if you
have a self-employed person who
looks broke on paper but has 30%
cash to put down, you really can’t
document his ability to repay
(suggestion – lease/option for 2
years, then convert to a owner-carry
sale).
Are the Feds going to be chasing
down real estate investors for
this? No, the SAFE Act already co-
vers that at the state level. What the
Dodd-Frank Act does is provide a
buyer who is being foreclosed or
evicted with a counterclaim recouping
all their interest paid, plus their down
payment, attorney’s fees, and court
costs. I always recommend that peo-
ple settle out of court when a buyer
defaults, using the “cash for keys”
method. But on the off chance that
they aren’t paying you and can still
afford a lawyer, then you will be fac-
ing a fight. One investor I met in
Houston recently commented, “If that
happens, I’ll just give them the prop-
erty”. Since he was dealing in $60k
homes, that would be a simple solu-
tion. It’s really rare that you’d end up
in court over this Dodd Frank issue
anyway, but what keeps me up at
night is the slimy “consumer protec-
tion” lawyer who puts out an ad that
says, “Have you bought a house with
owner financing? Call 1-800-BAD-
LOAN”. Yikes! Even so, if you do
every deal in a separate LLC, then
you are limited in exposure to the val-
ue of the equity in the home. If you
bought the property subject-to the
existing loan with little or no equity,
then all you really risk losing is the
cash flow from the deal.
So, to sum it up:
You can do one deal per year as a
natural person or trust, three deals
per year in an entity without being
licensed under Dodd-Frank. HOWEV-
ER… if your state has no exemption
under the SAFE Act, you still have to
use a licensed mortgage loan origina-
tor on EVERY deal.
In theory, if you are married and you
both have IRAs, then that’s 4 + 4 + 3
+ 3 = 14 deals a year in various enti-
ties. That’s a lot of leeway without
having to get licensed.
Remember, too, this is only a sum-
mary of the Dodd-Frank and SAFE
Acts. You should consult with a qual-
ified attorney in your state before pro-
ceeding. Remember there’s state
law disclosures, RESPA, Truth-in-
Lending, and servicing rules to worry
about, too!!

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NATIONAL REIA BENEFITS INCLUDE
 National Cruise: Network and learn about new tech-
niques on the National REIA annual cruise.
 Industry Resources: Brining member benefits to the na-
tional buying power of our local associations.
“I went to the MAREI meeting and was very im-
pressed with the quality of people I met, as well
as the content that was presented. Thank you
for putting that on, and I look forward to next
month’s meeting!”
Joe McDonald, Real Estate Investor
“The main reason for joining was to meet with
other Real Estate Investors in the Kansas City
area. Not only have we done that but we have
also received access to services from other MA-
REI members, among them rehab insurance
and a general contractor.”
Tami and Kerry Hardinger, RE Investors
“I can’t afford to let my membership expire! It
pays for itself. I think you have really done a
good thing creating MAREI. It is a
very important tool.”
Scott Shore, Real Estate Investor Contractor
www.MAREInet.com www.NationalREIA.com

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