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Legislative


Take Action Donate to the Landlord Legal Fund Today LandlordLegalFund.org 913-963-8900

Landlord Legal Defense Fund Fred J. McGary Operating Manager LL Legal Defense Fund LLC PO Box 266462 6246 Truman Rd Kansas City, MO 64126 913-963-8900 Cell

You might remember back in 2003 through 2006 when Neighborhood Preservation (NP) would send Landlords a letter on a property stating a violation that was never witnessed, such as a ten-ant parking in the yard, and after 10 days, NP would fine the Landlord if a car was found in the yard again. The tickets started at $116.00 for the first offense and went up to $1,000.00 after the 3rd offense. That's right, one letter and if the violation happened again a year later, someone parked on the yard, even if it was a different tenant, the Landlord would receive a ticket in the mail for up to $1,000.00 without warning.

That was the first time Fred McGary called on Landlords, through Landlords Inc., for donations to fight the city ordinance. The City appealed that case to the Missouri Supreme Court and were de-nied.

In short Kansas City Missouri Neighborhood Preservation can no longer send blanket letters but must be specific about each and every case. For example: now they have to show it is the same bag of trash, or car, that was identified in their letter of notification, and this letter has to be sent for every case.

If you own property in Kansas City Missouri or are a landlord

anywhere in Missouri, this issue will affect YOUR business.

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After trying to work with Landlords Inc

of Kansas City, following the refusal of

a motion by their attorney, Fred

McGary in June of 2012 formed the

L.L. LEGAL DEFENSE FUND LLC.,

with the mission of hiring some of the

best law firms in Kansas City to fight

city and state, ordinances and statutes,

that violate Landlords (LL) legal rights.

This was done because city council

members decided not listen to Land-

lords in Kansas City, even when they

showed up by the mass, warning them

these types of ordinances would be

implemented in a way that would vio-

late their rights.

The cost to fight each ordinance

through the courts, with a good law

firm, a "super attorney," can cost be-

tween $20,000 and $70,000.00 per or-

dinance. L.L. Legal Defense Fund

LLC., concentrates on the ordinances

that cost Landlord's $1000's of dollars,

like ordinance 78-15.1.

Ordinance 78-15.1 allows KCMO Water

Dept to transfer the water bill from the

tenants name to the property owners

name and to hold the property owner

responsible for the water bill. It does

not matter if the property owner or-

dered the water service on, or used the

water, or any service, but just because

they own the property they are getting

billed, a monthly service fee (which is a

TAX!). The water bill is automatically

reverted into your name, whenever

KCMO Water determines vacancy.

KCMO Water Dept. would not shut off

the water in a timely manner, they don't

want to, so they charge a $100 shut-off

fee, take their time, run up the bill, and

in a month or so, they might get the

water shut-off. When they do finally

shut-off the water, then you are

charged a monthly, service (tax) fee.

Yes, while the water is turned off, paid

$100, then every month while the water

is off the owner receives a $30 or so

tax bill, they call a service fee.

“We have had a couple landlords get a

1st time bill of over $7,000.00, and

many with over $2,000 bills.” –Fred

McGary

The policy of KCMO Water department,

according to the Director Terry Leeds,

has always been ‘we do not charge

Landlords for 3rd party bills.’ Which

they do. We have documented this to

his department many times.

In Nov. 2012, the KCMO Water an-

nounced to the public, in writing, they

do not charge Landlords for tenants

water usage. We have documented

they still do. Because as of today, July

2013, they still will transfer the billing

into the Landlords name while the ten-

ant still occupies the property. KCMO

Water has no way to determine legal

vacancy.

How much money have these ordi-

nances cost Landlords? Millions.

KCMO Water monthly fees/taxes alone

total that. However, there are many

other examples of cost: there were two

different Landlords, that got a bill over

$7000.00 on one of their properties

because of this ordinance. There was

another Landlord that had over

$75,000.00 in damages due to water

running down the interior of a 2 Story

residential home, for over a month, be-

fore the property owner was ever noti-

fied. L.L. Legal Defense Fund LLC, has

heard many of the horrible stories and

with financial help they are taking Legal

Action!

L.L. LDF LLC, hired Wyrsch, Hobbs,

Mirakian, P.C. with super attorney Ste-

ve Mirakian as the lead attorney. The

city attorney, hired a lawyer from St.

Louis.

The St. Louis attorney started court by

trying to delay the judge’s order, argu-

ing that the court’s decision should be

only for the one named plaintiff, land-

lord, Joe Cangelosi. In rebuttal L.L.’s

lawyer argued that all citizens should

be included in the case. That everyone

knew for over a month, this case was

about all citizens in Kansas City. The

drawn out debate over this issue con-

tinued for over an hour. The St. Louis

attorney drawing out every minute as to

delay the court. Over 40 landlords that

attend court witnessed this when court

lasted till 5 pm. Only about 5 people of

the 40 were left in court at 5 pm. Then


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“Now I have heard the arguments from both sides, from both attorneys on this issue. I feel in the end,

the courts will agree this is an illegal tax. Perhaps not in the county court (16th Circuit.) But, I am

about 90% confident the final decision will be its a tax not voted on.

I am willing to donate 10% of my yearly cost for monthly fees, to pay the lawyers to stop KCMO water

fees, which we believe is an illegal tax. How about you? Can you help us with a donation?

Now before you answer, figure your savings over 10 years, don't forget to include rate increases over

the next 10 years too. . Is a 10% donation now, to pay the lawyer, worth removing this expense?

We are out of money. Your donations determine if we will continue.


court was continued

again Monday starting at 1:30 pm.

The judge finally determined that the

courts final judgment will be for all

Landlords regarding the monthly fees.

Then began the arguments over KCMO

Water billing water readiness fees. It

was a battle! The city brought witness-

es. Their head accountant, the city

adviser from Atlanta that spoke on how

rates are determined, burning up many

hours.

What the judged decided in her order of

a preliminary injunction is you don't

have to pay for any tenant water usage,

unless you demand too. We have a

preliminary injunction signed by a 16th

circuit court judge ordering KCMO bill-

ing to stop billing Landlords in certain

manners.

This order is before we go to trial in the

fall, she will decide on other issues,

that we have presented and judge if

they too should be stopped.

The turn off fee has been reduced to

$50.00 from $100, and we are not done

with this issue, hopefully. That alone is

a $50.00 savings every time you order

the water off.

The water company must give you no-

tice anytime the water is transferred

into your name, within 5 business days,

that is a potential savings of a

$1,000.00 water bill, we have seen


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If you need to, you can send the money over a couple months, however, if we do not have enough

money, then we will have no choice but to dismiss the case and let KCMO Water bill you as they

please.

The lawyer has charged us just over $25,300.00 to accomplish our goals so far. Only a handful of the

1300 people receiving our email have actually donated the $25,300.00. We need your help now

too. We still have two perhaps 3 courts that we await their judgment on these issues too.”

~~ Fred McGary

Landlord Legal Defense Fund

some as high as $7,000.00.

The battle isn’t over yet. There are

many remaining issues yet to be ad-

dressed. The Three primary issues are:

-The monthly fee is a tax and should be

stopped and refunded, because it was

never voted on by the people.

-A proper notification letter would give

us advance notification that the water is

going to be transferred into our name, 5

business days, anytime the Water Ser-

vices Dept transfers the water into our

name, vs the current Judges order

which seems to only require notification

after the water is shut off or turned on

at the curb-box, #4. Also we need the

past service fees billed to us, dismiss

for improper notification.

-The shut-off, turn on water fees, are

double billing, because the water being

turned on and turned off, this cost was

already figure in the cost analysis the

Water Co did in the month of Feb and

no mention of fees was recommend by

the city advisers.

However, the most expensive issue

that is left for the court to decide is: The

KCMO Water monthly fee, an illegal tax

that should be stopped and refund-

ed. This will be appealed to the Mo

Supreme Court as the Eastern District

Court of Appeals, as the Western Dis-

trict court of Appeals seems to disa-

gree.

The court’s decision will affect every

citizen in Kansas City. For every citi-

zen connected to the water line gets

this bill. As property owners, you will

have to pay this fee on every vacant

property too, as the fee will be included

in the tenants bill when occu-

pied. KCMO water will transfer the bill

into your name during vacancy and

charge you this fee, which if left unchal-

lenged, will certainly rise. determine if

we will continue.

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Call 913-963-8900 10 0 % of Donations go to Attorney


Monthly Meeting What to Expect

Many of our guest and new members are unsure as to what to expect at our monthly meeting.

Where do I go? What should I bring? What happens?

We meet on the First Thursday of the Month at the North Kansas City Community Center at 1999 Iron Street in North Kansas City Missouri. This is located almost directly across the Street from the Police Station on Armour Boulevard. We also meet on the Second Tuesday of the Month at Career Education Systems located on the top floor of Ward Parkway Shopping Center at 8600 Ward Parkway, Kansas City Mis-souri.

You should prepare a bit to attend this meeting. This is a place to meet people and do deals. So if you offer a product or service, please bring business cards. Have a property for sale, bring a stack of flyers or stack of brochures. We have a general marketing table where all attendees may place a stack of business cards or brochures or flyers. We also sug-gest a small notebook to take notes or a new tech tool to take notes through out the meeting.

So what happens. As you walk in we have a check in table. MAREI members will need to check their name off the roster and pull out their name tag and wear it through out the meet-ing. New members and guests will want to check in at the registration table and pay their fees.

Note that if you are a first time guest, meaning you have nev-er attended a MAREI meeting before you can use the FREE guest registration in this newsletter. If you are a second time or a third time guest, you will need to pay $25 at the door or save and register online on our calendar of events for $15. Any fees that you pay to attend a meeting can be applied toward a full membership should you join right there at the meeting that night. We also have a bonus for those joining at the meeting or in advance of the meeting. We have a box of assorted books, Audio CDs, and software that all new mem-bers can select one item out of the box.

After checking in, find our general marketing table and place your flyers, brochures or what ever it is that you brought with you. Then work your way around the room and find out what each and every one of the vendors have to offer. We often have CDs or Magazines that we give away, so be sure to look for them.

Next we suggest you take a bit of time and brush up on your networking skills before you attend a meeting. We have a full hour from 6 to 7 where attendees can work the room to meet as many new contacts as possible. Feel free to introduce yourself to everyone, in fact we highly encourage this.

Be sure to ask one of the check in staff or current members

about benefits of Membership. Members should have pre-printed name tags and most are willing to share why they are a member of MAREI. We also have staff at most meetings that are willing to take you through all of the benefits we have for our members and answer questions about MAREI.

At 7:00 we start with our meeting announcements. This is the time we let you know the important things you need to know about the real estate community as well as upcoming events. And as time permits we have the Vendors who have reserved a Vendor Table take 1 minute to tell you about themselves.

At 7:15 we take our seats and introduce the guest speaker or speakers. Our presentation is always an educational presen-tation, not a sales pitch, where you will have the opportunity to learn. Our speakers run till 8:30, when we end the presen-tation and have the speaker available for more one on one questions.

Now just because the speaker has completed their presenta-tion does not mean that the meeting is over. We encourage further, more personal type questions for the speakers. Members are reminded to be sure to sign the Professional Housing Provider Registration so you get credit for attending the meeting.

Guest are encouraged to join the night of the meeting as we credit any guest fees you may have paid to attend and the sooner you join, the sooner you can access the member li-brary online or ask questions on the member forums. Also shortly after you join, you will find out how to obtain discounts with many local and national vendors, for example our 2% Rebate on Home Depot Purchases and our about 40% Dis-count at Sherwin Williams.

(or online MAREInet.com/JoinNow)

We also network until 9pm and many of our more experi-enced members are around to network and if you have a pressing question that can’t wait for the MAREI member fo-rum, you might ask someone here at the meeting.

We do start packing up about 8:45, but we don’t collect the member name tags or chase you out till about 9pm.

We hope you can take the time to visit a meeting. Find out more about meetings at

www.MAREInet.com/KCNorth Or

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All MAREI educational seminars have been approved for stu-

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by the National Real Estate Investors Association (National

REIA).

Details

To earn the PHP Certification, you must complete a minimum

of 60 credit hours of education: 42 hours in required core

subject areas, and 18 additional hours in the subject areas of

your choice. MAREIoffers all the seminars needed to com-

plete this certification program on a two year cycle.

What is the PHP Designation?

The PHP designation is a national education-based certifica-

tion program designed to recognize the high level of

knowledge and professionalism among the designation hold-

ers. It is sponsored and overseen by the National Real Estate

Investors Association, a non-profit trade association serving

the real estate industry.

Why Obtain the PHP Designation?

Only individuals completing the educational requirements will

be permitted to hold themselves out to the public as a

“Professional Housing Provider”. The designee will be recog-

nized in the form of an award certificate, pin, and the right to

use the designation. By having a standardized education in

the topics outlined increase your ability to achieve your goals

in real estate investing.

Further, as National REIA works to increase the visibility of

the PHP designation, individuals who have earned the certifi-

cation are held to a higher standard of credibility when deal-

ing with legal and governmental bodies. It aids legislators in

perceiving educated investors as a larger group for political

action, and in turn, provides our industry with greater legisla-

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How Will I Obtain These Hours?

Mid-America Association of Real Estate Investors offers

course in all the areas needed to complete this certification.

When attending a MAREI PHP certified training event, at-

tendees must arrive within 5 minutes of the start time to be

issued a PHP Certificate and sign up on the final registration

sheet at the end of the monthly meeting when they turn in

their name tag. Attendance will also be tracked on other

qualifying training events.

Attendees are responsible for keeping track of PHP certifi-

cates and will not be replaced. Attendees are also responsi-

ble for tracking progress towards completion of their PHP

designation. A tracking folder is available for download and at

meetings. Once all courses have been completed, submit

your PHP certificates to the PHP committee for verification of

award.

Please visit the MAREI website or review your Membership

Package for more information about PHP.

In addition, courses completed at MAREI can be combined

with PHP certified courses offered by other National REIA-

associated organizations and conferences. It is possible that

seminars and training events offered by other groups may

qualify for PHP credit; however, all outside training events

must meet the following requirements:

1. They must be taught live

2. The must be pre-approved by the MAREI PHP Commit-

tee

3. They must provide a Certificate of Attendance acceptable

to the MAREI PHP committee.

We are also working on a few online resources through Na-

tional REIA.


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September Training Event

Ron LeGrand

Ron LeGrand is a nationally renowned real estate expert and lecturer who has taught

thousands of people how to make big incomes without using personal capital or cred-

it.

LeGrand’s philosophy is “The less I do, the more I make”. It’s not about working hard;

it’s about working smart - doing things that allow you to get wealthy quickly and not

doing the things that consume your days swapping hours for dollars.

LeGrand started out as a simple auto mechanic with a redneck background who bare-

ly got out of high school. He borrowed money 30 years ago to attend his first real es-

tate seminar. Since then he has personally bought more than 2,000 homes, and con-

tinues to do so. Today he owns or controls several hundred million dollars in real es-

tate developments and owns several businesses.

Affectionately known as the “Godfather”, he is recognized as the nation’s leading authority on buying and selling single

family homes for fast cash with no credit and little or no personal investment or risk. His unique approach has made

him an in-demand author, trainer, lecturer and consultant. More than 250,000 people have attended one of his work-

shops and he has aptly been named the “Millionaire Maker”.

Jay Connor Jay Conner is a proven real estate investment leader. Without using his own money

or credit, Jay maximizes creative methods to buy and sell properties with profits aver-

aging over $50,000 per deal - with little to no risk. “Jay is a real estate magician” as

“He works seemingly magical deals for buyers and sellers alike.”

When Jay was introduced to the world of Private Lending he said “PRIVATE LEND-

ING ROCKED MY WORLD AND MY REAL ESTATE INVESTING CAREER!” His first

Private Lender gave him $250,000 in Private Money. Then, within less than 90 Days,

Jay raised $2,150,000.00 in Private Money.

Jay has been a full-time Real-Estate Entrepreneur for 10 years in a population of only

40,000 while producing a seven figure net income per year. He is a National Best

Selling Author with his new book: “The Masters of Real Estate: Getting Deals Done in

the New Economy.” For the past 4 years, he has been mentoring Real Estate Invest-

ing Students across the U.S. and Canada . Since he started raising Private Money, he

has developed new, easy and simple techniques for raising all the money you’ll ever

want for your real estate deals.

Jay pours his talents and energies into numerous activities. He is President of Conner Properties and EZ Mortgages,

plus former CEO of Leader Homes, and past President of Business Networking International. In 1997 Jay formed En-

core Music, a private record label, where he records original piano compositions.

When: Saturday September 28th 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (8:00 AM Registration) Where: Embassy Suites 7640 NW Tiffany Springs Pkwy Kansas City, MO 64153 Cost: $39 Per Person (Includes Breakfast & Lunch) Bring 3rd person with 2 Full Paid

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Ron LeGrand in Kansas City

Saturday September

LOCATION: Embassy Suites 7640 NW Tiffany Springs Parkway Kansas City, MO 64153 DATE & TIME: Saturday September 28th / 9 am to 4 pm Registration & Networking Starts at 8am $39 Includes Breakfast & Lunch

Ron LeGrand is Coming to Kansas City for a One Day Seminar He has reserved 100 Seats at this event for Members & Guests of MAREI

He is coming to Kansas City to show you how you how he can make consistent pay-days of $25,000 or more on each deal, and how fast you can quickly duplicate it using his 5 Steps to Success in Real Estate (or any business for that matter) and why having

just one out of place can crush your empire!

The two fastest ways to pick up a big check ($10,000 or more) within 30 days after the workshop.

How you can work yourself out of your job and into a real life within a few months.

How thousands of Ron's students are getting FREE houses in gorgeous neighborhoods with one key phrase He's taught them, and how you can too.

How to buy a million dollar’s worth of real estate without coming out of pocket with one red cent or ever applying for a loan of any kind.

How to build a passive income that comes in every month even if you don’t feel like working, or, in fact, even if you are dead. (NOT RENTAL PROPERTIES)

How you can own a beautiful home for your family within 45 days and never fill out an application, apply for a loan, or put up a down payment. (NO CREDIT NEEDED)

How To Make $5,000 Per House On Over Leveraged Houses And Do 4 A Month

Find out how to grow your IRA to a MILLION DOLLARS in less than five years without YOU ever personal-ly CONTRIBUTING another dime.


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Contact us by Phone

913-815-0111

Email US

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Join Association

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Business Membership By far the best bang for your buck when targeting the Real Estate Professional for your product or service in the Kansas City Metro would be a Business Membership with Mid-America Association of Real Estate Investors.

The business membership includes all the access to our website and all the dis-counts that our Standard Investor Membership. However, unlike the Investor Membership that is for the person, the Business Membership follows the Business. So as a Business you receive two guest passes to every monthly meeting (20+ meetings a year) that can be used by the same two people or interchanged among several people each month.

Advertise in our Newsletter Also included in a Business Membership is an advertisement in our monthly news-letter, the Investment News. This is published once a month and posted on our website, our social media pages, several online file sharing sites and emailed out to our 5000+ database. We highly recommend submitting educational articles for the newsletter for maximum exposure.

Advertise on our Website Our website has a Service Provider Section that provides you with a home on our website where you can create a full page advertisement of your choosing and link it to your website. Some examples of ad pages might include: a photograph, two or three short paragraphs, an embedded video, contact information and a sign up page for your product or service. We can make it as elaborate or as simple as you would like. Also submit educational articles and videos for our blog.

Host a Vendor Table While you can do all the advertising in the world in our Newsletter and on our Website, meeting members face to face at our monthly meetings allows you to get face to face with the members, build rapport and explain your product or service in person. To help you facilitate the face to face interaction, we have Vendor Tables available for a fee from 6:00 to 7:00 before each meeting. These can be reserved for $25 for one night or $50 for 3 different nights. A Business Membership in-cludes 3 free annually. Available on a first-come first-served basis.

Some Stats

Incorporated 2003

350 Current Paid Members

North Meeting Attendance: 50

South Meeting Attendance: 100

180 Website Page Views a Day

Most Views from US, Canada and Philippines - total 105 countries

Email Database 5000+

Facebook Page: 2446 Likes

Facebook Group: 1131 Members

LinkedIn Group: 721 Mem-bers

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Monthly

Meetings There’s not a better investment in yourself that you could make!

At our monthly meetings we host guest speakers, panels and roundtable discussions with industry experts providing insightful and current information for attendees. MAREI meetings are an essential tool for building a comprehensive team for real estate professionals.

MAREI works to keep its members up-to-date with the latest infor-mation on the real estate industry. MAREI has built relationships with members and the community at large who provide our members with information they need to be successful in today’s world.

We are the place to go for the information you need from the novice to the experienced Real Estate Investor. Monthly meetings are the best place to connect and build relationships with like-minded people and learn a thing or two along the way.

MAREI MEMBERSHIP

MEETINGS HELD AT:

Northland

(1st Thursday of the Month)

North Kansas City Community Center

1999 Iron Street

North Kansas City, MO

(816) 300-0433

MAREInet.com/KCNorth

Southland

(2nd Tuesday of the Month)

Career Education Systems/ In Mall

8600 Ward Parkway, Ste 2080

Kansas City, MO

(816) 444-7277

MAREInet.com/KCSouth

Upcoming D ates

September 5th Meeting: Northland Meeting - Filling Your Vacancies Fast—Top Tips from JJ Paw-

lowski with Uncommon Real Estate (www.UncommonRealEstate.com)

September 10th Meeting: Southland Meeting - Screening Your Tenants, Save Time and Money and

Get it Right the First Time—Tips from Candace Asbell with Destination Properties

(www.RentalPropertyPeople.com)

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LET US HELP

KEEP PROPERTIES MARKETABLE

Keep Costs Under Control & Meet Tight Deadlines Dedicated to your Success, With Solutions for Every Surface & All the Essentials

EXCLUSIVE MEMBER DISCOUNT MAREI as a member of National REIA is able to bring our members the exclusive Sherwin William Discount Card that offers unbeatable savings on paint, applicators, floorcovering,

paint sundries, wall covering, spray equipment, and even window

treatments!

Members look for your discount card in your members Benefit

Package or download from the Member’s Discount Section of the

MAREI Member Library.

National Account Services Our strategic account teams can simplify

processes and maximize efficiencies with

centralized account management.

LEED® & VOC Coatings Download the latest guide on our prod-

ucts that meet LEED® and low VOC

specs.

Color Services Find out about our color design services

for properties and read about the latest

color trends.

Flooring Products & Installa-

tion Wide variety of name brands, 24-hour

turnaround and reliable installation.

Commercial Wallpaper Sherwin-Williams is your one-stop

source for commercial wall covering.

Over 5,000 residential and commercial

wallpaper collections available.

Commercial Floor Coverings From carpeting to sheet vinyl, select the

right floorcovering specific to your

needs. Fully stocked national network,

fast turnaround and reliable service.

HomeScapes® Enhance curb appeal and make selection

easier with pre-selected exterior color

schemes.

Finishing Touch™ Builder Support

Program

Comprehensive Program for your Home

Buyers: Welcome Kits, Discount Cards,

and Model Home Programs.

ASK SHERWIN WILLIAMS

Find out more about all these products and ser-

vices offered by Sherwin Williams plus their

Chip It Online Color Matcher, ColorSnap Studio

for iPad and their Paint Pro Alerts by Text at

www.Sherwin-Williams.com .

http://www.sherwin-williams.com/home-builders/services/builder-support/sw-article-pro-finishingtouch.html

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Increase Your Prof i tab i l i ty

Join Mid-America Association of Real Estate Investors Members receive a complimentary e-subscription to RE Investment News.

Become a Part of a Local, State and National Network that Supports YOUR Industry!

MAREI MEMBERSHIP AUTOMATICALLY GIVES

YOU NATIONAL REIA MEMBERSHIP

MAREI is the local Chapter of National Real Estate Inves-

tors Association (National REIA), a federation of local asso-

ciations through out the United States representing 40,000

members across the U.S.

LEGISLATIVE MONITORING & ADVOCACY

MAREI monitors and promotes the enactment and enforce-

ment of local, state and federal laws and regulations benefi-

cial to the real estate industry. Support and create local and

national advocacy initiatives and grass roots mobilization.

EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR AND COURSES

MAREI offers all National REIA Programs locally.

Professional Housing Provider Designation

National REIA University

MAREI also offers local training events

2 Monthly Meetings a Month

Weekend Workshops and Full Day Seminars

Partnering with National Education Events locally and

across the country.

MAREI WEBSITE

MAREI maintains a website that includes our event calendar,

service provider list, government affairs updates, articles of

interest and member properties for sale. All members are

able to interact through our website with member forums.

MAREI SOCIAL MEDIA

MAREI maintains active social media spaces on Facebook,

LinkedIn and Google+ for the benefit of members to interact

with each other and the public at large. Build your circle of

influence by interacting on our social media pages.

NETWORKING & BUSINESS BUILDING

MAREI holds a variety of events that enable members to

interact with other industry professionals, develop contact

and gain knowledge that helps them grow their business.

MAREI’s calendar also includes a variety of events held by

members and outside groups that are open to the general

public.

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

Presentations & Public Speaking

The Real Estate Investment News - September 2013