MAREI Annual Vendor Trade Show & Networking Event
MAREI Trade Show 2026
KC’s Premier Real Estate Networking & Vendor Trade Show
If you are building a real estate investing business in the Kansas City Metro, your network matters.
That’s why every summer MAREI hosts one of the biggest networking nights of the year for local real estate investors, landlords, flippers, wholesalers, Realtors, lenders, contractors, service providers, and real estate entrepreneurs.
The MAREI Real Estate Trade Show is designed to help investors connect with the people, businesses, products, and services that help them build and grow their real estate business.
Whether you are:
- Looking for funding
- Building your power team
- Searching for vendors or contractors
- Exploring new investing tools or services
- Looking to meet more local investors
- Or simply wanting to grow your network…
…this is a great night to meet people face-to-face and make connections inside the local investor community.
What You’ll Find at the Trade Show
✔️ 35+ Real Estate Vendor Sponsor Tables
✔️ Local Lenders & Funding Sources
✔️ Insurance, Legal & Title Companies
✔️ Contractors & Property Services
✔️ Investor Software & Marketing Tools
✔️ Networking with Local Investors
✔️ New Investor Resources
✔️ Experienced Investors & Operators
This event is free and open to the public.
Pre-registering helps speed up check-in and allows us to better prepare for attendance.
Who Should Attend
This event is designed for:
- New Investors
- Landlords
- Flippers
- Wholesalers
- Realtors
- Contractors
- Property Managers
- Lenders
- Note Buyers
- Real Estate Entrepreneurs
- Investor-Friendly Service Providers
If you are part of the Kansas City real estate investing community — or want to become part of it — this event is for you.
How to Attend for FREE
This event is completely FREE to attend—but we ask that you RSVP to help us plan.
Let us know you are coming and Invite a Friend
👉REGISTER with the RSVP Buttton Below (it’s FREE)
👉 Already RSVP’d? Invite a Friend who should attend.
And if you just show up, we’re still gonna let you in, but registring helps us have enough food and handouts.
Want to Be a Sponsor?
Sponsor tables are available for businesses that serve the real estate investing community.
Visit the Sponsor Sheet for more information, floor map, pricing, and availability.
Our list of Sponsors
Want to be a Sponsor? Click the link for details: Trade Show Brochure, Floor Map & Pricing Here »
Clicking the sponsor logo below should take you to their website.
Details for Trade Show Vendors
- DoubleTree by Hilton, Overland Park, KS
- Sedona Ballroom by the Bar
- Tuesday July 14th from 5:30 to 8:30 pm (Vendor Set up at 5)
- Tables are 6 feet wide & 18″ deep
- See Trade Show Map for Available Tables & Pricing
- Call or text 913-815-0111 or email [email protected]
MAREI Master Class: Plan Your Rehab Right with Jerry Fink
Rehabbing properties—whether you're keeping them as rentals or flipping them for profit—is one of the fastest ways to build wealth in real estate.
It's also one of the fastest ways to lose it.
In today's market, there's no 2021-style appreciation to bail you out if you overpay, underestimate repairs, or let a rehab drag on for months.
Sound familiar?
“I paid too much because I didn't know how much work the property really needed.”
“Holding costs ate up my profit because the rehab took way longer than expected.”
“My contractor kept changing things, and the rehab ended up costing $25,000 more than I budgeted.”
If you've ever said one of those—or you're determined never to—this workshop could save you thousands of dollars on your very next project.
We've brought in Jerry Fink—an active rehabber, landlord, and real estate investor with more than 35 years of experience—to show you exactly how successful investors plan profitable rehabs before the first hammer swings.
During this workshop, you'll:
- ✓ Virtually walk a real rehab project and see how experienced investors decide exactly what work should—and shouldn't—be done.
- ✓ Build a professional Scope of Work (SOW) from scratch using the same process successful rehabbers use to create accurate budgets.
- ✓ Use your SOW to negotiate with contractors, eliminate misunderstandings, and dramatically reduce costly change orders.
- ✓ Discover how milestone payments protect both you and your contractor while keeping the project on schedule.
- ✓ See how your Scope of Work and contractor agreement work together to keep your rehab under control—and give you leverage if things don't go to plan.
You'll also walk away with tools you can use immediately:
1. An Excel Scope of Work template—use it for everything from full rehabs to simple rental turnovers.
2. A detailed contractor agreement defining expectations, payment schedules, deadlines, and protections like penalties for late completion.
3. A contractor screening checklist to objectively evaluate contractors before you hire them.
4. A recording of the entire workshop for your permanent real estate library.