MAREI Monthly Meeting: Building Wealth with Smarter Decisions
Join our Kansas City real estate investor meeting to learn how to get your first deal right, evaluate rental property performance, and analyze a real local investor portfolio with Eric Grannemann.
Kansas City Real Estate Investor Meeting – March MAREI Monthly Meeting with Eric Grannemann
Sales are slower. Cash flow is tighter. Expenses haven’t gone down.
Across the Kansas City real estate market, some investors are trying to buy their first rental and feel stuck. Others already own multiple properties — but the numbers aren’t where they expected.
In March, we’ve asked Eric Grannemann — long-time MAREI member and respected local buy-and-hold investor — to show us how to think clearly in this market, whether you’re starting or recalibrating.
Eric focuses on long-term wealth, strategic repositioning, and strong portfolio performance. The last time he spoke at MAREI, he walked through how he built his portfolio — and the response made it clear our Kansas City real estate investors wanted to go deeper. Many members regularly seek his input when they are making important investment decisions.
What You’ll Learn at This Kansas City Real Estate Investor Meeting
1) Getting Your First Deal Right
What actually matters in today’s Kansas City market? Where should your focus be? How do you move forward without rushing into a bad decision?
2) The Portfolio Dashboard
Eric will share the performance dashboard he built to evaluate his own rentals — a practical tool he uses to see what’s working, what isn’t, and where cash flow may be leaking.
3) Real Portfolio Case Study
Using an anonymous local investor example, Eric will show how identifying weak spots inside a portfolio leads to smarter decisions about repositioning, refinancing, improving, or exiting.
Learn how to grow and manage an efficient real estate portfolio — because more doors is not always the answer.
If you’re:
• Trying to get into your first Kansas City investment property
• Unsure whether to buy more or fix what you own
• Feeling pressure in your rental property cash flow
• Looking for a clearer way to evaluate your portfolio
This MAREI Monthly Meeting is designed for Kansas City real estate investors at every stage.
Event Details
📅 Tuesday, March 10
⏰ 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Trade Show & Networking
⏰6:30 PM – 7:00 PM Update on Legislation
⏰7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Presentation
📍 DoubleTree by Hilton – Overland Park, Kansas
Frequently Asked Questions
Who should attend this Kansas City real estate investor meeting?
This meeting is designed for both new and experienced Kansas City real estate investors — whether you are trying to buy your first rental property or improve the performance of an existing portfolio.
Is this event beginner-friendly?
Yes. The first segment focuses specifically on getting your first deal right in today’s market, while the later segments provide deeper portfolio evaluation strategies for more experienced investors.
Where is the MAREI meeting located?
The March MAREI Monthly Meeting takes place at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Overland Park, Kansas. In the Sedona Ballroom, left of the lobby past the bar.
Do I have to be a MAREI member to attend?
Members and first-time guests attend at no charge. Non-members may attend for $35 or join MAREI to receive ongoing meeting access and member pricing on workshops and training events.
MAREI Master Class: Mastering Creative Finance Negotiation
Mastering Creative Finance Negotiation
Houses in our market are selling . . . BUT . . . it’s taking longer, there are concessions and some sellers are stuck on last years prices.
Prices that don’t work anymore, because interest rates are too high and expenses are too high and rents are just…stagnant.
That’s where creative financing wins.
If you know how to negotiate it, you can often pay more than a cash buyer, solve a seller’s real problem, and still create a great deal for yourself.
But none of that works if you don’t know how to have the conversation.
Learn how to Get Better Deals by Having a Conversation
That’s exactly why we’re doing this MasterClass…
Make better subject to deals, seller carrybacks, master leases with options, and other creative structures—but gaining the confidence to talk to sellers, ask the right questions, and make offers that actually get accepted.
What you’ll learn when you attend (or get the recording):
- Which sellers are most likely to say yes to creative financing
- How to ask questions that uncover the real motivation and real pain, not just the “I want to sell for all cash and full price” answer
- How to overcome common seller objections without sounding pushy or awkward
- When and how to actually present the offer
- How to use the multiple-offer strategy to dramatically increase your chances of a yes to SOMETHING
Vena is One of the Best Creative Deal Structure Instructors
Vena Jones-Cox bought her very first deal creatively, and has done hundreds more in the 35 years since then. She’s had thousands of conversations with sellers about everything from subject to deals to master leases, and she’s learned—despite being an introvert—how to talk to them confidently and effectively. That’s the skill she’s going to try to pass on to you in this class!
Plus she is one of the best at breaking things down and explaining them. If you want to get creative or get better at being creative, this is the master class of the year that you must attend, plus Vena has some goodies for everyone who attends or gets the replay:
- Vena’s “How to Choose Your Creative Strategy” mind map, a quick guide to WHICH creative strategy might work best for each situation
- The seller phone interview form, with all the questions you need an answer to in order to make an offer
- The recording of the entire class, so you can listen over and over again
NewVestors
NEWVestors
A MAREI Subgroup for Brand New Investors
Starting your real estate investing journey? You’re not alone—and you don’t have to figure it all out by yourself.
Introducing NEWVestors, a MAREI subgroup created for brand-new investors.This is your space to connect with others who are also just getting started, to ask the “silly” questions (they’re not silly, we promise!), and to start building a solid foundation of knowledge and support.
Led by: McKenna Zandecki and Cassie Stephenson, local lenders and investors who are passionate about learning, sharing, and growing with others.
Held the 3rd Monday of the Month (check calendar as location sometimes changes)
In March: Join us on the 16th at Strang Hall in Downtown Overland Park for our first ever NewVestors real estate networking night. Join us to meet with old friends and meet new ones as we work to build relationships in the industry. If you’ve never been this is a large food court with plenty of options to eat and drink.
Please RSVP as we need to judge our head count.
Why NewVestors Might be For You
The Basic Details
Getting started in real estate investing can feel overwhelming — not because you lack motivation, but because there’s so much conflicting information.
NewVestors exists to help brand new investors get oriented, build clarity, and gain confidence before diving deeper into MAREI’s monthly meetings and master classes.
This is the starting point — not the finish line.
Reduce confusion around strategies and terminology
Learn in a low-pressure environment where questions are encouraged
Understand how different strategies, events, and resources fit together
Follow conversations at larger meetings with confidence
Ask better questions and make smarter decisions
Bring what you learn here to the monthly meetings and the master classes to dig deeper into topics, strategies, niches, and to build your business with the entire MAREI Community
MAREI Office Hours
Bring Your Real Deals. Get Real Answers.
Our Members Only Office Hours run every 2nd and 4th Thursday, noon–1:00 p.m. Central.
No slides, no sales pitch. Just you, your questions, and two investors who’ve been in the trenches.
This is the Place to Be to Connect
This event is the time, twice a month when members of MAREI can jump online and ask real questions about real deals. If it is real estate related or adjacent, we will tackle the question.
Don’t have a question, join us to be a fly on the wall, the questions asked might just be ones you’ve had in the past and have input to offer or that you might have coming up in the future.
And experienced investors, we’d love to have you join us to share you knowledge. Our hosts and experts have a lot of answers, but we will also be asking help of the audince as sometimes, they audience knows the subject at hand.
To attend, make sure you membership is current. Join or Renew if it’s not.
The click below to register for FREE for the next Office Hours on the Calendar. We will send you the zoom link.
WinVestors
Weekly Breakfast Meetup - Let's Talk Real Estate
When: Every Wednesday
Time: 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Where: The Waldo Café – Kansas City, MO
Meeting Live & On Zoom
Looking to connect with other real estate entrepreneurs over coffee and conversation? Whether you’re brand new, actively investing, or a seasoned pro, our Winvestors Weekly Breakfast Meetup is the perfect way to kick off your week with insight, ideas, and investor camaraderie.
We meet every week at the Waldo Café to build real relationships that lead to real deals—no pitches, no fluff, just a supportive community of investors who like to collaborate in win-win ways.
💬 What to Expect:
✔️ 8:30 AM – Arrive early, order breakfast, and connect
✔️ 9:30 AM – Virtual People Join
✔️ 9:30 to 11 AM – Guided discussion led by Michelle and Brian on the local market, industry updates, and whatever else comes up!
Bring your deals, your questions, your funding needs, and your best advice—we’re all about helping each other grow.
🔗 Want to join virtually or stay in the loop?
Hop over to the Winvestors Facebook group to join the online forum and get access to the weekly Zoom room:
👉 facebook.com/groups/Winvestors