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New real estate investors learning to get started at a MAREI meeting in Kansas City

How to Get Started in Real Estate Investing in Kansas City (Without Getting Stuck)

Four out of five people who start learning real estate never do a deal. Here’s how to be the one who does: a simple, no-hype roadmap for brand-new Kansas City investors — pick one strategy, learn from people doing real deals, and finally get started.

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Your IRA owns the property — not you. That one idea drives almost every rule. No personal use. No renting to your kids. No painting the walls yourself. Carl Fischer walks through the self-directed IRA rules every real estate investor needs to know before buying — disqualified persons, sweat equity, non-recourse debt, UBIT, and who actually approves the deal (hint: not your custodian).

Self-Directed IRA Rules Every Real Estate Investor Should Know Before Buying Property

Your IRA owns the property — not you. That one idea drives almost every rule. No personal use. No renting to your kids. No painting the walls yourself. Carl Fischer walks through the self-directed IRA rules every real estate investor needs to know before buying — disqualified persons, sweat equity, non-recourse debt, UBIT, and who actually approves the deal (hint: not your custodian).

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Investor sued for sending fake check we buy houses letters

Fake Offer Checks in the Crosshairs of Attorneys

What does your marketing to buy houses look like these days. Did your attorney review it. You might want to have it all reviewed before you send another mail piece and while your at it, update your website. Read our post to see why.

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Where Do I find a real estate mentor?

Where Do I Find A Real Estate Mentor

“I need a mentor” is what most new investors say — but it’s rarely what they need first. Here’s how to tell whether a mentor, a coach, a training course, or a community is your real next step

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You need an operating system, not just a revocable trust — a real estate business continuity plan showing who runs your rentals and how

You Don’t Just Need a Trust. You Need an Operating System.

Two investors built millions in real estate. One died suddenly; one slipped into a long illness. Both estates collapsed — not from the market, but because no one knew how to run the business. A trust says who gets it. Here’s the operating system that says how to run it.

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$5 million real estate legacy lost to a lack of planning — Vena Jones-Cox's story, shared by MAREI

How a $5 Million Legacy Disappeared While Everyone was Watching

He should have died worth $5 million. Instead, Alzheimer’s — and the absence of one written plan — took almost all of it. Vena Jones-Cox shares her father’s story, and what every real estate investor should do now to keep it from becoming theirs.

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