MAREI August Meeting: Get Fundable Kansas City with Merrill Chandler

The 8 Fatal Funding Landmines free guide cover by funding expert Merrill Chandler

In this replay from MAREI’s August meeting, funding expert Merrill Chandler breaks down how real estate investors and business owners get approved for business credit—accessing multiple six figures in unsecured lines at Prime +1% from top-tier banks, without tax returns, financial statements, or collateral. Learn what banks actually approve on, why your credit score isn’t the whole story, and the mistakes that get investors denied.

Proposed Vacant Property Ordinance KCMO 260401

Kansas City, Missouri skyline graphic announcing proposed Vacant Property Ordinance 260401, MAREI

Kansas City’s vacant property Ordinance 260401 was passed and now we have more to deal with in registration, inspections and fees on property that is currently vacant. See what’s required now in Kansas City Missouri.

KCMO to Fund $500K in Repairs With Taxpayer Money — Ordinance 260667

Kansas City Missouri Ordinance 260667: KCMO to fund $500K in North Lawn apartment repairs with taxpayer money — MAREI advocacy

On July 23, 2026, the Kansas City Council passed Ordinance 260667 in a single day — no committee, no public testimony — to spend $500,000 in taxpayer money repairing a negligent out-of-state landlord’s apartments. MAREI breaks down what happened, why the “we’ll lien it” promise falls short, and the precedent that puts every property owner at risk.

When a Tool Becomes a Trap: St. Louis Sues Over “Slow Flip” Home Sales — and What It Means for Every Investor Who Seller-Finances

A St. Louis red-brick house split down the middle — one half a restored, owner-financed home in warm light, the other half boarded up and condemned — illustrating the slow flip lawsuit.

The City of St. Louis has sued a real estate company over “slow flip” home sales — contract-for-deed deals that put credit-challenged buyers into overpriced, often uninhabitable homes without occupancy permits. Here’s what happened, why the city sued, what Missouri’s Contract for Deed Act actually requires, and how to use seller financing the right way.

What’s Destroying Your Business Funding – A FREE Guide

The 8 Fatal Funding Landmines free guide cover by funding expert Merrill Chandler

Get the free guide that reveals what’s silently destroying your business funding approvals — plus a free 1-hour training on landing top-tier bank lines of credit. From funding expert Merrill Chandler, ahead of his MAREI appearance.