Brendon Pishny’s Landlording 101 – 6 Week Virtual Training

Join Brendon Pishny, a seasoned investor with over a decade of experience, in his Landlording 101 Class. This six-part series will give you the tools, knowledge, and confidence to take advantage of today’s market and set yourself up for long-term success.
MAREI February Meeting: Getting Your Start in Real Estate with Brendon Pishny (Feb 11)

Just getting started as a real estate investor and not sure exactly what to do first or you are ready to scale up and not sure what to do next. Brendon has you covered at the February MAREI Meeting.
Alternative Micro Housing Virtual Meet & Greet

We were approached with a question . . . who at MAREI has interest in building housing on a small level – from ADUs, to Infill, to Full Blown Communites. From container homes, tiny homes, small homes, multi family . . . we wanted to get to know who has this interested and if there […]
National REIA Now: Economic Forecast for Real Estate Investors

National REAI Now: Economic forecast for real estate investors as forecasted by Dr. Chris Kuehl of Armada Corporate Intelligence. He was a professor of international economics prior to starting Armada. Along with acting as the chief economist, he also writes a publication and has been invited as the keynote speaker for at events across the […]
KCMO 231019: Source of Income Discrimination Rental Ordinance

Local tenant advocate group proposes a ban on Source of Income Discrimination in Kansas City Missouri – MAREI’s latest update.
No More Cold Calls or Texts without Opt In

This is a guest post from Damon Remy, REI Blackbook. He will be MAREI’s Guest speaker in January 2024. Let’s cut to the chase: The FCC just changed the game on lead gen. No more cold calls or texts without explicit yeses from customers. That’s right, no implied, sorta-kinda consent. We’re talking crystal clear, documented, […]
FebMtg: Create a Profitable Extended Stay a Great Alternative to the Traditional Airbnb with Al Williamson

There is no doubt that Kansas City Metro Short-Term Rentals are profitable. And with all of our local industry, winning sports teams, Swift sightings and the World Cup coming, they will continue to be strong. Except our friends and neighbors and local city councils are not quite on board with Short Term Rentals. Perhaps you […]
Offer a CARROT, Don’t threaten with a STICK

Public letter to Kansas City Missouri City Council While I did send a message to the city council about how bad the Source of Income Ban Ordinance and why, I also sent this message as to why it’s a bad idea: Councilmembers, Do you remember learning in school or church or somewhere the concept of […]
Why It’s Important to Dig Through Your Renters BS – RentPerfect Ep. 109

The best way to avoid losing money as a landlord is to qualify your potential tenants ahead of accepting them as renters. This means digging into their BS (ie bank statements).
Rental Regulations by City

This list provides insight into the city requirements for registering a rental and/or inspections in cities around the Kansas City metro area.