MAREI January Meeting: The Power of Seller Financed Mortgage Notes

Rents are flat, expenses are up. Find out why notes are outperforming rentals and how seller financing can boost your cash flow. Jeff Watson joins MAREI on January 13th to break it down.
National REIA Now: December 2025 – Ohio Legislation, Seller Finance, and Subject To Transactions

National REIA’s December REIA Now call covered major developments for real estate investors nationwide, including Ohio’s proposal to raise taxes on small investment properties, new wholesaling disclosure laws, lender-driven AI targeting Subject-To transfers, and renewed federal momentum for seller-financing reform. Market stress indicators and engagement tips for meeting with members of Congress were also discussed. Watch the full replay below.
Wholesaling: Nationwide Trends in Regulation

Most people would probably define wholesaling as the process of putting a property under contract and then assigning that contract to someone else so that the person to whom the contract is assigned is the one who buys the property, and the wholesaler is paid via an assignment fee. This typical definition of wholesaling needs to change!
What the Arizona Case is Really About

Arizona Attorney General Brings Suit Against Invstors Several real estate investors, title companies and attorney’s were sued by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office. See the 81-Page Clase Here. The case was not about Subject To, but rather it was about how people were treated. It was more about investors being Misleading. And here at MAREI, […]
UPDATE: Corporate Transparency Act

March 2, 2025On Sunday, March 2, 2025, the Secretary of the Treasury issued an announcement which dramatically changed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and how it will be enforced. To understand how this came about, I went back and read the opening sections of the CTA and noticed that repeatedly, the CTA put all the responsibility […]
MAREI Workshop: What You Need to Know Before Your First Seller Financed Note Deal

Seller-financed notes are powerful, but they’re only powerful when done correctly. If you want to move beyond rentals into more predictable income, this workshop will give you the foundation you need to get started safely.
Why do so many real estate investor joint ventures fail

I was asked this question not long ago: Why do partnerships, particularly joint ventures, frequently fail? Your first thought when reading this may be, “OK, is Jeff equating a joint venture to a partnership?” Yes, I am. A joint venture is a limited duration partnership in which two separate entities or persons agree to work […]
Protect Private Property Rights: Join Housing Hero TODAY!

Because of a small glitch for a few people trying to join Housing Heros – they have extended the MAREI deadline through Saturday 7/13 – they thought they had it all fixed, but it still had issues into Wednesday – it seems to work better if you are on Chrome or Firefox. Concerned about Private […]