New Members, be sure to ask for a copy of the library at your first meeting.
Member Library Contents
Start Here File
- Getting the Most Out of Your Membership with a Tour of all Your Benefits
- For the New Investor, with a Guide to what we think the New Investors Should do.
- Our Member Code of Ethics
- Our Logo Program
- A Guest Pass to Invite Friends
- Plus a Quick Start Guide with Seller Lead Sheets, Property Inspection Forms, and more
Books to Read
- Beginners Guide to Real Estate Investing
- How to Get Rich in Kansas City Real Estate
- How to Get all the Money You Need
- PLUS 5 more
Laws, Rules & Regulation
- Lead Paint
- Landlord Tenant Law
- Kansas & Missouri Eviction Guides
- And the New Kansas City Missouri Tenant Landlord Handbook
Forms & Documents
- All sorts of forms, docs, & contracts
- Where to find Many for FREE
- Where to draft more
- Business Plans
- For working with Contractors
- Spreadsheets
Member Training Courses
These are a compilation of resources that many of our Members and Friends of MAREI have created.
- Marketing Yourself
- Introduction to Wholesaling
- Managing Rental Property
- Over 50 Hours of MAREI Meeting Replays on just about every subject.
- Introduction to Lifeonaire and Access to Attend 2 of their Three Day Training Events
- Fair Housing for the Housing Provider
- Master Class on Running Your Business as a Business Taught by Darin Carey
- Master Class on Private Money from Will Pritchett
- Master Class on Saving on Your Taxes from December 2025 with CPA Scott Ellsworth
- MAREI’s Ultimate Guide to Generating Seller Leads
All Our Meeting Replays
2026 Meetings
September: What Happens When You Die with CPA Dan Marlow and Attorney Rebecca Auriemma
August Meeting: Get Fundable – Credit and Unsecured Business Lines of Credit with Merrill Chandler
July Meeting: Trade Show
June 30 Bonus: Rehabbing with Jerry Fink
June Meeting: Boring Rentals with Brendon Pishny plus his book
May Meeting: Investing with Tax Liens and Deeds with Jason Porter
April Meeting: Networking no recording
March Meeting: An Evening With MAREI’s Own Eric Grannemann – Getting Started & Building Wealth
February Meeting: What are Short Sales & Why You Need to Learn them with David Randolph
January Meeting: Why Many Investors are Switching to Notes with Jeff Watson from NoteSchool
2025 Meetings
November Meeting: Deals Gone Wrong with our Guest Panel Debra Felderhoff, Brian Chritchfield & David Miller
October Meeting: Getting Banks to Lend You All the Money You Need with Robert Mohon
September Meeting: Investing in Co-Living / Pad Splits with Michael O’Driscoll
August Meeting: How to Build a Real Estate Rental Business with Jim Godwin and Jonathan Trimble
July Meeting: Trade Show, No Recording
June Online Meeting: LLCs with CPA Dan Marlow & Attorney Spence Stover
June Meeting: Deal or No Deal – a Case Study House 3 Ways with our Guest Panel
May Online Meeting: Getting Started as a New Investor Kim Tucker with help from Larry Myer
May Meeting: Sourcing Deals – Troy Kearns
April Meeting: Mentor Mingle, No Recording
March 11th Meeting: Getting Tenant Turnover Right – Andrew Syrios
February 11th Meeting: Getting Started in Real Estate – Brendon Pishny
February 6th Lunch & Learn: DSTs & 1031 Exchange with Insight Investment Advisers
January 23rd Lunch & Learn: Transparency / Wholesaling Topics with Rick Davis
January 14th Meeting: Take Your Life Back – Jason Wojo with Lifeonaire
2024 Meetings
December Meeting: Speed Networking – no recording
November 21st Lunch & Learn: Self Directed IRAs with Kellie Griffith
November 12th MAREI Meeting: Building Wealth & Keeping it with Eric Grannemann
October 8th MAREI Meeting: Short Sale Profits with David Randolph
September 10th MAREI Meeting: Raising Private Capital with John Burley
August 13th Meeting: Tax Delinquent Sales
\July 18th Meeting: COREE Meeting Replay – Avoid Being Scammed with John Hyre (download from dropbox)
July 9th Meeting: Trade Show No Recording
June 11th Meeting: Debt or No Debt Guest Panel Led by Brendon Pishny & Market Update with Kyle Niemann
May 14th Meeting: Mobile Homes on Land with Adrian Smude
April 9th Meeting: Home Inspections, the Investor Method with Adam Pontier
March 12th Meeting: How three Members Became Full Time Entrepreneurs
February 13th Meeting: Starting & Profiting with Extended Stay in 30 Days Using None of Your Own Money with Al Williamson
January Meeting: Stop The Chaos, Plan Your Business, Build Systems that Run Without You – Damon Remy
2023 Meetings
December Workshop: Building a Small Real Estate Business with Darin Carey – free replay for members
December Main Meeting: Speed Networking Scan of Flyers & Business Cards
November Main Meeting: Byron McBroom on Tax Saving Strategies
Virtual Live Episode 13: Dan Reedy on the Current Real Estate Market & Having Multiple Exit Strategies
October Main Meeting: Ian Reeves on Rehabbing Right – Right Size Scale of Business & doing things right
September Main Meeting: Andy Heller on his Business Model – Buying REO to Sell or Rent on Lease Option
Virtual Live Episode 12: Brian Rauber on Insurance for Real Estate Investors
Virtual Live Episode 11: Andy Heller, Buy Low with REO, Rent Smart, Sell High with Lease Options
Virtual LIve Episode 10: Apartment Investing with John Wires and Vivek Arza
August 8 Workshop: Jeff Watson Subject To (fee)
August Main Meeting: Jeff Watson Subject To
July Main Meeting: Trade Show, Vendor 1, Vendor 2, Vendor 3
June Main Meeting: AI Marketing with Richard Roop
Virtual Live Episode 9: Rick Davis with RD Title + Exchange on Real Estate Contract Issues
Virtual Live Episode 8: Jeff Newhard and Newieco Private Capital (power points linked from YouTube)
Virtual Live Episode 7: Promoting Yourself at MAREI
May Main Meeting: Self Directed IRAs with Carmen Matzke and Michelle Thomas
Virtual Live Episode 6: Direct Mail Marketing with Justin Dossey from Call Porter (Discount and Bonus Ebook)
Virtual LIve Episode 5: How Contracts for Deed work in Real Life with Bud Whisler from Advantage Title
Virtual LIve Episode 4: Never Miss a Seller Call with Vince Hall from Call Porter (Bonus Seller Script)
Virtual Live Episode 3: Getting downpayment, closing costs paid with Alice Lund & Beth Langston
Virtual Live Episode 2: How to Borrow MAREI’s 4500+ Buyers List
March Main Meeting: Residential Assisted Living with Isabelle Guarino
Virtual Live Episode 1: Eviction Update with Julie Anderson
February Main Meeting: Creative Deal Making with Luther Wilson III and Taner Badgley
January Main Meeting: Winning the Negotiation STACK with Tom Zeeb
2022 Meetings
December Main Meeting: Speed Networking, no Recording
November Main Meeting: Deals are Made not Found with Maria Giordano
October HRN Meeting: Eviction & Legal Update with Julie Anderson
October Main Meeting: Networking & Content Marketing with David Pere
September Main Meeting: Build to Rent with Dave Lundgren
August Main Meeting: Right Sizing Your Business with Ian Reeves
July Main Meeting & Trade Show 2022: No Speaker, but we have highlights.
June Main Meeting 2022: Let’s Get Cyber Secure with Burton Kelso
May Main Meeting 2022: Apartment House Investing with Anthony Chara
April Workshop: Contracts for Contractors with Attorney Rick Davis (fee)
April Virtual Meeting 2022: Eviction Update with Attorney Julie Anderson
April Main Meeting 2022: Get Rich Slow with Buy and Hold – Andrew Syrios
March Virtual Meeting 2022: None
March Main Meeting 2022: Do You have an Estate Plan – Casey Connealy
February Virtual Meeting 2022: Working with Contractors – Robyn Thompson
February Main Meeting 2022: Replay with Robyn Thompson (started a couple of minutes late due to tech issues)
January Virtual Meeting 2022: Paperwork & Processes for Private Lending w/ Rick Davis
January Main Meeting 2022: Guest Panel on Private Lending
December Main Meeting 2021: No presentation, no recording
November Physical Meeting 2021: Jennifer Barner’s Journey to 1000 Doors
October Main 2021: Massive Profits from Short Sales with David Randolph
September Virtual 2021: Saving Money at Home Depot
September Main 2021: Land Trusts with Attorney Rick Davis
August Virtual 2021: Being a Professional Property Manager
August Main 2021: Self Storage with Stacy Rossatti
July Virtual 2021: What Housing Providers Need to Be Doing in their Business Right Now
July Main 2021: This was a networking meeting, no recording
June 2021: The Hidden Market with Tony Youngs
May 2021: Wholesaling: It’s Not Illegal Yet
April 2021: Things You Don’t Often Think About in Airbnb with Elizabeth Sickels.
March 2021: How to Get Rich Investing In Mobile Homes with Frank Rolfe
February 2021: How to Make Way More by Doing Less with Shaun McCloskey
January 2021: Real Estate Without Renters featuring Kevin Shortle
December 2020: Speed Networking Zoom Style Replay
November 2020: IRA vs 401k – a Great Debate
October 2020: Master Leasing with David Tilney (Plus Mini Asset Protection workshop with Rick Davis
September 2020: Top Title Problems with Dave Green & Shawn Banks from Accurate Title Company
August 2020: Seller Financing with Brian & Michelle Winberry
July 2020: Marketing for Real Estate Investors with Damon Remy
June 2020: Creative Deal Structuring with Bill Cook
May 2020: Getting Started (or Restarted) in your Real Estate Investing Business with Coach Carson
May 2020: Market Update at the May MAREI meeting
April 2020: Real Women of Kansas City Real Estate – First Meeting after Social Distancing.
April 2020: COVID Legal Update for Landlords with Attorney Julie Anderson
March 2020: Private Money with Alan Cogill (not our meeting but similar presentation)
February 2020: Bad Things in Houses with Titan Environmental (no recording)
January 2020: Jason Roberts & Rachel Schneider with REI Blueprint (not our meeting, but a good substitute)
December 2019: No Presentation, all Speed Networking
November 2019: )
October 2019: Sefl Directed IRAs (not our meeting, but similar info from Equity Trust)
September 2019: Rehabbing with Dan Krupa (not our meeting but the presentation from local rehabber Dan Krupa
August 2019: Wholesaling 60 Days to Done with Tom Zeeb (not our meeting but similar presentation)
July 2019: Annual Trade Show
June 2019: Owner Financing with Dawn Rickabaugh (not our meeting but similar presentation)
May 2019: Residential Assisted Living with Gene Guarino (Similar on RPOA)
April 2019: Featuring Attorney Julie Anderson and her Eviction Workshop
April 2019: Bonus with Alan Cowgill Advertising for Private Money
March 2019: Building Wealth through BRRRR with Andrew Syrios (similar on Bigger Pockets)
February 2019: Guest Panel on Airbnb
January 2019: The Power of Zero with Chris McClatchey (Similar on RPOA Podcast)