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August 2010 u MEMBER DISCOUNT SHERWIN WILLIAMS PAGE............. 15 u CALL TO ACTION LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE PAGE .......... 10 u MONTHLY MEETING AUGUST 23TH PAGE............. 8 Investment news NEWSLETTER OF MID-AMERICA ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTORS For Real Estate Investors & Property Owners BOOTCAMP & BUS TOUR ARE YOU PROTECED As small business owners all members of MAREI from in- vestors and landlords to our support team members, we all need to protect our assets, our profits, and all of our hard work. Don‘t get caught with out protection. Find out at our August meeting how to protect yourself. Details page 23. Don DeRosa and Pete Youngs are teaming up with MAREI in September to offer you a cost savings bootcamp. Total cost is less than $200 and it‘s right here in Kansas City, so no airfare or hotel expense. Don is well know for using creative financing techniques to purchase and sell homes combined with using private money to have a truly no money down transaction. And he has totally automated his office on his new IPad and is going to share his secrets. Pete is know for his money savings techniques when it comes to rehabbing houses to sell or rent. If you want to do it yourself or you want to hire a contractor, he will have tips to save you money. See Page 27 for more details. Register Online www.MAREInet.com

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Page 1: The Investment News:  August 2010

August 2010

u MEMBER DISCOUNT SHERWIN WILLIAMS

PAGE ............. 15

u CALL TO ACTION

LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE

PAGE .......... 10

u MONTHLY MEETING

AUGUST 23TH

PAGE ............. 8 Investment news NEWSLETTER OF

MID-AMERICA ASSOCIAT ION OF

REAL ESTATE INVESTOR S

For Real Estate Investors & Property Owners

BOOTCAMP & BUS TOUR

ARE YOU PROTECED As small business owners all members of MAREI from in-vestors and landlords to our support team members, we all need to protect our assets, our profits, and all of our hard work. Don‘t get caught with out protection. Find out at our August meeting how to protect yourself. Details page 23.

Don DeRosa and Pete Youngs are teaming up with MAREI in September to offer you a cost savings bootcamp. Total cost is less than $200 and it‘s right here in Kansas City, so no airfare or hotel expense.

Don is well know for using creative financing techniques to purchase and sell homes combined with using private money to have a truly no money down transaction. And he has totally automated his office on his new IPad and is going to share his secrets.

Pete is know for his money savings techniques when it comes to rehabbing houses to sell or rent. If you want to do it yourself or you want to hire a contractor, he will have tips to save you money. See Page 27 for more details. Register Online

www.MAREInet.com

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Organization

MAREI Notes

Contact Information

Mailing Address PO Box 8685, Prairie Village KS, 66208

Phone: 816-523-4400 x 222 Fax: 816-523-4440

Our Mission Statement Mid-America Association of Real Estate Investors is dedicated to promoting ethical real estate investing

and to protect and promote the best interest of our membership through educational and networking

opportunities as well as community, legislative and public relations.

Legal Disclaimer MAREI does not exist to renter and does not give legal, tax, economic or investment advice and dis-

claims all liability for the action or inaction taken or not as a result of communications from or to its

members, officers, directors, employees and contractors. Each individual should consult his/her own

counsel, accountant and other advisors as to legal, tax, economic, investment and related matters con-

cerning real estate and other investments.

Content Disclaimer

The views and opinions expressed by authors of articles contributed to this newsletter do not necessar-

ily reflect those of the association, the board of directors or the staff.

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Kim Tucker 816-523-4400

Director

[email protected]

Don Tucker 816-523-4400

President

[email protected]

Steve Burns

Audio Visual

[email protected]

Robin Sage

Meeting Ambassador

[email protected]

John Welchert

Meeting Ambassador

816-268-3849

Larry Prato

Commercial Subgroup

913-227-4693

Dan Goodwin 913-642-5218

Meeting Ambassador

[email protected]

Shelda Goodwin

Meeting Ambassador

[email protected]

Frank Janssen

Creative Financing Subgroup

816-865-6514

Investment News Page 2

MAREI Staff

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Member Profile

Realtor

Frank Janssen Active Member of MAREI

since Feb 2007

DOUBLE

DUTCH

HOMES

real estate investors, he said you need to

“learn the art of putting a deal together.

Listen to the seller‟s needs and offer a win-

win solution for both of you.”

He also offered that you should “never quit”.

We asked him for some advice for new in-

vestors trying to get their first deal. His re-

sponse was: marketing. Learn how to im-

plement marketing systems to generate

motivated seller leads. The more leads you

can generate, the better you will become in

finding a truly motivated seller. Don‟t deal

with sellers who are not motivated.

He also said: money. Start with as little as

possible. “It‟s a curse to have a lot of

money as a new investor.” Another word

was: education & implemen-

tation. “Make a commitment

to read a lot and implement

what you learn. Don‟t be the

investor who reads for 10

years but never takes ac-

tion. Invest in your educa-

tion. This is the most profit-

able business I know. It‟s

worth it to invest in your

education, I did and I have never regretted

it.

We asked him one last question on his

thoughts on the current real estate market.

Frank shared that it is obvious that there are

a lot of motivated sellers out there. In this

market if we have the marketing, are dealing

with the motivated sellers, we will have

deals. Then the focus is going to be on get-

ting the houses sold or rented. The key to

this is offering a good product for a fair price

and to be loyal to your customers, especially

those investor buyers that purchase the

wholesales. And remember your reputation

can go a long way.

Frank Janssen not only joined MAREI in

2007, but he started his real estate investing

career with the purchase of his first property

in June 2007. He bought it for $7,000 and

resold it, “as-is”, meaning no work for

$17,000. Not bad for a first deal!

Currently his focus is on residential real es-

tate investing. Frank is a “wholesaler”

meaning he buys and sells houses with out

doing any repairs, he also holds properties

as a landlord. His specialty is creative fi-

nancing meaning using subject to, lease

purchase, and contact for deed as a way to

buy and sell properties and is now venturing

into the fix „n flip property

method.

We asked Frank to share a

good learning experience he

had and he wanted to share

his “worst deal”. It‟s a property

that he wholesaled for $500

and he had to work very hard

to get it sold and was not a

good use of his time, but at

least he didn‟t loose on the deal. So before

you jump into a marginal deal, think about

the profits to be made vs the time you are

going to spend on it.

Some other example deals include his 1st

two wholesales in 2007, that made him

$10,000 each. His highest gross profit on a

wholesale deal was $15,800. His best sub-

ject to deal (meaning he bought it subject to

the seller‟s existing financing and did not go

find a new mortgage) was from one seller

who sold 2 duplexes and a 4 plex with $0

down. He still has these units today.

When asked for advice to share with new

Get the best deals on beautiful homes in your

area even before real es-tate agents know they‘re for sale! Through our

massive network, we have access to tons of

motivated sellers who want to sell their houses quickly, and at the low-

est prices in the market-

place.

Investors be sure to sign up for our email list of

homes!

Visit:

DoubleDutchInvestments.com

To register for our buyer‘s list.

DoubleDutchHomes.com 816.359.3337

F: 888.996.2010

[email protected]

Interested in learning

more about creative fi-

nancing? Be sure to at-

tend the 2 day Bootcamp

with Don DeRosa & Pete

Youngs, they will talk

about creative financing!

And be sure to watch for

upcoming meetings of

MAREI‘s new subgroup.

Words of Advice:

Learn Deal Structuring

Market for MOTIVATED

Sellers

Start with very little money

Educate Yourself

Implement

Never Give Up

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Advertiser’s Directory

Investment News Page 4

Features ׀ August 2010

Double Dutch Homes 4 Market Updates 18

MAREI 2.0 6 Classifieds 24

Online Networking 13 kcmoHomeBuyer 25

Sherwin Williams 15 T.O.T.L. Renovations 25

Accurate Title 17 Home Depot 25

Rockstar Investor 17 F4 Bootcamp 28

16

Do you own a

business, hire

employees,

have tenants,

show houses,

drive a car.

Make sure you

are taking the

proper steps

for protection.

20

Don DeRosa

interviewed

one of his

recent buy-

ers find out

how she

ended up

being his

buyer and

what works

for market-

ing.

In This Issue

Member Profile 2

Staff 5

MAREI 2.0 6

Things that make you go . . .Hmm. . 8

Legislative Trends 10

Give Back 12

Membership Has it‘s Privileges 14

Worker‘s Compensation Issues 16

Market Update 18

Conversations with Betty Buyer 20

Calendar 22

Investment Opportunities 24

Find it, Fund It, Fix It, Flip It Bootcamp 27

Contents MAREI News

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Director Notes

Our former Commercial Leader, Frank Janssen

is looking at starting a new sub group for us—

Creative Real Estate Financing as that is his

specialty. If you are interested in Creative

Financing, then please look for Frank at the

Next Meeting.

And finally we had our first meeting of our

Government Affairs committee and are work-

ing to get a solid base under us to monitor our

local governments, focusing on Kansas City

Missouri to Start by the committee and we are

also tapping into several other legislative ac-

tion committees in other groups to monitor

Kansas, Missouri, and National Legislation.

Last but not least, our Face Book and Linked

In Groups are growing, we would love to have

our members interact and share their exper-

tise, and deals on our social networking

groups. Look for Kansas City Real Estate In-

vestors on both Facebook & Linked in and

share: your deals, interesting news articles,

things that are happening in real estate. This

not only brings more people to our social net-

works, but also brings recognition to you. So

please network with us.

Kim Tucker

Director

MAREI

Last month we were talking about MAREI 2.0

and all the changes . . . Have you had a

chance to look at a few?

Blog: This is an excellent place to interact and

drive traffic back to your web site. You see

when you read a blog post and make a com-

ment on it, the comment tool has a space for

your name and your web site. So you can not

only share your knowledge by commenting on

a blog, but get a quality link back to your web

site, increasing your rankings in Google.

Business Associates: Have you checked out

the Business Associates on the MAREI web

site? Have you used one? Have you rated

them yet? As a member of MAREI, log into

the member‘s section and make your way to

our list of vendor‘s online. When logged in the

comment section will be active so you can rate

a Vendor or Business Associate.

Sub Groups: We are getting some interaction

in our sub-group level. We want more.

Our Lee‘s Summit investors lead by Gary

Cross continue with their Saturday morning

breakfasts.

Our Commercial Group is growing and chang-

ing with Larry Prato stepping up to become

group leader supported by the members. I

am hoping the commercial group can track

market trends in the commercial sector for the

rest of us and help lead an Invest in Kansas

City campaign in the next year or so. If this

or any commercial topics interest you, be sure

to join this group.

MAREI 2.0 Interactive

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Get Involved

Admission to Monthly Meeting . . .

Free (For Members)

Volunteering Monthly at the General meeting

Acquiring enough MAREI Bucks to pay for Membership

Volunteer in MAREI Office

Real Live Working Real Estate Investor Office

Sponsor a Sub Group

Your own Private Coaching Group

Teach a Class

Be the Expert in Your Field

Join a Committee

Give Back

For more information on becoming a volunteer,

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September Guest Speaker

gutter situation). An inspector would have

picked up on this and made a big deal out of

it. You see, siding must not touch the ground

around the house. This makes for easy insect

infestation such as termites, and also stops

some loan institutions from financing a deal

with this situation. Commonly, siding must be

about 6 inches from the ground to be consid-

ered correct. To save money, we did not tear

out the siding and start over. We got on both

ends of the side portions of the house and

measured up six inches from the ground, and

then snapped a chalk line that marked the sid-

ing all the way across each side of

the house. Then we adjusted the

blade on our skill saw to ½ inch

and used it to trim the bottom six

inches off the house. This now

was acceptable when an inspec-

tion would be done.

The toilets in the house seemed

as if they could be kept if they

were given new working parts on

the inside. I put newspaper

around the bottoms and flushed a

few times, then left the newspa-

per overnight. When we returned

the next day, we found that the paper had ab-

sorbed some water. This indicated that the

wax ring in both toilets had been seeping a

little. So by the time you have added up the

moving parts . . Or guts to be replaced, then

the wax rings and then the plumbers labor

cost per hour it was actually cheaper to just

buy new toilets. The new ones came complete

with all new parts, most installed already.

Therefore, it takes the plumber less time at

his hourly rate to install new toilets rather

than rebuild the old ones. It also looks good to

the buyer to see brand new fixtures.

(Continued on page 9)

In my latest deal that closed on Friday, there

were many things that happened from the in-

spection that most of the people doing rehabs

might have overlooked. Part of my teaching

style in my systems and live events are to

teach you things that you would not have real-

ized on your own.

Sometimes you must look very hard a prop-

erty to find the little things that will add up,

and cost you thousands of dollars that you had

not intended to spend. I teach how to do prop-

erty inspections…one of the most important

tasks that will save you big bucks, if you know

what to look for. See, the

buyer will hire a property in-

spector to list the defects of

your property as a tool for

getting a discount on the deal,

or get you the seller, to pay

for these repairs. Here‘s what

we had to recognize on my

last deal.

First, the gutters did not have

a nice line to them. They had

sagging areas that made the

property look as if it would be

best to replace the gutters. This would have

cost around $800.00 to do. But for under

$20.00, I got some gutter brackets that at-

tached with a screw gun, and had a helper use

a 2 x 4 stud to push up on the gutters to get

them back in line as I screwed the brackets

tightly into the fascia board. This made the

appearance 100% better and saved about

$780.00.

Next problem was something that most would

have missed seeing, unless you have a trained

eye. There had been some siding replaced due

to moisture rot on the bottom of the house

around the entire exterior. (Probably from the

Pete will be our guest

speaker in September and

is partnering for a 2 day

Bootcamp & Bus Tour

with Don DeRosa right

here in Kansas City.

Things that . . . Make you go hmm . . .

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Investment News Page 8

Find it, Fund it, Fix it, & Flip It . . .

A 2 Day Bootcamp & Bus Tour

Saturday & Sunday September 18th & 19th

With Pete Youngs and Don DeRosa

Where to find the best real estate investment deals!

Don & Pete‟s best ways for funding these deals!

How would Don & Pete Fix them up for fast sale!

How they flip houses.

You get two full days packed with both class room and in the field training with two of the countries

best real estate investment trainers who actually practice what they teach.

Details and Registration on the MAREI calendar or go to our special web site at:

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The cabinets were stained dark

brown and had a thin layer of

poly on them. They really needed

a fresh look to avoid replacing

them. I have written techniques

on how to prep and paint stained

cabinets to a nice white look but

here; this is a great way to re-

store a brand new look for under

$5.00. There is a product in most

any store that sell cleaning sup-

plies called ―Old English Scratch

Remover‖. You pour this dark oil

onto a white terry cloth rag and

rub over the entire cabinet area.

This will not only blend in any

light and dark areas, but also

give the appearance of freshly

stained and varnished cabinets.

Saving easily about $1000.00

(Continued from page 8) it‘s expensive to replace. But us-

ing the techniques I teach in Re-

hab 101 we got our estimate to

replace the entire pipe in the

house and the underground ser-

vice from the street down from

$7995.00 to about half the cost

at $4200.00. That‘s a great sav-

ings on just that item alone. So

be careful not to overlook a

houses ―fine print‖ when you do

your initial walk around. See be-

yond what you think you see,

and learn to look for the less ob-

vious repairs that could make or

break a good deal. These and

other great money saving tech-

niques are on my site

www.peteyoungs.com

this one tip is one you will use

over and over in your investing

career.

Last, was the big killer. If over-

looked this could easily cost you

several thousand dollars and in

many cases is a deal breaker if

you do not replace it. It is also

something you should use as a

discount when buying the house

as an investor.

Either way, somebody is likely to

have to pay for this replacement.

I am talking about polybutelyne

water piping. Usually identified

by being blue in color, this pipe

has a reputation of breaking and

leaking causing thousands in wa-

ter damage. Though many

houses may have it, nobody

wants it. Not only is it unpopular,

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Legislative

A safe harbor from the ―ability to repay‖ re-

quirement was created, which limits the total points and fees collected by lenders and their affiliates to 3. This provision was included

over NAR’s strenuous and repeated objec-tion.

However, we believe there is some regulatory

flexibility in this provision including flexibility for smaller loan amounts with ―smaller‖ being left undefined.

NAR will work diligently to ensure this provision

is interpreted in a manner consistent with the best interests of real estate professionals, their lender partners, and their clients and custom-ers.

Seller Financing

NAR and National REIA was successful in get-

ting the legislation amended to allow an indi-vidual to conduct three seller financed transac-tions in a 12 month period without being sub-

ject to the complicated mortgage rules in the new Act. NAR has asked HUD to adopt a similar approach to exempt seller financing, up to three transactions in a 12 month period, from loan originator licensing requirements under the S.A.F.E. Act.

COMMERCIAL

Accounting Rules Study

The Act requires the Federal Reserve to study

the combined effects of the risk retention re-quirements with recent new accounting rules put in place by the Financial Accounting Stan-

dards Board (FASB) that represent dramatic changes in securitization accounting (FAS 166 and 167).

Accredited Investor

The Act gives the SEC the authority to review

the current standard and update it to reflect inflation and the characteristics of the modern

(Continued on page 11)

President Obama has signed sweeping financial services reform into law. The law creates an over-sight agency for financial services companies and a consumer financial protection bureau. It also in-

cludes provisions to curb risky mortgage lending and to address appraiser selection by lenders.

It is important to note that quite a few changes were made in the law due to efforts by government action committees from several different trade as-sociations including National Association of Real-tors (Realtors, this is your REPAC dollars at work) and National Real Estate Investor Association and

their Government Affairs Committee.

Effects of this lobby effort include:

CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB)

An exemption for Realtors & real estate agents

performing traditional real estate activities

from the jurisdiction of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau except to the extent they are governed by existing laws such as the Real Es-tate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) that will now come under the bureau‘s purview.

MORTGAGES

Risk Retention – Qualified Mortgage Exemption

At NAR‘s request, Congress included a qualified

mortgage exemption from potentially costly--for both lenders and consumers--risk retention requirements.

Congress gave the regulator flexibility in deter-

mining what a qualified mortgage is, however the mortgage must meet the standards laid out in the predatory lending portion of the bill. These standards include underwriting based

upon full documentation, ability to repay, and limitations on fees among other things.

NAR will work with the regulators to ensure

that the regulatory framework maximizes ac-cess to affordable mortgages for consumers.

Qualified Mortgage Safe Harbor

Legislative Trends

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To find your congressman:

Visit http://www.house.gov and put in

your zip code in the top left hand cor-

ner of the screen.

To find your senators:

Visit http://senate.gov/general/

contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

economy. The bill excludes the investor‘s primary residence from $1 million net worth stan-dard. The SEC review may raise

the threshold for defining a cus-tomer as an accredited investor, forcing companies that sell secu-rities to them to register the products with the SEC.

Commercial End Users

The Act appears to allow com-

mercial end users – including owners, operators and develop-ers of commercial real estate –

to continue to engage in swaps used to manage commercial risk without being subjected to cen-tral clearing. However, regula-tors would now be authorized to impose initial and variation mar-

gins on these un-cleared trades.

Modified Crapo Amendment

As for provisions governing se-

curitization, the final language retained --with minor modifica-

tions-- an amendment by Sena-tor Mike Crapo (R-ID), allowing ―third party‖ (B-piece) investors to satisfy new risk retention re-quirements for commercial mort-gage-backed securities (CMBS).

This language also directs bank regulators to consider exemp-tions or different risk-retention requirements for CMBS.

Securitization

The Act requires banks that

package loans into CMBS to keep 5% of the credit risk on their balance sheets. Directs regulators to exempt low-risk mortgages that meet certain

minimum standards. (See ―Risk Retention – Qualified Mortgage Exemption‖ above.)

Swaps

Financial firms, a class that likely

includes mortgage real estate investment trusts (REITS), will be required to centrally clear

their swap transactions and meet margin requirements.

APPRAISAL

Appraisers are to be compen-

sated at a rate that is reasonable and customary for appraisal ser-vices in the market area of the property being appraised.

Home Valuation Code of Conduct

(HVCC) sunsets when Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is-

sues interim final regulations implementing the appraisal pro-visions of the Dodd-Frank Act.

A subprime mortgage requires a

written appraisal of the property to be mortgaged.

The applicant is entitled

to one free copy of the appraisal.

The applicant must be

notified that the ap-praisal is prepared for the sole use of

the creditor.

It is unlawful to coerce, extort,

collude, instruct, induce, bribe,

or intimidate an appraiser in an at-tempt to influ-ence

the independent judgment of the appraiser.

An appraiser may consider addi-

tional, appropriate property in-formation Including addi-tional comparable sales to sup-port an appraisal, provide fur-

ther detail, or correct errors.

Appraisal Qualifications Board

(AQB) Qualification Criteria for

licensed and trainee appraisers becomes mandatory for the states (currently voluntary).

The Federal Housing Finance

Agency (FHFA) and the new Consumer Financial Protection

Bureau become members of ASC. The Office of Thrift Super-vision is no longer a member of ASC because it is being merged

into the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

1031 LIKE KIND EXCHANGE IN-TERMEDIARIES

NAR supported language re-

quiring the SEC to conduct a study

on how best to regulate 1031 Like

Kind Exchange Intermediaries to end

the fraudulent practices that have

been taking place.

There are more laws in the works

that will affect not only Realtors, but

Investors, Mortgage Lenders, and

other‘s in the industry. It is very

important that we as the Real Estate

Investor trade organization and our

respective individual trade associa-

tions such as NAR work hard to sup-

port our leaders working in Washing-

ton, State Capitals, and City Govern-

ment.

Watch the MAREI Blog for Updates . . .

And Working Links.

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Membership

tional 30 minutes to the meeting. Then we would need experts to create the 30 minute presentation and teach it. Again by evaluating what you do in your chosen field and breaking it down to teach to others give you more knowl-edge and being an “expert” gains you more rec-ognition and business.

Do you know someone at MAREI who has a lot of knowledge to share who would be a good trainer? Please email us their contact informa-tion.

Legislative / Government Affairs Committee: We are under attack! Okay, you hear that often, but it‟s truer now than ever. Our governments at all levels need money and they will take the path of least resistance. This means that people or groups that are not represented, will be targeted for increased fees and taxes. So while we do not currently have funding to employee a full time lobbyist, we need to form a committee to at least be a watch dog for local and state legisla-tion and report back to the membership as a whole. Allowing us to be proactive rather than reactive. Get involved here as a member and have a great impact on your business.

Community Involvement: Will be designed to involved the associate, it‟s members and the broader real estate investing community in worthwhile community programs or project that delivers a valuable service to the community, creates a “sense of community” within MAREI, provides value to our members that generate and promotes MAREI‟s positive vision and mis-sion. Get involved by being part of the commit-tee that selects what we become involved in and give of your time or money to help support these worthwhile charities. We are currently support-

(Continued on page 13)

One of the best ways to grow your real estate business is to GET INVOLVED. From volun-teering at events, serving on committees, to just giving back to the community your business will grow. When you get involved, you meet more people, you learn new things, and you gain rec-ognition in the community, all resulting in either more business or more profitable business or both.

Here at MAREI we have a goal for the 2010 – 2011 year, to get more members involved and more interaction at all levels. We would like to share with you a few of our goals that are also opportunities for you to become involved.

Quarterly Market Report: We would like to of-fer a 30 minute state of the market in the Kan-sas City Metro area once a quarter or divide up the metro into 3 areas and offer one a month at the monthly meetings. Would need to add an extra 30 minutes to the meeting.

We need to locate 3 – 6 people who are experts or who could become the expert on the markets in Kansas City and be able to provide a detailed report to the group. We are getting examples from other REIA‟s across the country. The Vol-unteers here would become much more knowl-edgeable about the market as a whole and by being the “expert” gain recognition and business in the community.

Do you know someone who we be a good ex-pert on the Market? Please email us their con-tact information.

Educational Session: We would also like to offer up a 30 minute educational session pro-vided by one of our expert investors or business associates on a specific topic of interest. Can be basic real estate concepts to advanced ex-change techniques. Will need to add an addi-

Give Back Get Involved

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Online Networking

Update Your Profiles!!!

Use MAREInet.com to update

Your profile and ensure your

Information is correct.

MAREI is a networking organization and part of the MAREI 2.0 plan is that we interact. One of the best ways to ensure interaction is to make sure (1) you know how to access member profiles (2) make sure that members know WHO you are and HOW TO REACH YOU!

1. Log into the Member Area of www. MAREInet.com

2. Update your information by going to “My Info”

Be sure your contact info is correct

Be sure you include what you do

Be sure your profile is turned on at the top

3. After updating your info, check off the boxes on the right side to dis-play the contact info in your “Member Profile” in our online member directory

4. Make sure to hit the update button at the bottom of the screen

5. Get fancy

Add a Photo

Preview your Profile

Edit Your Bio

Once your profile is updated, click on Profiles to find out more about your fellow member! MAREI staff cannot provide any member‟s contact info to another member if it is not on your profile.

ing: Harvesters Food Bank, Habi-tat for Humanity, and Habitats Re-store.

Subgroups: Group leaders do not have to be experts in the topic, but have some general working knowledge. More importantly they need to be organized and able to secure a speaker from time to time, locate and reserve space to meet, communicate with our Mar-keting team to get the word out, and control the meetings.

Could meet monthly, twice a month, or quarterly. Meet at a lo-cal eating establishment for FREE space.

Proposed Sub Groups

Women in Real Estate Wholesale Investors Rehab Investors Short Sale Investors Lease to Own / Subject To Private Funding Note Buyers Self Directed IRA Investing REO Buyers Apartment Investors 1031 Exchange Group Landlords Other Topics Groups based on Location in

Metro our other cities Cash Flow Investors Advanced Investors Realtors who are Investors

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Tim Norris

this tenant to be injured while doing such work, only to find your liability insurance will

deny the claim based upon such an arrange-ment‖.

Pertaining to hiring contractors and third-party service providers, be certain that they

carry not only ―General Liability‖ (GL) cover-age, but also current WC coverage, whether State sponsored or from a private insurer.

The best time to obtain such validation of coverage is at the onset of the bidding proc-ess. Once Certificate (s) of Insurance (COI)

are secured from the contractor or service provider a quick phone call (or email, which I prefer as it creates a ―paper trail‖) to the

carrier or Agent can confirm the coverage (s) are current and valid. Being named a ―certificate holder‖ is typically sufficient for

most scenarios, especially when you do not utilize a contractor more than a few times a year. For larger/longer term jobs and pro-

jects, being named as an ―additional in-sured‖ may be preferred. Put simply, a cer-

tificate holder is simply notified in the event the policy cancels. An additional insured not only is notified when the policy cancels, they

are actually protected by the coverage/policy. Review with your legal advisor, and be advised that being named as an addi-

tional insured may cost the contractor some additional premium, usually no more than $50-100 per year. Depending on the situa-

tion, it may behoove you to pay this addi-tional premium, if the contractor ―balks‖. My attitude is ―no insurance, no project award‖.

If the contractor or service provider decides to cut expenses by sacrificing these vital coverages, then I do not want them doing

(Continued on page 17)

Worker’s Compensation Issues . .

For the Real Estate Investor

Though frequently overlooked by many real estate investors, worker's compensation

(WC) and related issues should certainly be addressed early in your business planning stages. Bear in mind, that advice from your

attorney, accountant and/or from the State Department of WC (if applicable) certainly trumps what I communicate here.

The most important consideration is to un-

derstand that how you compensate your la-bor may or may not excuse you from carry-ing WC coverage on them. In effect, just

because you pay them on a 1099/independent contractor basis, doesn't mean that the courts or WC commission will

agree. Be sure you understand (seek legal advice) on what constitutes an ―independent contractor‖ relationship. It may not be what

you think (and may vary from state to state, as well).

Be wary not to create an unintentional em-

ployer-employee relationship, which could create a WC exposure for your business. Having tenants do odd jobs, such as clean-

up, grass cutting, or landscaping as a way to reduce rent may be construed as consid-eration‖ and potentially subject you to car-

rying WC insurance. Do not confuse this with upkeep and maintenance requirements of your lease. What I am addressing here is

the reduction, discount, or even waiver of rent in exchange for labor provided by a tenant, especially when such labor takes

place on/at locations other than the tenant's residence. The last thing you want/need is

Worker‘s Compensation Issues .

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any work for my business.

Understanding that the rela-tionship between you/your

business and those that provide labor and services is not simply a by-product of how you com-

pensate them is the first step in making sure your real estate (and any other business) is pro-

tected appropriately from WC (and GL) exposures. Securing and confirming coverages is a

must when dealing with any and all contractors and service

(Continued from page 16) with National Real Estate Insur-ance Group. NREIG was built

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providers. Unfortunately, in to-day's litigious world, the risk of

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they/you decide. It only takes one uninsured claim to put you out -of-business.

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Trends

Inventory saw a 37% decrease in new

homes from last year and existing is 3% higher that last year and just 3 % higher

than April. Overall for May we have a 5% increase in total inventory for 2010 over

2009.

Supply of Homes in the Kansas City Re-gion is determined by taking the ―inventory‖ and dividing it by the 1‖2

month average of number of sales.‖ As a rule of thumb a 5-6 month supply of

homes on the market is balanced, over 6 months is a buyer‘s market and less than 5 months is s sellers mar-

ket. Combined supply of homes in the metro is at

about 7.7 which is up slightly over the 7.4 in May. Existing homes is at 7.7, up

slightly from 7.4 last month and the new home supply

was 8, down from the 8.3 supply in May. The good news is that these numbers are lower than 2009 and the existing and

combined totals are nearing a balanced

market.

Local data is from www.KCRAR.com where you can read the complete report.

So if we look at housing trends in the nation as a whole we see that Unit sales were up 28.3% in June 2010 over 2009. The average home price was up 8.8 over last May and we saw a continued 10 month trend of stronger sales and raising prices

Looking at the years sales over all, Real Trends predict that while we have seen our 10th month

(Continued on page 19)

June 2010 Housing Trends

The Kansas City Regional Association of

Realtors project that we will see fluctua-tions in in sales and prices until the fall

and then they expect prices and sales to start increasing slowly but steadily. They

also expect as the inventor of New homes continues to fall, the price of the new

homes will start to rise.

One key factor that is keeping the market

where it from rebounding very quickly is the high unemployment. And they expect

that interest rates which are at historic lows will start to go back up getting a lot of buyers to get off the fence and buy be-

fore they go to high.

If we look at the Kansas City Market:

Average Sales Price of a new home in May was $296,768 which is a little lower

than a year ago. There were price in-creases in Cass, Clay/Ray, Jackson & Plat

with decreases in Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, and Wyandotte. Existing home prices averaged $167,487 which was a

4% increase over last year. All counties except Cass saw an increase in the aver-

age sale price for existing homes over

June of last year.

Home Sales saw sales of New homes of 308 properties which is a 23% increase

from 2009 and New home sales increased in June by 31% over May . Existing home

sales were down 5% over last year and down 13% over last month. June‘s com-

bined total sales were down 10% from

last month but only down 3% last year.

Market Update

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of increases in a row, we expect this to fall off in the 2nd half of th year.

On the National Level we have pulled information from Real Trends June 2010 issue. Com-plete digital issue is in the member library. Be sure to log in and read.

(Continued from page 18)

From Real Trends June 2010 Market Report

Market Experts Wanted

Are you an expert on the market in your area or

field of expertise? We are looking for experts on

Residential, Apartments, and Commercial to

contribute to the newsletter, the blog, and the

meeting. Be seen an expert in your Niche.

Contact [email protected]

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Marketing

listing for ‘Owner Finance or Rent to Own.

Just Like the Banks, with No Credit

Check.’

ME: So you were looking to buy, but

weren‘t sure if you could?

BETTY: I don’t exactly have bad credit,

but I had stumbled a bit with a job loss.

Now that I have a good, stable job with a

steady income, I wanted to find out

whether I could buy outright or whether I

would have to rent to own. But at that

point, I didn’t completely understand how

rent to own worked. You know – how

much of my monthly payment would go

toward the purchase price or the down

payment. How soon could I buy? How

would I qualify? etc.

ME: And what did you work out with the

seller?

BETTY: The seller was very flexible. I

really like the terms. Given my current job

situation, he was willing to sell or rent to

own, whichever I wanted. We agreed on

seller financing, so I don’t have to mess

with a bank, and he’s giving down-

payment assistance. So that’s why I am

paying retail, but since it works with my

budget, it’s good for me.

(Continued on page 21)

This article is a compilation of two Blog

Posts from Don DeRosa‘s Web Stei

Betty Buyer (believe it or not, that isn’t

her real name!) is in the process of buying

one of the rent to own homes in the At-

lanta metro area.

She has found a home she loves, and she

closes in a week.

I love finding buyers like Betty, and I

thought it might be instructive to let her

tell you about her purchase.

Betty, by the way, refuses to let me use

her real name, because she is pretty sure

she‘s paying a lot more for the house than

I would have. (Like I said, Betty is just

the kind of buyer I‘m always looking for!)

But here – let‘s let Betty tell you:

ME: So, you say you‘re paying too much

for the house?

BETTY: Well, I didn’t exactly say that. It’s

a fair price, but it’s definitely retail. I

started out looking for a bargain, but this

house has a lot going for it. So it’s worth

it to me to pay some extra.

ME: How did you find the house?

BETTY: Well, I didn’t think I could qualify

for a loan, so initially I looked on Craigslist

at a rent to own homes listing and saw a

conversations With Betty Buyer

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ME: I always tell my students – negotiate on

price or terms. So you got the terms that

worked for you.

BETTY: Yes, and he made it really easy to

look at the house, too – he gave me the lock-

box code, so I could look by myself and not

have to coordinate schedules with him.

ME: What specifically appealed to you about

the house?

BETTY: Well, there were a few things that did

it for me. First, it’s in a good neighborhood,

and my daughter won’t have to change

schools. Next, the house is brick, which I like,

and it has a lot of curb appeal. The minute I

saw it, I liked it.

ME: What else did you like about the house

itself?

BETTY: Well, the house has been completely

renovated. On the inside, it’s like a new

house: new kitchen, new bathroom, new air

conditioner, new floors, and new paint. New

roof, too. It’s even going to have new

stainless steel appliances. I don’t have to do

a single thing but move in, and I won’t have

to worry too much about repairs.

ME: But when you buy on owner finance, as

opposed to rent to own, you take care of the

home and repairs, don‘t you?

BETTY: Yes, that brings me to the last point.

I had looked at the different home warranty

companies and he agreed to put an Old Re-

public Home Warranty on it, too. With every-

thing new in the house, it seemed like over-

kill. But I am NOT a fixer-upper, and I don’t

(Continued from page 20) have a lot of discretionary income after the house

payment.

ME: So the home warranty helped seal the deal

for you.

BETTY: It took some of the hesitation away about

owning my own place. I didn’t want to have to

worry about garage door openers, water heaters

or my washer/dryer going out on me. So I just

pay the co-pay if there is a problem with any of

the systems – which is kind of like having the

comfort of renting where the landlord takes care

of most things.

Spotting a trend? Our friend Betty wants a house

with easy finance terms, and she wants it to be

move-in ready. It‘s worth it to her to pay signifi-

cantly more for a house that fills those require-

ments. She‘s willing to pay you, the seller, to

take care of the details.

We‘ll continue our conversation in my next post.

You can find out more about how to sell a house

quickly in a buyers market in Sell Your House

Fast. And if you have any comments or experi-

ence with this , please leave a comment below.

I was looking at ads that I thought would attract

renters and home buyers and came across one

that said ‗Buy Now Pay Later No Credit Check‘

and another that said ‗No credit check apartment

in Atlanta Georgia.‘

Now, these aren‘t that attractive to me because I

DO check credit. But they do work to attract rent-

ers and buyers who might not have stellar credit.

In my last post, I wrote about my conversation

with Betty Buyer, who is paying retail for a house

she‘s purchasing from an investor. She has had

(Continued on page 26)

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Calendar

Upcoming Events

July

7

Absolute Auction (www.BillFair.com)

Nineteen Bank Owned Homes to be auctioned. Absolute

all sell regardless of price. See complete details online at

www.BillFair.com

July

9

Table

Deadline

Industry Partner Expo Table Deadline MAREI members

may reserve table space for the Expo & Networking time

from 6 to 7pm at the Monthly MAREI Meeting. Must be

reserved by July 12th. Reserve through the calendar at

http://www.MAREInet.com

July

10

Monthly

Meeting

MAREI Monthly Meeting MAREI meets for networking &

education on the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 6pm to 9

pm. At the Sylvester Powell Jr Community Center. No

Charge for Members, Guests $25 at the door, $15 if pre-

registered.

July

11

Sub Group: MAREI‟s Commercial Investors meet every

other week. This month on July 11th and July 25. This

group is for MAREI members and their guest. See online

calendar of events for more information.

July

14

Lee’s Summit Investor Breakfast Lee‟s Summit Investors

Networking Group meets the 2nd Saturday of the month for

coffee, breakfast, and conversation at the Panera Bread on

Douglas in Lee‟s Summit. Open to MAREI Members &

Guests.

Children & College Students

Is your child interested in real

estate? Is ready to learn?

Add your child aged 12 to 18

to your membership.

College Students with student

ID, we have internships

available. Work in the

MAREI office for $10 in MAREI bucks to use for

Membership & Workshops

Contact

MAREI Office for more info. [email protected]

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Monthly Meeting

Sylvester Powell Jr

Community Center

6200 Martway, Mission KS

913-722-8200

Tuesday, August 10th Doors open at 5:30

Members: FREE

Guest Fees: $25 at door . .

Pre-register online for $15

If guests join with in two days of

the meeting, their guest fee will be

applied to the membership fee with

proof of payment.

Please call 816-523-4400 x 222.

5:30 Member Benefits

5:45 Set Up / Registration

6:00 Industry Partner Expo

6:00 Member Networking

7:00 Haves & Wants (new

feature)

7:30 Presentation w/ Tammy

Robb & Janice Dehart

See Page 8 & 9

9:00 Informal Q & A

9:00 New Member

Registration

Invite your friends

colleagues to visit the

Monthly Meeting for

with a Guest Pass

(available online at

www.MAREInet.com).

For each new member you

refer, earn MAREI Bucks

which can be used towards

seminars, advertising,

or membership fees.

Location

6200 Martway

Mission, KS 66210

North of Shawnee Mission Pkwy

South of Johnson Dr

East of Lamar

Park in North Lot

2nd from the Building

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Properties

Investment Opportunity

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Address: Street & City, State

Type of sale: Wholesale, Listing, Turn Key

Price: Your asking price

Type of Property: Single, Duplex, Multi, Etc

Contact: Name & Phone Number

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You can include 1 photo, but make sure it is not too high quality a photo or it will have too

many pixels to load. New web site will have direct link on the main page to the properties

on the Classified section of the web site. You may also want to list on the message board

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Continued from page 21

some bumps with her credit, but now has a

good, stable job that will allow her to qualify

with an investor to buy a house with seller fi-

nancing.

This post is a continuation of our conversation.

ME: Betty, you told us you wanted something

that was move-in ready and had easy terms,

and you were willing to pay extra for a house

that fit those qualifications. Now I‘d like to find

out how the house was marketed. How did you

find it?

BETTY: I found the ad on Craigslist, actually.

There are tons of properties on that site!

ME: What made you follow up on that particular

property?

BETTY: It’s kind of a fluke that I found it. It was

listed under rentals, not under sales, because

the seller was willing to do a rent to own or

lease purchase as well as a sale. The ad said the

house was for rent or for sale with owner financ-

ing, and that’s just what I was looking for.

(So list your home in the ‗Rental‘ section as a

rental or a rent to own house. And of course,

you can put it under Homes for Sale, too. It also

helps put the listing in Spanish – broaden your

market reach!)

ME: What other tips would you give to investors

on how to attract home buyers and renters?

BETTY: Well, I do look for certain things. First of

all, I always limit my Craigslist search to ads

with pictures. I don’t want to waste my time

driving to a place that ends up looking horrible.

If there hadn’t been a picture, I wouldn’t have

seen the ad.

ME: With all of the sites that you can add pic-

tures of the entire interior and exterior of the

house, there really is no excuse for not putting

pictures on any web site you advertise on.

BETTY: Another thing: if there’s no price in the

ad, I don’t call. I don’t want to waste my time

on houses I can’t afford.

ME: So, put the list price of the house in the

ad. And if you‘re offering good terms, and will

work with folks with less than perfect credit,

put something like ‗No credit check loans‘ to

get their attention.

BETTY: Yes. And finally, curb appeal is impor-

tant to me. The first time I saw my new house

in person, the lawn was neatly trimmed and

the house seemed well cared for.

( As I‘ve said before, fix it up like they do on

the Curb Appeal TV Show. You can read this

post to see some pictures and get some more

ideas.)

ME: Thanks for those tips, Betty. When do you

close on your house?

BETTY: In less than a week! I’m excited about

moving in!

Betty could have gotten a house for less

money. But because of the seller‘s successful

marketing, she chose his house out of hun-

dreds, and happily paid more for it because it

was move in ready. I‘ll do that kind of deal all

day long!

From Don Derosa‘s Web site:

www.DonDeRosa.com

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Find it, Fund it, Fix it & Flip It

Join Pete and Don DeRosa on Saturday and Sunday Sep-tember 18th and 19th for their renowned, Two-Day Find It, Fund It, Fix It and Flip It Boot Camp and Bus Trip.

On Saturday, Don will teach you where and how to find and evaluate the best properties in the market, so you can make at least $20,000 on each deal. He‟ll also share ex-actly what to say to get private money to fund all of your deals, so you never have to go to the bank or qualify for a loan (do you really want to try to get a loan in this market, anyway?) Then on Sunday morning, you‟ll take a bus trip to 2 bank-owned houses, where Pete and Don will show you the specific things they look at when they evaluate a house for purchase and repair. You‟ll get the perspectives of both of these real real estate investors (yes, they actually buy houses. They don‟t just travel around talking about it!) Then Sunday afternoon, Pete will talk about rehabbing the houses, what he‟d do and how much it would cost. In addi-tion Pete will go over the new EPA LEAD PAINT work practices to stop the spread of lead dust. So… you‟ll walk away knowing exactly what to do if you

want to buy one of those houses. (Remember, these are bank-owned. YOU can buy them!)

Be sure to join us on the Tuesday preview with Pete shares his contractor knowledge with investors and homeowners alike, teaching everyone how to put THOUSANDS OF DOL-LARS into your own pocket.

To register go to www.MAREInet.com and click on Calendar and look for both the Tuesday Meeting on the 14th & the Bootcamp and Bus Tour on the 18th & 19th.

We only have room for 50 people on the bus, so if you want to attend be sure to register as soon as possible.

Saturday: 8 am to 6 pm Sunday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

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