Meet Your Next Lender at May's Main Meeting

Have you ever heard this expression: "Find the deal, and the money will come"? It's still true!

And at KREIA's May 28th Main Meeting, you'll meet four local lenders who are willing and able to bring the money to your deal. Register now to lock in your spot and hear from:

• John Bickel - MM Lending - short-term private/hard money lender (also offering DSCR loans)
• Wende Cosby - Republic Bank - traditional banker
• Chris McCarty - FlippinLoan.com - short-term hard money lender (and funding Reverse 1031 Exchanges)
• Madeline Ledbetter - NEXA Mortgage - loan originator

On May 28th, they'll tell you how you can use their loans to flip, to BRRRR into rental properties, to build new construction, and to rehab Airbnb and other short-term rental properties.

Are you wondering if lending requirements have changed in our changing market? Find out! Join us, bring your deals, bring your questions, and meet your next lender. 

5:30 p.m. Early Meeting: Jordan Pohn of SurePoint Equity teaches how to "get your money house in order" before you seek financing for your investments.

John Mays Previews Upcoming Events

KREIA President John Mays pays tribute to investor Wade Ramey, who was taken from us recently. He also previews our upcoming main meeting — "Realtime Deal Funding" — along with our New Investor Focus Group, Happy Hour, Game Night, and Learning On The Site events.

How to Get Those Home Depot Rebates...

... from the source! Want to learn how to get 20% off paint products at Home Depot? Plus discounts on other products? PLUS rebates that put hundreds (or more) back in your pocket on your house rehab materials? AND tips on how to save big at the Pro Desk?

Watch this video! Karen Boehms, with National Real Estate Investors Association, explains how you can get all of this just by being a KREIA member! She was KREIA's featured Early Meeting speaker at our January 22nd Main Meeting.

If you're a Kentuckiana investor or DIY-er who wants massive discounts on your supplies and you're not a KREIA member, please join now and take advantage of these and other member benefits.

Want the Scoop on FinCEN? Jenny Fields Explains

In an attempt to fight money laundering, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is enacting new transparency rules that will result in more paperwork at the closing table for real estate investors.

Attorney Jenny Fields, from the Borders & Borders law firm, led an online meeting, a Zoom call, on the January 29th, to educate us on what we need to know. And if you're an investor who buys residential real estate in an entity using cash or other non-traditional financing, you will need to know!

KREIA members, watch the replay here. You'll need to be signed in to be able to view it. Just scroll down the page until you see the embedded video and click the Play button. Also, download the forms and documents that Jenny has shared with us.

KREIA Raises $23,600 for Home of the Innocents

At our 2025 Holiday Party, KREIA co-founder Rue Mcfarland presented officials from the Home of the Innocents with the amount we raised over the year: $23,600!

Treasurer Mike Grinnan said this is the 2nd-highest amount we've raised for HOTI. Go, us!

And the Home is so deserving of every bit of help they can get. They truly do the work of the angels in taking care of Kentuckiana's abandoned, neglected, abused, and medically fragile children. Let's top that amount in 2026! Who's with us?

If you missed supporting the Home at our Dec. 6 party, there's still time to donate — and it's tax-deductible! Head on over to KREIA's revised fundraising page. 

Code Enforcement Lien Waivers? Louisville Is Doing It!

Investors, have you been frustrated in your attempts to purchase and renovate vacant and abandoned properties? By code enforcement liens that can run into the tens of thousands of dollars?

Start your engines, because Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg has launched a code enforcement lien waiver pilot program for investors who rehab vacant houses for resale or for rent. Are there rules? Yes, a few.

Watch this video interview with the Mayor and KREIA President John Mays to find out more about the program, how to put in an application, and get ready to help the Mayor reach his objective of rehabilitating "hundreds and hundreds and hundreds" of houses!

Help the Children: Help the Home of the Innocents

The Home of the Innocents is a Louisville organization that takes care of abused, neglected, and medically fragile children. Even though we presented our annual check to the Home at our Holiday Party, the need for our assistance continues. Please make a much-needed gift to the Home through our fundraising page. (It's tax-deductible for you!) Or by purchasing something the children need that's mentioned on their Wish Lists.