Conquer Analysis Paralysis... Get Deals Done!

Do you overthink things? Do you sit on the sidelines of deals because you're afraid? It's time to take action! And September's featured speakers will talk you through it. Get inspired by Jay Long, Alisha Higgs, and Marcus Britton. Register now for KREIA's September 26 main meeting.

Ask real estate investors what's the most difficult deal they ever did, and many will say it was the first one.

KREIA Past President Frank Miller, who spoke at last month's Main Meeting, likes to say this: "Stop being afraid about what could go wrong, and start being excited about what could go right!" That message rings true for KREIA's September Main Meeting.

Have you done your first deal yet? Have you made any offers?

We get it -- real estate investing can be scary at first. So many moving parts and so much money involved! And when you're starting out and don't know what you don't know ... it can be paralyzing. So it's tempting to stay in your safe place and read books and watch YouTube videos and take notes from the back of meetups and classes.

If this describes you, it's time to step outside your comfort zone. It's really not that scary!

John Mays' August 2024 President's Message

John Mays previews KREIA's Aug. 22 main meeting, featuring Frank & Tommi Miller. They're going to share their family's journey in real estate investing, and how it changed their lives. John also gives a heads-up on Frank & Tommi's Aug. 24 Workshop, where they'll introduce team members who made their success possible -- and show other investors how to build their own teams.

John also explains why we've had to raise the cost of KREIA's main meeting door fee by $5.

Q&A With Ed Gibson: Longtime Investor Pays It Forward

"KREIA is the only organization I know of – and I've been around the world eight times – and I have never, in my life, seen a group of people work so hard to try to make you a millionaire. I’m not kidding you."

Ed Gibson was speaking from experience here, and he believes in paying it forward!

Ed is a longtime KREIA member, a past board member, a past Lunch & Learn host, and a patent-holding engineer. He’s married and has four children and six grandchildren.

He is also one of KREIA's biggest cheerleaders, and he credits his investing success to our group. He’s not a typical real estate investor – he divides his energies between the stock market and real estate, and he makes a great case for why he doesn't like to put all his eggs in one basket.

His take on the synergy of two-prong investing is fascinating, and we sat down with him a couple of months ago to pick his brain – coming away with thousands of words of pure gold.

There wasn't room to fit the full interview in print and, trust us, you’ll want to read the whole thing. In the full transcript Ed talks about how he rehabs houses, he shares his investing strategy, gives specific recommendations, gives shoutouts to his many mentors, and offers solid advice.

If you're an active KREIA member currently logged into your account, you can read the full interview here.

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 List.