Harry Borders on FinCEN at Tuesday's Lunch & Learn

Duna Bolotte invites attorney Harry Borders to thoroughly cover new FinCEN requirements at investors' real estate closings. It affects all of us. Bring your questions! Registration is required to attend this members-only event. It's free, but you'll need to buy your own food and drink.

Not a member? Join KREIA now! And we'll see you at noon on March 10th!

Online Workshop Teaches Negotiation

Seller financing isn't A strategy for 2026 — it's THE strategy. This online workshop shows you how to have real, comfortable conversations that uncover problems, build trust, and lead to creative financing deals that work — for them and for you.

REGISTER HERE for this Saturday, March 14th event. (Members, if you register early, it's only $47 for you!)

Longtime investor and creative finance master Vena Jones-Cox, aka "The Real Estate Goddess," teaches you:

• Which sellers are most likely to say yes to creative financing
• How to ask questions that uncover the real motivation and real pain, not just the "I want to sell for all cash and full price" answer
• How to overcome common seller objections without sounding pushy or awkward
• When and how to actually present the offer
• How to use the multiple-offer strategy to dramatically increase your chances of a yes to SOMETHING

We hope to see you online on Saturday — or that you see us later on the replay!

Want to Build a House?

Who needs to "find a deal"? Just make your own! If you've been wondering about what it's like to start from scratch and build from the ground up, show up for KREIA's March meeting.

REGISTER NOW and join us on Thursday, March 26th, at Woodhaven Country Club.

Headlining March's main meeting are three investors who build as well as rehab: Miguel Rodriguez, Marcus Britton, and Shannon Denniston.

They speak your language, and they're going to tell you how they got started building houses, and how you can too, and the ways in which it's different from rehabbing. Math may be be involved.

March 26th Meeting Agenda

5 p.m. – Doors open at Woodhaven
5:30 p.m. – Early Meeting
6 p.m. – Member Orientation
6:15 p.m. – The buffet line opens! Also, at the microphone, there will be announcements, property pitches and sponsor pitches
7 p.m. – Our featured speakers take the stage

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.