Metro Real Estate Investors Association (MREIA)

North Jersey Meeting: Property Management--Pros and Cons

Wed, May 27 · 6:30 PM EDT

The Oakley, 739 Bloomfield Ave ,, Nutley, NJ, US

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You cannot register for this event here on Meetup. To secure your spot, please visit www.mreia.com. (This event is free, but registration is required. Don’t miss out on this opportunity.

Join us every 4th Wednesday of the month from 6 to 9 pm.
This month's topic: Property Management--Pros and Cons

Ready to take action and reach your personal and financial goals through real estate? You don’t have to do it alone.

At MREIA, we provide more than education—we offer a supportive environment where you can learn, grow, and build real relationships with other investors who want to succeed just like you.

• Learn from experienced real estate professionals
• Build meaningful connections with local investors, entrepreneurs, and professionals
• Take action with confidence, clarity, and purpose

Whether you're brand new to real estate investing or a seasoned pro, MREIA is here to motivate you on your journey and help you move forward--smarter, faster, and stronger.

We’re New Jersey’s oldest real estate investors association, dedicated to serving the NJ/NY metro area and beyond. If your goal is to gain financial freedom through real estate, this is your starting point—and your supportive community.

Date & Time:
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Location:
The Oakley
789 Bloomfield Ave.
Nutley, NJ 07110

Meet our panelists:

Mike Bonadies

• Mike Bonadies is the owner of TerraVestra Property Management and is a real estate investor with a strong focus on rental ownership and active investing. He currently owns and manages a portfolio of 30 residential units across South Jersey and continues to flip several properties each year, giving him firsthand insight into both long-term and short-term investment strategies. Before entering real estate full time, Mike worked as a commercialization manager for DeWalt power tools, bringing a corporate operations and product-launch background to his investing approach. In addition to his real estate activities, he owns and operates a sheep farm in Vineland, New Jersey. Mike frequently shares practical insights on property management, including evaluating whether self-management or third-party management is the right fit for individual investors.

Tom Dagney

• Tom Dagney is the current Executive Director of SJREIA and a seasoned real estate investor with more than 25 years of hands-on experience. A long-time part-time investor, Tom’s background spans residential landlording – both annual and seasonal rentals – land development, and extensive rehabbing and house flipping projects throughout Camden, Burlington, and Cape May counties in New Jersey, as well as Philadelphia County in Pennsylvania. His recent and ongoing projects include new center-city townhouse construction, development of student residential rental properties, and the acquisition and rehabilitation of distressed properties to expand his rental portfolio. Tom brings a practical, experience-driven perspective to real estate investing and leadership skills.

Rocky Hine

• Rocky founded Small & Mighty Property Management because she saw the same problem in the market: small property owners getting ignored by property management companies. The 6-unit building in Hamilton Park got treated as an afterthought. The 4-unit in The Heights never got a returned phone call. Small & Mighty Property Management exists to offer a more attentive approach. Every property gets a dedicated manager. Every owner gets direct access. Every question gets an answer – often the same day. Based in Jersey City, Rocky knows the neighborhoods, the building stock, the vendors, and the regulations that shape residential property management in Northern New Jersey. That local perspective allows Small & Mighty Property Management to provide thoughtful, responsive service rooted in the counties it serves.

This North Jersey Meeting is FREE for members and ALL guests--MREIA would like to welcome everyone who is interested in real estate investing. Invite your friends!

Note: This meeting is IN PERSON ONLY--no Zoom/Simulcast.

Please pre-register! We look forward to seeing you there!

Main Meeting: Lease Options in New Jersey

Thu, May 28 · 6:00 PM EDT

VFW Post 3117, 53 National Rd, Edison, NJ, US

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Main Meeting: Lease Options in New Jersey

You’ve heard of Real Estate Options and Rent-to-Own, but did you know each state has its own rules? Join Harry Frieland, Esq. and Dave Corsi at our next Main Meeting to learn how to structure profitable, win-win Lease Option deals.

Event Details:
Date: Thursday, May 28, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
RSVP: www.mreia.com

You have heard about Real Estate Options and Rent-to-Own

But do you know that each state has different rules and regulations to do a Lease Option transaction properly?

You need to know what the state requires.

When and what constitutes an Equitable Interest?

How to minimize risk and make it a Win-Win Deal for both Parties
Options are one of the most profitable, flexible, low cost and least risky ways of investing in real estate.

What makes Options particularly enticing is you can make profitable deals as either the person getting the option or giving the option.

Incidentally, Options are the favorite way that Warren Buffet, Donald Trump, John Schaub, Pete Fortunato, Bill Cook and Hovnanian Builders structure their investments.

You get the idea.

But you need to know what the rules of the game are, in the State you are playing in.

So plan on joining Harry Frieland, Esq. and Dave Corsi (who have over 80 years combined experience doing Options transactions in the Garden State) as they show you how to construct profitable win-win deals.

See you on Thursday, May 28th!