About us
Welcome to MAREI – Kansas City’s #1 Real Estate Investing Community
Ready to build wealth through real estate?
Whether you're brand new or already doing deals, you’ll find the training, support, and connections to grow your business inside the Mid-America Association of Real Estate Investors (MAREI).
We’re the largest, most active real estate investing group in the Kansas City metro—meeting monthly, online, and at special training events.
Our mission is to help local investors Learn, Connect, and Take Action.
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### 💡 What You’ll Get from MAREI:
- Real-world training from successful investors—not gurus
- A local network of lenders, contractors, wholesalers, agents & mentors
- Live events, masterclasses, and networking that lead to real deals
- Resources and discounts to save you time, money, and stress
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### 📍 Monthly Meetings – Open to the Public
🗓 Every 2nd Tuesday | 🕕 6:00 PM
📍 DoubleTree Hotel, Overland Park, KS
- ✔️ Vendor Expo & Networking: 6–7 PM
- ✔️ Expert Presentation: 7 PM
👉 Click here to see our upcoming events
🎟️ Admission to our Monthly Meeting
- Members: Always Free
- First-Time Guests: Free (Just preregister for the event)
- Returning Guests: $35 with RSVP
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### 👥 Who Should Join?
- New investors looking for a step-by-step path
- Experienced investors who want to level up
- Agents, lenders, contractors & service pros in the real estate space
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### 💬 Why Members Say “I Wish I Found This Sooner”
Because MAREI isn’t just another Meetup or Facebook group.
It’s a real community of local investors helping each other get results.
Join us and see for yourself.
Learn more at 👉 [www.MAREI.org](https://www.marei.org)
Upcoming events
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From Operator to Owner: Use AI to Buy Back Your Time & Do More Deals
Holiday Inn & Suites Overland Park-West by IHG, 8787 Reeder St, Overland Park, KS 66214, USA, Overland Park, KS, USNew to MAREI? Welcome. Your first meeting is free, and this is a great one to start with.
Picture employees who never sleep, never call in sick, and never forget a follow-up. At the November MAREI Meeting, Damon Remy, founder of REI BlackBook, shows you how to hire your first AI employee and put an AI team to work in your business. It is a plain-English talk. No tech background needed.
What you will take home:
- Damon's Five Levels of AI: Advisor, Analyst, Coach, Agent and Operating System
- Where your business still depends on you
- Which AI employee to hire first
The details:
- When: Tuesday, November 10, 2026 · 5:30–8:30 PM
- Where: Holiday Inn & Suites, 8787 Reeder Road, Overland Park, KS · Main Ballroom
- 5:30 Trade Show and networking (meet Damon at the REI BlackBook table) · 6:30 take your seats · 7:00 Damon Remy
- Cost: FREE for MAREI members and first-time guests. Been before and not a member yet? Join MAREI, or pay the $35 guest fee at the door.
Help Damon prepare: take his short AI assessment at survey.reiblackbook.com
Please register on our website so we have a seat and a Guest Pass ready for you: http://www.mareimember.com/EventsPage.aspx?ID=MAREI-Meeting-Hire-Your-First-AI-Employee-How-to-Put-an-AI-Team-to-Work-in-Your-Business-37-11-10-2026
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Past events
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