About us
Our motto: Dedicated to the Art of Real Estate Investing and Helping Our Members Achieve Success!
Tired of the ups and downs of the stock market?
Are you looking to achieve financial security for you and your family?
Real Estate is the greatest wealth builder in the United States. More fortunes have been made through real estate investing than any other business. The time has come for you to build your own success story.
At MREIA we are serious about real estate investing. We are the oldest real estate investing association in New Jersey, dating back to 1982. We are also NJ’s largest non-profit volunteer run association, as well as a charter member of the National Real Estate Investors Association (NAREIA).
Networking among our members is the heart and soul of MREIA. Many of our members have been with us for 20-30 years and are happy to assist newcomers to the wonderful world of real estate investing in reaching their goals and aspirations.
Our monthly meetings are full of real world, nuts and bolts up to date information that you need to succeed. We Do NOT recommend expensive overpriced “boot camps” and mentoring programs that cost thousands of dollars.
Our annual membership is only $199.00 which includes our monthly meetings from January through November, incredible benefits such as the Home Depot Discount Program, discounts from local and national businesses and our monthly newsletter, “The Metro.”
Some of recent topics covered have been:
Creating Positive Cash Flow,
Profiting from Foreclosures,
How to Determine If a Property is an Investment Winner,
Successful Landlording Tricks,
Using Options to Build your Real Estate Empire,
And much, much more
First time guests are free so come see what we are all about. $25 for guests who have attended a past meeting. Visit our website at
www.mreia.com
Upcoming events
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MREIA North Jersey Meeting (Featured Speaker: Aaron Fragnito)
The Oakley, 739 Bloomfield Ave ,, Nutley, NJ, USImportant:
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.### Finding Profitable Deals in a Tough Marketwith Aaron Fragnit
### Smart Strategies for 1–4 Unit Residential Investors
In today’s market, inventory is tighter, margins feel thinner, and competition hasn’t disappeared. Yet deals are still happening every day.
The difference? Strategy.This presentation by Aaron Fragnito focuses on single-family homes and small multi-family properties — the most accessible and finance-friendly assets in real estate — and how to secure profitable opportunities even when the market feels challenging.
Date & Time:
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
6:30 PM – 9:00 PMLocation:
The Oakley
789 Bloomfield Ave.
Nutley, NJ 07110You'll learn how to:
- Find Motivated Sellers
Shift your focus from listings to people who need solutions.
True motivation reduces competition and opens the door to better terms.- Negotiate a Great Price
Know your numbers. Understand the seller’s situation.
Strong deals are built through clarity, preparation, and disciplined negotiation.- Structure Win-Win Deals
Price is only part of the equation.
Creative terms, flexible timelines, and thoughtful structuring can turn an average opportunity into a strong investment.- Leverage Capital Wisely
Use financing and partnerships strategically to grow faster while managing risk.
Smart capital deployment is what allows steady, sustainable scaling.
Markets shift. Opportunities don’t disappear — they evolve.If you want to continue building wealth through 1–4 unit properties — even in a tougher environment — this session will show you how.
Because success in real estate isn’t about waiting for perfect conditions. It’s about knowing how to operate effectively in any market.
Note: This MREIA's North Jersey meeting is IN PERSON ONLY--no Zoom/Simulcast. This meeting is free for MREIA members and also free and open to the public.
Please pre-register! We look forward to seeing you there
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Focus Group: Rehabbing Properties for Fun & Profit
Online Meeting, -, New Jersey, nj, USImportant:
You cannot register for this event here on Meetup. To secure your spot, please visit www.mreia.com(Note: RSVPing here on meetup does NOT reserve your seat. To do that, you’ll need to register at our
website, HERE.)Rehabbing Properties for Fun & Profit
Thursday, September 24 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Topic: To Rehab or Not to Rehab — Part 4
Host: Dave Corsi
RSVP: www.mreia.comJoin this interactive focus group to learn the strategies, skills, and best practices behind successful property rehabs.
Whether you're considering your first renovation project or looking to improve your rehabbing process, you'll gain practical insights, learn from experienced investors, and build the confidence needed to turn distressed properties into profitable opportunities.
To join, visit www.MREIA.com
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TWO-DAY Real Estate Investor Basic Training
New Jersey, New Jersey, USA, NJ, USImportant:
You cannot register for this event here on Meetup. To secure your spot, please visit www.mreia.comSaturday & Sunday, September 26-27, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM ONLINE
TWO-DAY Real Estate Investor Basic Training: The No-BS Guide to What You Need to Know Before You Do Your First Deal
Vena Jones-CoxReal estate investing didn’t start with TikTok, YouTube, or the last crazy-hot housing market.
For decades, ordinary people have built income and wealth by buying, selling, renting, financing, and creatively controlling real estate—in high-interest-rate markets and low ones, booms and recessions, buyers’ markets and sellers’ markets.
The market changes. The fundamentals of doing a successful deal don’t.
And if you’re serious about making real estate investing or flipping a significant source of income, those fundamentals are what you need to learn FIRST.
Not hype. Not the latest “secret strategy.” Not how somebody on social media supposedly bought 37 houses with no money, no credit, and no experience.
You need to know how real investors recognize, evaluate, finance, negotiate, and profit from good deals.
That’s what this two-day Basic Training is about.Vena Jones-Cox has been investing for 35 years and has completed more than 2,000 flips, rentals, lease/options, seller-financed deals, private loans, creative acquisitions, and off-market deals through multiple real estate cycles.
She knows from experience that successful investors don’t depend on the market to make them successful.
They depend on knowing how to do good deals.
Over these two days, you’ll learn:
- What a “successful deal” really means—because buying a property isn’t the goal. Buying one that produces the income or profit you intended is.
- The 5 basic exit strategies—wholesale, retail, rental, rent-to-own, and sell with financing—and how to recognize which makes sense for you and the property.
- How real investors find off-market deals where there’s an opportunity to get a better price, better terms, or both.
- How to determine what a property is actually worth BEFORE you make an offer, so you know whether you really have a deal.
- How to finance deals when you have money and credit, including hard money, DSCR loans, and conventional financing.
- How to finance and control properties WITHOUT your own cash and credit, using subject-to, owner financing, and master leases.
- How to negotiate more effectively and uncover what a seller really needs.
- How to avoid the costly mistakes new investors make over and over again.
- How to get the help you need to do your first deals without paying a fortune for it.
The goal isn’t to bury you in 100 clever techniques.
It’s to give you a foundation: how to look at a property, ask the right questions, figure out the numbers, choose the right strategy, find the financing—and recognize when something that looks like a “deal” really ISN’T one.
Those are the skills successful investors use in every market.
And for this workshop, we’re doing something else that’s different:
We’re treating non-members like members.
We want you to experience firsthand the kind of in-depth, practical education and support our members get all year long. So we’re giving you the member price, too.
Your investment is only $47 by September 24 if you're a member, $47 by September 24 if you're not.
After September 24, registration is $67 for everyone.Come spend two days with us and walk away with something much more valuable than the latest hot strategy:
A solid understanding of how to recognize and do successful real estate deals, in THIS market and the markets that come after it.
The workshop will be recorded and all registrants will receive the recording, so register even if you can’t attend live.
Express Success Members are FREE (but you do have to register).
100% satisfaction guaranteed or your money back.Get your Zoom seat (and/or your recording!) by registering below!
Register HERE now!
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Past events
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