John Mays Previews August & September KREIA Events

What's coming up at KREIA? President John Mays fills us in! Watch to find out about what's next for Kentucky's largest real estate investment club. Including two events that are totally free -- everyone is invited!

Q&A With Nan Upton: Past President Shares Journey

Nan Upton started out as a teacher, and in her time on KREIA's board and as KREIA President (2005 - 2006), she was able to help others learn how to use real estate investments as a vehicle for reaching financial freedom.

We sat down to lunch with Nan one day in 2024 and plied her with many questions, which she graciously answered. Her journey as a single mother working hard to provide for her children — and navigating the '80s and '90s as a woman competing, and winning, in what many considered a man's game — is an inspirational one.

She has many tips and life lessons to share. And she describes how medical crises bookended the most active period in her investing career.

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

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!

KREIA Co-Founder Noble Roberts, 1925-2025

KREIA was founded in 1978 by three men — Noble Roberts, Gene Dyson, and Rue McFarland. Noble was named our first president. From KREIA's beginning, with about 12 members, we have grown strong to over 800 members, and more join every day.

We would like to thank Noble Roberts for leading us, inspiring us, and for helping so many men and women learn how to invest in real estate. Following his example, many of us have reached financial freedom, allowing us to secure our families' futures. And we'd like to thank him for showing us how to provide safe housing for so many other families.

Noble lived 99 abundant years of service to his country and his community. He was a soldier in WWII, a professor of biology, and a leader in his church.

Noble Lafayette Roberts, of Shelbyville, Kentucky, died on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at the age of 99, just a few months shy of reaching 100 years old.  Noble was born June 10, 1925, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.

Please see his full obituary 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.