200+ Years of Real Estate Wisdom
Join us in July for an unprecedented night of real estate education!
On July 24th, KREIA is inviting a panel of longtime local investors to address the room, compare/contrast today's real estate market with yesteryear's, share the stories of their successes -- and answer your questions!
When we say "longtime" investors, we're talking about people who have been investing for 40 years or more. They've seen a cycle or two! And they have done everything there is to do in real estate investing.
We have confirmed these legends and rock stars:
- Rue McFarland - KREIA co-founder and Past President
- Mark Hass - KREIA Past President and super-agent
- George Foree - longtime KREIA board member and legendary wholesaler
... And we're looking at filling more seats on the panel. Stay tuned and register now to lock in your spot. This will be a meeting you'll remember for a long time.
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.
Q&A With Ed Gibson: Longtime Investor Pays It Forward
"KREIA is the only organization I know of – and I've been around the world eight times – and I have never, in my life, seen a group of people work so hard to try to make you a millionaire. I’m not kidding you."
Ed Gibson was speaking from experience here, and he believes in paying it forward!
Ed is a longtime KREIA member, a past board member, a past Lunch & Learn host, and a patent-holding engineer. He’s married and has four children and six grandchildren.
He is also one of KREIA's biggest cheerleaders, and he credits his investing success to our group. He’s not a typical real estate investor – he divides his energies between the stock market and real estate, and he makes a great case for why he doesn't like to put all his eggs in one basket.
His take on the synergy of two-prong investing is fascinating, and we sat down with him a couple of months ago to pick his brain – coming away with thousands of words of pure gold.
There wasn't room to fit the full interview in print and, trust us, you’ll want to read the whole thing. In the full transcript Ed talks about how he rehabs houses, he shares his investing strategy, gives specific recommendations, gives shoutouts to his many mentors, and offers solid advice.
If you're an active KREIA member currently logged into your account, you can read the full interview 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.