interview-With-Ed-Gibson" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">"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 I sat down with him a couple of months ago to pick his brain – coming away with almost 6,000 words of pure gold.

There wasn't room to fit the full interview in print and, trust me, you’ll
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Eric George, a KREIA Past President, sits down with MM Lending CEO Mike Fallot. MM Lending is a Louisville private lender that makes fix-and-flip loans to real estate investors.

Mike gives his insights on our current high-demand, low-inventory market.

Eric George, a KREIA Past President, sits down with Wendy Kays of MM Lending, a Louisville private lender that makes fix-and-flip loans to real estate investors.

In this March 21, 2021, interview, Wendy talks about how she got into real estate investing and where she thinks the market is heading.

The March 1st deadline has come and gone, and now all the pieces of the Metro Council's new protected class ordinance are in effect. Source of income, including Section 8 vouchers, must be considered for all potential residents who apply to live in your Jefferson County properties.

Louisville landlords can no longer say, "We do not accept Section 8." Have you scoured your website and all your online marketing to reflect that? If not — if language remains stating that you do not accept Section 8 — you could be cited, and it could get expensive.

For tips on how to survive — even thrive — under Section 8, be sure to watch the video replay of KREIA's Feb. 27 workshop. Attorney Michelle Rawn and KREIA board member Stacey Duvall interviewed five property managers who have had years of success working with Section 8:

• Chrystal Stoudemire from LREI
• Justin Leanhart from LREI
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Rob Bergeron interviews longtime real estate investor Erik Hitzelberger, who's the principal in Freedom Property Group, a turnkey rental company. They discuss "Why We Love the Louisville Market," the current inventory shortage, and also address this question: "Should I buy when real estate is high?"

Back in December KREIA member Jacqueline Smith was invited to appear on BiggerPocket's new Real Estate Rookie Podcast, Show No. 43. Check out the interview!

You'll recognize Jacqueline from her L.O.T.S. house tour on Sept. 29. (KREIA members who are logged in can watch that L.O.T.S. video replay here.) You might have also seen her as a featured guest on one of Rob Bergeron's "See You at Noon" Zoom calls. (Watch Rob's replay on YouTube.)

And you'll see her again this month on a KREIA Zoom call — Jacqueline is one of the panelists taking part in our "Road Map to Real Estate Wealth" main meeting and Saturday Workshop. She'll be talking about her experiences getting started as a rehabber.

Rob Bergeron interviews Nina Musgrave, who shares the "Top 10 Things" she has learned about investing in Louisville over four years. She also talks about her experience in investing when your business partner is also your life partner.

Rob Bergeron interviews Hampton Scurlock, a prolific Louisville wholesaler and high-volume landlord.

Rob and Hampton talk about how they teamed up to raise money for the Home of the Innocents: pitching five local closing companies on donating $10 for every closing they do for KREIA investors. So, if you're closing on a property from now through December 31, 2020, with any of these companies -- Rawn Law Firm, Borders & Borders, Rounsavall Title Group, The Law Office of Brad Lammi and Millennial Title -- be sure to tell them you're with KREIA!

Rob also quizzes Hampton on how he uses his self-directed IRAs and HSAs to purchase rental property, even as subject-to deals.

Rob Bergeron interviews Chrissy Singer Kongshaug, a Louisville native he describes as a "serial entrepreneur." Chrissy talks about how she started out in real estate by house hacking with roommates and how she and her husband are now working on a goal of acquiring one rental property per year on their way to $10K/month in passive income. Chrissy and Rob discuss the "Choose FI" movement and also how her listings have been affected by Craigslist real estate scams.

Rob Bergeron interviews Jacqueline Smith, a Southern Indiana real estate investor who has hit the ground running. Jacqueline describes how she and her husband house-hacked a live-in flip and also talks about: buying a foreclosure from Hubzu; BRRRR-ing and refinancing; drive-by appraisals during COVID-19; and Instagram resources for investors.