🏢 National REI Summit 2025: The Ultimate Gathering for Real Estate Investors

Mark your calendars—October 30 to November 2, 2025—because Cincinnati, OH is hosting the nation’s longest-running real estate investor conference: the National REI Summit 2025. With over 40 years of empowering independent investors, this summit is more than an event—it’s a movement.

💼 Why You Should Attend

Whether you're a seasoned investor or just starting your journey, the National REI Summit offers a powerhouse lineup designed to elevate your game:

• 🎤 Top-Tier Speakers
  Hear from industry leaders who share real-world strategies that work in today’s market.

• 🛠️ Hands-On Workshops
  Roll up your sleeves and dive into sessions that help you level up your deals—from rehab estimating to creative financing.

• 🤝 Unmatched Networking
  Connect with serious investors from across the country. Build relationships, find partners, and grow your network.

• 📈 Actionable Insights
  Leave with tools, tactics, and confidence to navigate the current real estate landscape.

🎟️ Early Bird Tickets Available

Spots are limited, and early bird pricing won’t last long. If you’re serious about investing, this is your
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🚌 Estimating & Rehab Bus Tour: A Hands-On Journey Through Dayton Real Estate

On June 20th and 21st, 2025, a vibrant green-and-red bus rolled through the streets of Dayton, Ohio—not as a sightseeing tour, but as a mobile classroom for aspiring and seasoned real estate investors. The “Estimating & Rehab Bus Tour” brought together a dynamic group of attendees for an immersive, hands-on experience in property evaluation and offer-making.

🔍 What Made This Tour Unique?

Unlike traditional seminars confined to hotel conference rooms, this tour took learning to the streets. Participants visited five real properties across Dayton, each offering a unique set of challenges and opportunities. With boots on the ground, they practiced:

• Estimating rehab costs with real-world examples
• Evaluating property potential based on location, condition, and market trends
• Making offers—with at least one offer submitted during the tour!

🛠️ Learning by Doing

The heart of the event was its workshop-style approach. Attendees didn’t just listen—they measured, calculated, and strategized. Guided by experienced investors and rehab specialists, they learned h
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Presenters from the National Fair Housing Alliance will review:
 Special Purpose Credit Programs and the intersection of fair housing
 Best practices around community-based equity-focused homeownership
 Highlights of their publication “First Generation Foundations: A Guide to Advancing Equity with First Generation Homeownership Programs”

Ohio Presenters from County Corp and Homeport will:
 Discuss the opportunities they provide in their communities
 Their local equity-based homeownership programs
 Other services that enhance their communities

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The Families Flourish Program, (FFP), includes a mobility component to move families into neighborhoods and school districts that assist in a families’ specific career and educational development. FFP needs participating landlords who accept a subsidy as a part of the full market rate rent. This enables families to advance in their careers, create stability for the family through things like increased savings for college and aid minor children with superior educational opportunities. The subsidies continue for three years.  This is a successful program in Columbus, Ohio and is being expanded into the Miami Valley Region. 

Click HERE for a PDF version of the Participating Landlord Program.

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT REGARDING CTA:

March 2, 2025

The Treasury Department is announcing today that, with respect to the Corporate Transparency Act, not only will it not enforce any penalties or fines associated with the beneficial ownership information reporting rule under the existing regulatory deadlines, but it will further not enforce any penalties or fines against U.S. citizens or domestic reporting companies or their beneficial owners after the forthcoming rule changes take effect either. The Treasury Department will further be issuing a proposed rulemaking that will narrow the scope of the rule to foreign reporting companies only. Treasury takes this step in the interest of supporting hard-working American taxpayers and small businesses and ensuring that the rule is appropriately tailored to advance the public interest.

“This is a victory for common sense,” said U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent.  “Today’s action is part of President Trump’s bold agenda to unleash American prosperity by reining in burdensome regulations, in particular for small businesses that are the backbone of the American economy.”

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We are thrilled to announce that Merhawit Scramoncini has achieved the prestigious Ohio Professional Housing Provider (OPHP) status! This remarkable accomplishment is a testament to her dedication, hard work, and unwavering commitment to excellence in the real estate industry.

Merhawit has been an invaluable member of the Greater Dayton Real Estate Investors Association (GDREIA), where she has consistently demonstrated her expertise and passion for real estate. Her journey to achieving the OPHP designation has been marked by her relentless pursuit of knowledge and her desire to provide the highest quality housing for her community.

As a member of GDREIA, Merhawit has not only excelled in her professional endeavors but has also been a source of inspiration and support for her fellow members. Her contributions to the association, including her role in member relations and her active participation in various committees, have made a significant impact on the organization.

Merhawit's achievement of OPHP status is a reflection of her commitment to maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and ethics in the real estate industry. This designation recognizes her extensive knowledge in areas such as landlord-tenant law, fair housing, property management, and more.

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