#RealEstateClub/AssociationSpotlight: MAREI, Kim Tucker

<p>Kim Tucker is the Executive Director of Mid-America Association of Real Estate Investors (MAREI) – a trade association for Real Estate Professionals based in the Kansas City Metro Area.</p> <p>MARIE started operating in 2004. Now, they have about 600 paid members, with about another 400 who think they are members, just are not current on dues.</p> <p> </p> <p>In this episode, Kim shares how MAREI started and later on grew into a thousand-member group. Here, she talks about the difference between pre- and during pandemic scenarios that have undoubtedly brought huge growth to MAREI, as well as the importance of a good network in this field.</p> <p> </p> <p>What you’ll learn in just 17 minutes from today’s episode:</p> <p> </p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Discover how good of a game changer a stager is in terms of growing your community in the real estate field;</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Learn about the link ‘after the meeting’ communication brings in achieving closed deals and you discovering more things;</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Things that used to be impossible back then but are now possible in a positive manner because of this pandemic</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Resources:</p> <p> </p> <p>Website:<a href='http://www.marei.org/'> http://www.marei.org</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Topics Covered:</p> <p> </p> <p>01:13 – How Mid-America Association of Real Estate Investors (MAREI) came into existence and is now continuously growing through Kim Tucker and its members</p> <p> </p> <p>05:29 – The no. 1 benefit of being part of a REIA is the other members</p> <p> </p> <p>07:44 – Stepping up and taking a more active role’s benefit to one’s experience in a REIA; how things get better as you take opportunities and get involved</p> <p> </p> <p>10:36 – Changes they needed to face as this pandemic happened</p> <p> </p> <p>12:18 – Experiencing and adjusting to challenges that concern moderating both live and on-line meetings</p> <p> </p> <p>15:15 – J