#RealEstateClub/AssociationSpotlight: MAREIA, Alan Chantker

<p>Alan Chantker is the President of Mid-Atlantic Real Estate Investors Association (MAREIA). He and his Co-President Beth Marsie-Hazen have been leading this club for 20 years. Their model mainly focuses on providing 3Es – Education, Encouragement, and Ethics. Alan and the team aim to help people create harmonious relationships you can’t develop by just sitting at home and going all online.</p> <p> </p> <p>In this episode, Alan talks about MAREIA – the association he has co-founded with now MAREIA’s Vice President Beth. Here, he discusses how beneficial it is for people to go out and make connections in person, and debunks myths about REIAs creating more space for competition in relation to its members.</p> <p> </p> <p>What you’ll learn in just 20 minutes from today’s episode:</p> <p> </p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Why it is more effective in terms of growth in real estate to go out there and meet people real time</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">The power proper guidance brings to a passionate entrepreneur</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Understand why REIAs aren’t places of competition</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Resources:</p> <p> </p> <p>Website:<a href='https://www.mareia.com/default.aspx'> https://www.mareia.com/default.aspx</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Topics Covered:</p> <p> </p> <p>01:09 – MAREIA celebrates its 20th year with its 300 members</p> <p> </p> <p>02:45 – Diversified MAREIA: Talking about the good mix of its members</p> <p> </p> <p>04:51 – Debunking the do-it-at-home-and-online myth: Getting out there to make real connections with the world</p> <p> </p> <p>07:53 – Discussing cases of people thinking REIAs only create more competition and explaining why that’s untruthful</p> <p> </p> <p>10:05 – Alan shares a story of someone who became successful after engaging in a rehab with Beth</p> <p> </p> <p>12:36 – Adjusting to this pandemic’s circumstances</p> <p> </p> <p>15:53 – Talking about the groups MAREIA has and their practices on me