A lot of you consistently request my father, John Lessel, come back to discuss business entities and how to structure your real estate company to give you the most benefit and protection. Well he has agreed to come back tonight to discuss those things. I think it is a great way to start a...
According to our calendar, we have a meeting scheduled for November 10 — the second Thursday of the month and also, if you’re keeping track, tomorrow. Unfortunately I will be out of town and my efforts to find a replacement to lead the meeting have been unsuccessful. Mike Zanoff who usually lets us in...
I am looking forward to this coming Thursday night (July 14)! I’ve personally been excited to hear Jason speak for a couple of months now and I’m ready to discuss how to get started in Commercial Real Estate. As a reminder, our guest speaker is Jason Schubert. I’ve attached a couple of PDFs about...
This is a reminder that our next CARREIA meeting will be on July 14. I have asked Jason Schubert, a commercial real estate investor, to come and speak about commercial real estate investing. He has a conference coming up in New Orleans on July 28-30 and he’s agreed to give us a 1.5 hour...
A few weeks ago, CARREIA had a meeting regarding the future of the association. Some very important decisions were made that night. I’d like to go over a few of those with you on this list. 1) It was suggested that we meet every other month instead of every month. That is something that...
The Central Arkansas Real Estate Investors Association will have its social gathering this Thursday night, March 10, from 6:30 – 8:30pm. After looking at numerous options and suggestions, we are booked at Larry’s Pizza West at 12911 Cantrell Road in Little Rock. They have a great pizza buffet and a game room for kids...
Due to a number of reasons, tomorrow’s Central Arkansas Real Estate Investors Association meeting will be postponed. In its place, we will have a social gathering on March 10, the second Thursday of the month. The place and time are to be determined, but suggestions are welcome. I would prefer a low to medium...
I just got off the phone with Robyn Johnson and she confirmed that she will be there this Thursday night to speak to us about the current lending environment including some credit score information. She’s planning on being there at 6:30-ish to answer any questions before-hand and we’ll get the meeting proper started at...
We will have our March meeting next Thursday, March 25 as planned. Following the great information we received from Scott Grummer last month regarding what is happening in the downtown LR area, I have asked Ron Copeland to speak to us regarding the future of the University District area. For those who do not...
All – After some deliberation, I have decided to postpone tonight’s meeting due to weather concerns. I now have sympathy for the people who have to make the calls on canceling schools! =) So to play it safe, let’s postpone it. I’ve seen differing reports on timing of both precipitation and temperature drop: some...