Real Estate Investors Association of Berks County

The next general meeting is Tuesday, April 09, 2024

The speakers scheduled are Gina Curran with Stewart Abstract and Dan Koetteritz with BQ Basements and Concrete.

Gina will be speaking about title insurance, what it is, how it works and the entire closing process to get your deals done! If you have any questions about title insurance or the closing process, bring them to this meeting and get them answered!

Dan will be speaking about what his business, BQ Basements and Concrete, does and how and how he can help property owners repair basement walls and level uneven sidewalks.

The meeting will be held at:

The Bednar Funeral Home, 2910 Pricetown Road, Temple, PA 19560

Doors open at 7:00 pm for fellowship and networking, meeting begins at 7:30.

NEXT GENERAL MEETING:

The next general meeting is Tuesday, January 09, 2024

The speaker scheduled is Alex Elliker, Esquire. Alex will cover topics including:

1. How to structure transferring real estate assets to heirs to minimize taxes.

2. The eviction process.

3. How to foreclose for mortgages held.

Alex is also offering a free 15 minute consultation to all paid REIA members once per year! (By appointment only)

Bring your note pad and list of questions for what should prove to be an informative presentation!

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The meeting will be held at:

The Bednar Funeral Home, 2910 Pricetown Road, Temple, PA 19560

Doors open at 7:00 pm for fellowship and networking, meeting begins at 7:30.

NEXT GENERAL MEETING:

The next general meeting is Tuesday, November 07, 2023

The speaker scheduled is Dennis Pellegrini. Dennis is a Chartered Financial Consultant, an Accredited Estate Planner and completed his Masters Degree in Financial Services from the American College. Dennis was the Chapter President of the Society of Financial Awareness and also appeared on BCTV and WEEU speaking on the topics of financial planning and real estate investments. Dennis is dedicated to helping Reading area residents restore their wealth and achieve their financial dreams. Bring your note pad and list of questions for what should prove to be an informative presentation!

The meeting will be held at:

The Bednar Funeral Home, 2910 Pricetown Road, Temple, PA 19560

Doors open at 7:00 pm for fellowship and networking, meeting begins at 7:30.

NEXT GENERAL MEETING:

The next general meeting is Tuesday, October 03, 2023

The speaker for October will by Dwayne Petty. Dwayne will be speaking about private money lending. Learn what private money is and how private money lending works. Dwayne will answer your question on private money lending.

The meeting will be held at:

The Bednar Funeral Home, 2910 Pricetown Road, Temple, PA 19560

Doors open at 7:00 pm for fellowship and networking, meeting begins at 7:30.

The next general meeting will be Tuesday, June 06, 2023 at The Bednar Funeral Home Community Room, 2910 Pricetown Road, Temple, PA 19560. Doors open at 7:00 and the meeting will start promptly at 7:30.

Our featured speaker will be Brian Seidel, Esquire. Brian will be speaking about the importance properly insuring your rental properties and business with emphasis on liability. Rick Heffner, Realtor, will be giving a brief overview of what is happening in the Berks county real estate market. Tim Pelter, Electrician, will be giving a brief overview of some supply chain issues he is encountering doing electrical work.

NEXT GENERAL MEETING:

The next general meeting is Tuesday, May 02, 2023

Two speakers are scheduled for the May meeting.

Sharon Sabanos, The Community Development Initiatives Coordinator with the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance will be speaking about the Chamber.

Mary Ann Ciarlone will be speaking about the Institute For Justice. The Institute fights the injustice of municipalities actions on citizens, including rental property inspections, fighting for tenant rights in conjunction of supporting landlors in this issue

The meeting will be held at:

The Bednar Funeral Home, 2910 Pricetown Road, Temple, PA 19560

Doors open at 7:00 pm for fellowship and networking, meeting begins at 7:30.

NEXT GENERAL MEETING:

The next general meeting is Tuesday, April 04, 2023

The speaker for April will be Bill Shipp. Bill is the Business Development Vice-President with The Victory Bank.

Bill is speaking on financing of investment properties; types The Victory Bank finances and what financial products are available.

If you have questions about investment property financing, this may be the opportunity to get them answered!

LOWE’S will be speaking about how they can help us as Real Estate Investors.

The meeting will be held at:

The Bednar Funeral Home, 2910 Pricetown Road, Temple, PA 19560

Doors open at 7:00 pm for fellowship and networking, meeting begins at 7:30.

NEXT GENERAL MEETING is Tuesday, March 07, 2023

The speaker for March will be Christina Meredith. Christina is a Real Estate Housing Professional with 25 years experience in various roles and types of Multifamily Property Management. Topics Christina will be speaking about include:

Implementation of basic guidelines or approaches every Landlord should be aware of to avoid costly discriminatory/housing complaints.
How to handle requests for reasonable accommodations including service or companion animals, what questions you are allowed to ask and what you should be asking that you probably are not.
Advice on how to effectively handle tenant conflict or complaints.
If you have questions about interviewing and screening potential residents, or dealing with residents you already have, this may be the opportunity to get them answered!

The meeting will be held at:

The Bednar Funeral Home, 2910 Pricetown Road, Temple, PA 19560

Doors open at 7:00 pm for fellowship and networking, meeting begins at 7:30.

February 07, 2023 is the next general meeting. The meeting will be held at the Bednar Funeral Home, community room, 2910 Pricetown Road, Temple, PA 19560. Doors open at 7:00 pm and the meeting begins at 7:30 pm.

The speaker for February will be Attorney Alex Eilker. Alex will be talking about the ways to structure real estate purchases: individual or joint ownership, corporations, LLC’s, trusts, etc.. This will be a great opportunity to possibly learn new ideas that could benefit you with future purchases within your real estate portfolio. If you have questions, this may be the opportunity to get them answered.

NEXT GENERAL MEETING:

The next general meeting will be on Tuesday, June 07, 2022.

The meeting will be held at:

The Bednar Funeral Home, 2910 Pricetown Road, Temple, PA 19560

Doors open at 7:00 pm for fellowship and networking, meeting begins at 7:30.

Guest speakers will be:

Jack Mueller with Tri-County PLUS Appraisal Service

Jack will be speaking on property appraisals and valuations. This informative presentation will explain how and what tools a property appraiser uses to determine a property value and what is involved.

Ron Rothenberger with Rothenberger Insurance Services, LLC

Ron will be speaking about property insurance (homes and commercial), the companies he works with, the insurance process and terminology, various deductibles and how they affect the price and what it means to the consumer. Ron also offers Auto, Cycle, Life and Health Insurance. Have insurance questions? Come and get some answers!

Next general meeting is Tuesday, May 03, 2022 at the Bednar Funeral Home in the community room, 2910 Pricetown Road, Temple, PA 19560. Doors open at 7:00 pm with the meeting beginning promptly at 7:30 pm. The May meeting will feature the annual trade show! Many of our REIA Business Sponsors will introduce themselves to the group and will have information about their businesses, how they can help you with your real estate investment business and information on products and services available.

Next general meeting is on Tuesday, April 05, 2022. Meeting will be held at the Bednar Funeral Home, Community room, 2910 Pricetown Road, Temple, PA 19560. Doors open at 7:00 pm and the meeting begins promptly at 7:30 pm. Guest speakers will be Margo McDonnel from the 1031 Corp. Margo will be speaking about 1031 real estate exchanges. This is a great opportunity to learn what a 1031 exchange is, what the process is, how the process works and what is involved and how it may potentially save you tax money. Bernie's Lock and Key will be speaking about locks and security. Learn about some of the newest locks in the market and how they work, master key systems and how these can save you time and money as a landlord. Sam Brancadora, Real Estate Investor will be sharing his views on real estate investing, what his business focuses on and how he does it. Sam is also involved in the Berks County Patriots and will be sharing what the Patriots are about, when and where they meet and answering any questions the audience may have.

Next General Meeting is Tuesday, March 01, 2022. Meeting location is at The Bednar Funeral Home, Community Room, 2910 Pricetown Road, Temple, PA 19560. Doors open at 7:00 PM and the meeting begins promptly at 7:30 PM. Guest speakers will be District Justice Dean Patton. Topics to be covered will include; Information of the eviction process, other types of services a District Justice office provides and how it may help you as a landlord.

Joshua Levingood and Kathy Reichart

Joshua and Kathy are both employed with the Borough of Laureldale and have a background with other municipalities, including the city of Reading. Topics to be covered are their codes department, enforcement, and general information about inspections and enforcement.

Next General Meeting is Tuesday, February 01, 2022. Meeting location is at The Bednar Funeral Home, Community Room, 2910 Pricetown Road, Temple, PA 19560. Doors open at 7:00 PM and the meeting begins promptly at 7:30 PM. Guest speaker will be John Gallagher, CPA. John will be discussing some of the tax law changes for 2021 filing and how it may affect your taxes, general information on tax preparation, and how to prepare for your tax appointment with your accountant.

Real Estate Investors Association of Berks County updated their phone number.

The next general meeting will be Tuesday, January 04, 2022 at the Bednar Funeral Home, 2910 Pricetown Road, Temple, PA 19560. Doors open at 7:00 with the meeting starting promptly at 7:30. Guest speakers (a total of three are scheduled) include Deb Konowal from Stewart Abstract of Berks County Inc. who will be speaking about why real estate investors should buy their title insurance from them, what title insurance does for the buyer, explanation of the various endorsements, and title fraud.

Gwen Didden with the Berks County Housing Authority will be speaking about the section 8 program, how it works, and how it may benefit housing providers.

Shar Leinbach with Berkshire Property Management will be speaking about what a property management program could do for a real estate investor and how the program works.

Real Estate Investors Association of Berks County The Real Estate Investors Association of Berks County or REIA Berks is an educational organization ma

Real Estate Investors Association of Berks County updated their business hours.

REIA Meeting tonight: 7PM at Bednar Funeral Home.

Rental Assistance will be among the topics discussed.

Hello members,

I'm pushing for us to have a meeting soon. I'm not sure if that will work out, but we'll see. The Inn at Reading will have no room rentals for the rest of the year so we would need a different venue.

I'm on a panel for the City of Reading to help them assemble a grant for lead paint remediation and other hazardous situations. If they get it, it could be a real help for residents and landlords.

I also received the following important message from Kimberly Talbot, Executive Director, City of Reading Human Relations Commission. [email protected]

I don’t know if you are aware of this information regarding the rental assistance monies available to renters due to COVID. I wanted to provide this information to you so that potentially you would pass it on to your members.

The Reading Human Relations Commission (RHRC) Berks Community Action Program (BCAP) and the Berks Coalition to end homelessness (BCEH) have funding for (city) residents that owe and are facing eviction. Some of the funding needs eviction notices from the court, other funding (from the coalition) does not. BCEH, BCAP and Family Promise have funding for county residents.

Please encourage your members to refer their tenants to www.readingpa.gov or bceh.org. On our website the rental application is called ESG application. BCAP requires a telephone call.

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-extends-ban-on-evictions-foreclosures-to-aug-31/article_9f95083e-c1fe-11ea-81ea-af5b88342627.html

Pennsylvania extends ban on evictions, foreclosures to Aug. 31 The moratorium had been set to lapse Friday.

TO: All PROA CONTACTS

FROM: Pennsylvania Residential Owners Association (PROA)

CALL TO ACTION: Please Forward this message to All Members of Your Group

WHAT’S HAPPENING:
PA State Senator Thomas Killion is introducing a bill known as the
COVID-19 EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

This bill will pay the rent in arrears of residential tenants affected by COVID-19.
The rent payments will go directly to the landlords.

Senator Killian is looking for other PA senators to co-sponsor this legislation.

WHAT WE ARE ASKING PROA MEMBERS TO DO:
PLEASE contact your own PA State Senator IMMEDIATELY.

Ask them to co-sponsor and support this bill!

TALKING POINTS:
Rental housing is an important factor in the economy. It is essential.

This will help tenant and rental housing providers alike.

Most rental housing providers do not want to evict tenants for non-payment of rent
due to circumstances beyond their control.

This assistance will help rental housing providers meet their financial obligations.

The rental housing industry not only pays taxes, but also supports many trades,
such as contractors, plumbers, electricians, landscapers, and more.

This rental assistance for tenants will have a domino effect, helping to boost our
economy.

HOW TO CONTACT YOUR PA STATE SENATOR:
Go to this web site:
https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/index.cfm

Enter your mailing address to obtain a list of your legislators.

Click on the link for your PA State Senator to go their web site, which contains their
contact information.

THANK YOU!

Find Your Legislator

JUNE MEETING CANCELED!

Evictions delayed until May 11.

Tidal wave of evictions feared when coronavirus moratorium expires There's a storm gathering on the horizon, and Jack Williams fears it will be impossible to flee from its path.

Unfortunately, our May meeting has been CANCELED. Stay tuned to see if we can meeting in June.

The president has suspended all evictions and for closures through the end of April. Any hearings that are scheduled are postponed

I ran into a real estate investor today that didn't know there were no cost debt collection services in the area that will ding your ex-tenant's credit until they pay old debts. He attends a free Meetup. Just say'n.

Townhouse complex in Exeter Township investigated [Ask the Eagle reports] Sylvan Villas along Gibraltar Road now appears unused.

City of Renting: Why Reading's homeownership rate has fallen since 1970 Reading has been majority renter-occupied since the mid-2000s.

These 17 property owners have the most rental properties in Reading Owners with at least 15 properties are listed.

City of Renting: The challenges of owners and tenants in Reading Both say that trash is a big problem in their neighborhoods.