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    <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:32:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WiscoREIA REI Blueprint: 8-Week Real Estate Investing Training (8 Apr 2026)</title>
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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REI Blueprint: 8-Week Real Estate Investing Training&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Your Step-by-Step Path to Real Estate Investing Success&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Learn how to flip, rent, wholesale, and structure creative deals!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Open Sans, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://wiscoreia.com/event-6505160" target="_blank"&gt;Click here to pre-register!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why Join?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Master 3 key strategies start to finish: Flipping, Rentals, and Wholesaling&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Work on real deals — analyze, structure, and pitch them&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Discover creative deal structuring strategies &amp;amp; win deals others miss&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Introduction to tools of the trade and AI to save time and scale&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Missed the meeting? No problem — every training session recorded&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What You’ll Learn – Week by Week&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote style="line-height: 13px;"&gt;
  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 1:&lt;/strong&gt; The Blueprint – foundations &amp;amp; big picture&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 2:&lt;/strong&gt; Finding Deals &amp;amp; Marketing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 3:&lt;/strong&gt; Deal Analysis &amp;amp; Creative Structuring&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 4:&lt;/strong&gt; Negotiation, Offers, &amp;amp; Contracts&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 5:&lt;/strong&gt; Planning Rehabs &amp;amp; Managing Contractors&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 6:&lt;/strong&gt; Financing Your Deals&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 7:&lt;/strong&gt; Property Disposition&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 8:&lt;/strong&gt; Capstone Simulation – Present a full deal “Shark Tank” style&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who This Course is For&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• Beginners ready to start real estate investing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• Anyone who wants a step-by-step roadmap&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• Busy professionals who want to create a reliable side income without quitting their day job&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• Self-starters looking for proven systems and practical guidance&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Your Blueprint to Success&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;You'll walk away with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to move on your first investment—and a repeatable blueprint to grow a portfolio.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Call to Action!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://wiscoreia.com/event-6505160" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Reserve Your Spot Today!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cost&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Non-Members:&lt;/strong&gt; $99&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WiscoREIA Growth Members:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;All included&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src="https://wiscoreia.com/resources/Pictures/Virtual%20Blueprint%20Training%20Course%20-%20Final.pdf" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Bonus:&lt;/strong&gt; Templates, deal calculators, and scripts included for all students!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(110, 207, 246);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;Pre-registering is a REQUIREMENT to get the&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;Meeting link&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meet your hosts!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ken Collins and Chris Hake&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src="https://wiscoreia.com/resources/Pictures/Hosts/Ken%20Collins.jpg" border="0" width="164" height="163" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Ken&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'s&lt;/strong&gt; journey began in the field of social work and psychotherapy, where he dedicated a decade to helping others navigate their personal challenges. Seeking new horizons, he transitioned into the tech industry, joining Hewlett-Packard. Over the next 24 years, he evolved from a Computer Engineer to a Global Project Manager, culminating in his leadership of the Global Sales Lead program, which under his stewardship generated nearly $1 billion in sales each year.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;In 2016, Ken pivoted to real estate investing, initially employing the BRRRR (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) method. Upon retiring from corporate life, he focused on creative deal structuring, mastering techniques like Subject-To (Sub2), Lease/Options, and Land Trusts. His portfolio includes over 50 Real Estate transactions in the last 8 years, ranging from mobile homes, single family and multifamily properties, showcasing his versatility and expertise in the real estate market.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ken credits much of his real estate knowledge and sharpened skills to his active participation in the many WiscoREIA Madison education programs. Through joining their Coaching Program, completing the Blueprint course, and engaging in numerous educational opportunities including hands-on property tours and weekend training events from a variety of speakers sponsored by the REIA, Ken has continuously expanded his expertise in real estate.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ken is renowned for his proficiency in lead generation and deal negotiation, leveraging a multitude of creative strategies to craft win-win scenarios in real estate. He now steps into his role as a coach for aspiring real estate investors, eager to share his knowledge and experience. He is always on the lookout for personal growth opportunities, being an active member of groups like Lifeonaire and the Generations of Wealth Mastermind group, which further fuel his passion for continuous learning and development.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;With a life that beautifully blends family, community, technology, and real estate, Ken Collins is not just a coach but a mentor who understands the art of building wealth through real estate while maintaining a life of balance and fulfillment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXeeshApBDeRq1XDuVcQhXWdnAU9GHVHMBmIpI5yFOTed1T7gzgV6bvuuIdo-5EgAJ460ssZXCiGUN8pn6ogz71Y-e2SPawUQOkk7DDa8mgpj724uUrP16jbhNq-U_iQL9SsTgjkWY4RphMaSf7Itpfimkod?key=sBdpgYkiMVkxzYw54rBMoA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;" width="111" height="166"&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chris&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; is the founder and visionary of the Madison Real Estate Investors Association (REIA), Master Investor Academy and JSS Mastery Partnership Program. Chris has decades of real estate investing experience and has seen (and smelled) more distressed properties than he cares to admit.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Chris has been a Madisonian for over 49 years and investing in the Madison real estate market for 30 years. Since doing his first house hack in 1994, he has been involved with 100's of house flips, 100’s of rentals, raised over 15 million dollars to fund those deals and had 1000's of students come through his local training and coaching programs. Chris has a master's degree in the school of hard knocks.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Between 2006-2010 Chris taught the Real Estate Investing course at Madison Area Technical College, which saw 100's of students come through his classes. In July 2012, Chris founded The Madison REIA and in July 2021 merged with Wisco REIA which now has 10 REIA locations across Wisconsin, bringing the combined membership to well over 500!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Chris's company Just Simple Storage, LLC owns ten facilities and manages 1000+ self-storage units in WI, IL and MI. Chris also started a commercial storage development company in 2024.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;On a personal note, Chris and his wife, Suzanna, have three children, Tyler, Tanner and Trelan. He also has two dogs, Kona and Hemi. Chris loves classic muscle cars (Corvettes), all outdoor sports, especially golf, and fishing. As a husband, father, businessman, and real estate investor, Chris holds true to his core values and lives his Life and Business Vision plan.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;***Make sure to pre-register - We are now Cashless***&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WiscoREIA: Virtual Lunch &amp; Learn (9 Apr 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src="https://wiscoreia.com/resources/Pictures/Virtual%20Lunch%20and%20Learn%20-%20updated.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;WiscoREIA Virtual Lunch and Learn!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Networking is Important and so is Lunch!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-registering is a REQUIREMENT to get the&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Meeting link&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://wiscoreia.com/event-6416788"&gt;Click here to pre-register!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;All new and experienced investors are welcome!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;WiscoREIA Networking Lunch is an informal networking opportunity to meet other like-minded real estate investors, make valuable connections, and learn.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-register for this event to receive the Google Meet link in your email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Host:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris Hake&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://wiscoreia.com/resources/Pictures/Hosts/Chris%20-%202019%20Headshot%20(1).jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="127" height="191" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris is the founder and visionary of the Madison Real Estate Investors Association (REIA), Master Investor Academy and JSS Mastery Partnership Program. Chris has decades of real estate investing experience and has seen (and smelled) more distressed properties than he cares to admit.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris has been a Madisonian for over 49 years and investing in the Madison real estate market for 30 years. Since doing his first house hack in 1994, he has been involved with 100's of house flips, 100’s of rentals, raised over 15 million dollars to fund those deals and had 1000's of students come through his local training and coaching programs. Chris has a master's degree in the school of hard knocks.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Between 2006-2010 Chris taught the Real Estate Investing course at Madison Area Technical College, which saw 100's of students come through his classes. In July 2012, Chris founded The Madison REIA and in July 2021 merged with Wisco REIA which now has 10 REIA locations across Wisconsin, bringing the combined membership to well over 500!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris's company Just Simple Storage, LLC owns ten facilities and manages 1000+ self-storage units in WI, IL and MI. Chris also started a commercial storage development company in 2024.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;On a personal note, Chris and his wife, Suzanna, have three children, Tyler, Tanner and Trelan. He also has two dogs, Kona and Hemi. Chris loves classic muscle cars (Corvettes), all outdoor sports, especially golf, and fishing. As a husband, father, businessman, and real estate investor, Chris holds true to his core values and lives his Life and Business Vision plan.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" open=""&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;This Meeting is FREE!!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meeting Location:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;Google Meet Online Meetings&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-register for this event to receive the Meeting link in your email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://wiscoreia.com/event-6416788"&gt;Click here to pre-register&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Visit our website for all upcoming meetings!! &lt;a href="https://www.wiscoreia.com/events"&gt;WiscoREIA - Events&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Hosted by:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;WiscoREIA&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WiscoREIA REI Blueprint: 8-Week Real Estate Investing Training (15 Apr 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;img src="https://wiscoreia.com/resources/Pictures/April%20Blueprint%20Updateddd.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REI Blueprint: 8-Week Real Estate Investing Training&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Your Step-by-Step Path to Real Estate Investing Success&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Learn how to flip, rent, wholesale, and structure creative deals!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Open Sans, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://wiscoreia.com/event-6505160" target="_blank"&gt;Click here to pre-register!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why Join?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Master 3 key strategies start to finish: Flipping, Rentals, and Wholesaling&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Work on real deals — analyze, structure, and pitch them&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Discover creative deal structuring strategies &amp;amp; win deals others miss&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Introduction to tools of the trade and AI to save time and scale&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Missed the meeting? No problem — every training session recorded&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What You’ll Learn – Week by Week&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote style="line-height: 13px;"&gt;
  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 1:&lt;/strong&gt; The Blueprint – foundations &amp;amp; big picture&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 2:&lt;/strong&gt; Finding Deals &amp;amp; Marketing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 3:&lt;/strong&gt; Deal Analysis &amp;amp; Creative Structuring&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 4:&lt;/strong&gt; Negotiation, Offers, &amp;amp; Contracts&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 5:&lt;/strong&gt; Planning Rehabs &amp;amp; Managing Contractors&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 6:&lt;/strong&gt; Financing Your Deals&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 7:&lt;/strong&gt; Property Disposition&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 8:&lt;/strong&gt; Capstone Simulation – Present a full deal “Shark Tank” style&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who This Course is For&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• Beginners ready to start real estate investing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• Anyone who wants a step-by-step roadmap&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• Busy professionals who want to create a reliable side income without quitting their day job&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• Self-starters looking for proven systems and practical guidance&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Your Blueprint to Success&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;You'll walk away with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to move on your first investment—and a repeatable blueprint to grow a portfolio.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Call to Action!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://wiscoreia.com/event-6505160" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Reserve Your Spot Today!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cost&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Non-Members:&lt;/strong&gt; $99&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WiscoREIA Growth Members:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;All included&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src="https://wiscoreia.com/resources/Pictures/Virtual%20Blueprint%20Training%20Course%20-%20Final.pdf" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Bonus:&lt;/strong&gt; Templates, deal calculators, and scripts included for all students!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(110, 207, 246);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;Pre-registering is a REQUIREMENT to get the&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;Meeting link&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meet your hosts!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ken Collins and Chris Hake&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src="https://wiscoreia.com/resources/Pictures/Hosts/Ken%20Collins.jpg" border="0" width="164" height="163" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Ken&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'s&lt;/strong&gt; journey began in the field of social work and psychotherapy, where he dedicated a decade to helping others navigate their personal challenges. Seeking new horizons, he transitioned into the tech industry, joining Hewlett-Packard. Over the next 24 years, he evolved from a Computer Engineer to a Global Project Manager, culminating in his leadership of the Global Sales Lead program, which under his stewardship generated nearly $1 billion in sales each year.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;In 2016, Ken pivoted to real estate investing, initially employing the BRRRR (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) method. Upon retiring from corporate life, he focused on creative deal structuring, mastering techniques like Subject-To (Sub2), Lease/Options, and Land Trusts. His portfolio includes over 50 Real Estate transactions in the last 8 years, ranging from mobile homes, single family and multifamily properties, showcasing his versatility and expertise in the real estate market.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ken credits much of his real estate knowledge and sharpened skills to his active participation in the many WiscoREIA Madison education programs. Through joining their Coaching Program, completing the Blueprint course, and engaging in numerous educational opportunities including hands-on property tours and weekend training events from a variety of speakers sponsored by the REIA, Ken has continuously expanded his expertise in real estate.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ken is renowned for his proficiency in lead generation and deal negotiation, leveraging a multitude of creative strategies to craft win-win scenarios in real estate. He now steps into his role as a coach for aspiring real estate investors, eager to share his knowledge and experience. He is always on the lookout for personal growth opportunities, being an active member of groups like Lifeonaire and the Generations of Wealth Mastermind group, which further fuel his passion for continuous learning and development.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;With a life that beautifully blends family, community, technology, and real estate, Ken Collins is not just a coach but a mentor who understands the art of building wealth through real estate while maintaining a life of balance and fulfillment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXeeshApBDeRq1XDuVcQhXWdnAU9GHVHMBmIpI5yFOTed1T7gzgV6bvuuIdo-5EgAJ460ssZXCiGUN8pn6ogz71Y-e2SPawUQOkk7DDa8mgpj724uUrP16jbhNq-U_iQL9SsTgjkWY4RphMaSf7Itpfimkod?key=sBdpgYkiMVkxzYw54rBMoA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;" width="111" height="166"&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chris&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; is the founder and visionary of the Madison Real Estate Investors Association (REIA), Master Investor Academy and JSS Mastery Partnership Program. Chris has decades of real estate investing experience and has seen (and smelled) more distressed properties than he cares to admit.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Chris has been a Madisonian for over 49 years and investing in the Madison real estate market for 30 years. Since doing his first house hack in 1994, he has been involved with 100's of house flips, 100’s of rentals, raised over 15 million dollars to fund those deals and had 1000's of students come through his local training and coaching programs. Chris has a master's degree in the school of hard knocks.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Between 2006-2010 Chris taught the Real Estate Investing course at Madison Area Technical College, which saw 100's of students come through his classes. In July 2012, Chris founded The Madison REIA and in July 2021 merged with Wisco REIA which now has 10 REIA locations across Wisconsin, bringing the combined membership to well over 500!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Chris's company Just Simple Storage, LLC owns ten facilities and manages 1000+ self-storage units in WI, IL and MI. Chris also started a commercial storage development company in 2024.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;On a personal note, Chris and his wife, Suzanna, have three children, Tyler, Tanner and Trelan. He also has two dogs, Kona and Hemi. Chris loves classic muscle cars (Corvettes), all outdoor sports, especially golf, and fishing. As a husband, father, businessman, and real estate investor, Chris holds true to his core values and lives his Life and Business Vision plan.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;***Make sure to pre-register - We are now Cashless***&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://wiscoreia.com/event-6505160" target="_blank"&gt;Click here to pre-register!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Lifeonaire 3-Day Event: Get-A-Life Getaway (16 Apr 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src="https://wiscoreia.com/resources/Pictures/Lifeonaire%20April%203day%20event.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;Lifeonaire 3-Day Live Event&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Get-A-Life Getaway: Dells, WI&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://lifeonaire.com/gal-dells-2026/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Click here to register!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;(Link to the Lifeonaire Website)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Join WiscoREIA and Lifeonaire for an immersive three-day, in-person experience designed to help real estate investors gain clarity, sharpen their vision, and align their business goals with the life they truly want to build.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This live event goes beyond tactics and transactions. Over three powerful days, attendees will dive deep into mindset, strategy, and intentional decision-making—challenging how you think about success, time, and wealth creation.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Whether you’re actively investing, scaling your portfolio, or feeling stuck and looking for direction, this experience is designed to help you reset, refocus, and move forward with purpose.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;What to Expect&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• A high-impact, in-person Lifeonaire experience&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• Guided sessions focused on vision, mindset, and intentional growth&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• Real conversations with like-minded investors and entrepreneurs&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• Tools to help you design a business that supports the life you want—not the other way around&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;font&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Exclusive WiscoREIA Member Offer&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;WiscoREIA members receive special access to this event:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;• Event price: $597&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;WiscoREIA Members must enter:&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;WISCO&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Your cost: $20 (refunded when you attend Day 1)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;em data-start="1455" data-end="1467"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;em data-start="1455" data-end="1467"&gt;Important:&lt;/em&gt; You must enter the code &lt;strong data-start="1492" data-end="1501"&gt;WISCO&lt;/strong&gt; during checkout on the Lifeonaire registration page to receive the discounted rate. The $20 deposit is fully refundable when you check in on Day One.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://lifeonaire.com/gal-dells-2026/" target="_blank"&gt;Click here to register!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;(Link to the Lifeonaire Website)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WiscoREIA REI Blueprint: 8-Week Real Estate Investing Training (22 Apr 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;img src="https://wiscoreia.com/resources/Pictures/April%20Blueprint%20Updateddd.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REI Blueprint: 8-Week Real Estate Investing Training&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Your Step-by-Step Path to Real Estate Investing Success&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Learn how to flip, rent, wholesale, and structure creative deals!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Open Sans, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://wiscoreia.com/event-6505160" target="_blank"&gt;Click here to pre-register!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why Join?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Master 3 key strategies start to finish: Flipping, Rentals, and Wholesaling&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Work on real deals — analyze, structure, and pitch them&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Discover creative deal structuring strategies &amp;amp; win deals others miss&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Introduction to tools of the trade and AI to save time and scale&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Missed the meeting? No problem — every training session recorded&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What You’ll Learn – Week by Week&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 1:&lt;/strong&gt; The Blueprint – foundations &amp;amp; big picture&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 2:&lt;/strong&gt; Finding Deals &amp;amp; Marketing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 3:&lt;/strong&gt; Deal Analysis &amp;amp; Creative Structuring&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 4:&lt;/strong&gt; Negotiation, Offers, &amp;amp; Contracts&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 5:&lt;/strong&gt; Planning Rehabs &amp;amp; Managing Contractors&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 6:&lt;/strong&gt; Financing Your Deals&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 7:&lt;/strong&gt; Property Disposition&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 8:&lt;/strong&gt; Capstone Simulation – Present a full deal “Shark Tank” style&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• Beginners ready to start real estate investing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• Anyone who wants a step-by-step roadmap&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;You'll walk away with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to move on your first investment—and a repeatable blueprint to grow a portfolio.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Ken&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'s&lt;/strong&gt; journey began in the field of social work and psychotherapy, where he dedicated a decade to helping others navigate their personal challenges. Seeking new horizons, he transitioned into the tech industry, joining Hewlett-Packard. Over the next 24 years, he evolved from a Computer Engineer to a Global Project Manager, culminating in his leadership of the Global Sales Lead program, which under his stewardship generated nearly $1 billion in sales each year.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;In 2016, Ken pivoted to real estate investing, initially employing the BRRRR (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) method. Upon retiring from corporate life, he focused on creative deal structuring, mastering techniques like Subject-To (Sub2), Lease/Options, and Land Trusts. His portfolio includes over 50 Real Estate transactions in the last 8 years, ranging from mobile homes, single family and multifamily properties, showcasing his versatility and expertise in the real estate market.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ken credits much of his real estate knowledge and sharpened skills to his active participation in the many WiscoREIA Madison education programs. Through joining their Coaching Program, completing the Blueprint course, and engaging in numerous educational opportunities including hands-on property tours and weekend training events from a variety of speakers sponsored by the REIA, Ken has continuously expanded his expertise in real estate.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ken is renowned for his proficiency in lead generation and deal negotiation, leveraging a multitude of creative strategies to craft win-win scenarios in real estate. He now steps into his role as a coach for aspiring real estate investors, eager to share his knowledge and experience. He is always on the lookout for personal growth opportunities, being an active member of groups like Lifeonaire and the Generations of Wealth Mastermind group, which further fuel his passion for continuous learning and development.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;With a life that beautifully blends family, community, technology, and real estate, Ken Collins is not just a coach but a mentor who understands the art of building wealth through real estate while maintaining a life of balance and fulfillment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXeeshApBDeRq1XDuVcQhXWdnAU9GHVHMBmIpI5yFOTed1T7gzgV6bvuuIdo-5EgAJ460ssZXCiGUN8pn6ogz71Y-e2SPawUQOkk7DDa8mgpj724uUrP16jbhNq-U_iQL9SsTgjkWY4RphMaSf7Itpfimkod?key=sBdpgYkiMVkxzYw54rBMoA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;" width="111" height="166"&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chris&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; is the founder and visionary of the Madison Real Estate Investors Association (REIA), Master Investor Academy and JSS Mastery Partnership Program. Chris has decades of real estate investing experience and has seen (and smelled) more distressed properties than he cares to admit.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Chris has been a Madisonian for over 49 years and investing in the Madison real estate market for 30 years. Since doing his first house hack in 1994, he has been involved with 100's of house flips, 100’s of rentals, raised over 15 million dollars to fund those deals and had 1000's of students come through his local training and coaching programs. Chris has a master's degree in the school of hard knocks.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Between 2006-2010 Chris taught the Real Estate Investing course at Madison Area Technical College, which saw 100's of students come through his classes. In July 2012, Chris founded The Madison REIA and in July 2021 merged with Wisco REIA which now has 10 REIA locations across Wisconsin, bringing the combined membership to well over 500!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Chris's company Just Simple Storage, LLC owns ten facilities and manages 1000+ self-storage units in WI, IL and MI. Chris also started a commercial storage development company in 2024.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>WiscoREIA REI Blueprint: 8-Week Real Estate Investing Training (29 Apr 2026)</title>
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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REI Blueprint: 8-Week Real Estate Investing Training&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Your Step-by-Step Path to Real Estate Investing Success&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Learn how to flip, rent, wholesale, and structure creative deals!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why Join?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Master 3 key strategies start to finish: Flipping, Rentals, and Wholesaling&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Work on real deals — analyze, structure, and pitch them&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Discover creative deal structuring strategies &amp;amp; win deals others miss&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Introduction to tools of the trade and AI to save time and scale&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Missed the meeting? No problem — every training session recorded&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What You’ll Learn – Week by Week&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote style="line-height: 13px;"&gt;
  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 1:&lt;/strong&gt; The Blueprint – foundations &amp;amp; big picture&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 2:&lt;/strong&gt; Finding Deals &amp;amp; Marketing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 3:&lt;/strong&gt; Deal Analysis &amp;amp; Creative Structuring&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 4:&lt;/strong&gt; Negotiation, Offers, &amp;amp; Contracts&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 5:&lt;/strong&gt; Planning Rehabs &amp;amp; Managing Contractors&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 6:&lt;/strong&gt; Financing Your Deals&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 7:&lt;/strong&gt; Property Disposition&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 8:&lt;/strong&gt; Capstone Simulation – Present a full deal “Shark Tank” style&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• Beginners ready to start real estate investing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;You'll walk away with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to move on your first investment—and a repeatable blueprint to grow a portfolio.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Ken&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'s&lt;/strong&gt; journey began in the field of social work and psychotherapy, where he dedicated a decade to helping others navigate their personal challenges. Seeking new horizons, he transitioned into the tech industry, joining Hewlett-Packard. Over the next 24 years, he evolved from a Computer Engineer to a Global Project Manager, culminating in his leadership of the Global Sales Lead program, which under his stewardship generated nearly $1 billion in sales each year.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ken credits much of his real estate knowledge and sharpened skills to his active participation in the many WiscoREIA Madison education programs. Through joining their Coaching Program, completing the Blueprint course, and engaging in numerous educational opportunities including hands-on property tours and weekend training events from a variety of speakers sponsored by the REIA, Ken has continuously expanded his expertise in real estate.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ken is renowned for his proficiency in lead generation and deal negotiation, leveraging a multitude of creative strategies to craft win-win scenarios in real estate. He now steps into his role as a coach for aspiring real estate investors, eager to share his knowledge and experience. He is always on the lookout for personal growth opportunities, being an active member of groups like Lifeonaire and the Generations of Wealth Mastermind group, which further fuel his passion for continuous learning and development.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;With a life that beautifully blends family, community, technology, and real estate, Ken Collins is not just a coach but a mentor who understands the art of building wealth through real estate while maintaining a life of balance and fulfillment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXeeshApBDeRq1XDuVcQhXWdnAU9GHVHMBmIpI5yFOTed1T7gzgV6bvuuIdo-5EgAJ460ssZXCiGUN8pn6ogz71Y-e2SPawUQOkk7DDa8mgpj724uUrP16jbhNq-U_iQL9SsTgjkWY4RphMaSf7Itpfimkod?key=sBdpgYkiMVkxzYw54rBMoA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;" width="111" height="166"&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chris&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; is the founder and visionary of the Madison Real Estate Investors Association (REIA), Master Investor Academy and JSS Mastery Partnership Program. Chris has decades of real estate investing experience and has seen (and smelled) more distressed properties than he cares to admit.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Chris has been a Madisonian for over 49 years and investing in the Madison real estate market for 30 years. Since doing his first house hack in 1994, he has been involved with 100's of house flips, 100’s of rentals, raised over 15 million dollars to fund those deals and had 1000's of students come through his local training and coaching programs. Chris has a master's degree in the school of hard knocks.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Between 2006-2010 Chris taught the Real Estate Investing course at Madison Area Technical College, which saw 100's of students come through his classes. In July 2012, Chris founded The Madison REIA and in July 2021 merged with Wisco REIA which now has 10 REIA locations across Wisconsin, bringing the combined membership to well over 500!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>WiscoREIA REI Blueprint: 8-Week Real Estate Investing Training (6 May 2026)</title>
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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REI Blueprint: 8-Week Real Estate Investing Training&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Your Step-by-Step Path to Real Estate Investing Success&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Learn how to flip, rent, wholesale, and structure creative deals!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why Join?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Master 3 key strategies start to finish: Flipping, Rentals, and Wholesaling&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Work on real deals — analyze, structure, and pitch them&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Discover creative deal structuring strategies &amp;amp; win deals others miss&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Introduction to tools of the trade and AI to save time and scale&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Missed the meeting? No problem — every training session recorded&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What You’ll Learn – Week by Week&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote style="line-height: 13px;"&gt;
  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 1:&lt;/strong&gt; The Blueprint – foundations &amp;amp; big picture&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 2:&lt;/strong&gt; Finding Deals &amp;amp; Marketing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 3:&lt;/strong&gt; Deal Analysis &amp;amp; Creative Structuring&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 4:&lt;/strong&gt; Negotiation, Offers, &amp;amp; Contracts&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 5:&lt;/strong&gt; Planning Rehabs &amp;amp; Managing Contractors&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 6:&lt;/strong&gt; Financing Your Deals&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 7:&lt;/strong&gt; Property Disposition&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 8:&lt;/strong&gt; Capstone Simulation – Present a full deal “Shark Tank” style&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• Beginners ready to start real estate investing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• Anyone who wants a step-by-step roadmap&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• Busy professionals who want to create a reliable side income without quitting their day job&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• Self-starters looking for proven systems and practical guidance&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Ken&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'s&lt;/strong&gt; journey began in the field of social work and psychotherapy, where he dedicated a decade to helping others navigate their personal challenges. Seeking new horizons, he transitioned into the tech industry, joining Hewlett-Packard. Over the next 24 years, he evolved from a Computer Engineer to a Global Project Manager, culminating in his leadership of the Global Sales Lead program, which under his stewardship generated nearly $1 billion in sales each year.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ken credits much of his real estate knowledge and sharpened skills to his active participation in the many WiscoREIA Madison education programs. Through joining their Coaching Program, completing the Blueprint course, and engaging in numerous educational opportunities including hands-on property tours and weekend training events from a variety of speakers sponsored by the REIA, Ken has continuously expanded his expertise in real estate.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;With a life that beautifully blends family, community, technology, and real estate, Ken Collins is not just a coach but a mentor who understands the art of building wealth through real estate while maintaining a life of balance and fulfillment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXeeshApBDeRq1XDuVcQhXWdnAU9GHVHMBmIpI5yFOTed1T7gzgV6bvuuIdo-5EgAJ460ssZXCiGUN8pn6ogz71Y-e2SPawUQOkk7DDa8mgpj724uUrP16jbhNq-U_iQL9SsTgjkWY4RphMaSf7Itpfimkod?key=sBdpgYkiMVkxzYw54rBMoA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;" width="111" height="166"&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chris&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; is the founder and visionary of the Madison Real Estate Investors Association (REIA), Master Investor Academy and JSS Mastery Partnership Program. Chris has decades of real estate investing experience and has seen (and smelled) more distressed properties than he cares to admit.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Chris has been a Madisonian for over 49 years and investing in the Madison real estate market for 30 years. Since doing his first house hack in 1994, he has been involved with 100's of house flips, 100’s of rentals, raised over 15 million dollars to fund those deals and had 1000's of students come through his local training and coaching programs. Chris has a master's degree in the school of hard knocks.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Between 2006-2010 Chris taught the Real Estate Investing course at Madison Area Technical College, which saw 100's of students come through his classes. In July 2012, Chris founded The Madison REIA and in July 2021 merged with Wisco REIA which now has 10 REIA locations across Wisconsin, bringing the combined membership to well over 500!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>WiscoREIA REI Blueprint: 8-Week Real Estate Investing Training (13 May 2026)</title>
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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REI Blueprint: 8-Week Real Estate Investing Training&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Your Step-by-Step Path to Real Estate Investing Success&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Learn how to flip, rent, wholesale, and structure creative deals!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why Join?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Master 3 key strategies start to finish: Flipping, Rentals, and Wholesaling&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Work on real deals — analyze, structure, and pitch them&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Discover creative deal structuring strategies &amp;amp; win deals others miss&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Introduction to tools of the trade and AI to save time and scale&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Missed the meeting? No problem — every training session recorded&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What You’ll Learn – Week by Week&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote style="line-height: 13px;"&gt;
  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 1:&lt;/strong&gt; The Blueprint – foundations &amp;amp; big picture&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 2:&lt;/strong&gt; Finding Deals &amp;amp; Marketing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 3:&lt;/strong&gt; Deal Analysis &amp;amp; Creative Structuring&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 4:&lt;/strong&gt; Negotiation, Offers, &amp;amp; Contracts&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 5:&lt;/strong&gt; Planning Rehabs &amp;amp; Managing Contractors&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 6:&lt;/strong&gt; Financing Your Deals&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 7:&lt;/strong&gt; Property Disposition&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 8:&lt;/strong&gt; Capstone Simulation – Present a full deal “Shark Tank” style&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• Beginners ready to start real estate investing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• Anyone who wants a step-by-step roadmap&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• Busy professionals who want to create a reliable side income without quitting their day job&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• Self-starters looking for proven systems and practical guidance&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chris&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; is the founder and visionary of the Madison Real Estate Investors Association (REIA), Master Investor Academy and JSS Mastery Partnership Program. Chris has decades of real estate investing experience and has seen (and smelled) more distressed properties than he cares to admit.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Chris has been a Madisonian for over 49 years and investing in the Madison real estate market for 30 years. Since doing his first house hack in 1994, he has been involved with 100's of house flips, 100’s of rentals, raised over 15 million dollars to fund those deals and had 1000's of students come through his local training and coaching programs. Chris has a master's degree in the school of hard knocks.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Between 2006-2010 Chris taught the Real Estate Investing course at Madison Area Technical College, which saw 100's of students come through his classes. In July 2012, Chris founded The Madison REIA and in July 2021 merged with Wisco REIA which now has 10 REIA locations across Wisconsin, bringing the combined membership to well over 500!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>WiscoREIA REI Blueprint: 8-Week Real Estate Investing Training (20 May 2026)</title>
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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REI Blueprint: 8-Week Real Estate Investing Training&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Your Step-by-Step Path to Real Estate Investing Success&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Learn how to flip, rent, wholesale, and structure creative deals!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why Join?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Master 3 key strategies start to finish: Flipping, Rentals, and Wholesaling&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Work on real deals — analyze, structure, and pitch them&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Discover creative deal structuring strategies &amp;amp; win deals others miss&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Introduction to tools of the trade and AI to save time and scale&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;✅&amp;nbsp;Missed the meeting? No problem — every training session recorded&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What You’ll Learn – Week by Week&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote style="line-height: 13px;"&gt;
  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 1:&lt;/strong&gt; The Blueprint – foundations &amp;amp; big picture&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 2:&lt;/strong&gt; Finding Deals &amp;amp; Marketing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 3:&lt;/strong&gt; Deal Analysis &amp;amp; Creative Structuring&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 4:&lt;/strong&gt; Negotiation, Offers, &amp;amp; Contracts&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 5:&lt;/strong&gt; Planning Rehabs &amp;amp; Managing Contractors&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 6:&lt;/strong&gt; Financing Your Deals&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 7:&lt;/strong&gt; Property Disposition&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Week 8:&lt;/strong&gt; Capstone Simulation – Present a full deal “Shark Tank” style&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• Beginners ready to start real estate investing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• Anyone who wants a step-by-step roadmap&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• Busy professionals who want to create a reliable side income without quitting their day job&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;• Self-starters looking for proven systems and practical guidance&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Your Blueprint to Success&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;You'll walk away with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to move on your first investment—and a repeatable blueprint to grow a portfolio.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cost&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Non-Members:&lt;/strong&gt; $99&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WiscoREIA Growth Members:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;All included&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Bonus:&lt;/strong&gt; Templates, deal calculators, and scripts included for all students!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(110, 207, 246);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;Pre-registering is a REQUIREMENT to get the&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;Meeting link&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meet your hosts!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ken Collins and Chris Hake&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src="https://wiscoreia.com/resources/Pictures/Hosts/Ken%20Collins.jpg" border="0" width="164" height="163" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Ken&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'s&lt;/strong&gt; journey began in the field of social work and psychotherapy, where he dedicated a decade to helping others navigate their personal challenges. Seeking new horizons, he transitioned into the tech industry, joining Hewlett-Packard. Over the next 24 years, he evolved from a Computer Engineer to a Global Project Manager, culminating in his leadership of the Global Sales Lead program, which under his stewardship generated nearly $1 billion in sales each year.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;In 2016, Ken pivoted to real estate investing, initially employing the BRRRR (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) method. Upon retiring from corporate life, he focused on creative deal structuring, mastering techniques like Subject-To (Sub2), Lease/Options, and Land Trusts. His portfolio includes over 50 Real Estate transactions in the last 8 years, ranging from mobile homes, single family and multifamily properties, showcasing his versatility and expertise in the real estate market.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ken credits much of his real estate knowledge and sharpened skills to his active participation in the many WiscoREIA Madison education programs. Through joining their Coaching Program, completing the Blueprint course, and engaging in numerous educational opportunities including hands-on property tours and weekend training events from a variety of speakers sponsored by the REIA, Ken has continuously expanded his expertise in real estate.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ken is renowned for his proficiency in lead generation and deal negotiation, leveraging a multitude of creative strategies to craft win-win scenarios in real estate. He now steps into his role as a coach for aspiring real estate investors, eager to share his knowledge and experience. He is always on the lookout for personal growth opportunities, being an active member of groups like Lifeonaire and the Generations of Wealth Mastermind group, which further fuel his passion for continuous learning and development.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;With a life that beautifully blends family, community, technology, and real estate, Ken Collins is not just a coach but a mentor who understands the art of building wealth through real estate while maintaining a life of balance and fulfillment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXeeshApBDeRq1XDuVcQhXWdnAU9GHVHMBmIpI5yFOTed1T7gzgV6bvuuIdo-5EgAJ460ssZXCiGUN8pn6ogz71Y-e2SPawUQOkk7DDa8mgpj724uUrP16jbhNq-U_iQL9SsTgjkWY4RphMaSf7Itpfimkod?key=sBdpgYkiMVkxzYw54rBMoA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;" width="111" height="166"&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chris&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; is the founder and visionary of the Madison Real Estate Investors Association (REIA), Master Investor Academy and JSS Mastery Partnership Program. Chris has decades of real estate investing experience and has seen (and smelled) more distressed properties than he cares to admit.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Chris has been a Madisonian for over 49 years and investing in the Madison real estate market for 30 years. Since doing his first house hack in 1994, he has been involved with 100's of house flips, 100’s of rentals, raised over 15 million dollars to fund those deals and had 1000's of students come through his local training and coaching programs. Chris has a master's degree in the school of hard knocks.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Between 2006-2010 Chris taught the Real Estate Investing course at Madison Area Technical College, which saw 100's of students come through his classes. In July 2012, Chris founded The Madison REIA and in July 2021 merged with Wisco REIA which now has 10 REIA locations across Wisconsin, bringing the combined membership to well over 500!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Chris's company Just Simple Storage, LLC owns ten facilities and manages 1000+ self-storage units in WI, IL and MI. Chris also started a commercial storage development company in 2024.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;On a personal note, Chris and his wife, Suzanna, have three children, Tyler, Tanner and Trelan. He also has two dogs, Kona and Hemi. Chris loves classic muscle cars (Corvettes), all outdoor sports, especially golf, and fishing. As a husband, father, businessman, and real estate investor, Chris holds true to his core values and lives his Life and Business Vision plan.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;***Make sure to pre-register - We are now Cashless***&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://wiscoreia.com/event-6505160" target="_blank"&gt;Click here to pre-register!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WiscoREIA: Virtual Lunch &amp; Learn (21 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src="https://wiscoreia.com/resources/Pictures/Virtual%20Lunch%20and%20Learn%20-%20updated.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;WiscoREIA Virtual Lunch and Learn!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Networking is Important and so is Lunch!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-registering is a REQUIREMENT to get the&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Meeting link&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://wiscoreia.com/event-6416788"&gt;Click here to pre-register!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;All new and experienced investors are welcome!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;WiscoREIA Networking Lunch is an informal networking opportunity to meet other like-minded real estate investors, make valuable connections, and learn.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-register for this event to receive the Google Meet link in your email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Host:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Ray Thorsen&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXf2fLeUiePNf4krgA79fvEwezwUNyki62EccposYZkVI40mYF-kMAGpwLbteXCrIMiiZps4BAa8XKI8Q0Ay41lpOhRUMbqCW3irD9Mrtiy4gx4Oc9mZlZrqXKAJc6lFTza_immF?key=2AUiew3lPOrAYpHs1GzzNw" width="141" height="186" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ray&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;began his interest in real estate investing in 1999. His parents let him continue to live at home for free after he finished school, as long as he was saving his money. This allowed him to buy his first duplex, which he renovated, put tenants in, refinanced and bought another duplex. Today, that is called the “BRRRR” method. He continued to “House Hack” and “BRRRR” numerous times which led to experience in flipping houses, private lending, as well as, creative finance deals.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;He always loves talking about real estate sharing what he has learned to do and what not to do. He also enjoys making business connections and learning from others’ trials and triumphs.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Outside of real estate, he loves spending time with his family. He is an aspiring wood worker, welder, and tinkerer. He likes to play golf, ride motorcycles, and go for cruises in the convertible with his kid.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" open=""&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;This Meeting is FREE!!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meeting Location:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;Google Meet Online Meetings&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-register for this event to receive the Meeting link in your email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://wiscoreia.com/event-6416788"&gt;Click here to pre-register&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Visit our website for all upcoming meetings!! &lt;a href="https://www.wiscoreia.com/events"&gt;WiscoREIA - Events&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Hosted by:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;WiscoREIA&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WiscoREIA: Virtual Lunch &amp; Learn (18 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src="https://wiscoreia.com/resources/Pictures/Virtual%20Lunch%20and%20Learn%20-%20updated.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;WiscoREIA Virtual Lunch and Learn!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Networking is Important and so is Lunch!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-registering is a REQUIREMENT to get the&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Meeting link&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://wiscoreia.com/event-6416788"&gt;Click here to pre-register!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;All new and experienced investors are welcome!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;WiscoREIA Networking Lunch is an informal networking opportunity to meet other like-minded real estate investors, make valuable connections, and learn.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-register for this event to receive the Google Meet link in your email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Host:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris Hake&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://wiscoreia.com/resources/Pictures/Hosts/Chris%20-%202019%20Headshot%20(1).jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="127" height="191" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris is the founder and visionary of the Madison Real Estate Investors Association (REIA), Master Investor Academy and JSS Mastery Partnership Program. Chris has decades of real estate investing experience and has seen (and smelled) more distressed properties than he cares to admit.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris has been a Madisonian for over 49 years and investing in the Madison real estate market for 30 years. Since doing his first house hack in 1994, he has been involved with 100's of house flips, 100’s of rentals, raised over 15 million dollars to fund those deals and had 1000's of students come through his local training and coaching programs. Chris has a master's degree in the school of hard knocks.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Between 2006-2010 Chris taught the Real Estate Investing course at Madison Area Technical College, which saw 100's of students come through his classes. In July 2012, Chris founded The Madison REIA and in July 2021 merged with Wisco REIA which now has 10 REIA locations across Wisconsin, bringing the combined membership to well over 500!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris's company Just Simple Storage, LLC owns ten facilities and manages 1000+ self-storage units in WI, IL and MI. Chris also started a commercial storage development company in 2024.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;On a personal note, Chris and his wife, Suzanna, have three children, Tyler, Tanner and Trelan. He also has two dogs, Kona and Hemi. Chris loves classic muscle cars (Corvettes), all outdoor sports, especially golf, and fishing. As a husband, father, businessman, and real estate investor, Chris holds true to his core values and lives his Life and Business Vision plan.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" open=""&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;This Meeting is FREE!!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meeting Location:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;Google Meet Online Meetings&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-register for this event to receive the Meeting link in your email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://wiscoreia.com/event-6416788"&gt;Click here to pre-register&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Visit our website for all upcoming meetings!! &lt;a href="https://www.wiscoreia.com/events"&gt;WiscoREIA - Events&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Hosted by:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;WiscoREIA&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wiscoreia.com/event-6488621</link>
      <guid>https://wiscoreia.com/event-6488621</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WiscoREIA: Virtual Lunch &amp; Learn (16 Jul 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src="https://wiscoreia.com/resources/Pictures/Virtual%20Lunch%20and%20Learn%20-%20updated.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;WiscoREIA Virtual Lunch and Learn!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Networking is Important and so is Lunch!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-registering is a REQUIREMENT to get the&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Meeting link&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://wiscoreia.com/event-6416788"&gt;Click here to pre-register!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;All new and experienced investors are welcome!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;WiscoREIA Networking Lunch is an informal networking opportunity to meet other like-minded real estate investors, make valuable connections, and learn.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-register for this event to receive the Google Meet link in your email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Host:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris Hake&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://wiscoreia.com/resources/Pictures/Hosts/Chris%20-%202019%20Headshot%20(1).jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="127" height="191" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris is the founder and visionary of the Madison Real Estate Investors Association (REIA), Master Investor Academy and JSS Mastery Partnership Program. Chris has decades of real estate investing experience and has seen (and smelled) more distressed properties than he cares to admit.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris has been a Madisonian for over 49 years and investing in the Madison real estate market for 30 years. Since doing his first house hack in 1994, he has been involved with 100's of house flips, 100’s of rentals, raised over 15 million dollars to fund those deals and had 1000's of students come through his local training and coaching programs. Chris has a master's degree in the school of hard knocks.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Between 2006-2010 Chris taught the Real Estate Investing course at Madison Area Technical College, which saw 100's of students come through his classes. In July 2012, Chris founded The Madison REIA and in July 2021 merged with Wisco REIA which now has 10 REIA locations across Wisconsin, bringing the combined membership to well over 500!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris's company Just Simple Storage, LLC owns ten facilities and manages 1000+ self-storage units in WI, IL and MI. Chris also started a commercial storage development company in 2024.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;On a personal note, Chris and his wife, Suzanna, have three children, Tyler, Tanner and Trelan. He also has two dogs, Kona and Hemi. Chris loves classic muscle cars (Corvettes), all outdoor sports, especially golf, and fishing. As a husband, father, businessman, and real estate investor, Chris holds true to his core values and lives his Life and Business Vision plan.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" open=""&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;This Meeting is FREE!!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meeting Location:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;Google Meet Online Meetings&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-register for this event to receive the Meeting link in your email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://wiscoreia.com/event-6416788"&gt;Click here to pre-register&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Visit our website for all upcoming meetings!! &lt;a href="https://www.wiscoreia.com/events"&gt;WiscoREIA - Events&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Hosted by:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;WiscoREIA&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wiscoreia.com/event-6488630</link>
      <guid>https://wiscoreia.com/event-6488630</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WiscoREIA: Virtual Lunch &amp; Learn (20 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src="https://wiscoreia.com/resources/Pictures/Virtual%20Lunch%20and%20Learn%20-%20updated.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;WiscoREIA Virtual Lunch and Learn!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Networking is Important and so is Lunch!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-registering is a REQUIREMENT to get the&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Meeting link&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://wiscoreia.com/event-6416788"&gt;Click here to pre-register!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;All new and experienced investors are welcome!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;WiscoREIA Networking Lunch is an informal networking opportunity to meet other like-minded real estate investors, make valuable connections, and learn.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-register for this event to receive the Google Meet link in your email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Host:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris Hake&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://wiscoreia.com/resources/Pictures/Hosts/Chris%20-%202019%20Headshot%20(1).jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="127" height="191" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris is the founder and visionary of the Madison Real Estate Investors Association (REIA), Master Investor Academy and JSS Mastery Partnership Program. Chris has decades of real estate investing experience and has seen (and smelled) more distressed properties than he cares to admit.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris has been a Madisonian for over 49 years and investing in the Madison real estate market for 30 years. Since doing his first house hack in 1994, he has been involved with 100's of house flips, 100’s of rentals, raised over 15 million dollars to fund those deals and had 1000's of students come through his local training and coaching programs. Chris has a master's degree in the school of hard knocks.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Between 2006-2010 Chris taught the Real Estate Investing course at Madison Area Technical College, which saw 100's of students come through his classes. In July 2012, Chris founded The Madison REIA and in July 2021 merged with Wisco REIA which now has 10 REIA locations across Wisconsin, bringing the combined membership to well over 500!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris's company Just Simple Storage, LLC owns ten facilities and manages 1000+ self-storage units in WI, IL and MI. Chris also started a commercial storage development company in 2024.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;On a personal note, Chris and his wife, Suzanna, have three children, Tyler, Tanner and Trelan. He also has two dogs, Kona and Hemi. Chris loves classic muscle cars (Corvettes), all outdoor sports, especially golf, and fishing. As a husband, father, businessman, and real estate investor, Chris holds true to his core values and lives his Life and Business Vision plan.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" open=""&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;This Meeting is FREE!!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meeting Location:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;Google Meet Online Meetings&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-register for this event to receive the Meeting link in your email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://wiscoreia.com/event-6416788"&gt;Click here to pre-register&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Visit our website for all upcoming meetings!! &lt;a href="https://www.wiscoreia.com/events"&gt;WiscoREIA - Events&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Hosted by:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;WiscoREIA&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wiscoreia.com/event-6488641</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WiscoREIA: Virtual Lunch &amp; Learn (17 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src="https://wiscoreia.com/resources/Pictures/Virtual%20Lunch%20and%20Learn%20-%20updated.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;WiscoREIA Virtual Lunch and Learn!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Networking is Important and so is Lunch!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-registering is a REQUIREMENT to get the&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Meeting link&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://wiscoreia.com/event-6416788"&gt;Click here to pre-register!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;All new and experienced investors are welcome!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;WiscoREIA Networking Lunch is an informal networking opportunity to meet other like-minded real estate investors, make valuable connections, and learn.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-register for this event to receive the Google Meet link in your email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Host:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris Hake&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://wiscoreia.com/resources/Pictures/Hosts/Chris%20-%202019%20Headshot%20(1).jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="127" height="191" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris is the founder and visionary of the Madison Real Estate Investors Association (REIA), Master Investor Academy and JSS Mastery Partnership Program. Chris has decades of real estate investing experience and has seen (and smelled) more distressed properties than he cares to admit.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris has been a Madisonian for over 49 years and investing in the Madison real estate market for 30 years. Since doing his first house hack in 1994, he has been involved with 100's of house flips, 100’s of rentals, raised over 15 million dollars to fund those deals and had 1000's of students come through his local training and coaching programs. Chris has a master's degree in the school of hard knocks.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Between 2006-2010 Chris taught the Real Estate Investing course at Madison Area Technical College, which saw 100's of students come through his classes. In July 2012, Chris founded The Madison REIA and in July 2021 merged with Wisco REIA which now has 10 REIA locations across Wisconsin, bringing the combined membership to well over 500!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris's company Just Simple Storage, LLC owns ten facilities and manages 1000+ self-storage units in WI, IL and MI. Chris also started a commercial storage development company in 2024.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;On a personal note, Chris and his wife, Suzanna, have three children, Tyler, Tanner and Trelan. He also has two dogs, Kona and Hemi. Chris loves classic muscle cars (Corvettes), all outdoor sports, especially golf, and fishing. As a husband, father, businessman, and real estate investor, Chris holds true to his core values and lives his Life and Business Vision plan.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" open=""&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;This Meeting is FREE!!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meeting Location:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;Google Meet Online Meetings&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-register for this event to receive the Meeting link in your email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://wiscoreia.com/event-6416788"&gt;Click here to pre-register&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Visit our website for all upcoming meetings!! &lt;a href="https://www.wiscoreia.com/events"&gt;WiscoREIA - Events&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Hosted by:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;WiscoREIA&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wiscoreia.com/event-6488642</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WiscoREIA: Virtual Lunch &amp; Learn (15 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src="https://wiscoreia.com/resources/Pictures/Virtual%20Lunch%20and%20Learn%20-%20updated.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;WiscoREIA Virtual Lunch and Learn!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Networking is Important and so is Lunch!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-registering is a REQUIREMENT to get the&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Meeting link&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://wiscoreia.com/event-6416788"&gt;Click here to pre-register!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;All new and experienced investors are welcome!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;WiscoREIA Networking Lunch is an informal networking opportunity to meet other like-minded real estate investors, make valuable connections, and learn.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-register for this event to receive the Google Meet link in your email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Host:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris Hake&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://wiscoreia.com/resources/Pictures/Hosts/Chris%20-%202019%20Headshot%20(1).jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="127" height="191" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris is the founder and visionary of the Madison Real Estate Investors Association (REIA), Master Investor Academy and JSS Mastery Partnership Program. Chris has decades of real estate investing experience and has seen (and smelled) more distressed properties than he cares to admit.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris has been a Madisonian for over 49 years and investing in the Madison real estate market for 30 years. Since doing his first house hack in 1994, he has been involved with 100's of house flips, 100’s of rentals, raised over 15 million dollars to fund those deals and had 1000's of students come through his local training and coaching programs. Chris has a master's degree in the school of hard knocks.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Between 2006-2010 Chris taught the Real Estate Investing course at Madison Area Technical College, which saw 100's of students come through his classes. In July 2012, Chris founded The Madison REIA and in July 2021 merged with Wisco REIA which now has 10 REIA locations across Wisconsin, bringing the combined membership to well over 500!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris's company Just Simple Storage, LLC owns ten facilities and manages 1000+ self-storage units in WI, IL and MI. Chris also started a commercial storage development company in 2024.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;On a personal note, Chris and his wife, Suzanna, have three children, Tyler, Tanner and Trelan. He also has two dogs, Kona and Hemi. Chris loves classic muscle cars (Corvettes), all outdoor sports, especially golf, and fishing. As a husband, father, businessman, and real estate investor, Chris holds true to his core values and lives his Life and Business Vision plan.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" open=""&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;This Meeting is FREE!!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meeting Location:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;Google Meet Online Meetings&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-register for this event to receive the Meeting link in your email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://wiscoreia.com/event-6416788"&gt;Click here to pre-register&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Visit our website for all upcoming meetings!! &lt;a href="https://www.wiscoreia.com/events"&gt;WiscoREIA - Events&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Hosted by:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;WiscoREIA&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wiscoreia.com/event-6488649</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WiscoREIA: Virtual Lunch &amp; Learn (12 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src="https://wiscoreia.com/resources/Pictures/Virtual%20Lunch%20and%20Learn%20-%20updated.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;WiscoREIA Virtual Lunch and Learn!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Networking is Important and so is Lunch!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-registering is a REQUIREMENT to get the&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Meeting link&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://wiscoreia.com/event-6416788"&gt;Click here to pre-register!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;All new and experienced investors are welcome!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;WiscoREIA Networking Lunch is an informal networking opportunity to meet other like-minded real estate investors, make valuable connections, and learn.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-register for this event to receive the Google Meet link in your email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Host:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris Hake&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://wiscoreia.com/resources/Pictures/Hosts/Chris%20-%202019%20Headshot%20(1).jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="127" height="191" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris is the founder and visionary of the Madison Real Estate Investors Association (REIA), Master Investor Academy and JSS Mastery Partnership Program. Chris has decades of real estate investing experience and has seen (and smelled) more distressed properties than he cares to admit.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris has been a Madisonian for over 49 years and investing in the Madison real estate market for 30 years. Since doing his first house hack in 1994, he has been involved with 100's of house flips, 100’s of rentals, raised over 15 million dollars to fund those deals and had 1000's of students come through his local training and coaching programs. Chris has a master's degree in the school of hard knocks.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Between 2006-2010 Chris taught the Real Estate Investing course at Madison Area Technical College, which saw 100's of students come through his classes. In July 2012, Chris founded The Madison REIA and in July 2021 merged with Wisco REIA which now has 10 REIA locations across Wisconsin, bringing the combined membership to well over 500!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris's company Just Simple Storage, LLC owns ten facilities and manages 1000+ self-storage units in WI, IL and MI. Chris also started a commercial storage development company in 2024.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;On a personal note, Chris and his wife, Suzanna, have three children, Tyler, Tanner and Trelan. He also has two dogs, Kona and Hemi. Chris loves classic muscle cars (Corvettes), all outdoor sports, especially golf, and fishing. As a husband, father, businessman, and real estate investor, Chris holds true to his core values and lives his Life and Business Vision plan.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" open=""&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;This Meeting is FREE!!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meeting Location:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;Google Meet Online Meetings&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-register for this event to receive the Meeting link in your email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://wiscoreia.com/event-6416788"&gt;Click here to pre-register&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Visit our website for all upcoming meetings!! &lt;a href="https://www.wiscoreia.com/events"&gt;WiscoREIA - Events&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Hosted by:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;WiscoREIA&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2026 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WiscoREIA: Virtual Lunch &amp; Learn (17 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src="https://wiscoreia.com/resources/Pictures/Virtual%20Lunch%20and%20Learn%20-%20updated.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;WiscoREIA Virtual Lunch and Learn!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Networking is Important and so is Lunch!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-registering is a REQUIREMENT to get the&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Meeting link&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://wiscoreia.com/event-6416788"&gt;Click here to pre-register!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;All new and experienced investors are welcome!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;WiscoREIA Networking Lunch is an informal networking opportunity to meet other like-minded real estate investors, make valuable connections, and learn.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-register for this event to receive the Google Meet link in your email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Host:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris Hake&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://wiscoreia.com/resources/Pictures/Hosts/Chris%20-%202019%20Headshot%20(1).jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="127" height="191" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris is the founder and visionary of the Madison Real Estate Investors Association (REIA), Master Investor Academy and JSS Mastery Partnership Program. Chris has decades of real estate investing experience and has seen (and smelled) more distressed properties than he cares to admit.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris has been a Madisonian for over 49 years and investing in the Madison real estate market for 30 years. Since doing his first house hack in 1994, he has been involved with 100's of house flips, 100’s of rentals, raised over 15 million dollars to fund those deals and had 1000's of students come through his local training and coaching programs. Chris has a master's degree in the school of hard knocks.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Between 2006-2010 Chris taught the Real Estate Investing course at Madison Area Technical College, which saw 100's of students come through his classes. In July 2012, Chris founded The Madison REIA and in July 2021 merged with Wisco REIA which now has 10 REIA locations across Wisconsin, bringing the combined membership to well over 500!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Chris's company Just Simple Storage, LLC owns ten facilities and manages 1000+ self-storage units in WI, IL and MI. Chris also started a commercial storage development company in 2024.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;On a personal note, Chris and his wife, Suzanna, have three children, Tyler, Tanner and Trelan. He also has two dogs, Kona and Hemi. Chris loves classic muscle cars (Corvettes), all outdoor sports, especially golf, and fishing. As a husband, father, businessman, and real estate investor, Chris holds true to his core values and lives his Life and Business Vision plan.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" open=""&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;This Meeting is FREE!!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 26px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meeting Location:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;Google Meet Online Meetings&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Pre-register for this event to receive the Meeting link in your email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://wiscoreia.com/event-6416788"&gt;Click here to pre-register&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Visit our website for all upcoming meetings!! &lt;a href="https://www.wiscoreia.com/events"&gt;WiscoREIA - Events&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Hosted by:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;WiscoREIA&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wiscoreia.com/event-6488665</link>
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