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M I D - A M E R I C A A S S O C I A T I O N O F
R E A L E S T A T E I N V E S T O R S
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NOVEMER 2016
HR 5301
Calendar of Events
Market Update
Business Directory
from MAREI Staff
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3. Smoke Detectors
what you need to know
Article from Rebecca McClain
& National REIA's RE Journal
(https://issuu.com/nreia/docs)
NationalREIAhasbeencloselymonitoring
thechangeinlawsaboutsmokeandcarbon
monoxidedetectorsacrossthecountry. One
casehitclosetohomeasmysonhadfriends
thatwereaffected. OnJanuary1,2013inthe
UniversityofCincinnaticampusareathree
blocksoffcampus,twocollegestudentsdied
ofsmokeinhalationduetoasmolderingfire.
Asalandlord,gettingacallaboutatenant
dyinginafireatoneofmyrentalhomesisone
ofmygreatestfears. Readingthearticleand
hearingtheaccountfrommyson,Iwas
botheredbyseveralthings.
Therentalwasasolidbrickhouse–notthe
aging,woodframed,structurethatImight
firstthinkofwhenIhearaboutseriousfires.
Thefiredidn’tappeartohavebeenaserious
blaze. NewsreportsandtheFireDepartment
reportsaidthecallcameinat6:48AM,trucks
wereonthesceneinlessthan3.5minutes,they
hadthefireundercontrolin10minutesandhad
confinedittooneroom. Afiremancommented
thatwhenhearrivedhewasnotsuretheyhad
therightaddressbecausehedidnotimmediately
seesignsoffire. Thefiremencarriedthetwo
victimsfromthehouse9minutesand50seconds
afterthefirstcallcamein. Whatkilledthe
residentswassmoke. Thefirenevergotnear
them. Theywereonthefloor,apparentlytrying
toescapewhentheywereovercomewithsmoke.
Whiletherewereothercomplicatingfactorsto
thatsituation,itdiddrawasignificantamountof
attentiontosmokebasedfatalitiesthatareso
commoninhousefires. Contrarytopopular
belief,mostdeathsfromhousefiresdo
notoccurfromburns,butinsteadfrom
smoke. Thesmokebasedfatalitiesarea
problemthatcouldmostlikelybe
avoidedwiththeuseofaphotoelectric
typeofsmokedetector. Thesedetectors,
accordingtoseveraluniversitystudies,
aresignificantlymoreeffectiveinpicking
upsmolderingfires. Withtoday’s
pervasiveuseoffireretardantmaterials,
mostfiresactuallysmolderfora
significantamountoftimebefore
growingintoaflaming-fire. The
photoelectricsmokedetectorsare
quickeractivatingwiththesesmoldering
firesandsubstantiallythesameinfast
burningfires. Byutilizingasinglesensor
photoelectricsmokedetector,residents
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What in the World are
Photoelectric Smoke Detectors
. . . And Why Do I Need Them?
5. H.R. 5301
S E L L E R F I N A N C E
ON May 19th, 2016 HR 5301: The Seller Finance
Enhancement Act was introduced to the 114th US
Congress by Congressman Roger Williams a
Republican from Texas along with his co-sponsors
1. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX-10)
2. Bobby Rush (D-IL-1)
3. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC-5)
4. Henry Cueller (D-TX-28)
Initially announced by the Seller Finance Coalition at
a Note School Event way back in 2013 by the one and
only sponsor at the time Congress Roger Williams, it
has gone through many draftings and discussions to
create the final bill that was introduced and to add
the initial co-sponsors listed.
When the SAFE Act and Dodd-Frank went into effect
it virtually overnight stopped most real estate
investors from offering seller financing and
installment sales to home owners who could ill afford
the blow. Seller Financing by is the primary source
for financing for home buyers in the under $50,000
price range and those buying non-conventional
housing, like mobile homes. Discouraging
homeownership.
The Bill would simply exempt seller financers who
originate not more than 24 mortgages in a 12-month
period from mortgage lending rules under the SAFE
Act and Dodd-Frank Act. Specifically the Loan
ACTION
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Lucky Brewgrill
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1st Saturdays
Hosted by Jim & Beth Kasper
1st Saturday of the Month 9 am
Networking Coffee / Denny's
9001 Shawnee Mission Pkwy, Mission
Landlords of Johnson County
First Wednesday of the Month
Matt Ross Community Center
8101 Marty, Overland Park, KS
Cass County Landlords
3rd Tuesday of the Month
Carnegie Village
103 Bernard Drive, Belton
Landlord Inc of KCK
3rd Tuesday of the Month
Loan Star Steak House
1501 Village West, KCK
Blue Springs Real Estate Investors
3rd Thursday of the Month
Perkins
3939 S Bolger, Rd, Independence
Landlords Inc.
4th Tuesday of the Month
Central United Methodist Church
5144 Oak Street, KCMO
Landlords of EJC
4th Thursday of the Month
Allen's Banquet Hall
11330 E Truman Rd
Independence, MO
Jackson County Real Estate Investors
Last Wednesday of the Month
4 West Monroe Street
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9. MARKETUPDTATE Sept. 2016
3,343homes sold
5.3% Increase over 2015
58average days on
market
17.1 % Decrease from 2015
96.2% of asking price
1.3% Increase over 2015
$15k$14,733 average
sale price
increase from
same time last
year (7.3%)
2,919pending sales
3.6% Increase over 2015
8,089houses for sale
28.4% decrease
2.6 month supply
average: $216,451
median: $182,000
Demand has remained high through the first three quarters of 2016. With rental prices and
employment opportunities in a consistent climb, year-over-year increases in home buying are
probable for the rest of the year but not guaranteed.
In general, today's demand is driven by three factors: Millennials are reaching prime home-
buying age, growing families are looking for larger homes and empty nesters are downsizing.
However, intriguingly low interest rates often prompt refinancing instead of listing, contributing
to lower inventory. Recent studies have also shown that short-term rentals are keeping a
collection of homes off the market.
For further detail see http://www.kcrar.com/statistics
10. INVESTORS TAKE
ACTION ON
INTERIOR
INSPECTIONS
INVESTORS TAKE
ACTION ON
INTERIOR
INSPECTIONS
By
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Let’s face it, our local cities are facing
hard times. Their expenses are
continually going up and their
funding is not necessarily going up.
They could raise “taxes”, but they
may not be elected to the city council
next time up. So they are getting
creative.
These same officials are facing aging
housing stock where the homes and
apartments need to be repaired and
updated, maintained and even
replaced as time goes on. And while
home owner work hard to maintain
what they own, there are some who
do not have the time, money or
ability to maintain their homes. Some
just don’t care and also do nothing.
In an effort to make sure the housing
in their city is safe, they have long
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This past year in 2015 in a precedent-
setting win for personal freedom and
tenants, the U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of Ohio in the
Baker v. the City of Portsmouth, the
court rules that “the Portsmouth
[Ohio Rental Dwelling Code] violates
the Fourth Amendment insofar as it
authorizes warrantless
administrative inspections. It is
undisputed that the RDC affords no
warrant procedure or other
mechanism for pre-compliance
review. As in the above cases, the
owners and/or tenants of rental
properties in Portsmouth are thus
faced with the choice of consenting
to the warrantless inspection or
had rules and regulations on the
books that require inspections to
make sure the building is up to code
and meet city codes rules and
regulations. But now with the aging
stock and the need for more funds,
more and more cities are creating
new rules and regulations that
require the at least the landlord
property owners to get a license of
some sort, generating income. And in
an effort to keep properties
maintained, they are creating new
inspection rules to go along with
those licensing requirements.
All well and good, except for
something called the Fourth
Amendment to the Constitution that
prohibits warrantless inspections of
homes without the occupant’s
consent.
11. landlords. They will then choose to go
out of business or pass the expense on
to the tenant resident. However, the
slum lord, which the cities concede is a
miniscule portion of all landlords, well,
we are pretty sure that they don’t
care about their properties, their
tenants or even the rules and why
would even more rules make them do
anything different.
So what can we as landlords, investors
and property owners in Missouri do?
We highly encourage you to be part
of some or several organizations who
monitor what is going on and respond
as best they can. First join MAREI and
be sure to subscribe to our email
newsletters and / or follow MAREI on
social media. Next, join the Landlord
organization(s) in the cities where you
hold rentals. We list many of them on
the MAREI calendar to help you find
one near you.. As each and every city
is going to have a different set of rules
and regulations, your local landlord
group is going to be your best first line
of defense.
In Kansas most landlord groups are
already a part of their state
Organization The Associated
Landlords of Kansas. In Missouri,
there is no state Organization.
It takes coordinated effort to show
the general public, that 99.9% of all
Landlords are good people, with great
properties, who take care of their
tenants. The public only sees that
0.1% of the bad landlords as bad press
sells generates more viewers that the
cute feel good stories.
3)Localgovernmentmaycontinuetodo
inspectionswhenbuildingpermitsare
required.
4)ThelawreservestherightofaTenantto
requestaninteriorinspectionfromthelocal
government,asalreadydefinedintheKansas
Landlord-TenantLaw(58-2572).
TALKLobbyistEdJaskiniaworkedveryhard
onthisbillforalmostayear,fightingoff
multitudesofattacks.Heaskedforand
receivedmuchcooperationandsupport
fromtheRealtorLobbyistandmanyothers,
withoutwhomthislegislationmightnothave
passed.
EffectiveJuly1,2016,thisnewlawisagiant
stepforwardinpreservingtherightsofboth
propertyandprivacyforthecitizensof
Kansas.
Manycitiesarestilldoinginteriorinspections
onrentalswhentheyarevacantbetween
tenantsorwhentheyareabletoobtainand
administrativewarrant,sowewillneedto
watchandseehowcitiesacrossKansasdeal
withthisaspect.
MostrecentlythecityofIndependence
Missourivotedtoamendcitycodetoadd
interiorinspectionseverytwoyearsonrental
property. Togetaroundthe4thamendment
issue,thecityhasdecidedtheywillnotdothe
inspection,butratherprovidethelistof
qualifiedinspectorsandrequirethelandlord
toorderandpayfortheirowninspections.
ThelandlordsinIndependencecollected
signaturesinattempttogettheordinance
puttothevotebutwereun-successful.
So,whereisthisallgoing? Well,hereat
MAREI,ourbeliefisthatthemoreyou
regulatetherentals,thecostswillgoupfor
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facingcriminalcharges,aresulttheSupreme
Courthasexpresslydisavowedunderthe
FourthAmendment.
Whatdoesthatmeanforeveryoneelsenotin
PortsmouthOhio,wellthenextstepwastoseeif
thecityinquestionwouldappealtheruling,
whichtheydidnot. Nextupwouldbeforother’s
totakesuitagainsttheirowncitiestogetsimilar
rulings.
InanothercaseinColoradowherearental
inspectionprogramwasstartedtocutdownon
slumlordsandmakesureeveryresidenthasa
habitableplacetolive,atenantendedupincourt
forrefusingtoallowinspectorsintohishome. In
thatcasethecitymanagerorderedastayon
interiorrentalinspectionsonsinglefamily
homesuntiltheycouldberemovedfromtheir
inspectionprogram. Althoughtheyarestill
maintainingtheinspectionrulesformultifamily.
Meanwhile,citiesinKansasandMissourikeep
creatingnewinteriorinspectionlawsfortheir
cities.
IntheStateofKansas,TheAssociatedLandlords
ofKansasandtheirPresidentEdJaskiniawas
successfulingettingHB@665thatwas
eventuallycombinedwithSB366andseveral
otherbillspassedandsignedintoKansasLawon
May17,2016. ThisnewKansasLawsays four
importantthings:
1)Noresidentialrentallicensingprogram
operatedbycityorcountygovernmentsmaydo
anINTERIORinspectionwithouttheconsentof
thelawfuloccupant.Theymustask,andthe
Tenant mustagree,ortheinspectionisnot
allowedtohappen.Thereisanexceptiontothis
lawformixedusebuildings,suchasabuilding
withbothcommercialandresidentialTenants.
2)ThislawdoesNOTmakeanychangestothe
LandlordsrighttoenterasdefinedintheKansas
Landlord-TenantLaw(58-2557).
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A further sign of health is that we don't
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