Friday–Sunday, August 22–24, 2025
IN PERSON – Columbus, Ohio
Real Estate Association Leader (REAL)
Conference & Retreat
If you own or lead a real estate association—non-profit, for-profit, big, small, or in between—you’ve probably noticed:
👉 The model that worked for 40+ years… doesn’t anymore.
👉 Membership is down. Engagement is down. Income is down.
👉 And you’re not totally sure what to do next.
You’re not alone.
And you’re not wrong for feeling burned out, overwhelmed, or unsure about the future of your group.
But this is not the end of the REIA model.
This is the evolution of the REIA model.
And the place to figure out how to survive it—and thrive in it—is the 2025 REAL Conference.
Real Estate Associations Still Matter. Maybe More Than Ever.
Our groups are the only safety net that real small investors have.
They’re still the best protection for members against:
❌ Bad advice and information promulgated ALL OVER TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook
❌ Internet gurus who charge $20,000 to teach investors strategies that WE all know are unethical, borderline illegal, or just unworkable
❌ Real estate education that has nothing to do with their local laws, local market, or real life
They’re also the only places where small investors learn to:
- Do business legally and ethically
- Build meaningful relationships
- Get involved in protecting their property rights
For the health and safety of the industry, Real Estate Associations HAVE TO continue to thrive.
But the old model—relying on selling speakers to keep the lights on, “sage from the stage” lecture meetings, and even the way we communicate with members—is dying fast.
The REAL Conference:
Reinventing Real Estate Associations, Together
This 3-day, in-person conference and retreat is exclusively for:
- Owners of for-profit REIAs
- Board members and directors of non-profit associations
- Staff, implementers, and integrators
- Leaders of real estate meetups trying to build something that lasts
You’ll learn, workshop, and brainstorm with other leaders who are dealing with the same things you are:
- How to do everything from programming to marketing to keeping vendors happy with less stress on you, your volunteers, and your team
- replace the speaker-sales model without going broke
- How to grow and retain membership in a TikTok/BiggerPockets world
- How to run a high-impact group without burning yourself out
- How to build political relevance at a time when investor rights are under siege
- How to adapt your structure, your staff, and your programming for what’s coming next
This is not a lecture series.
This is not a pitch-fest.
This is a leader-to-leader working session where you’ll get:
✅ Proven tactics for building sustainable income
✅ Examples of what’s working for real groups across the country
✅ The tools, templates, and ideas to rebuild your association—and your energy
✅ A network of people who understand your challenges because they live them too
There’s no other training like this.
No hype. No fluff. No B.S.
Just the real strategies—and the real support—you need to build a bigger, more impactful, more sustainable association in the years to come.
📍 Details
🗓 August 22–24, 2025
📌 Crowne Plaza Columbus North – Worthington
📍 6500 Doubletree Avenue, Columbus, OH
🏨 $109/night group rate with free breakfast, available while they last — Book your room here »
🎟 $397 per attendee
EARLYBIRD SPECIAL: Register by August 1st: $297 + bring additional attendees from the same group for just $200
REIAs still rock. But they need you to lead them into the future.