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• WiscoREIA Appleton: Scaling Your Rental Portfolio with BRRRR, DSCR, and Zero-Seasoning Refinances

  • When
    11 Mar 2026
  •  
    5:30 PM
  • Location
    Wilder's Cutting Edge Bistro | 2639 S Oneida St

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  Scaling Your Rental Portfolio with BRRRR, DSCR, and Zero-Seasoning Refinances

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  Ready to Scale Your Rental Portfolio Faster?

  
  

  Join us for a powerful educational session where we break down real estate financing strategies that help investors get capital back in hand and grow with confidence.

  
  

  In this event, we’ll cover:

  ✅ How to cash-out refinance using new appraised value with ZERO seasoning — so you can pay back your hard money, private money, or purchase cash without unnecessary waiting.
  ✅ The BRRRR process (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) — learn how top investors recycle capital and multiply properties.
  ✅ Understanding different types of lending and requirements — from DSCR loans to other creative finance options that help you qualify and execute deals practically and profitably.

  
  

  Whether you’re just starting or ready to scale your existing portfolio, this session will give you practical tools, real strategies, and financing insight you can use right away.

  
  

  Walk away empowered to optimize refinance exits, structure smarter deals, and grow your rental business with confidence.

  
  

  Don’t miss this chance to elevate your investing game!
  

  
  

  Speaker: Zach Starnes

  

  Zach Starnes is a mortgage lender based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, leading Element Mortgage’s Wisconsin locations while actively expanding throughout the state and Midwest. Zach and his team operate by one guiding principle: if it has four walls and a roof, they’ll work tirelessly to find a lending solution that helps clients achieve their goals.

  
  

  Over the past few years, Zach has developed a strong focus on investment lending, helping investors across the country build and scale their real estate portfolios with loan products designed for growth. Through education, creative problem-solving, and a client-first approach, Zach and his team ensure every deal reaches the finish line. As a real estate investor himself, he truly understands investors’ goals and objectives, allowing him to provide guidance that’s practical, strategic, and actionable.

  
  

  Outside of work, Zach is married to Kelly and they have two young boys. The family is active in their church, loves to travel, and enjoys exploring local restaurants. A lifelong athlete, Zach has played college football, competitively powerlifted, participated in CrossFit, and recently started long-distance running. He credits fitness with teaching lessons that transcend into all areas of life, especially business.

  
  

  WiscoREIA’s Appleton Meeting Always Meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the Month from 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm!

  Host: Geoff Possley

  

  Geoff is a part time buy and hold investor with investments in the Fox Valley and Sheboygan area. He is a full-time aircraft certification engineer for Gulfstream Aerospace in Appleton where he lives with his wife Laura and four children Carter, Madeline, Rowen and Brielle.

  
  

  Geoff got started in real estate in 2005, with very little REI knowledge, when he purchased a single-family home with the plan to do a live-in flip over the next few years. After the bubble burst in 2008 his focus shifted from turning a profit to simply breaking even. This led Geoff to step away from real estate for a number of years until he discovered WiscoREIA in 2018 where he finally was able to acquire the knowledge and network that was necessary to be successful in real estate investing.  His goal is to use REI as a means to retire early from engineering.

  
  

  Geoff currently invests in single-family and small multi-family properties that he operates as traditional rentals as well as short term furnished rentals. In his free time Geoff enjoys camping with his family, playing golf, snowboarding, hunting, and good beer.

  
  

  Make sure to bring tons of business cards as you will be meeting with people that you want to get to know!

   

  Meeting Location:

  Wilder's Cutting Edge Bistro

  2639 S Oneida St

  Appleton, WI 54915

  Please enjoy food, drinks, and TIP YOUR SERVERS!

  
  

  **Time Schedule**

  5:30 pm - 6:00 pm - Doors open early for Networking

  6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Speaker Presentation

  
  

  The meeting ends at 8:00 PM, but we’ll continue with an informal after-meeting for anyone who’d like to stay.

  
  

  You can stay after the meeting as well to network! Remember to bring your deals!

  
  

  Our doors are open to EVERYONE!

  
  

  ***Make sure to pre-register - We are now Cashless***

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• WiscoREIA Appleton: AI for Real Estate: Tools to Close More Deals

  • When
    8 Apr 2026
  •  
    5:30 PM
  • Location
    Wilder's Cutting Edge Bistro | 2639 S Oneida St

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  AI for Real Estate: Tools to Close More Deals

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  Artificial Intelligence isn’t the future — it’s already transforming how smart investors operate today.

  
  

  In this hands-on, practical session, John will break down today’s most powerful AI tools in a clear, simple way — what they are, how they work, and why they matter specifically for real estate professionals. More importantly, he’ll show you exactly how he uses AI inside his own acquisition business.

  
  

  You’ll see how AI can help you:

  ✅ Evaluate and prioritize leads faster

  ✅ Communicate more effectively with sellers

  ✅ Automate follow-ups without losing the personal touch

  ✅ Keep your marketing consistent and optimized

  ✅ Analyze deals with better data and speed

  ✅ Identify off-market opportunities

  ✅ Plan and manage your growing portfolio

  ✅ Streamline daily operations and eliminate busywork

  
  

  This isn’t theory. This is real-world application. John will walk through actual use cases investors can begin implementing immediately — whether you're brand new or already scaling.

  
  

  If you want to work smarter, respond faster, and increase efficiency without increasing overhead, this session will give you practical tools you can start using the very next day.

  
  

  Speaker: John Maxi

  

  John Maxi is the owner of Maxi Home Buyers, a real estate acquisition company that specializes in purchasing distressed properties and helping sellers navigate difficult situations. Since 2021, John has built a portfolio of rentals by revitalizing properties others have overlooked, using a data-driven approach grounded in both technology and practical investing.

  
  

  John is also the founder of RealEstateGPTs.com, a platform offering custom AI tools built specifically for real estate agents and investors. With a professional background in AI and data science dating back to 2017, he combines technical expertise with firsthand real estate experience to create practical, real-world solutions for professionals in the industry.

  
  

  John lives in Neenah with his wife and four children. His mission is to help real estate professionals embrace the new wave of AI technology with clarity, confidence, and actionable strategies they can put to work immediately.

  
  

  WiscoREIA’s Appleton Meeting Always Meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the Month from 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm!

  Host: Geoff Possley

  

  Geoff is a part time buy and hold investor with investments in the Fox Valley and Sheboygan area. He is a full-time aircraft certification engineer for Gulfstream Aerospace in Appleton where he lives with his wife Laura and four children Carter, Madeline, Rowen and Brielle.

  
  

  Geoff got started in real estate in 2005, with very little REI knowledge, when he purchased a single-family home with the plan to do a live-in flip over the next few years. After the bubble burst in 2008 his focus shifted from turning a profit to simply breaking even. This led Geoff to step away from real estate for a number of years until he discovered WiscoREIA in 2018 where he finally was able to acquire the knowledge and network that was necessary to be successful in real estate investing.  His goal is to use REI as a means to retire early from engineering.

  
  

  Geoff currently invests in single-family and small multi-family properties that he operates as traditional rentals as well as short term furnished rentals. In his free time Geoff enjoys camping with his family, playing golf, snowboarding, hunting, and good beer.

  
  

  Make sure to bring tons of business cards as you will be meeting with people that you want to get to know!

   

  Meeting Location:

  Wilder's Cutting Edge Bistro

  2639 S Oneida St

  Appleton, WI 54915

  Please enjoy food, drinks, and TIP YOUR SERVERS!

  
  

  **Time Schedule**

  5:30 pm - 6:00 pm - Doors open early for Networking

  6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Speaker Presentation

  
  

  The meeting ends at 8:00 PM, but we’ll continue with an informal after-meeting for anyone who’d like to stay.

  
  

  You can stay after the meeting as well to network! Remember to bring your deals!

  
  

  Our doors are open to EVERYONE!

  
  

  ***Make sure to pre-register***

  Click here to pre-register!

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