Stump the Experts: Panel Night!
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Join us for a powerful night of real estate insight and unfiltered Q&A with an Expert Panel
featuring:
Amy Farrow | Chris Hake| A Special Mystery Expert Guest!
No fluff. No scripts. Just real answers to real questions.
Got a tough deal?
Facing a unique challenge?
Wondering how to fund your next deal?
Wondering if real estate investing is even right for you?
We’ll take questions from everyone in the room — from brand-new investors to seasoned pros. Whether you're into residential, commercial, creative financing, or just need capital or connections, this is your chance to bring your toughest questions and challenge the panel.
No topic is off-limits. No strategy is too niche.
If you're in the game or thinking about getting in, this is one WiscoREIA meeting you don’t want to miss.
Come curious.
Leave equipped.
RSVP now and bring a friend — the bigger the brainpower in the room, the better the discussion!
Panelists: Chris Hake, Amy Farrow and the
"Mystery Expert Guest"
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Amy Farrow is an attorney and real estate investor with 25+ years of experience, representing business owners, banks, and real estate professionals in litigation and transactions. She has closed hundreds of residential and commercial real estate deals and has been flipping properties since 1999.
A graduate of the University of Wisconsin (undergrad and law school), Amy began her legal career in Columbia, Sauk, and Dane County before joining the Department of Justice as an FBI Special Agent in Oklahoma City. After five years, she returned to
Wisconsin to continue practicing law in southeastern Wisconsin.
Amy enjoys time with her four children and two dogs, traveling to National Parks with her husband, and participating in Tough Mudder and Spartan races. A commercial pilot, she is currently looking to buy a plane for new adventures. She also serves on the board of a nonprofit supporting breast cancer survivors and their families.
Mystery Expert Guest
WiscoREIA’s Milwaukee Meeting Always Meets on the 1st Tuesday of the Month from
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm!
Hosts: Jesse Garcia & Amy Farrow
Jesse Garcia is a full-time realtor, entrepreneur, and aspiring real estate investor based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. With over 20 years of business ownership experience, he and his wife Lisa-Marie have helped more than 450+ clients buy, sell, or invest in real estate over the past nine years. Together, they have built a nationwide real estate organization with hundreds of agents, serving markets across the country as growth leaders. Jesse is driven by a passion for investing, constantly seeking opportunities to connect with like-minded investors and entrepreneurs to grow his portfolio and expand his impact.
Make sure to bring tons of business cards as you will be meeting with people that you want to get to know!
Meeting Location:
The Deco
7140 W Greenfield Ave
West Allis, WI 53214
(Free ample parking behind the building)
Please enjoy food, drinks, and Tip Your Servers!
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm - Doors open early for Networking
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm - Speaker Presentation
The meeting ends at 9:00 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!
Members are always FREE! Your first meeting with WiscoREIA is FREE!
After your first meeting, Non-Members are $30.00
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