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What's Making Money Now-Real Deals. Real Strategies. Real Investors. Right Here. Right Now!

with... Insights from Multiple Fellow REAPS Members

Meet on Mercer Island to Network and Learn. This is our biggest event to the month. Networking from 6 to 7pm, Speakers begin at 7pm.

Thursday, April 30, 2026 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Mercer Island Community Center
8236 SE 24th St Mercer Island, WA 98040

No Doubt… Investing in Washington is Tougher Right Now.

But the Opportunities? They’re Still Here.

The question is…
Where are smart investors finding deals in this market?

Join us for a powerful panel of local, active investors who are in the trenches right now—adapting, pivoting, and still making money.

You’ll hear exactly:

  • What strategies are working in 2026
  • Why they chose their niche
  • What’s changed (and what hasn’t)
  • How they’re finding deals in today’s conditions

Meet Your Local Panelists:

Lucinda Larson
Landlord • Remodeler • Private Lender • FIRE Strategies

John Carey
Landlord • Flipper • Mobile Home Parks • Tax Liens/Deeds

Christopher “Toph” Villa
DADU Builder • Flipper

Jason Rubadue
Lease Options • Private Lending • Hard Money • FIRE Strategies

Angelique Tinney
Airbnb / Mid-Term Rentals • Seller Financing • FIRE Strategies

Aaron Nguyen
Subject-To (Wraps) • Lease Options • Seller Financing • Mortgage Lending

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What We’ll Be Covering:

  • Mid-Term Rentals (Insurance Housing & Traveling Nurses)
  • Room-by-Room / Co-Living Models (PadSplit-style)
  • Seller Financing & Subject-To Deals
  • Assumable Loans (huge right now)
  • DADUs / ADUs for Cash Flow & Profit
  • Distressed Landlord Opportunities
  • Notes & Lending vs. Traditional Landlording
  • Flipping in Today’s Market
  • Tax Liens & Alternative Investing
  • New FIRE Financial Strategies

Why This Event Matters

The old playbook doesn’t work the same anymore.

This is your chance to hear real, local strategies from investors who are actually doing deals right now—not just talking about them.

Lucinda LarsonLucinda Larson
Landlord
Remodeler
Private Lender
FIRE Financial Strategies
John CareyLandlordFlipperMobile Home ParksTax Liens/Tax DeedsJohn Carey
Landlord
Flipper
Mobile Home Parks
Tax Liens/Tax Deeds
Christopher Christopher "Toph" Villa
DADU Builder
Flipper
Jason RubadueJason Rubadue
Lease Option
Private Lender
Hard Money Lender
FIRE Financial Strategies
Angelique TinneyAngelique Tinney
Airbnb/MidTerm
Seller Financing
FIRE Financial Strategies
Aaron NguyenAaron Nguyen
Sub To (Wraps)
Lease Option
Seller Financing
Mortgage Lender

 


Members:
Free
Non-Members:
$33.09
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Date:  Thursday, April 30, 2026
Time:  6:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Location:
Mercer Island Community Center
8236 SE 24th St
Mercer Island, WA 98040

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