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Friday, October 17th
Potawatomi Casino Hotel
Milwaukee, WI
RPA-CON 2025 Location:
Potawatomi Casino Hotel
RPA-CON 2025 is going to be back downtown Milwaukee. Easy to access, a lot of fun for post event networking at the casino! Free parking for RPA-CON visitors!
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Event Schedule
Friday, October 17th 2025
8:30 AM
Registration Opens
Check-in at the registration, get your name tag, and grab free coffee.
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9:00 AM
Exhibit area opens
9:00-9:50 AM
Legal Update on Landlord-Tenant Law
Get the latest updates to recent legal changes. Learn the latest about using the most up to date lease to protect yourself from refunding rent for the entire duration of the lease and much more! Atty Tristan Pettit is the author behind the rental forms from Wisconsin Legal Blank and one of the leading experts on Wisconsin landlord-tenant law.
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Atty Tristan Pettit
Pettit Law Group
10:30 AM
1st Speakers Breakout Sessions
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Serenity Room - Craig Maternowski and Kyle Kmiec
The One Big Beautiful Bill: What it Means for Business Owners
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Clarity Room - Antoine Williams
Unlocking Opportunities: Sheriff Sales & City-Owned Properties
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Prosperity Room - Justin Shurr
How to get the most out of your furnace/AC systems
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Inspire Room - George Owusu
How to grow your portfolio to 150 units while working full-time
11:00 AM
2nd Speakers Breakout Sessions
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Serenity Room - Matt Frank
Insuring Your Rentals: What You Don’t Know Could Cost You
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Clarity Room - Melissa Gaglione
Understanding Illegally Parked & Abandoned Vehicles
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Prosperity Room - Teresa and Anthony Machi
Hard Money Hacks: Do’s & Don’ts
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Inspire Room - Jim Puccio
The Landlord Success Toolkit: Best Practices in Fair Housing, Application Processing Procedures, Leasing & Resident Retention
11:30 AM
Enjoy buffet lunch and Network with Local Investors
Take a break, enjoy lunch and visit with exhibitors and networking with local real estate investors. Lunch is included with your ticket, other food will be available to purchase at the Casino's restaurants.
1:30 PM
3rd Speakers Breakout Sessions
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Serenity Room - Archie Blunt
How to combat the issues surrounding affordable housing
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Clarity Room - Dean Walenczyk
Stop the Money Leak: Proven Plumbing Savings Strategies
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Prosperity Room - Corey Paszkiewicz
Scaling your portfolio with the BRRRR Method and maximizing Rents with Section 8
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Inspire Room - Ann Belter
Property Management Software: Tools to Simplify Your Business
2:00 PM
4th Speakers Breakout Sessions
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Serenity Room - Kirsten Pezewski
What you need know about Koble legal case
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Clarity Room - Onochie Fan-Osuala
Artificial intelligence (AI) and Real Estate: The good, the bad, and the ugly
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Prosperity Room - Chad Venne
Knowledge into Action: Leveraging Education to Accelerate Your Career and Grow Your Real Estate Portfolio
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Inspire Room - Mark Medrek
From Code to Compliance: Understanding DNS and Milwaukee Housing
3:00 PM
Keynote Speaker
4:00 PM
Exhibition Area Closes
Hopefully you had a chance to connect with many of the contractors, suppliers, vendors and service providers throughout the day!
4:00 PM
Happy Hour
Wrap up your tour of the exhibition area and grab a drink at the bar and network with local investors and real estate professionals.
Keynote Speakers
Stay Tuned for Additional Speaker Profiles
Get Insider Information about Wisconsin Real Estate.
Every year the RPA brings together local experts on landlord-tenant law, real estate investing trends, trends and data for the commercial and residential market in Wisconsin so you can get a competitive edge as a real estate investor.
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RPA-CON: Guru-Free Zone.
RPA-CON is hosted BY real estate investors FOR real estate investors. For 51 years the RPA (Rental Property Association of Wisconsin) has represented the interests of property owners as a NON-PROFIT. Our goal is to help you to improve your business - and not to pitch you a guru course!
Real Estate Vendor Show Floor
Meet investor friendly contractors, vendors and industry professionals
Over 60 exhibitors: contractors, suppliers and service providers.
Preliminary Exhibitor List
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A.Schoeneman & Co.,Inc.
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Always Towing & Recovery Inc
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ARC Contracting
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Bartsch Management, LLC
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Bourn Pest Solutions
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Camo Crew Responsible Junk Removal
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Carpetland USA
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Certa Pro Painters
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Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke
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Datum Consulting Services
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DEY Distributing
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DRJ Adjusting Services LLC
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Eagle Disposal Inc.
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Exeter 1031 Exchange Service, LLC
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Expedia Cruises
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Finance System of Green Bay Inc.
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Hallman Lindsay Paints
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Harter's Lakeside Disposal
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Intec
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Katharisma Cleaning
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KBKG
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Kitchen Cubes
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Landmark Credit Union
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LeafFilter Gutter Protection
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MailFuze
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Mediate Milwaukee
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NetWorth Realty of Milwaukee
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Ogden & Company, Inc.
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P's Junk Removal
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Poker Financial Group
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Real Property Management Greater Milwaukee
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REIA Hard Monday/Arc Capital Fund
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RHRC
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Robertson Ryan Insurance
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Seamless Building Systems
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Second Nature
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Segal-Goldman Group @ RE/MAX Service First-Milwaukee Metro
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SERVPRO Team Cowell
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Shepherd Financial Advisors
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Sherwin Williams Paint Company
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Sid Grinker Restoration, Inc.
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Smart Asset Realty
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SNSHN Management and Realty
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SVA Certified Public Accountants
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The Equitable Bank
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The Grumley Agency
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The Hard Money Co.
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TheGuarantors
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TRC Commercial LLC
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TriCity National Bank
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Welcome Home Milwaukee
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WISCO Cabinets
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Wisconsin Legal Blank Co., Inc.
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Zingen & Braun Insurance Agency LLC
The #1 Real Estate Investor Event in Wisconsin
One convention packed with local keynote speakers including some of the top real estate investors, legal experts, attorneys, property managers, real estate market experts, industry professionals and more. Meet with 60+ exhibitors from cleaning service to cabinet supplier and network with other real estate investors large and small.
RPA-CON in Numbers
Noah Jacobson,
Brew City Capital Groop
“RPA-CON is the biggest real estate investor event in Wisconsin. We will be there!"
Spencer Harvey,
Duplex Investor
“I was pleasantly surprised by the number of exhibitors and made a lot of great connections to contractors and service providers.”
RPA-CON 2025 is back at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino
Stay Updated
Landlord - Tenant Law
Stay up-to-date with Wisconsin landlord-tenant law by attending the RPA-CON. Our leading attorneys will discuss hot topics and the latest issues to help you protect your business. Learn about the Koble case, where a landlord had to refund all of the tenant's rent due to a flaw in the lease. Landlords face increasing pressure from tenant organizations that provide free attorneys to fight evictions even for non-payment of rent. Know your rights and responsibilities under the law and how to defend your business. Don't miss out on valuable insights and knowledge.
Grow your business
Vendors & Suppliers
Meet with 60+ local industry vendors, suppliers, contractors, industry professionals and service providers! RPA-CON is the biggest real estate investor event in Wisconsin! We connect property owners with local businesses that want to help you to run a better real estate investing business. If you are a contractor or vendor looking to book a booth please email admin@rpawi.org for details.
Get involved
Networking
The RPA is the largest and oldest non-profit organization for buy & hold investors in Wisconsin large and small. For over 51 years we have been representing the best interest of investors in Madison and advocating for fair landlord-tenant laws in Wisconsin. Join the RPA and meet hundreds of other real estate investors, who face the same issues you do. Most RPA members have between 5 and 50 units and networking with your peers is one of the biggest advantages of being an RPA member.
Meet your peers. Most RPA Members are part time pros with 5-50 units.
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Celebrating 51 Years
Rental Property Association of Wisconsin
The RPA is a non profit for buy & hold real estate investors in Wisconsin based in Milwaukee. We were founded to support and advocate for both the good landlord and the good tenant. Education, Legislation, Advocacy & Networking - become a Member today!
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Rental Property Association of Wisconsin
Contact
414-276-7378
admin@RPAWI.org
Website
Address
PO BOX 4125
Milwaukee, WI 53204-7905
