Welcome to Missoula Real Estate Meetup
The Missoula Real Estate Meetup has three main goals:
1. Learn more about the Missoula Market
2. Make authentic connections
3. Share strategies and information
As always, there will be no selling of any products or services, and it's always free to attend.
We meet the third Tuesday of every month at the Highlander, at 6:00 PM. We usually have 20-30 attendees.
If you're interested, enter your email below, and we'll send you an invite.
Upcoming Speakers
We always start with a guest speaker that has been recommended by a member as an experienced and connected member of the Missoula Real Estate industry (Ex. property manager, developer, agent, title insurance, lawyer, home insurance, etc.). There is usually between 15-30 minutes of a presentation, then some question and answer time. We spend the rest of the time making friends, drinking beer, discussing deals, and potential partnerships. Our upcoming speakers are below:
Brittany Palmer- January 21st
North Missoula Community Development Corporation
Brittany is the Executive Director of the North Missoula Community Development Corporation. She leads the organization in building community power, thriving neighborhoods, and affordable homes. She will speak about the code reform currently happening in the City of Missoula, as well as how Land Trusts function. She will also be answering questions from the group.
Rob Erickson- February 18th
Rhoades and Erickson PLLC
Rob has been a practicing Lawyer since 2003 and in Missoula since 2009. Real Estate is one of his areas of expertise, and he will speak about the importance of structuring your investment to maximize both profit as well as protecting yourself and your assets. He will discuss the importance of contracts, and some particular provisions important to real estate deals.
Jen Thorne- March 18th
Safe Home Montana
Jen is an expert in environmental testing services, specializing in Montana’s unique real estate regulations. She helps investors navigate water quality, radon, mold, asbestos, and lead testing, ensuring compliance and protecting property value. Her talk will provide actionable insights on due diligence, risk mitigation, and optimizing investments in Montana’s real estate market.
The Missoula Real Estate Meetup Team
Dedicated to building a stronger Missoula Real Estate Community
Keith Miller: President
Founding Partner and Director of Operations of the Upslope Group. The Upslope Group LLC is a Missoula based Factory-Built Home Community Development Company. Our mission is to build entry level housing to allow our buyers to gain future equity, appreciation, and an opportunity to control their housing costs. Our success is built upon our development experience in the Missoula Valley, and a relentless focus on learning and executing the best practices in the Manufactured Home Community industry. Check us out at www.UpslopeGroup.com
I'm a former Middle School Teacher and 5th generation Montanan, and was born and raised in Missoula. I am passionate about building more housing for Missoula in a sustainable way to solve our housing crisis. I'm sharing what I'm doing openly so that more Missoulians can housing, and we can together solve this housing crisis in a sustainable way and build a walkable, bike-able Missoula.
I sincerely believe that converting garages to ADUs and building backyard townhouses is a potential solution to the Missoula housing crisis, because the core issue we have is low supply and high demand. By increasing the supply of housing, the demand will fall, and the rent increases that we are seeing will slow.
I donate more than 6 percent of my income to causes that improve the health of children, pregnant mothers, and families in low income communities. I am increasing my charitable contributions by 1% every year after that.
Learn more here.
Brady Potts: Vice President
Focused on small-multifamily and branching into larger buildings, he currently has 6 units and several projects underway. Believing in a holistic approach, Brady looks to meld the concepts of sustainability, profit, and community wellness into all his ventures. He's currently focused on multifamily acquisitions and sustainably-built development.
Ryan Frey
Senior Advisor
Ryan is a Founding Partner of the Upslope Group, as well as the experience owner of Saddle Mountain Construction. Ryan has been a General Contractor for over 24 years. Ryan has a wealth of experience in the building industry, and has won MBIA's Builder of the year. He is currently focused on building entry level housing to allow our buyers to gain future equity, appreciation, and an opportunity to control their housing costs. You can learn more at www.Upslopegroup.com.