Mike Jacka is the president and founder of the Minnesota Real Estate Investors Association (MnREIA).

He is a St. Paul native and, after a brief stint as a computer technician, became a real estate agent in 1992.  Since then, his real estate investing background has become very diverse and includes general contracting, rehabs, single family homes, multi-units, rentals and land trusts in addition to wholesaling, foreclosures, pre-foreclosures, short sales, subject-to (Sub2), lease options and contract for deeds.

The first 6 years, he was doing "OK".  Then in 1998 he attended a Ron LeGrand educational program and that is when his life and business changed forever.  From then on, he was convinced that education is the key to success in this business.

Currently, his real estate business consists of rehabbing, wholesaling, lease options and creating seller financing as well as some small commercial buildings.  He also does training and build systems for investors to improve their learning curve and assist them in their business.

MnREIA started in 2002 with just 8 members and has been growing ever since.  The Minnesota REIA has become nationally recognized as one of the largest and most active real estate investment clubs in America.