Comments on: Analysis: The Real Estate Investment Club Meeting From Hell

By: Kim Tucker

Kim Tucker — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:17:30 +0000

yep some clubs are like that, but if you are in the Kansas City area you will find that the clubs here are a little different. First off we have over an hour of networking where you can talk with vendors or other people at the event, ask questions, share deals.

We also have a speaker for about 90 minutes that teach about some topic related to real estate investing, they may have a 5 to 10 minute sales pitch at the end for thier service or their product, but they are expected to teach you something as well.

So if you are in KC, check out our group – http://www.MAREInet.com

You will come out knowing more at the end than when you started.

Next meeting July 8th.

By: mortgage marketing genius

mortgage marketing genius — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 07:53:30 +0000

Having just found your blog on Google, I’ll be back many times.

By: Jessica Riley

Jessica Riley — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 01:41:19 +0000

I’m a new investor in LA county. Does anyone know of a good Real Estate club I can attend?

By: Jeff Brown

Jeff Brown — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:52:13 +0000

>what if you’d like to approach them to invest their capital Jeff Brown ??

I never pursue that avenue. Why? Because mostly they’ve been hounded by so-called investment guys who couldn’t find their butts with both hands, two helpers, a map, and a GPS.

When I’m invited, I speak. I never even come close to trying to ‘sell’ anyone on being a client. I’ve learned over time, that if I give them solid information, my experience and expertise shines through, and they can choose to contact me or not. What happens most of the time, is one of the questions is, “How can we contact you?”

These clubs suffer from the blind leading the blind most of the time.

By: jeff

jeff — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 19:13:05 +0000

what if you’d like to approach them to invest their capital Jeff Brown ??

By: Jeff Brown

Jeff Brown — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 22:53:04 +0000

At least once or twice a month I’m dealing with folks who ‘learned’ how to invest at some local investment club. I’m not saying they don’t have their place, but they should only be inspiring more questions for an expert.

As I often tell my clients – the real problem is, you don’t know what you don’t know.

It’s the question you DON’T know to ask that gets you in the end.

Please – use an expert to guide you.

By: jeff

jeff — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:06:12 +0000

thanx that was quick dude!!! Mr. Dorkin do u know where can find for regular “investment Clubs” non- real estate –where one can contact and meet w/ ?

By: Joshua Dorkin

Joshua Dorkin — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:44:15 +0000

http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investment-clubs.html

By: jeff

jeff — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:37:41 +0000

hi know where one can find list of investment clubs to attend

By: Kent Palmer

Kent Palmer — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:22:41 +0000

This problem is rampant across the entire industry. As an investor and broker, I find myself invited to every variety of “seminar” you can imagine. The most frightening examples of what you are writing about are the Continuing Education course brokers are required to attend to keep their license active. They are almost always built around some form of product. The sales numbers for what ever the host may be pitching always seem to be more important then the educational aspect of the lecture.

By: Eunice's admirer

Eunice's admirer — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 21:14:27 +0000

Wow, Eunice, you’re a real live Real Estate Investor?? That’s AWESOME, I’ve been reading the biggerpockets.com blog pages for weeks trying to find someone like you.

I’m especially grateful that you posted a reply to this, offering your help and giving us all the ways to contact you (errr, strike that. But I know there can’t be too many Eunices out there, so I’ll ask around and find you).

How do I get a title like yours?

{rolling eyes}

(and just so I’m not wasting a posting to complain about THAT… I, too, was frustrated to attend the two largest REI clubs in Orlando and find the same thing — although one of them has dozens of smaller focus groups each month, covering various topics… So now I filter what I can from the general meeting, and enjoy the focus groups for true networking and knowledge.)

By: Eunice

Eunice — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:04:33 +0000

Hello all,

My name is Eunice and I’m a Real Estate Investor. If you have any questions myself or my team of investors will be more than happy to assist you.

Sincerely,
Eunice
Real Estate Investor