I've never heard of a "Real Estate Institute of Rhode Island" but I can say there are multiple organizations (including many brokerages) which will give you the pre-license classes.

Bottom line is there is so much variation in the economy there (Coke, Sports, Airlines, Tech, Automotive, Movie Industry, etc.) and there is a continued growth with International business occurring there too, so I just see a lot of potential for the area in the years to come.  

HiThis is to create a list of us Isreali US investors so we can create an organized independent network group and organize events, share experiences.Please post here to know you are interested, saying what your level of experience is in the US, what is your next goal and what are you needing to getting to it.Ariel.

Warren, check Meetup.com and you will see tons of groups, REIA's and other organizations that are local to your area.

I'm very interested for a few reasons.1) Its local for me and from what I can see compared to other land in the area is a very good price2) The seller is not against doing seller financing which I'd likely take advantage of3) he's willing to do a partial trade for some high end "toys" I own (sports car, motorcycles, etc.)Before going any further I'll be researching the township's rules and regulations on billboards to get a better understanding. 

If one of the city organizations own it (PHA, RDA).

My point being the level of separation between you and your tenants and that the handyman must be organized by you...keeping you from focusing on finding your next investment. 

@Glenn Schworm runs the show and is a wealth of information and runs a great organization. 

It was shocking how many people were lining up with their credit cards to plop down $40k (though I suspect several may have been plants).I love the book, but hate what the organization has become!

I cannot directly help but I think there is a way on BiggerPockets to find out about investing organizations and site locations.