If you’re looking for an easy way to network in the real estate investment business, try joining your local Real Estate Investment Club or Association. There you will meet people who are investors, bankers, traders, real estate agents, appraisers, many of whom have acquired a great deal of knowledge and many of whom have become quite wealthy. Interacting and networking with these experienced associates will go a long way toward reaching your goals and finding money-making opportunities. Many new associations have sprung up from these local clubs. Some members are looking for settlement funding, while others are busier with other interests or full-time jobs, and are looking for someone to find deals for them that they can do alone or as a couple. Some members are simply looking for a buyer for one of their properties and hope they can sell it to another member without paying a commission. You will definitely get an education by following this route. It will not be “book learning”, but probably more practical and practical.

For those of you who are not familiar with this type of organization, here is a bit of information. These are membership organizations and they sponsor many educational events, host guest speakers, and give occasional seminars on real estate related topics. Some are free and others require a small fee. They typically hold monthly meetings, at which time many of these events take place. Members usually wear name tags during these meetings and there is time reserved for private conversations and networking.

Occasionally some of these clubs even manage to recruit a reputable speaker to address their group. Meetings typically have a time when members can get up and talk about a particular project they are working on, announce a property sale, search for a certain type of property, and even look for a joint venture partner. As I said, many valuable and lasting partnerships have grown out of these humble beginnings.

You may find out that there is no such club in your hometown. If this is the case, you will surely find one in a larger city nearby. If you think your city could benefit from this type of organization, you might even consider starting one yourself. Perhaps some of the information in this document can give you a start in the right direction. You can also search the web for a site like Google and go to “Real Estate Investment Clubs” and continue from there. I am sure that any club you come across will be happy to provide you with information that you can use to start your own club. Good luck in all your real estate endeavors.

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