Opinions on REI Club First Meeting

[Jonathan W Holmes]

So I'm new to REI but moving quickly to get my business moving. It's going pretty good so far and meeting four sellers next week.

One of the first things I did was to attend a nearby REI club meeting. Now I understand the deal to some degree but basically the whole 4 hours was hawking $20K education programs. Yes, I learned a few things but the sales pitch was epic. It's my first time to attend an REI club meeting in person. I came there to network and see what others are doing. Some of the topics they touched on in the "education" program I found for free on the internet when I got home.

My spidey sense is tingling a bit and not sure what I should do.  The leader seems like a cool guy but the tease is "get your education (as in buy the program) and I'll let you in on the deals we are doing". 

What do you think?