Should I join an investment group?

[Martin B.]

So, I'm a new investor.  My wife and I bought our first condo at the end of 2017.  It's rented with great tenants.  It's not cash flowing much, but it's paying for itself.  I'm looking to buy another property and get more serious about our real estate investing.  I was thinking about joining the Chicago Area Real Estate Investors Association or the Northwest Indiana Creative Investors Association, or both.  Does anyone have any feedback on these groups?  Or know of better groups to join?  Or have general opinions on joining groups such as these?  I feel the need for mentor(s) and contacts to guide me along and increase my education.  I live just southwest of Chicago.