Conscious Round Table

[Jade N.]

Has anyone heard of or worked with the Conscious Round Table in Baltimore? Any experience or feedback is appreciated.

[Jon K.]

@Jade N. I don't think you necessarily need a mentor so much as a network. To me the main benefit of attending various meetups or joining REIAs is expanding your circle. You may get something out of the speakers but odds are you've heard some variation of it before. The hour before and after where people mingle is where the money is. Meet as many as you can and find out as much about what sort of investing they're into as you can. Exchange cards so you can talk more later. I've connected with a lot of people who have reached out since or that I've reached out to and I've yet to be rejected when asking a question about an area in which they have experience. You can reciprocate in turn. Odds are you'll meet someone who will be more than happy to help you analyze a deal that knows a neighborhood. Or that will otherwise give you advice from experience on something you're considering getting into. I can't possibly oversell how valuable that is.

I personally wouldn't pay for additional services, or coaching, or a course on cds, etc. Even if it's legitimate, I think you can get it for free if you invest your time at some of these meetups networking. That being said: You know you. You know your time constraints, your goals and what is holding you back. If you've already tried it every other way you can think of and believe that signing up and paying for a service like what you described or coaching is all you need to get you to take action on your first deal then maybe it's money well spent.