Real estate courses in utah

[Faifua Latu]

Hi I’m really wanting to learn more about becoming investor. I attended a free seminar and of course they at the end try to sell us their classes or education to become successful investor. It’s 20k. I know some successful investors or individuals in real estate who didn’t pay money or take these type of courses. Is this necessary? Is it possible for me to learn to be an successful investor without having to pay for the additional education or classes?

[Tylor Williamson]

Hi Faifua Latu. It is great to hear about your interest in real estate. That is exciting.

I have been doing fix-and-flips for about three years and more recently got into wholesaling deals.

There are many real estate courses that can be very educational and informative. There are also some that are nothing more then a way to scam new investors out of thousands of dollars. If you can find a good one, it seems like they are worth their weight in gold. The problem is finding the right course  

Before paying thousands and thousands of dollars towards a course, I would suggest you instead start attending all of the local real estate investment association meetings in the area. I am from Utah and there are several excellent REIA groups in the area. For most of them, you can attend your first meeting or two at no cost. And if you want to join, they generally run less than a couple hundred dollars for the entire year. At those meetings, you'll find tons of other investors, both new and experienced, who will be more than willing to sit with you and teach you and help you in this journey.

These  groups will typically have meetings on a variety of different topics that will appeal to lots of different investor types. Most of them will also have special classes to drill deeply into several topics. Some of the special classes will run extra, but for the most part your annual membership will cover the majority of the meetings

If you want to invest in a real estate course, these meetings would also provide you an opportunity to talk with other investors who are further along in their journey and see which courses they felt were beneficial or scams. That way you don’t have to only rely on the high-pressure sales techniques of somebody who is trying to sell you a course.

And if you ever want to meet up, feel free to connect through Bigger Pockets. I always love to chat and learn from others and see how we can help each other.   

Utah Reia- https://www.utahreia.org/

Salt Lake Reia- https://slreia.com/

Utah Valley Reia- https://uvreia.com/

Northern Utah Reia- https://www.nureia.org/