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Joining the local REIA.....as a newbie.
Ok, so I've never done any RE investing before. I have been educating myself through BP and others sources and I am leaning towards starting with doing "no money" wholesale deals (seeing as I'm broke as a joke lol). But I have been doing some thinking about joining the local REIA here in NYC in support of these prospective deals..... is this a good move at this stage in the game being a newbie?
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@Lummie Spann It's definitely worth a try. Many REIA groups are geared toward newbies so you might find it a goldmine of information and local assistance. Hopefully they don't have a ridiculous fee to join. Most REIS groups I've heard about don't charge anything or very little but my local group charges something crazy like $500 or $800 per year (I don't remember the exact amount). I think they look at it as tuition for teaching the group. Give it a try and see what happens. Good luck!