All Forum Posts by: Frank Straughter

 Here's my experience from 2 years ago at the New Orleans event. It was fun, mostly the exploring of a new city after conference hours. I did not make any valuable connections; just about everyone I talked to was in the same position I was in at the time (brand new, 1-2 units). The only guest speaker who really blew my mind was @Dave Van Horn , and I ended up buying his book. Everyone else, you could get their information from a free podcast or the book they had already written on the subject. 

I do not regret the money we spent on it, it was a great experience. That said, I was unwilling to pay the cost to go down to Orlando this year and hang out with 2200 other people trying to do the same thing I'm doing. Admittedly I don't like crowds, and networking at large event's can feel almost forced at times. Not my first or last big networking event either. But for learning and networking, I've personally had much better success at smaller local events. Your mileage may vary! 

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 Here's my experience from 2 years ago at the New Orleans event. It was fun, mostly the exploring of a new city after conference hours. I did not make any valuable connections; just about everyone I talked to was in the same position I was in at the time (brand new, 1-2 units). The only guest speaker who really blew my mind was @Dave Van Horn , and I ended up buying his book. Everyone else, you could get their information from a free podcast or the book they had already written on the subject. 

I do not regret the money we spent on it, it was a great experience. That said, I was unwilling to pay the cost to go down to Orlando this year and hang out with 2200 other people trying to do the same thing I'm doing. Admittedly I don't like crowds, and networking at large event's can feel almost forced at times. Not my first or last big networking event either. But for learning and networking, I've personally had much better success at smaller local events. Your mileage may vary! 

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I’ve got several and will message you.  It just depends on what your specific need is.

Hi again @Josh Harbert

In addition to what I mentioned earlier in the thread, here are some BiggerPockets Real Estate Rookie Videos that may help you:

This is about an individual who had 900k in Real Estate at age 17

This one is about buying rentals with No Money Down

This one is about 2 side hustles you can start today to fund your real estate investor journey