All Forum Posts by: Matt Stricklen

 No personal offense intended, Matt!

Except insomuch as you're part of the electorate that produced the government that produced such a terrible, despicable law.

There's a tragic new element to the California vs. Texas debate, to the question of whether it's worth investing in Texas, etc. Texas's assault of women's rights is horrific, and it's worth pointing out regardless of the forum.

Gosh...

Don't you have a new, state-sanctioned bounty to go earn?

If you are looking backwards you do not need a calculator generally as you just plug in the actual numbers achieved during the period for which are interested. You do not list the calculator you are using or where. I would look at the rates when you started, then compare the rates at the end.  Then look at the %. If you were collecting 1000 and are now collecting 2000 it is a 2000/1000 rate increase (200%) over a course of 6 years. 

Hey @Anna Marie Holland you might go to the meeting and see what it is like before paying the $100 or $200 or whatever. See if the group meets your needs, THEN pay some money because it will help you. And yes, there are lots of free ones around also. I have a free group that meets in San Antonio every month. @Simon Castillo was there last night. Some knowledge, but more to get to know some people a little better. I don't charge, but if I did, I am sure people would pay. I try to bring value to people. Seek that out in the meetings that you go to.

@Anna Marie Holland as @Matt Stricklen said, unfortunately the Austin REIA has been taken over by a husband and wife " real estate guru" salesman named Phill and Shenoah Grove. The fee is not $100 it is actually $10k+ just to get in and $50k if you actually want access the Phill and Shenoah otherwise you get will get pushed to one of their "trainers". They brand their program as the "big dogs" and are mostly pushing folks to focus on areas outside Austin like San Antonio, Dallas and Houston. Really does not make sense at all for them to be allowed to run the Austin REIA but I am guessing the folks at the national level look the other way to this because they bring in fresh money.

I understand that this is usually not the case and most REIA's are wonderful. It actually pains me to know that this continues and wish we could somehow overthrow their rein on the Austin REIA.

I for one choose to attend some of the smaller format and free meetups. Dan Castro runs another group called “investor underground” which started as a Facebook page. Their group also has costs associated for the meetings but is probably a better place to look if you want a paid experience. I personally do not have any experience with them so cannot comment to the value but know others have said good things.