All Forum Posts by: Tom Allard

David I will agree that LA is not too far.  I just started looking for real estate clubs last night and only found a few so far.  The ones I found in LA look like they meet early evening on week nights.  I live minimum 2 hours away with traffic so for me to attend one of these meetings I would have to take an afternoon off work.  Just started a new job so time off will be a bit challenging at least right now.  May try to attend a meeting down there in the spring or early summer.  Anyway nice to meet you and thank you for the helpful advice.

Hi.  My name is Tom Allard from Bakersfield California.  My wife and I have not invested in real estate other than owning our own house.  We are getting to the point in our life where we need to give our "retirement fund" a real shot in the arm if I am ever to retire.  I just attended a real estate conference in Bakersfield and decided I did not want to barrow an enormous amount of money to attend an advanced training.  I found this forum when I was searching for a real estate investment club in my area.  I am still looking for that club.  I found one but the website says they are not accepting new members.  I met another couple at the 3 day Bakersfield conference and we are going to work together to learn new strategies in real estate investing.  I would like to find a "local" Real Estate Investment Club that My friend Mark and I could attend.  I can't wait to learn from seasoned investors.