My club is one of the biggest in the country and the cost if really cheap ($175/yr) and we have about 20 meetings a month!

With real estate, some of the biggest pluses aren't seen in ROE (or ROI for that matter, at least until you sell), namely appreciation, principal paydown and depreciation as a tax write off.

A home that is selling for $100k after we just saw the biggest run up in real estate values in my adult lifetime means that it's probably not a very desirable place to live for people that have options.

 - I saved my biggest reason to last.  

Ask them who the biggest player in the room is. 

Biggest driver for vacancy for us is being pet friendly.

The freedom to be your own planner and boss is the biggest plus in this business.I am actually heading up to Mt Rainer soon.

I would think the biggest red flag would be asking for any fees other than an appraisal up front - would you agree?

My biggest tip would be to attend in-person meetups; we actually have one coming up this Saturday if you are free: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/1209859-lear...There is something about meeting like-minded people in person that really seems to create a positive energy. 

The single biggest metric nobody talks about in real estate is portfolio value in dollars.