There will be a speaker on mold removal for about 30 minutes and then my partner and I are going to do what we call the "Hot Seat".

Geraldine does a great job bringing in guest speakers.

If the property goes to foreclosure the bank will not be able to file a claim until it sells as an REO... so you're kicking the claim down the road...VERBATIM from an MI company negotiator "We won't accept this ss offer because the claim bank of america will file if we approve this ss" (About 2 years ago MGIC told this to my negotiator... and we had it on speaker phone and I almost fell out of my chair)JC

Zak,While the meetings at Sam's can be motivational for newbies, they also come with sales pitches by the speakers most of the time, so be aware of it.

National and regional speakers, corporations, industry data providers, and large state REIA groups are all solid potential targets for this level of membership.

I do not go to every mtg, only because I am out of town sometimes and also, I just eveluate the speakers and all, and just decide that if on that mtg date I have something more pertinent to do then that is what I will do.

I recently went to an REIA meeting where Than Merrill (A&E's flipping homes) came as the guest speaker.

Then they said come on out and be a speaker etc. and wanted 15,000.

They typically split the money with the speaker on the products that are sold, in addition to the membership fees.It is unfortunate that you got a bad taste from your meeting.

I had the opportunity to see him live last year, he does have quite a story and is an excellent speaker.