Thanks, @Shaun Reilly and @Kristopher K.Patrick, the Black Diamond events that they mentioned are free, and the two speakers are seasoned rehabbers, and two of my partners in Black Diamond.

We were able to have @Jerry Puckett as a speaker and he was great!

http://www.trustetc.com/2013-networking-conference/They had some great speakers last year and I met a lot of interesting people.Also, since I'm going to be in the Orlando area, I will also be attending a BP meetup too so feel free to join!

Yes, it is worth it.They have great guest speakers and multiple meeting groups on a wide range of topics.

Open discussion, or speakers/workshops?

We both live in areas that abound with Spanish speakers, many of whom also speak English.You can probably find some at your local Auto insurance businesses.

The speakers tend to be gurus who hawk products, but I think a number of the ones speaking that weekend are pretty decent and could at least give you a nice overview.Best of luck!

., resident in the forums.I've been a member of Ctreia for more than 3 years.They have a monthly "Guru Speaker."

The speaker discussed how IRS liens work.

Then the rest of the information you gather when the note seller calls.The benefit I find to direct mail is you can regulate your calls to your schedule and most of all, you get you good at talking about the business.The downside, very expensive (close to it $.75 to a dollar a letter) and it is very hard to find a dependable persona to stamp, signed, stuff, and mail your direct mail.Cold calls, on local notes sources such as realtors, banks, divorce attorneys, developers, real estate clubs, investor clubs (and the list goes on and on) is another approach.The best place to start is personal calls to Real estate offices and offer to be a quest speaker at their next sales meetings.