You know . . . those local groups that have guru speakers that BP think is so horrible, that sell training and make the local group money .. .. . a lot of that money is put to work toward advocacy efforts on behalf of the industry.

At some point, the speaker said "wholesaling is like murder.

@Bryce Stclair is spot on about the meetup its at leaf chronicle every third thursday, i went last week and was very hppy with the networking and the speaker! 

Do you have any recommendations for creative event ideas or speakers?

The cool thing about Wharton was that the person who built that 1000 homes on a golf course was right in front of you as a guest speaker for that class and listening to how you analyzed and mitigated the risks.

@Ned CareyI attended an REIA meeting at the Sheraton in Towson and the speaker there (a commercial real estate investor) advise the same when purchasing commercial properties.

You're welcome to check us out if you'd like to network with local investors, share/find local deals and learn from the speakers brought in.

We host value add speakers and have a networking session as well.

At the end of every podcast, the guest speaker recommends couple books.

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