.), but I was married so, that didn't work.I started buying tapes (remember tapes, they'd get hung up in your tape player and wouldn't work anymore) on real estate investing, I took many seminars from speakers from a-far, digested dozens of books on investing and experimented creating buying offers using creative techniques (had to, had no money).I became an agent (that wasn't fun, but I did well) selling residential properties (that job diverted my energy from investing to driving around potential buyers), and earning almost nothing for my efforts.What I did not have when I started was a computer, no email no real estate chat rooms, no pagers, cell phones and no internet, Bigger Pockets wasn't born yet.I use to have to go to the court house and assessment office in person if I wanted to know who owned what, I use to run foreclosures after getting the information from the legal pending filing.I remember the first cell phone I purchased, it was call a 'bag phone' it was as big as a shoe box.

I have tried to surround myself with positive people and always listening to motivational speakers such as Zig Ziglar, Jim Rohn, Napoleon Hill, etc.  

San Diego is a VERY hard city to work in high values, rising market.Do not be intimidated by the clubs you get to hear from EXPERTS, successful, and experienced people for A VERY SMALL FEE 10-$20 next time you are interested in visiting a club look at what the speaker charges for a similar bootcamp or speaking engagement usually $100's or thousand$ a person.Cash flow is very hard to get in San Diego it is a second job in the beginning to search for it but read these blogs use the tools provided learn more by researching and taking action. 

it is not "mine or anybody's group" , it is just a few of us generally been about 8 or 10 that get together for lunch and chat about what we are doing, no speakers or formal agenda just a chance to network.

It is well attended and good networking and speakers.

BTW, the retired former Long Beach probate judge was a guest speaker at my  2011 seminar, Probate Secrets Unlocked, as was my friend (and competitor) JB, as well as a key area probate attorney.I know there was a guy running around SoCal promoting that he put probate short sales together.

We have a very dynamic guest speaker that night, so I encourage you to attend.

As far as education I wouldn't buy multiple courses and products from the monthly speakers that come.  

I was listening to a Jason Hartman podcast today (one of my two favorite RE podcasts), and one of the speakers said that Fannie are considering increasing their limit from 10 to 12 financed properties later this year.Has anyone else heard about this?

Some of the guest speakers are people who are involved in RE - Tax Liens, Wholesale and Rehab.