But seriously, take this guy/girl to dinner and make a deal man!!

We just had 40-year investor sign up for his own education for that very reason.My dinner is almost ready, and then I'm going to go on about my life.Have a great night!

Sending post cards, volunteering, free dinner vouchers, Gift card sign ups, offers for analysis for tax reasons are all solid ways to grab people interested in your product.

It was a Saturday night I was at a no cell phone dinner with the wife.

My name is (Brandon) Kristopher Turner - I go by "Kristopher", and it's not because the other Brandon Turner goes by "Brandon", lol - and I am a 30-something entrepreneur originally born and raised in & around Atlanta, Georgia.I have never invested in real estate but frequently network with real estate investors for game nights, entrepreneur meetings and the occasional dinner. 

Once I was at the dinner table talking, I'd ask them what their goals are.

Spend $1,000 on four dinners and see if you end up with a more defined direction and some good advice.

Maybe you could network with some people from here, BP, that you could have lunch or dinner with while you are in Houston.  

Take someone local out to a nice lunch of dinner who is experienced and bring a note pad or something to get all the information down.I wouldn't spend 10k on a course especially with limited funds.

Everybody probably does this one already, but if you have to stop for a while, lunch, dinner, (I've even done it overnight before), I just place my brush in a ziploc and close it up with as little air as possible, and do the same with my roller in a gallon-size ziploc or wrapping it in plastic wrap.