There was a wide array of speakers and many high level attendees.  

Thank God another attendee from the seminar enlightened and referred me to BiggerPockets instead. 

The HML meetings typically have 15-20 attendees with a mix of Borrowers and Lenders in attendance.  

I'm looking for any local investor meetups who are open to new attendees.

THANK YOU for referring me to the event i will be a regular attendee going forward.

Well 4 years later, a few of them have done multiple deals because they weren't just official meet up attendees with no real money or resources, they were actually in the game because they emerged themselves in the world of real estate at the most entry level possible.

It is good for newbies in that the person that runs the meeting takes time to break down each pitch and attendees can ask questions. 

He ultimately left the company, and doesn't have much good to say about it.Ultimately, the goal of the seminars and training is to get the attendees to go through increasingly more expensive trainings, and at each level get just enough insight that they are encouraged to move on and spend more money.My personal experience reading the RD/PD books is that they are great motivational material, but lack any real substance in real world strategies or tactics.

There are a number of pitch-fest based real estate clubs in LA that have been attracting hundreds of attendees for years.

Red flag #1: Guru holding a free seminar (it really is not free, it is an up sell to costly programs, boot camps, and personal training sessions to the tune of many thousands of dollars.Red Flag #2: The advertisement video shows a clip of attendees dancing and cheering and all excited in the audience = Hype and more Hype which is all fluff and BS.Red Flag #3: So-called top RE flip investor in the country - then why not keep flipping rather than market courses and seminars?