All high end fixtures...venetian plastered walls, custom speakers throughout, built in Miele coffee system, custom cabinets, concealed dishwasher, toto toilets, hardwood floors, redone bathrooms, etc...BEFOREAFTER

So many positives come from it including leadership development and access to great speakers.

(And I'll second @Adam M. on Robinhood -- great choice for low-cost stock investing).Coincidentally, I attended an Online Lending meetup in New York last night, and one of the speakers was Ron Suber, the president of Prosper.

Speaker at 7 PM.

TREIA main meeting usually have well know speakers that do educate and sell at the same time.

Outside of my interest in real estate, I'm a public speaker, specifically on the topic of time management and productive.

Are you really a teacher type that identifies problems in communicating with a student, conveying information and actually teaching, or do you want to just be a public speaker?

The featured speaker was Pete Youngs.

Great networking, great information, great food, cash bar, and no meeting fees or memberships.No selling speakers, no multi-level marketing, all are welcome.

You can arrive at any time but from 6:00 - 6:45 PM they'll have a Q&A which is very helpful for newbies and this month there will be no special speaker and the rest of the meeting will be very interactive with a lot of participation (more Q&A, experiences from knowledgeable folks, good stories and bad, information about property valuation, etc.).