They also offer some very good free teleconferences where you can get some great teachings as well as some good offers on products and services from the speakers.

I listened to the podcast 113 and feel that I share the same feeling as the guest speaker on rentals.

The speaker said he does a couple of flips that creates cash to purchase buy and hold.

I was a stylist for music videos for Def Jam, a fashion editor (when they use to print magazines), a speaker at art/fashion schools and a host for fashion related panels and events. 

How about having a speaker for the meet ups.

If you have an area of investing that interests you, you can then find the top speaker / teacher that in that subject.

Of course, I try to have interesting speakers at each meeting.

They are a great place to network and typically have speakers who share their stories on how they became successful in real estate investing.Here's a few to checkout: Sacramento Real Estate Club, NorCal REIA, and SacREIA.Hope that helps!

The speaker was very knowledgeable and I am interested in contacting him to perhaps help me with financial planning. 

OK, so at our real estate convention last weekend, George Ross was one of the speakers.