You will meet and connect some of the largest players in private money.

Among real estate investors, many are against the stock market claiming 1: Wall Street is rigged 2: Wall Street is a casino and/or 3: houses don’t go to zero. 

Hotels are not really something you can dabble in, the industry has a very small circle of players, and these people are generally solely focused on the industry.  

@Gregory OwenFor reverse mortgages they are one of the main players.

My 7yr old son does Futsal (indoor soccer) and his coach (who is a former professional futsal player) is looking for his own venue.

Cost segregation has been a major player in tax strategies for real estate owners by reclassifying assets that have a shorter useful life and can be depreciated over 5, 7, and 15 years from the nonresidential or residential properties with a useful life of 39 and 27.5 years, respectively.

Remember, it's a team player, so combine it with quality listings, competitive rates, and stellar guest service.

Right now OH is my big player.

There will be a few key players that would appreciate a good flow of 'quality' land opportunities. 

I had a similar experience went to a 3 day event of a pretty pricey mastermind group.. lots of top players in our industry are members .. price was 25k a year and for some of the folks there that I knew personally and a few I funded their first deals the networking for them was very valuable.. for me other than figuring out the new marketing methods people use  there was nothing really new that has not been done before 100's of times .