In Utah, we have several local Non-profit Real Estate Investor Associations.www.SLREIA.comwww.UVREIA.comwww.UtahReia.orgEach of these organizations provide membership for $100-$200 per year, provide expert advice and live monthly meetings and networking.Because I live in Utah and I actively invest, I meet students of all the other programs that are offered locally. 

3)What benefits other than insurance coverage have you gained by signing up to NREIG’s Membership, which you have no option but to agree to at the time of setting up your profile?

It is a free group and not associated with any REIAs so no memberships to join etc.

Navy Fed membership requires a military connection, but their pool of eligibility is more expansive than USAA because they include granparents, grandchildren and siblings of vets.Fremont Bank offers HELOC on investment properties in California only. 

I was told I would have to join their Platinum Membership for $2500 in order to facilitate this.

Did you feel that their 15K or 20K membership for 2 years is worth it ?

As a suggestion; go ahead and get the Bigger Pockets membership for a year (frequently there will be a discount offer after the webinars).

In addition to the DOT/Mortgage being recorded against the property itself, there was a Pledge of Membership Interest  in which it was agreed that 100% of the  membership interest in the entity would be transferred to the lender in the event of default. 

Newsletters, investment club memberships, trading platform access fees?)?

How are people getting access to CoStar without actually paying for a membership?