Couple hundred bucks and you are off to the races, can advertise houses, put signs up, newspaper ads, flyers etc. 

for me was a pilots license  not that it made me any money it cost me well lets put it this way a bunch over 30 years of private aviation.but the experience and exclusiveness  those day trips to Friday Harbor were I could leave at 10am be there at 11am have lunch walk back and be home in time for cocktail hour.. priceless.. 

Forbes defines 7 reasons to join a Mastermind Group as (I paraphrased) : Exclusive Community.

Not bad but something you shouldn't count on in the future.3) You save about $4,500 in taxes if you sell it and take advantage of section 121 exclusion.4) Are you sure you can't take out a HELOC in texas?

Predicting what the real estate industry will look like beyond 10 years is hard, but I can safely say this: Within the next decade, real estate agents will no longer be showing homes – with exclusion of the luxury market.Buyers can already do a bulk of the home-shopping process online – from access to all available homes, detailed information about neighborhoods, to top-rated real estate professionals, including agents and lenders, to getting pre-approved.

Since there is an exclusion up to $250,000 for you and if you are married for your wife, another $250,000. 

Hi @Carolyn HodoSomething I didn't anyone talk about was the home sale exclusion of $250,000How long did you live in the old house?

I exclusively use portfolio loans and they have been instrumental to my growth.

@Robert Bowker we exclusively sell apartment properties in the Chicagoland suburbs, and we've made the decision not to purchase properties in our market because it tends to lead to conflicts of interest between us and our clients.

Do NOT sign an exclusive buyer's agent agreement until after you meet them both.