When I tried to cancel at the end of the month I received a great deal of push back (they were trying to charge me for a full membership) and it got pretty ugly. 

I also have membership with Navy Federal and Penfed which generally has decent mortgage rates in residential.

do you have registered securities folks selling your investment memberships.. somewhere I think i learned that only registered series 7 type folks could get compensated .. if they were NOT employees of the mother ship..  

We also offer to send out wholesale deal info like those to our membership who are the top buying group in Houston. 

I understand the value of networking of course, and meetups, and there are a few that I've found informal (we meet at starbucks every monday afternoon) ... but I'm curious about these membership associations. 

Forums are worth 1000 times what club membership and other resources are.

If I could pass it through my parents to just give me the 20 grand a year for REI classes and memberships I would... but that won't be happening unfortunately.

I won't be renewing this year even though its only $75 yearly membership fee.

Many of the REIA's here are struggling with the lower level of membership.

Membership is vital and proves that companies that are registered with NACSO have complied with all state and federal laws, have adequate customer service options as well as been in business for at least one year and have submitted information about themselves, the company and submitted pictures of the office to ensure compliance with data handling.These are just some requirements of being a member.Many companies are not members.