If you start slacking around "A" players they will be sure to call you out or kick you out! 

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 .

Now I see how a Russian fiddle player is thinking, LOL :)Wow, Justin, another 500K in equity at the closing table, ........right. 

@Jay Helms IBM is no longer the big player.

They are in complete control of their selling time horizon, and can keep the property indefinitely until prices return.While all of these players can win, I think it's important to recognize the risk profile and how the types of debt used to buy property can dramatically change the risk profile.

@Suzanne Player I'm seeing a little bit of everything. 

If you’re a bigger player and you have connections it’s more viable.

Hey Luke — We’re based in Charlotte and work with a lot of the flip and construction players out here.

Find one that you like and I would say let them know you are a serious player.

Commercial loan defaults are starting to hit the market, so some of the bigger players who were in the residential space last few years may look toward the commercial side.2.