For a few days, you had to be pro or plus to engage on events and as I already stated, that is no longer true.As to how to use PRO features more effectively, there's no one answer.

The group from Washington state is growing steadily here, you picked the perfect place to network, engage, and most of all, learn.

The only comfort in this is that my social network is made up of mostly professionals with 50-400 mutual friends per person.

Over the years, people have been trained to protect their social security number, date of birth and other highly personal information.

I am a partner/owner of Rocklo we engage american companies with Latino community.

I blog, am active in support groups, hold fundraisers, speak around the country and take people to doctor's appointments, social services, etc.One of the biggest obstacles in getting someone well who has been injured by mold is finding them safe housing.

But seriously, they pretty much don't exist except for Cali, where by state socialism law, it only applies to a first, purchase money, loan on a Primary Residence.

Lots of socializing,  no one excessively forced us to buy anything and the theme of the night was private money.

They are making you give out your social, DOB and bank account number.

Ask about the commission split structure, desk fees, buying and selling for yourself/family, is phone duty required, are there monthly minimums (sales, cold calls, etc), bonus structure, the type of real estate they focus on (investment, retail, high-end, leasing, foreclosures, commercial), how is the in-house training, what kind of on-boarding process, lead disbursement and generation, advertising associated with your franchise, corporate franchise fees, web & social media, and a ton of other items.