I'd suggesting avoiding REIA groups that charge membership fees, or any "educational" classes that people are trying to make money at.  

You can get years worth of education here from the nicest folks who just want to help others succeed.  

If you end up not wanting to be a Realtor, fine, the education alone is worth it!

I consider it the cost of education, I'll get better each mailing and I'm more educated now along with being an agent.A little advice to those new to direct mail, don't mail it all at once!

I'm just trying to help educate the real estate community and I'm not getting paid to do it so I don't have a vested interest to protect. 

Lori, really not possible, a market cap rate is only used by an appraiser as a rate generally accepted by other investors, which is nothing more than an educated guess of an opinion as actual cap rates are historic and only applicable to each unique investor.

Not someone who you just heard about but a firm with whom you've had a great experience and you can say, first hand, is very educated in this realm.

I was considering putting in an offer but I hadn't had the time to go walk it/inspect it and there were some questions about the A/C and plumbing that had to be answered to make an educated offer.  

No different than an office visit you pay for at a doctors office, our expertise and education in the trades is a value to most sensible investors.If basic principles are applied during pre-construction, 9 times out of 10 everyone will walk away feeling good and most importantly with profits earned.

I am just starting as mentioned above and while I am educating myself with the vast amount of books and online content, I thought, why not just come right out and ask about this.