Though there is usually a large number of attendees I found it to be little more than a platform for selling the latest shiny object.

There are so many different ways to invest in RE and every category has its fans and specialists.

My objective is to become more educated in REI, and to find an area of specialization that I can utilize as I transition into what will be my second career (usally callled retirement :)

Real estate investing is a business with the objective that the investment property will make you money.

HOAs can be a good thing, as long as the committee has the same objective as you.

My objectives for the meeting:- Sign a new lease- Ensure that the unit has smoke detectors that sound + strobe (not just sound as that is not up to Fair Housing laws)- Answer any questions they may have

Since November, the mortgage specialist at WF has been telling me that I will have no problem getting the loan.Now I'm being told I can't because a good portion of the funds I've scraped together are from student loans. 

Seriously.If you are going to market to estate reps, mail, mail, call or knock or do all three.Your objective is to find problems that tgey either cannot or chose not to solve that you can and will resolve.

Carl Stewart Cap rates in my area vary and most investors ideal Cap rate is dependent on their objectives and the product time they target as their investments.

Find someone interested in helping you accomplish YOUR objectives, not the other way around.