this would let you go to REIA meetings and network, look at properties in person, drive neighborhoods, meet locals, and build a network.with interest rates and prices high, investing right now is taking extra work, creativity, or both. 

Plus, you can build a network of trusted local contractors for maintenance and repairs down the line.

If you focus on learning over the next year and going to local meetups, you will be very ready to buy as your finances increase.

All I can say is that there are memberships that cost tens of thousands of dollars.What I tell people is find a local investor and take them to  a nice lunch for 30 bucks and see if it goes well. 30 bucks no harm no foul. 25,000 to a membership not working out possibly is a huge deal for many. 

@Stephanie Cortez lots of great real estate groups like DIG that will super charge your local knowledge and contactd

It's not at all unusual for companies to have conflict of interest and ethical contracts or stipulations for its employees or associated vendors. 

If so then please explore with someone local and knowledgeable for time frame/costs/etc. if its just a way to buy a cheap property and you have little background, it may make you thoroughly hate RE investing. 

RegardsHey there, nice to see someone in my local area!

@Dave Malone, I'm with @Tom Gimer on this one.  99.9% of the time a title company simply has a relationship with a QI either local to them or affiliated with their underwriter, or a national footprint QI like us. 

I'd really like to find an attorney/legal advisor to PAY that really knows real estate law and local courts.