The The Advantage You Only Get in the Room

By Michael Del Prete, Executive Director

A member pulled me aside after last month’s meeting.

He had been standing in the back, talking to someone he’d never met.

That person had already done the exact deal he was trying to figure out
same neighborhood, same price range, same financing structure.

Twenty minutes later, they exchanged numbers. Two weeks later, he had his answer… and a lender he now trusts.

That conversation doesn’t happen on YouTube.

It doesn’t happen in a Facebook group. And it definitely doesn’t happen in the comments of a TikTok video.

I’m not against online content. But after more than two decades of showing up to these meetings, I’ve learned something most people miss:

The real information is never published. It’s shared.

It’s the investor who quietly tells you about a discount on new materials.

The flipper who admits the mistake that cost him $40,000 so you don’t repeat it.

The landlord who walks you through the exact conversation she had with a tenant last week.

The wholesaler who tips you off on an off-market deal before anyone else.

You won’t find that in a course.bYou won’t hear it on a podcast.

It lives in the side conversations. The handshakes.
The “hey, can I ask you something?” moments after the meeting ends.

That’s what AZREIA is.

And if you’ve been watching from the sidelines reading emails, scrolling content, thinking about getting started

You’re closer than you think.

The deal you need is probably three conversations away.

But you have to be in the room.

Join us at the next monthly meeting: azreia.org/calendar

—Michael