Hey guys,
As someone who has only just discovered the world of real estate investing, I would say the experience was a mixed bag for me.
I absolutely felt that the 3 days were worth my time to learn some basics, understand what other strategies can be used and network with like-minded people across the continent. I did ; however, feel that there were a number of ‘infomercials’ that would not have been missed!
It’s understandable that more advanced investors may have found this conference to be a complete waste of time. I too felt a little insulted at the obvious sales pitches from the likes of Aussie Bob and his overly-simplified trading system. He spent more time trying to build rapport with the audience than providing educational material. He completely shrugged off the complexity and risk involved with share trading!
I had read negative feedback on people’s experience with Mark Rolton’s “university” on these forums prior to the conference, so had already made up my mind before Mark Rolton appeared. Apparently there have been a lot of people who have signed up to his program and never received the product and failed to receive any form of ongoing support. Mark was too smooth for my liking.
I found Peter K’s session to be very educational and really enjoyed Li’s aswell. My favourite infomercial was Dean Parker’s – as all their product seemed to be was a project mgmt methodology which could be applied to renovating.
While I did find most of the basic stuff beneficial (in my case), I hope that in the future Steve reviews the ‘mandatory educational content’ that each speaker provides.
I often found myself wondering why Steve had endorsed such blatent hard-sells???
Perhaps a survey of pre-booked attendees (for 2011) could be surveyed for their educational needs,? Perhaps the conference should be labelled as a ‘beginners conference’ ?
All in all, I definitely enjoyed the positive culture at the conference and will be attending next year’s event – even if it is only to hear what Steve has to say and network with other investors.
All the best.
