Just wondering if anyone has been to a property women seminar/workshop and what your thoughts are? I am seriously contemplating booking in to a seminar but am not sure that the information to be provided is worth the seminar fee plus travel expenses to get to the seminar (flights + accom).
Any comments greatly appreciated!
Depends on who is running.
Is it a Dympha special?
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It is a group of women who call themselves Property Women. Their website is http://www.propertywomen.com.au and the speakers are Elin Power, Jane Slack-Smith, Brenda Irwin, Susan Sing, Pat Fleming and Catheryn Faid. They have all featured in API magazine.
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LisaI am sure all of the woman (some of whom I have heard of) are all adequately qualified but all i would say is that save your money ask a lot of questions and do your research and due diligence.
There is plenty of free information readily available.
I did the seminar circuit around 8 years ago as a finance and loan structure speaker for a major well known marketing company. You have to ask yourself if they are that successful why are they out their charging for seminars rather than offering free advice to others.
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Hi Lisa,
This site seems to be linked to the Reno Kings so I expect that one of them is perhaps a partner. I think $998 for a one day seminar is a bit excessive, but as Richard says do your research first.
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lissa,
I spoke at the recent Brisbane seminar and I got alot from the other speakers. As Richard points out questioning motives is always important. To my knowledge none of the speakers got paid to speak. Most are either Reno Kings graduates or interested in helping property investors. Of the 8 speakers there were 3 professionals speaking on legal, accounting and finance. I am a mortgage broker and spoke on both finance ( more so goals and strategy and budgeting then interest rates) and also renovations having just completed our 8th.
Hence you could say the professionals through their presence would get a pay back from participants.
What I found was that the speakers all had something unique and interesting to say and were candid in telling the good and bad of their individual stories. The feedback was that the ladies prsent ( and one man) found the honesty refreshing and the perspective different.
The cost of any seminar is something only you can judge. We paid $4k for a seminar once that without doubt has lead to our multi million dollar portfolio today. I still attend seminars, at least 6 a year and I have not paid over $50 for one in the last 4 years.
There is so much information available sometimes just having the time to get through it is the hardest thing of all, but it is out there and many are prepared to share their knowledge. Who cares what their motivation is, take what you need and choose if you want to use their services. I find the contributors of many of the forums on investment, be they doers or service providers give more than they get, but usually they do this because somewhere in their background they have been given assistance by someone who asked for nothing in return.
Sometimes hearing the stories of others in their words and being able to ask them direct questions is all the motivation many need to get a wriggle on. For others just reading about these success stories is enough, Steve has books dedicated to this, as does Jan Somers one of my favourites is Ordinary Millionaires by Aussie Jim McKnight. I have a list of others on my website that I found handy http://www.investorschoice.com.au
I hope this helps you make up your mind.
Jane Slack-Smith
Thank you very much everyone for your thoughts, greatly appreciated. As I live in a regional centre (500 kms to nearest capital city) it is difficult to get to a lot of the seminars out there so I really do have to be choosy about the ones that I pick.
I have purchased 3 properties so far over the last 3 years and have read a lot of books and magazines but think that this seminar might be just what I need to increase my self confidence a bit so that I can take my investing to the next level, a bit of a kick start so to speak. And what better way to do that than listening to motivational women who have been there, done that.
Jane, will you be speaking at the Melbourne seminar?
More than happy to help, distance does make it difficult as does dial up vs broadband.
I have been asked to speak at the seminar so just organising logistics at this stage, but I should be there.
Jane
Hi, I’ve also been considering seminars. However, I’m uncertain as to what I can gain.
The reason I’m looking into it is to boost my confidence. I was going to sign up for Steve’s RESULTS program but I couldn’t make payment because I don’t use a credit card, believe it or not! Then it lapsed.
Like you, I’d have to travel to Melbourne or Sydney & the distance was a damper.
I’ve been fairly successful on my own to date & I feel as though I’ve read all the retirement books ever written!
Jan Somers is very sensible. I first read her books from the library but I decided that paying for the books was a very small sacrifice. Steve’s From 0 to 260 (or is it 270?) properties is very very good. It’s especially good for me because I’ve bought & sold the 1st 4 or 5 houses, bought commercial property & am into sub-divisions.
I still lack confidence & ask myself daily “What the heck are you doing?”
Hope all this helps.
Incidentally, I’m a single woman & everyone around me, man & woman alike, says, “Don’t over-extend”.Good luck to you,
Kum YinKum Yin, well done.
I think you should be saying ‘Yey me’. You have done more than most people and still prepared to learn more, knowledge is always the key. As for overextending – they are right proceed with caution, however I am sure your idea of risk and overextending is different from theirs.
Jane
Hi Kum Yin
I think you have every reason to feel confident in what you are doing, you are at least out their doing something unlike those people that may be cast negative doubts over your plans.
I have also found that some people that worry about the over-extending etc are just those that care about us, it helps to try to get them to read a few books also and try to see things from your point of view. Easier said than done I know!
There is so much information out there we just have to make the most of what is available. I think the more experience we gain the more our confidence will grow also.
Best wishes for our furture investments
Lisa
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