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RUNNING A SUCCESSFUL <strong>REIA</strong> MEETING<br />
how affective this <strong>to</strong>ol can be! There are a few benefits <strong>to</strong> this site<br />
and a few things <strong>to</strong> look out for as well.<br />
One great feature of MeetUp.com is a setting where you can allow<br />
all of your members <strong>to</strong> email each other as a group directly through<br />
the site. The members love this feature and can choose <strong>to</strong> opt out of<br />
these group emails if they prefer. I spoke <strong>to</strong> one inves<strong>to</strong>r last week<br />
that loves this feature so much, this alone is one of biggest reasons<br />
he's so loyal <strong>to</strong> his local <strong>REIA</strong>. He can create a message as quickly<br />
as it takes <strong>to</strong> login <strong>to</strong> the site and send it, and find out from a huge<br />
list of other inves<strong>to</strong>rs information like who is the best plumber in his<br />
area, where <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong> get siding, and more. He simply sends an email<br />
and it instantly goes <strong>to</strong> the 1,700 people that have signed up <strong>to</strong> be on<br />
this particular <strong>REIA</strong>'s MeetUp list.<br />
This instant access can be a great thing if you're a member of the<br />
group and want quick information or have a property <strong>to</strong> wholesale.<br />
It can be a bad thing in the sense that I haven't yet found a way <strong>to</strong><br />
filter these messages before they go out <strong>to</strong> the entire group. This<br />
means that some people may take advantage of spamming the rest of<br />
the group with non-approved advertisements about their businesses.<br />
I heard of a <strong>REIA</strong> complaining recently because one unknown title<br />
company owner became a member of their <strong>REIA</strong> on MeetUp.com<br />
and instantly started sending messages promoting his title company<br />
through the group email list. The problem was, the <strong>REIA</strong> already<br />
had a different title company as a paid sponsor <strong>to</strong> the group, and<br />
they didn't like it that another title company—which hadn't paid a<br />
dime <strong>to</strong> be a sponsor—was being exposed <strong>to</strong> the same people.<br />
Okay, I get that this isn't the end of the world, but I've also heard of<br />
another <strong>REIA</strong> group starting in a city, going <strong>to</strong> the existing <strong>REIA</strong><br />
groups MeetUp site and emailing the entire list with a few clicks,<br />
letting 2,000+ people know about their new group they're starting.<br />
Yes, it happens. The nerve of some people...<br />
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