Investors United School of Real Estate Investing

Pros: Office building instead of weekend at motel, library with computers for off hours learning, mostly friendly staff and excellent information on contracts ------------------------------------------------------------ Cons: Will sell you your own dream, slanted towards those who can spend big and politely snobbish towards students with less money, promises of 'Earn while you learn' or 'Success Guaranteed' and offer to back you with their own money are unreal, no learning appears designed to allow you to grow independent of their organization, much of the information they teach can be found online ------------------------------------------------------------ "I joined in October or November of 2014, excited as anyone of the dream of developing into a different way of life than working towards each paycheckAt our first meeting, the president, Mr I, assured me that his observation of my confidence and attitude towards working hard would easily translate into a future of real estate investingI told him I would have to stop working to pursue learning investing and would rely on the 'Earn while you learn' promise to pay bills, including the tuition for the schoolHe assured me that there would be no problem ------------------------------------------------------------ The classes were good, often leaving me feeling like I've come out of church, surrounded by like minds pursuing the same goalIn class, determined to be successful, I learned quickly, asked questions often and applied lessons learned once home towards that first success that would lead to othersIn prospecting for owners who wanted to sell, I tried every technique, reviewed my success and emailed Ian often to tweak toward my progressionI even found a motivated seller at a online classified with a property worth a quarter millionOne month in, even knowing I would split the profit at 50% (which was their way) would still yield enough to save my car note, my residence and my storage lockerThey were slow to react on this but in class I quickly became viewed as the one who would do this ------------------------------------------------------------ I was so strong in class, that the elder MrP offered me the opportunity to become his apprenticeI had butterflies the morning he set for me to meet with himOn our meeting he shared with me the success' others have had when they took on the apprenticeship offer he was willing to share with meThat he would give them one of his leads for them to pursueThen he told me that this apprenticeship would cost only ten thousand dollarsAn uncomfortable position for me, considering everyone there knew of my economic situation, considering I emailed Ian often on everything, including my financial statusWhen I told him I did not have that kind of money, him simply stopped talking ------------------------------------------------------------ I lost my apartment, then my car, went on food stamps and continued school online until they denied my accessHow much would it cost them to allow me to continue? I was never going to quitGuess it was my loss for believingI did learn a great lesson in that one ------------------------------------------------------------ Devastated, I sought out the information online from other sourcesDiscovered many that present the same strategy without the limited information to control your growth and split your incomeI liked the school and the people, but guess they had to disconnect me, as I would learn the truth at some point" ------------------------------------------------------------ "Overall, my experience with Investor's United was a disappointmentAppearances are excellent but, I think, most of that was me believing in meAs a perfect example of a student who could be held up as a model, poor but willing, they could not earn me anything and the guaranteed success never came to pass ------------------------------------------------------------ If asked, I would tell everyone to avoid this school."

Pros: Office building instead of weekend at motel, library with computers for off hours learning, mostly friendly staff and excellent information on contracts.
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Cons: Will sell you your own dream, slanted towards those who can spend big and politely snobbish towards students with less money, promises of 'Earn while you learn' or 'Success Guaranteed' and offer to back you with their own money are unreal, no learning appears designed to allow you to grow independent of their organization, much of the information they teach can be found online.
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"I joined in October or November of 2014, excited as anyone of the dream of developing into a different way of life than working towards each paycheck. At our first meeting, the president, Mr I, assured me that his observation of my confidence and attitude towards working hard would easily translate into a future of real estate investing. I told him I would have to stop working to pursue learning investing and would rely on the 'Earn while you learn' promise to pay bills, including the tuition for the school. He assured me that there would be no problem.
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The classes were good, often leaving me feeling like I've come out of church, surrounded by like minds pursuing the same goal. In class, determined to be successful, I learned quickly, asked questions often and applied lessons learned once home towards that first success that would lead to others. In prospecting for owners who wanted to sell, I tried every technique, reviewed my success and emailed Ian often to tweak toward my progression. I even found a motivated seller at a online classified with a property worth a quarter million. One month in, even knowing I would split the profit at 50% (which was their way) would still yield enough to save my car note, my residence and my storage locker. They were slow to react on this but in class I quickly became viewed as the one who would do this.
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I was so strong in class, that the elder Mr. P offered me the opportunity to become his apprentice. I had butterflies the morning he set for me to meet with him. On our meeting he shared with me the success' others have had when they took on the apprenticeship offer he was willing to share with me. That he would give them one of his leads for them to pursue. Then he told me that this apprenticeship would cost only ten thousand dollars. An uncomfortable position for me, considering everyone there knew of my economic situation, considering I emailed Ian often on everything, including my financial status. When I told him I did not have that kind of money, him simply stopped talking.
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I lost my apartment, then my car, went on food stamps and continued school online until they denied my access. How much would it cost them to allow me to continue? I was never going to quit. Guess it was my loss for believing. I did learn a great lesson in that one.
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Devastated, I sought out the information online from other sources. Discovered many that present the same strategy without the limited information to control your growth and split your income. I liked the school and the people, but guess they had to disconnect me, as I would learn the truth at some point"
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"Overall, my experience with Investor's United was a disappointment. Appearances are excellent but, I think, most of that was me believing in me. As a perfect example of a student who could be held up as a model, poor but willing, they could not earn me anything and the guaranteed success never came to pass.
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If asked, I would tell everyone to avoid this school."