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12711 Ventura Blvd
Studio City, California 91604
This real estate investing course offered invaluable insights and practical strategies. The curriculum covered a wide range of topics, from property analysis to financing options. The instructors, Joe and Ryan, demonstrated exceptional expertise and provided clear explanations. Their engaging teaching style made complex concepts easy to understand. I highly recommend this course to anyone seeking to expand their real estate investment knowledge.
Thank you so much to Real Success for this 3-day workshop. It was great to meet the team. I learned a lot of valuable information and opened up more options for me. Ryan (instructor) is very passionate in sharing his knowledge. Thank you for the inspirational stories, experiences, and truly emphasized that knowledge is truly powerful & that anyone can overcome obstacles in life by taking action! ALOHA!
My partner and I came across their advertisement about a free real estate investing workshop at Sheraton hotel. We decided to go because we have been discussing about wanting to get involved in real estate investing. The speaker motivated us into purchasing ($295) for their 3 day workshop where we would learn a list of systems that would benefit us in getting started in real estate investing. Day 1 of the workshop seemed like a repeat of the first meeting and by day 2 it was to sell an elite club membership
My business partner & I decided to go to a free seminar that advertised a possible chance to learn real-estate business on house flipping and holding property for passive income. That free seminar motivated us to pay $300 for 3 day workshop that would lead people to going into more debt because the cost of the program was between $15,000-$30,000 or $50,000. Overall they did not go into depth or detail about what we thought we could have learned which was nothing. That experience was a waste of time & money
Great workshop! If yyou have no knowledge of real estate investment this is the place you want to be to begin transforming your mindset to financial freedom! Financial statements/lenders/flipping and more to learn.
The entire team for this workshop was absolutely amazing! My partner and I walked out grateful for all the information and teachings shared throughout this weekend. We appreciate the time and effort put into this workshop. Dont hesitate to sign up for the wealth of information RealSuccess has to offer. They have truly made a huge impact in our lives.
I attended their branch in Phoenix, Arizona, First day, I went to one of their free seminars. And I was persuaded and wanted to learn more so I paid for the three day workshop and was given two tickets that were effective for one year. They had One in August 3 weeks from the free class I was in. However, I could not make that one. They said there would be another one in November and another one this may. I called a multitude of times for the November one and the May one to get dates and location on when the
Do NOT buy this course. You learn more in the 2hr class than you ever will in the 9hr daily 3day course. They don't even teach what the claimed they would teach you. All they do is try to sell you a 30k class and motivate you to get into investing. The information covered in 3days can be easily found in a 10 minute YouTube video. Don't waste your money! I was not satisfied at all. $300 down the drain.
DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME I typically don't write reviews, but I felt it was important to share my experience so others can make informed decisions before committing their time and PTO. I initially attended the introductory presentation in Raleigh, which was well-organized and promising. Based on that, I decided to take PTO and attend the full 3-day program. Unfortunately, the experience did not meet expectations. The main presenter made an effort, but much of the content lacked depth and seemed to rely on a
Lots of material covered in only 3 days as well as physical handouts that you can take home. The speaker Ryan was a very genuine dude and had a lot of knowledge across multiple topics. There is also opportunity to progress your education but does cost a good chunk of money. Staff are more than willing to accommodate with financial planning or give you time to collect your finances.
I just want to say that I've been to several real estate seminars and this one is the best by far!!! I'm so honored to join and work with this community! This information and implementation is tremendous!
Their little marketing seminar is too long. I wouldn't recommend staying the whole time. They obviously try to sell you something at the end of it. I didn't go there to buy stuff so I left. If you want to learn real estate go read some books.
Workshop was really good and I learn a lot that I never knew existed about real estate. This was amazing. Check it out! It's the real deal. My friend joined.
I really enjoyed the 3 day. Learned a lot. Exceeded my expectations. Excited to get to get started in real estate investing. Great group to be around.
My wife found this organization on social media , we went to the free seminar off Sugarloaf Pkwy at the Marriott, we then signed up for the 3day course for $297. I pulled one of the organizers aside and asked how much is this system , I was told it was from $10k-$40k . The part that is a scam is that they should've told us that the software was XYZ before asking for $297 for a course to explain that we need to buy the software I order to make money. I listened to one day of the session by Coach A who was
Lemme tell ya somethin??this 3-Day RealSuccess event? Fuhgeddaboudit. It was the real deal. I walked in thinkin? maybe I'd pick up a few tips on real estate, but what I got? Game changer. I mean, these people don't just talk the talk, they walk it too. Real stories, real deals, real people. You could feel the energy in the room like a buzz?everyone was hungry to learn, hungry to grow. And the speakers? Top notch. No fluff, just facts, strategies, and that good ol? kick in the pants we all need sometimes. If
I love the education experience and culture here. Such empowering experience and the inner access is incredible! I can't say enough about how helpful this has been for me and my family
I got to walk out with faith, I've learned that not trying is failing, I want to learn wholesale and this is the company to do it with. It took courage but I got to get in the door. This team will help me get success.I love this company!
This workshop was a complete waste of time and money. It felt like a three-hour long infomercial disguised as an educational experience. The presenter breezed through topic after topic, barely scratching the surface of anything, and leaving me with more questions than answers. Every single "learning point" ended with a thinly veiled pitch for their expensive follow-up program. Want to actually learn the skills they teased? Fork over hundreds more dollars. This workshop was nothing more than a glorifie
I recently attended the Real Success Real Estate 3-Day Conference in Dallas, TX, with high hopes of investing in my future. I arrived with a positive mindset, eager to learn and connect with like-minded individuals. Unfortunately, the experience left me deeply disappointed and disillusioned. I want to share my experience to help others avoid wasting their hard-earned money on what I believe is a predatory system. Key issues I faced: (Trust me there were others) Misleading Promises: The event advertised it
Stay away. This is scam. Unfortunately I have attended the 2hr workshop, the 3day workshop and yes, the $30k course that followed that. They just want to motivate you, make you feel like you can do it, but what they say is not true. Sure maybe some things are true and you can do it if you have time and money. But most people don't have that and they want that, that's why they join the course. But your dreams are shattered. In the workshop they say ?You don't need any money. With $0 you can buy properties
Had a great time at RealSuccess 3 day seminar, the team was great, gave a lot of information on Real Estate investing, they took the fear out for people who are just starting on RE path. Overall, great experience.
Best and most detailed real estate pros. Not just property acquisition but all tax advantages as well.
We loved every minute of this opportunity. Everyone is super welcoming and just overall great team! 10/10 recommend!
The 3 day workshop was a real blessing, I don't get the people that say they don't get a lot, being in a room with investors and everyone on real success was a real blessing .
BIG WASTE OF TIME! My wife came across an ad talking 2-Hour free class to learn about real estate investing. My wife and I showed up to the hotel, we were greeted by polite people and we sat down with others and listened to a salesman. He explained all that we would be getting out of a 3-day course workshop. He was pretty good with his pitch, and drove emotion up in the room when clenching on family. He pitched The 3-day workshop as 3 days that we will be taught how to wholesale, learn real estate strategie
??????Preying on the weak vulnerable! What a wasted of time and 299.00 this weekend. They pretty much gave people a lot of motivational speeches about the financial economy. The guy who was facilitating the event by the name of Shawn was arrogant and very unprofessional speeding through the slides, when a questions was asked it was bushed off and ignored multiple times. When my wife and I signed up for the this event we was give the impression that we was going into the actual classes etc. I would like A
Just phenomenal!!!! Ryan the presenter was beyond my expectations. Just amazing. And team was just as great! Simply thank you!
The team was great. The speaker has amazing energy and was very informative on different ways to get into real estate investing.
Great workshop with a wealth of information. The best part is there's no pressure or stress to join the network. It's totally your decision.
This was an experience of a life time to learn meet and greet other like minded people and to have Ryan as your representation of the company was a magnifying moment of greatness in true form.Ryan is a must meet and great and a natural motivator and leader
Realsuccess has opened my eyes to the way to move forward in real estate investing and succeed with minimal effort. I'm a realsuccess student and I love it!
The speaker, Dina, is very knowledgeable and shared numerous implementable tips and tricks. The whole team is also very helpful answering the questions. It is worth paying for.
Being a student of realsuccess has given me a greater mindset, it's given me the perspective to see deeper in the future regarding real estate, a hindsight of the legacy and power that you can create with real estate to help myself and others. For many more years, real success!!!
I'm not sure why there are so many one star reviews. Very puzzling to me. I attended the 2 hour free workshop and was intrigued. I went ahead and invested in the 3 days workshop (I believe it was $297). I took off work to attend all 3 days. I found the speaker (Ryan C) to be very sincere and extremely knowledgeable. Joe Arias (the founder) was there as well so I got to meet him in person. I found so much value in this, the tiny bit I paid was worth it. They were very upfront and transparent about what they
I am extremely disappointed with my experience with Real Success. When my friend and I signed up, we made it clear that we were international students. Despite this, we were persuaded to pay the $5,000 down payment under the promise from Joe (not Joe Arias but a different one, he never mentioned his last name ) that he would provide the contact information of their lawyers to address any doubts we had. Unfortunately, Joe failed to deliver on this promise and never followed up with us to check on our progres
I want to help my family and other people, real success gave that confidence and trust that I can flip houses and wholesale
Great experience! Exceeded expectations by far. The workshop was very informative and inspiring.
Love real estate investments, specially the commercial side, always wanted to get into it. Thank you RealSuccess for the 3 day workshops experience! Amazing event! Very informative but also helps you take action!
I learned that theres a lot that goes into investing, I would like to be a full time student of real success,I loved the class
Honestly I'm very disappointed it was nothing we expected or what we were told they would teach us. To begin with, when we went to the free course we were told we would get the links to websites that would help us find discounted homes among other things. We did not receive that. Not to mention that it was supposed to be 9-6 and on the first day it was done at 4:30, the next 5:30 and on the last 3:30. So we didn't even get the full time with them. It's very disappointing that we had to call out of work and
I do home construction, and the info ?? learned about flipping and wholesaling was Very much recommended
I loved learning wholesale and a lot of tax advantages through the education. I recommend this 100%
I'm an active student of the elite education. Great real estate education. Great network with other real estate investors. Fantastic opportunity to access real estate finance. Remarkable family??????
We were very disappointed with the 3 day workshop. When we took the 2 hour free session, we were impressed with what was being offered in the 3 day workshop. We signed up for it. We did not get what we were told. The first day was literally a full day of a motivational speech of we can do it. We are capable and just need a little help. The trainer kept talking about mentor and coaching and they were just trying to sell their systems. Any sentence that came out the trainers mouth pointed to a system which th
I attended this thinking I was going to get what I needed but instead I got asked to pay 15,000 to come abroad with them I couldn't even afford that but took off 3 days thinking me and my boyfriend was going to get something out of it that we can use but it was just like the free seminar I need a refund asap !!!!!!
Great atmosphere, very actionable and great information was delivered. And with that, I'm using what I learned to do my first flip!!!!
Workshop was very knowledgeable, Ryan was very enthusiastic and passionate. I recommend for some one who wants to be an investor!
This is such a REAL RIPPING OFF SYSTEM! I lost almost $50K for this lesson. Beware, guys! There are better programs out there with fraction of this guy's price!!!
Only reason I'm successful is because of Joe and his team. Thank You for changing my life!
Terrible! Don't waste your time. Found their ad through Instagram and went to their free course. This course had a lot of good info and examples of how we can benefit from this. Which led to a 3 day course. Suppose to get even more info and how to do this field etc. A lot of time wasted and led to 30K to finally learn the ?important? things. I wonder what is next. Very scammy, they pull you out one by one and talk to you. Really to see if you can afford the program. And push you some more if you have the fu
The speaker was a great speaker and sales person. I wish I actually learned more of the details of real estate since i paid for the class, but they only share that with their students. It was alot about mindset and retirement which I've been to other workshops and that's all they talked about too so I was excited to hear something different, but it was the exact same thing. Not only was alot of it the same content, but it was the identical "traditions" that they make you do too. I think it's crap that they
My wife and I attended this 3 day event. We were very excited because we have been looking to get into real estate for some time now. We took off work and drove an hour away only to find out they wanted $30K to join with no guarantees that you will complete any deals or even make your money back. They basically tell you that you have to purchase now for now as if everyday people have $30K just sitting around. It's sad that they give you all this good information and sell you all these dreams only to tell y
I went into this with high hopes. After attending the free two hour workshop, I spent $299 for the 3 day workshop which was over an hour drive for me and my husband both ways, each day. I love the speaker, Dina, she was very lively and informative, however the workshop was geared more towards purchasing their $30,000 program and they were pushing for us to MAX OUT OUR CREDIT CARDS to afford this!!!! which seemed very scammy and not good advice. I learned a lot of information about how hard real estate is, a
If you are looking to get into real estate, you will be shown step by step - a by z - and held your hard through the process and also have your personal situation analyzed and given advice how to succeed!
My name is Lynda and real success Is incredible, it works if you work it
I can confidently say that RealSuccess Investments is the perfect place for anyone diving into real estate investment. The atmosphere is incredibly supportive, and what sets them apart is the genuine willingness of everyone there to teach and help. It's more than just a mentoring company; it's a community where learning flourishes. Thanks to their guidance, I've experienced significant growth in my journey as an investor. Highly recommend for anyone serious about real estate success!
I'm a realsuccess student, I learned and keep on learning wealth of knowledge with the different real estate strategies in my market. This education changed my life
I learned more in 3 days about investing and financial education that qhat i learned in my entire life
I had the pleasure of spending the weekend with Joe and his team this weekend and let me tell you the system real. You just have to believe
Had an exciting time at the real estate retreat this weekend met on Lotto new faces and learn new things about real estate
The quality of what you learned is life changing, The 3 day and the elite education is mind blowing
Disappointed After attending the free 2 hour workshop, I signed up for the 3 day training which was $300. It was a waste of my time and money the majority of the class is spent promoting their $30,000 plan. They do teach a couple of wholesaling tricks however it's all information you can find on YouTube. There is definitely cheaper alternatives online. Don't make the same mistake I did, I wish someone had told me about this marketing scheme. I am out $300, an entire weekend and more than anything disappoin
As a student my advice is to keep thriving abs take this course to be successful
I learned financial education and I met a lot excited people!
I first saw their free class on an Instagram post and was curious. so I signed up for their free 2-hour workshop. once at the workshop, they pitched a 3-day course to learn everything about how to start in the real estate flipping and cash flow homes. i reluctantly paid the fee to go to the 3-day workshop because they promised all the spreadsheets, software, and tools would be included. Halfway through the 1st day....I started to question why the speaker was so focused on using the words "mentor," "trai
Really grateful with the program, ive learned so much and i got the confidence to start wholesaling and flipping house.
I feel Bamboozled! I'm not sure how you guys ratings are so high when everybody is literally saying the same thing in the reviews. Not only did I basically lose 300+ dollars to you guys. I also lost out of money from work due to calling off. Resulting in a lost of 650+ dollars that could be in my savings account. I went to the two hours free workshop in downtown Detroit, paid my money to attend the 3 day workshop in Livonia. Which was an hour away from my house to have to stay all day for you guys to only g
I have been working with RealSuccess for a few months and I have enjoyed my experience so far. Joe is a passionate and empowering leader who is very knowledgeable in real estate. All the workshops and education from this program will get you to the next step toward financial freedom and you won't feel alone in the process!
This is the biggest scam that i have been lately. When i went to the 2hr free workshop, they wanted to promote this 3day paid workshop, and they said you will have access to their system and list of properties on foreclosure and connections with the money lenders they work ect ect? (And nothing wrong with that bc is for free) I payed 299$ to attend their 3 day workshop. It was totally a disappointment?. This 3 day workshop, all what i learned there is how the team there can brainwash you, to spend your sa
Where do I begin... Well they take your money and say they will hold your hand through every step and phase until you land at least your 1st deal. They dont!!! Not to mention they pick and choose who they want to work with and hold there hand every step of the way. So then you have the few students they want to work with making deals and money, while the rest just sit on the sidelines to supposedly watch and learn... what a joke!!!. Sure there are a few good nuggets but what is being offered, it's not worth
We loved the 3 day, definitely would recommend family and friends to come to the class. Realsuccess will show you how to change your life
Dina was an amazing inspirational teacher and very knowledgeable. Im.very happy with the event
I came to this three day workshop. I paid $500 for it when I signed up I was told I was going to get a list of foreclosures in my state and a software that was going to help me analyze a deal. Friday started and our seminar leader named Jay told us in the beginning we are offering a $30,000 mentorship we're not trying to sell that mentorship. It's just on the table for the whole weekend that's all they did try to sell us a $30,000 mentorship even at the end on Sunday when I wanted to talk about things and g
The class was worth it's weight in gold and the learning about the tax advantages!
A lot of things i dodnt know, thank you for the 3 day and thank you for Elite training
Loved this program! Im an immigrant and came here to suport my wife and ended up signing up!!
My experience with RealSuccess has been top notch. They teach a lot about wholesale and flip strategies. I especially like the low risk investment strategies for new investors that they cover in detail.
Meeting Joe was a great experience and opportunity and I'm happy to be a RealSuccess student!
We have been working with Joe in investments for the last few years and it's been a great experience. Joe and his company are always looking for win-win scenarios using cutting edge technology to flip houses. He is currently flipping a house in Studio City that we were able to represent him in the purchase. Go team!
Real estate investment was eye opening. The Elite Education has been great, easy to follow with the right mentorship, have been looking for that for years!!! I recommend it to everyone!!! Thank you RealSuccess!
The experience was so much more than I expected. It was an eye opener for me. I would recommend anyone interested in learning about real estate to start here first.
Very detailed group that genuinely wants to see you succeed. I really appreciate them ??
Most amazing experience, wonderful team, learned so many things, life changing. Thank you guys
Great journey! Happy to be a student, Shawn was super same as Joe
I attended the 3 day workshop and they did share routes to access distressed properties but its private information that you will need a connection to attain through real success software platform. I felt that the workshop was not valuable since i could not apply the information given without properties that are hard to come across. It was mostly sharing life experiences to convince the attendees to join the membership. I did learn a lot but to actually use it, is via software the problem. Experience is th
I liked the in person touch, lots of knowledgeable investors
I had the pleasure of working closely with Joe -a remarkable real estate investor- recently, and I can't sing their praises enough. From start to finish, Joe exemplified professionalism, expertise, and a genuine passion for their craft. What truly sets him and his team apart is their knack for identifying hidden gems in the real estate market. Their keen eye for potential properties and innovative investment strategies have consistently resulted in impressive returns on investments. They are not just inves
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