Investing in real estate is not an easy task. At times you can feel like you’re on an island with no one to turn to.
Local associations offer an opportunity to grow not only your portfolio, but as a person too.
That’s why we’ve highlighted 7 Reasons To Join A Real Estate Association.
Below the image is a comprehensive list of landlord associations and real estate clubs
where you can meet and connect with like-minded individuals.
Just click your state to be taken down the page to see the associations available in your area.

 

7 Reasons To Join A Real Estate Association

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7 Reasons to Join a Real Estate Association

  1. Find Good Models and Clone Their Success
    • “The surest way to achieve success is to model someone who is already successful. If you don’t have good models, find someone who is the best in your chosen field and emulate them.” – Tony Robbins
  2. Build Your Trusted Tribe
    • Associations are a great way to identify specialists who can help grow your business. Finding an association approved realtor, accountant, or attorney will help you sleep easy.
  3. Member Only Discounts
    • Many associations offer members-only discounts provided by 3rd parties. Services such as eviction, legal services, or clean-outs can be discounted for members.
  4. Bypass Costly Mistakes
    • It’s expensive to go through an eviction or lose a security deposit. Make friends with a seasoned landlord and they can give you advice on how to proactively prevent costly mistakes.
  5. Low Cost
    • Higher education is expensive unless you’re talking about a real estate association. Typical membership fees are very reasonable and will vary from one association to the next.
  6. Location Location Location
    • It matters in real estate and the law. A local association is a great way to keep up on changes specific to your location. Some associations offer forms specific to local laws.
  7. Move Your Life in a New Direction
    • “You will move in the direction of the people that you associate with.” – Warren Buffett

Alabama

Alabama Apartment Association
Mobile Bay Area Apartment Association
Greater Birmingham Apartment Association
Alabama Real Estate Investors Association
Apartment Association of North Alabama – $385 for 1 calendar year plus $.85 per unit
River Region Apartment Association – $405 for 1 calendar year plus $25 AAA dues and $0.47 per unit

Alaska

Association of Alaska Housing Authorities

Arizona

Phoenix Real Estate Club – Meets monthly on Tuesdays from 5:30 – 8:30
Arizona Multihousing Association
Arizona REIA

Arkansas

Northwest Arkansas Apartment Association – Under 100 units is $150 plus $.55 per unit
Central Arkansas Real Estate Investors Association – $197 annual fee for individual
Arkansas Apartment Association

California

Apartment Association of California Southern Cities
Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles
San Francisco Apartment Association
San Diego County Apartment Association
Santa Barbara Rental Property Association
Santa Barbara REIA – Free to join
Southern Alameda County RHA – Monthly educational & networking opportunities for rental housing providers.  Membership levels vary.
Prosperity Through Real Estate
North Valley Property Owners Association
Nor Cal Rental Property Association
Kern County Apartment Association – $195 per year and $2.75 per unit
California Apartment Association
Berkeley Property Owners Association
Apartment Association, California Southern Cities
Apartment Owners Association of California
Apartment Association of Orange County
RHA of Sacramento Valley
San Diego Creative Investors Association
Rental Housing Coalition-Desert Cities – Price varies widely
LA South REI
East Bay Rental Housing Association
California Rental Housing Association
Apartment Association, Greater Inland Empire

Colorado

Weld County Apartment Association – Meetings are 4th Tuesday of each month from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Northern Colorado Rental Housing Association – $250 per year
Colorado Apartment Association
Apartment Association of Metro Denver
Apartment Association of Southern Colorado (AASC)
Investment Communities of the Rockies

Connecticut

Connecticut Property Owners Alliance – $69 annually (10 units or fewer)
Connecticut Apartment Association
SoCT Real Estate Investment Association – $200 per year
Connecticut REIA

Delaware

Delaware Apartment Association
Delaware Real Estate Investor Association LLC – $149 per year

District of Columbia

Apartment & Office Building Association (AOBA)
Traction REIA

Florida

South East Florida Apartment Association
Sun Coast Apartment Association
Apartment Association of Greater Orlando
Tri-City Apartment Association – Free for 59 units or less
Southwest Florida Apartment Association
Space Coast Apartment Association
North Central Florida Apartment Association
Florida Apartment Association
Emerald Coast Apartment Association of NW Florida – $150 per year plus $2.00 per unit
Capital City Apartment Association
Bay Area Apartment Association
First Coast Apartment Association
Tropical REIA – $119 per year
REIF-Jacksonville – $119 per year
Marion County REIA (MC-REIA)
Central Florida Realty investors Association
Broward REIA

Georgia

Greater Savannah Apartment Association – All memberships must be approved by board
Georgia Apartment Association
Columbus Apartment Association –
Atlanta Apartment Association
Apartment Association of Greater Augusta
Mid Georgia Apartment Association – $290 per year plus $1.00 per unit
North Metro Real Estate Investors Association – $149 for first year and $99 after that
Georgia Real Estate Investors Association

Hawaii

Hawaii Real Estate Investors

Idaho

Idaho Rental Owners & Managers Association – $95 per year

Illinois

Illinois Rental Prop Owners Assoc
Chicagoland Apartment Association
Chicago Creative Investors Association
Chicago Area REIA
Metro East REIA
Illinois REIA

Indiana

Apartment Association of Terre Haute
Northern Indiana Apartment Council
Indiana Apartment Association
Apartment Association of Fort Wayne/NE Indiana
Indiana Affordable Housing Assoc
Apartment Association of Southern Indiana
REIA of North Central Indiana
Central Indiana Real Estate Investor Association (CIREIA)
Northwest Indiana Creative Investors Association

Iowa

Greater Iowa Apartment Association
Landlords of Linn County
Greater Iowa City Apartment Association
Iowa Real Estate Investors Association

Kansas

Rural Rental Housing of Kansas
Apartment Association of Greater Wichita
Apartment Council of Topeka
Apartment Association of Kansas City
Mid-America Association of Real Estate Investors

Kentucky

Louisville Apartment Association
Greater Lexington Apartment Association
The Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky Apartment Association

Louisiana

Shreveport-Bossier Apartment Association
Northeast Louisiana Apartment Association
Houma-Thibodaux Apartment Association
Baton Rouge Apartment Association
Apartment Association of Greater New Orleans
New Orleans REIA

Maine

Maine Apartment Association

Maryland

Mid Atlantic Real Estate Investors Association
Maryland Multi-Housing Association

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Rental Housing Assoc.
MassLandlords.net
Northern Worcester County Landlord Association
New England REIA
Boston Real Estate Investors Association

Michigan

Washtenaw Area Apartment Association
Property Management Association of West Michigan
Property Management Association of Mid-Michigan
Property Management Association of Michigan
Detroit Metropolitan Apartment Association
RPOA of Kent County
REIA of Macomb
Michigan REIA
Genesee Landlord Association

Minnesota

Minnesota Multi Housing Association
Minnesota Real Estate Exchangors
Minnesota REIA
Greater Gulf Coast Apartment Association

Mississippi

MS Coast REIA

Missouri

Southwest Missouri Rental Housing Association
Greater Springfield Apartment & Housing Association
St. Louis Apartment Association
Landlords, Inc.
Missouri Apartment Association
Mid-Missouri Apartment Association
Mid Missouri Rental Properties Association
Columbia Apartment Association
Mid-America Association of Real Estate Investors
Kansas City Investment Group
Metro East REIA

Montana

Montana Landlords Association

Nebraska

Apartment Association of Nebraska

Nevada

Nevada State Apartment Association
Northern Nevada Multi Housing Association
REIA Las Vegas

New Hampshire

Apartment Association of New Hampshire
New Hampshire Real Estate Investors Association/a>
New Hampshire REIA

New Jersey

New Jersey Apartment Association
Metro REIA
South Jersey REIA

New Mexico

Apartment Association of New Mexico

New York

New York Capital Region Apartment Association
REIA NYC
Long Island Real Estate Investment Association
Freedom 1st REIA, Ltd.
East Coast REIA

North Carolina

Apartment Association of North Carolina
Carolina Real Estate Investor Association
Fayetteville Real Estate Investor Association
Metrolina Real Estate Investors Association
RTP REIA
Triad Real Estate Investors Association
Triangle Real Estate Investors Association
Coastal Carolina Real Estate Investors Association

North Dakota

North Dakota Apartment Association
Greater Red River Apartment Association
Bismarck-Mandan Apartment Association
Tri-State REIA LLC

Ohio

Northeast Ohio Apartment Association, NOAA
Greater Dayton Apartment Association
Columbus Apartment Association (OH)
Lake Erie Landlords Association
Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Apartment Association
REIA of Toledo
Mid-Ohio Real Estate Investor«s Association
Great Lakes REIA
REIA of Greater Cincinnati
Greater Dayton Real Estate Investors Association
GCNKAA

Oklahoma

Tulsa Apartment Association
Apartment Association of Central Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Real Estate Investor Association

Oregon

Multifamily NW
Oregon Rental Housing Association
Central Oregon Rental Owners Association
Klamath RHA
Northwest REIA
Portland Area Rental Owners Association

Pennsylvania

PAA West
Pennsylvania Residential Property Owners Association
Pennsylvania Apartment Association
PAA Central
Apartment Association of NW PA
Apartment Owners of NW Pennsylvania
Apartment Association of Lawrence County
Apartment Association of Greater Pennsylvania
West Chester Apartment Housing Association
CARPOA
Apartment Association of Northwestern PA
ACRE of Pittsburgh
Diversified Real Estate Investor Group

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Apartment Association

South Carolina

Upper State Apartment Association
Myrtle Beach Apartment Association
Midlands REIA
Lowlands REIA
Charleston Apartment Association
Beaufort County Apartment Association
Apartment Association of Greater Columbia

South Dakota

South Dakota Multi-Housing Association
Black Hills Area Multi-Housing Association

Tennessee

Tennessee Apartment Association
Tri-City Apartment Association
Greater Nashville Apartment Association
Apartment Association of Greater Memphis
Apartment Association of Greater Knoxville
Chattanooga Apartment Association
Real Estate Investors of Nashville
Memphis Investors Group
Knoxville Real Estate Investors
Jackson Area REIA

Texas

Tyler Apartment Association
Texarkana Apartment Association
Texas Apartment Association
Apartment Association of Southeast Texas
San Antonio Apartment Association
Permian Basin Apartment Association
North Texas Rental Properties Association
Lubbock Apartment Association
Greater Longview Apartment Association
Heart of Texas Apartment Association
Houston Apartment Association
Galveston County Apartment Association
El Paso Apartment Association
Corsicana Apartment Association
Big Country Apartment Association
Bryan College Station Apartment Association
Austin Apartment Association
Apartment Association of Tarrant County
Apartment Association of the Panhandle
Apartment Association of Greater Dallas
Apartment Association of Central Texas
Realty Investment Club of Houston
El Paso Investors Club, EPIC
Alamo REIA
Rio Grande Valley Real Estate Investor Club

Utah

Utah Apartment Association
Utah REIA

Vermont

Vermont Rental Property Owners Association
Vermont Apartment Owners Association

Virginia

Northern Virginia Apartment Association
Virginia Apartment Management Association
Roanoke Valley Apartment Association
Blue Ridge Apartment Council (BRAC)
Valley Landlords Association
Traction REIA
Tidewater Real Estate Investors Group (TRIG)

Washington

Washington Multi-Family Housing Assocation
Washington Rental Owners Association
Clark County Rental Association
Real Estate Association of Puget Sound
RHA of Washington

West Virginia

West Virginia Landlords Association (WVLA)

Wisconsin

Fox Valley Apartment Association
Apartment Association of Southeastern Wisconsin
Wausau Area Apartment Association
Central Wisconsin Apartment Association
Milwaukee REIA
Appleton REIA
Apartment Owners & Managers Association of Wisconsin
Apartment Association of Southeastern Wisconsin

Wyoming

Cheyenne Landlord Association