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Let's Take a Page from HG Wells and Create a Super Meet-up

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Real Estate Agent with Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754

Let's Take a Page from HG Wells and Create a Super Meet-up

Well, the ActiveRain Points store is offering an opportunity to turn points into dreams, but, unfortunately, I don't have enough points to make a super dream materialize, unless I pull off a little bit of magic.

Well, having committed a bunch of points already, I need to find a way to increase my financial base to help my fellow ActiveRain members.

Well, I did a consult with CT native, Michael J. Fox and believe I have the ability to get my answer.

I have an available 1,500,000 points, which would be the equivalent of $150,000.

Being allowed to borrow that iconic Delorean DMC-12, I am going back to the early 1970's, 1980's, 90's and 2000 to take advantage of history, or some may look at it as super-hot tips.

A quick look at history, would offer that a $20,000 investment in select stocks such as Apple, Microsoft, Berkshire Hathaway, and MDU Resources would have given back a return of $ 150,000,000.

Add in a few select sports bets, such as chances of the Red Sox beating the Yankees 4 straight to win the AL pennant and then the World Series would push in an additional $10,000,000.

 

So, what happens with the accumulated wealth? Well, after frustrating a bunch of distant relatives and people that barely knew my name, I look to create a super Meet-up for the ActiveRain Community.

Newbies may not appreciate what these were. Well, across the country, members were encouraged to get together to meet up with other members to shake the hand and enjoy the evening or afternoon. These were highly successful and tightened many a friendship.

I sought to make it convenient and sought the geographical venter of the country which put me in a field south of Belle Forche in South Dakota. Not Accessible.

So, using the resources of the community, we'll gather in the greater Chicago area, specifically in Rosemont where there is an ideal convention center, and using the yellow bananas as well as the multitude of venues, we'll have the bestest Meet-up ever and my shrewd investment strategy will make it affordable for all.

A link will be posted sometime in July for all to register.

This is a post for the ActiveRain June Challenge .

Let's Take a Page from HG Wells and Create a Super Meet-up

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Edward (Ed) Silva

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Mapleridge Realty LLC

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Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

Well, I'd definitely want to come to that Meetup!

Jun 19, 2025 05:33 AM
Kat Palmiotti

We sure could!

Jun 20, 2025 05:12 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Kat Palmiotti   and we could meet again many years after the first time

Jun 20, 2025 04:13 AM
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Ed. Sponsored many meet-ups while living in Florida and continued to sponsor meet-ups after moving to Chicago. Dot to meet many members personally as a result. So, While I have my own causes in this month's contest, I might have to consider offering some points towards you idea. Enjoy your day.

Jun 19, 2025 05:39 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Wayne Martin  I appreciate the offer and will reach out if it's necessary

Jun 20, 2025 04:14 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

Good morning, Ed... we've had our own mini-meetup in Charlotte... and I'm all in for a super-meetup!

Jun 19, 2025 05:48 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker

Ed Silva, 203-206-0754 I'll be looking forward to that, my friend!

Jun 20, 2025 04:57 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Nina Hollander, Broker   yes we have and it may happen again in the new year

Jun 20, 2025 04:15 AM
Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400
The Top Team @ Charles Rutenberg Realty 255 Executive Dr, Plainview NY 11803 - Plainview, NY
Long Island Condo and Home Specialists

Never having been to any of these meet-ups Ed, it sure sounds like a win-win to meet up with all!

Jun 19, 2025 07:34 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400   The gatherings were always fun and a real treat to members.

Jun 20, 2025 04:15 AM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
Southern Utah's Preferred Real Estate Agent.

Sign me up, Ed. I have been looking forward to attending a MeetUp and this definitely would be SUPER!!!

Jun 19, 2025 10:31 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!   as the opportunity presents itself, we will certainly offer all details

Jun 20, 2025 04:16 AM
Dr. Paula McDonald
Beam & Branch Realty - Granbury, TX
Granbury, TX 936-203-0279

I loved our AR Meet-ups! I miss them. Let's bring them back.

Jun 19, 2025 11:45 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Dr. Paula McDonald   the platform offered the inventive, but it is a matter of just reaching out and inviting local members to come and have a cup of coffee or more and visit.

Jun 20, 2025 04:18 AM
Lew Corcoran
Better Living Real Estate, LLC - East Bridgewater, MA
Expert guidance. Exceptional results.

Thanks for sharing this imaginative and lively post, Ed Silva, 203-206-0754. I love how you blend a bit of time-traveling fun with a real sense of community spirit. Your plan for a super Meet-up in Rosemont sounds like a fantastic way to bring everyone together and build stronger connections. Looking forward to the event and more creative ideas from you! 😊

Jun 19, 2025 11:45 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Lew Corcoran   looking into my mind for ideas and actions could be dangerous.

Jun 20, 2025 04:19 AM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

Feels like a big Power Ranger or Voltron how we’re all connecting together like that. Sounds really fun!

Jun 19, 2025 12:43 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Laura Cerrano   the parts were there to gather and as it was so well accepted when originally offered, it is a natural.

Jun 20, 2025 04:20 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Ed, that would be a super duper meet-up, and think your are spending your AR points correctly!

Jun 19, 2025 12:57 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Joan Cox   the points were accrued because of the community so only appropriate that they be shared on the community

Jun 20, 2025 04:21 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Oh, it would be so great seeing you again, Ed and all of our AR friends in Chicago! Alan May would be a great co-host with you for that meet-up too. 

Coincidentally, I would be able to visit my grands who live there! Two other coincidences - I just sold a very nice home to someone who is a director at the Michael J. Fox Foundation! Lastly, my uncle in Richmond, VA (actually they live in Midlothian) has a Delorean. Small, small world, isn't it?!

Thank you for another great entry in this month's challenge! I should have realized this one would have something to do with cars but, I absolutely LOVE the super meet-up too! Very creative, Ed!

Jun 19, 2025 02:26 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Debe Maxwell, CRS   as I noted to Nina Hollander, Broker  we may well have another opportunity early in 2026.

As for the meet-up, it seems to be a great idea.

The Fox car was originally the one that went forward and backwards, so it made sense, I had another tool as well that looked nothing like a car.

 

Jun 20, 2025 04:25 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS

Oh goodie gumdrops, Ed Silva, 203-206-0754! Can't wait to see you again!

OH and love your AI time machine too! Great job on the prompt!

Jun 20, 2025 08:03 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

God evening Ed Silva, 203-206-0754 ,

Count me in on this meet-up and will certainly donate points to make it happen! Congrats on the well deserved featured posts!

Jun 19, 2025 03:09 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Dorie Dillard Austin TX   The feature is most likely from someone that had been to a Meet-up.

Will look forward to the gathering when I can pull it off.

Jun 20, 2025 04:26 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Ed if you are not able to pull off going back in time to make the right investments to finance this Super MeetUp, I have almost 5,500,000 points I will kick in to help pull this off. ☺️

Jun 19, 2025 04:37 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

George Souto   The machine is a 2-seater want to go back when I make those stock purchases?

Jun 20, 2025 04:27 AM
George Souto

Ed I am onboard for that!!!

Jun 20, 2025 03:30 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Retired Home Stager/Redesign

Ed- I miss the Meetups we had in FL so I'm all in for a Super MeetUp!!!! And I'll donate!!!

Jun 19, 2025 07:12 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Kathy Streib   I'll reach out if I need the help.

The Meet-up idea seems to have a big presence.

Jun 20, 2025 04:28 AM
Mike McCann Broker - Mach1 Realty
Mike McCann - Broker, Mach1 Realty Broker-Auctioneer Serving Nebraska - Kearney, NE
ALL Types of Property For Sale 308-627-3700

It happens all the time Ed Silva, 203-206-0754 ... someone has to remind me that instead of investing $17,000 of inherited money back in 1974...I bought an almost new Camaro hotrod and a mobile home.   I wonder what I would be doing if I had listened to my Grandma Birginal back then?  

Jun 20, 2025 06:28 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Mike McCann Broker - Mach1 Realty   the mind wants what the mind sees and it changes as we mature. You would have done better and then drove a classic, and skipped all that fun stuff in between

Jun 26, 2025 05:47 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Retired Broker/Owner - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Count me in Ed !! Fun!! Meetups are the best way to get to know so many rainers. Did you know the main photo for this challenge was from one of our fun PHX meetups at the ‘beach’?!!  We had so many here & I’ve had the opportunity to go to quite a few others too! 

Game on! I’ll throw in points as well as the BananaTUDES jet!!

Jun 20, 2025 10:24 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Anna "Banana" Kruchten   I didn't have time to copy a picture of the fleet but didn't think you would object to the offer.

Jun 26, 2025 05:48 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Ed  absolutely!  The fleet is available as needed as is our crew!

 

Jun 26, 2025 09:42 AM
Paddy Deighan MBA JD PhD
http://www.medicalandspaconsulting.com - Vail, CO
Paddy Deighan J.D. Ph.D

this looks fun and exciting....I want to participate too!!

Jun 20, 2025 12:31 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Paddy Deighan MBA JD PhD   Meet-ups were special and so many posts were done shortly after but the ownership changes sort of killed that

Jun 26, 2025 05:49 AM
Patricia Feager
Flower Mound, TX
Semi Retired Real Estate Agent

Oh, yes! Ed Silva, 203-206-0754 - I would love to meet you in Chicago in person and Alan May too! I know exactly where Rosemont is - just look for the rose painted on top the Water Tower! And of course, so many others on ActiveRain - this would be a special treat for me and you and all of us! In my dreams, I can hardly wait!!!

Jun 20, 2025 08:49 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Patricia Feager   having been there, I know there are hotels, a large assembly area and convenient to the airports

Jun 26, 2025 05:51 AM
Alan May


Yep... the famous Rosemont Water Tower.  I'd attend that meetup.

Jun 21, 2025 05:21 AM
Jan Green - Scottsdale, AZ
Value Added Service, 602-620-2699 - Scottsdale, AZ
HomeSmart Elite Group, REALTOR®, EcoBroker, GREEN

Great post Ed!  Love your thoughts, ideas and generosity to host a meet-up.  For sure, I'd attend and meet to see some familiar faces and make new friends.  What a great opportunity in the rain!  

Jun 23, 2025 12:52 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Jan Green - Scottsdale, AZ  So many of us would enjoy the event

Jun 26, 2025 05:52 AM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Hi Ed:

What a stupendous idea that will attract hundreds of Rainers. AR meet-ups are the best. You can have 1,000,000 of my points if that will help a little.

Jeff

Jun 25, 2025 07:59 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Jeff Dowler, CRS   Thanks for the offering, but this money would be 'found' after I used the time machine well. 

Jun 26, 2025 05:53 AM
Eileen Burns 954.483.3912
Trans State Commercial Realty Inc. - Fort Lauderdale, FL
FLorida Real Estate Connector

Rather than being a fantasy fairy Ed Silva, 203-206-0754 let's actually plan a destination meetup.  Rosemont is perfect beginning.  When is the best time to visit other than winter.  This Florida gal no longer wants to tolerate cold weather. 

Jun 26, 2025 11:29 AM