Real Estate Conventions in San Antonio, Texas
A guide to what actually runs in this city, and how to tell the training apart from the sales pitch.
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San Antonio runs three distinct kinds of real estate event, and they attract very different rooms. Association conferences serve licensed agents and are usually members-only. Investor associations run recurring evening meetings that cost little and lean heavily on networking. Independent training conventions sit between the two, running multi-day schedules that anyone can buy a ticket to.
Knowing which one you are looking at saves the wasted Saturday. Below is what runs here, what each format gives you, and the questions worth asking before you register for any of them.
Real estate conventions and events in San Antonio
Dates change and organisers move venues, so each entry links to the calendar the organiser maintains themselves. Ours is the one we can speak to in full.
Independent training convention
Black Sheep Convention
Two days of creative finance and investing sessions taught by Texas operators who are closing deals in this market right now. Subject-to, wraps, wholesaling, and the parts of those deals that go wrong. The schedule keeps speakers in the room between sessions, so the follow-up questions get answered by the person who ran the deal rather than by a table at the back selling a course.
Investor association
San Antonio RENC
The San Antonio chapter within the Texas REIAs network, aimed at residential investors. Meeting dates and topics are published on their own calendar.
Association conference
San Antonio Board of REALTORS (SABOR)
The local REALTOR association, which runs education sessions and an annual conference for its members. Membership is generally required to attend.
Association conference
Texas REALTORS
The state association, whose annual conference rotates between Texas cities and has been hosted in San Antonio. Open to members of the association.
How to tell training from a sales pitch
The real estate education business has a well-earned reputation, and most of it was earned at events that looked exactly like conventions. Four questions separate them.
Who is on stage, and what do they sell?
A speaker whose income comes from coaching sales will teach to the close. A speaker whose income comes from deals will teach the deal. Look up what each name sells before you buy the ticket.
Are the numbers specific?
Real operators quote purchase price, repair budget, monthly payment, and what the exit actually netted. Vague talk about mindset and momentum usually means there is no deal behind the story.
Is there CE credit, and who provides it?
CE hours require a TREC-approved provider, which means the curriculum was reviewed by somebody other than the person selling the seat. It is not a guarantee of quality, but it is a floor.
Can you talk to the speakers?
The useful part of a convention is usually the twenty minutes after a session. A schedule packed so tightly that speakers leave the building has quietly removed the most valuable thing you paid for.
Common questions
What real estate conventions are held in San Antonio?
Independent training conventions such as the Black Sheep Convention, association conferences run by SABOR and Texas REALTORS, and recurring investor meetings such as San Antonio RENC. The three formats serve different rooms and are priced accordingly.
Can I earn Texas CE credit at a San Antonio convention?
Only where a TREC-approved provider delivers the sessions. The Black Sheep Convention carries 10 hours of Texas CE across the two days, and those hours are available on the live stream as well as in the room. Investor meetups typically carry none.
Do I need a licence to attend?
Not for the Black Sheep Convention. Unlicensed investors and wholesalers sit in the same sessions as licensed agents, and only the CE hours are licence-dependent. REALTOR association conferences are usually restricted to members.
Can I attend from outside San Antonio?
Every Black Sheep Convention class is broadcast live, so remote attendees pick their own sessions and bank the same CE hours.
How much do they cost?
Texas real estate events run from under a hundred dollars for a single-track pass up to several hundred for full access with meals. Black Sheep Convention 2027 pricing is announced with the lineup at blacksheepconvention.com.
Next: October 15–16, 2027.
2026 filled two rooms at the Hilton San Antonio Hill Country: 105 participants, 10 classes, up to 10 hours of Texas CE, and real AI taught hands-on. Venue and lineup for 2027 are announced soon.