Shiv- Your assumtion about Spy, is not exactly correct. Yes, it's cheap (5k), but with easily that many people on the waiting list (5K) and the 2016 deadline, makes it a great deal that is not attainable. And becoming less and less desirable everyday we march towards the hard deadline.
One of the best memberships I had heard about, that fit this category, was Hiddenbrooke. Compared to the rest of calif. fees, this one use to be a real value.