QOTW: How have meetups and masterminds help your business?

[Alicia Marks]

Welcome to our Question Of The Week!

Many newbies are always asking how they can get started, and I will without a doubt say "join a meetup"! Let's talk about how meetups have benefited you, where you found one, and how it helped you grow.

For those of us with a few deals under our belt, let's talk leveling up. Have you ever joined a mastermind? How did you evaluate which one was right for you? Was the cost worth it? How did it help you level up?

Let's talk about growth! Share your thoughts here!

[Erik Browning]

Outside of jumping into the RE industry as a career, meetups and networking are the most essential step one can take when building business and a portfolio. Seasoned investors like to tell their story and share both their successes and failures to those that will listen - if you're not there, you won't receive this valuable info. 

I've found that even if you do not initially participate in the conversations due to your lack of knowledge on a particular subject, continuously showing up and learning reveals to others that you take investing seriously and are willing to do what it takes to succeed. Additionally, the more you learn and the more value you provide (capital, time, or skillset), folks will take a chance on you because you demonstrate your ability to be dependable and resourceful.

As time goes on and the more you learn, deals and opportunities will eventually come to you because you are "in the room where it happened." These meetups and masterminds are the room - if you're not predictably and routinely there, then expect to be left out :)