Finally Took the First Step - REIA Meeting

[Jason Flynn]

I've been one of those people that read and listen to everything, and haven't yet made any moves. Well yesterday I finally made it out to my first REIA meeting here in the Sacramento area, and boy what a great first step!

If you are like me and are "sitting on the wall", find the next meeting you can get to, and go. There was so much good information, and it is so easy to get in contact with the people you need to, its not even funny. I don't know how common this was, but at the beginning of the meeting the leader named off some occupations and asked people to raise their hands if thats what they do. Agents, lawyers, escrow officers, GCs, you name it. So right off the bat you know who to seek out during the social part at the end

The two guest speakers were awesome, and I walked away with a ton of action items. I also got a lot of information on THIS specific market. Trends/analysis, what marketing is working, etc.

So I just wanted to throw this out there that again, just get out there and do it! We hear that ALL the time on the podcast, and it is SO true. If you're afraid of talking to people, then don't talk to anybody the first time. Just go, sit in the back and listen. But if you want to talk to someone but are afraid, here's an easy icebreaker: "Hey, do you have a business card?" I asked one person that (a Realtor), and it turns into a conversation led by them.