Getting Agents and Sellers To Take Me Seriously

[Luke Brown]

Hello Bigger Pockets Forum!

I am currently working on my first deal but I have a major concern.  I am starting my real-estate journey at 18.  Real-estate investing has been, and is, a huge part of my life and my family.  I have been involved in property management since I was 8 and replacing toilets for tenants since I was 12.  Tomorrow is my first time visiting prospective properties and I'm nervous that the agent and the owners aren't going to take me seriously.  I have my financing in order, I'm incorporated, I have an attorney, and I have great mentors, but i'm terrified that they won't give me the time of day.  I know that a lot of you are grizzled veterans and many of you also started young, so do you have any tips to help ensure that I'm seen as a real investor?