Mentorship Kansas City

[Michael Mason]

Greeting, I'm a new aspiring investor in the Kansas City area. Due to the Covid-19 its been hard to dive in and attend any local meetups to connect with local investors and network. With the city being "shut down", its made it extremely difficult to get any traction for a person starting out hungry to learn from others and just get plugged in. I currently house hack, but I'm ready to become serious about my investing journey as a young professional. My biggest obstacle is my lack of knowledge and experience in real estate, or where to even focus my energy and time. I firmly believe in being around people that are doing what you aspire to do and to always be learning. I know BP has some great information on mentorship, and I understand its more about building a relationship and bringing something to the table that adds value... rather than the mindset of show me how to succeed the fast and easy way with no effort. I wanted to reach out and see if there was any local mentor groups in the Kansas City area for people getting started that are serious about real estate? Secondly, I would love to connect with a local investor(s) that might be willing to mentor someone eager to learn if they could bring value to them in anyway.   

[Dan Krupa]

@Michael Mason welcome. Some relationships you will grow organically from being in REI. A few will come from meetups. I definitely recommend you get on most of the big FB pages and track what is happening. You will learn who the players are, what is going on, etc... The biggest thing I can recommend is for you to pick a niche, stick to it, and then get linked in with someone who is 2 or 3 years ahead of you. I didn't do that and it cost me a lot of time, money, and headaches. Even if you have to apprentice. It is a tried and true system. Personally, my businesses are at the point where it doesn't matter if you are smart, young and hungry, willing to work long hours, etc... We don't want you. We need smart, talented people with experience. If you have to pay someone and teach them, it cost you as a business. All new hires need some training but you want to minimize what you have to teach, for more advanced positions. So be willing to help out, apprentice, do whatever it takes to get experience while you are young and have time. (pre-marriage, kids, etc...)