Being an introvert in a extrovert RE world

[Ree Rolle]

Good morning BP!

I am looking to purchase my first owner occupied multi family in February 2020. Right now I am working on gathering my team together. Reaching out to agents, getting contractor prices, looking for lenders, looking for attorneys, etc. I would like to network more with people and build relationships further than just my team like partnerships and stuff....but I’m having trouble being that I am introverted. I may be overthinking this but that’s apart of the job(sarcasm) of being introverted.

I will be going to my first meet up for real estate investors in my area this weekend. My question is how do you go about building those relationships that turn into potential partnerships, etc? Do we become friends first and then I mention partnering with you? Do I mention it as early as the first initial conversation? How do I know if the business relationship vibe is there? What do I look for generally when looking for a partner?

Any suggestions will be helpful!

Signed, an introvert