How I started a meetup

[Jason Malabute]

A few months ago, I watched a Grant Cardone video where he said you want many people to know you and you should be meeting new people regularly. I heard of other investors expanding their brand by starting a meetup group. I knew I had to start it, but I didn’t know how I would start it. I had to get over some insecurities as well, like talking in front of people.

After procrastinating for months, I asked my mentor how to start a meetup group. My mentor connected me with the founder of Multifamily Masters. Multifamily Masters is one of the biggest real estate networking groups in the nation. When I was talking to the founder, I had 2 choices I could either start my own meetup entity or I can start my own chapter of Multifamily Masters. I went with starting my own chapter of Multifamily Masters because I wanted to leverage the Multifamily Masters brand instead of starting my own.

The next step is to get a partner to help me run the meetup. I contacted my friend and fellow investor to be a co-founder of our meetup group. That was big for me because I learned that in real estate, you need a team and can't do it all alone. We started with two virtual meetups (one on underwriting and the other on interest rates/market updates). Starting next month, we will start hosting live meetups. We are focused on bringing on special guests with years of real estate experience that attendees can learn from and providing a great opportunity for people to network. I am proud of our growth.