Networking during the pandemic

[Mary Seo]

I'm wondering how everyone is networking during the pandemic! I know a lot of standard practices like open houses are changing to be zoom walk-throughs or digital meetings but I'm just starting out with REI and I'd like to be able to meet new people and form relationships with like-minded individuals. I see a lot of old posts suggesting meetups but I don't anticipate those being as lucrative of an idea post-covid-19 so just looking for alternative/safe ways to get myself out there!

[Phil Collett]

Some of the meetups have zoom meetings. A Few of the meetups have break out sessions during the meeting and you can talk to a smaller group of say 4 to 6 people. So Cal wise, FIBI has zoom meetings, I forget if there were break out groups; LAREIA has zoom meetings and breakouts. IEREIC has zoom meetings.

Even some multifamily meetups have zoom meetings with break out groups. A Lot of the syndication for MF are definitely looking for investors after the stock market hiccups where I am sure they got plenty of people around 2008.