Peer review: Email to potential mentor/coach

[Ryan Leake]

Hi all!

I am at a stage where I feel like I could really use a mentor/coach to help guide me in beginning my real estate journey, and hopefully business. My expectations of this person would be to speak with me once a week and hold me accountable to the goals that the mentor/coach and I set for myself. To find the right fit, I am beginning to reach out to a couple successful investors to see if they would be willing to meet with me for 30 minutes. Please see me draft below:

Mr Greene,

I am 22 years old, born and raised in the Bay Area, and am itching to start investing in real estate. I’ve been working in commercial brokerage in SF for two years now, and learning the ropes of REI investing through my role, BiggerPockets resources and related books/podcasts/etc. My goal is to transition into the principal side of investing as quickly as possible and do something similar to you with out of state investing.

Frankly, it feels like I’ve absorbed a ton of knowledge yet I’m still missing the guidance/mentorship to take that first leap of faith. As someone that's steps ahead of me on the same path I'm looking to explore, you seem like you could be an incredible resource. It would be amazing if you had flexibility in your schedule over the next month to meet and let me buy you a coffee/beer/lunch.

Surely your time must be valuable, so I’d also be willing to provide an extra incentive in the form of a chore of your choice (can be real estate related or not, up to you)… pretty much anything you’ve been holding off doing because it's probably not very fun to do LOL.

Really hope we can make this happen and create a connection. Would be great to hear from you soon!

Best,

Ryan

Hoping to get as much honest feedback as I can on the draft before I send it out to potential mentors/coaches! Appreciate you taking the time to consider this.

(P.S. Might as well throw it out there, if anyone has real estate investor connections in the Bay Area that may be willing to have a conversation with me then please feel free to send them over! I will reach out and follow up with both of you :) Thanks!)

[Matthew McKee]

Ryan,

You're on the right track so lift your chin up a bit more. Your letter reads a bit sheepish but you have an asset that everyone on here would kill to trade for: TIME.

Anyone who doesn't have the time to mento a young bull like you isn't worth your time. Find a mentor on 3 different levels; where you want to be, where you are and where you started. The subordinate might confuse you but you'd be a great example for me, you're where I started but younger and more focused. (If that provides clarity)

Seems like you seeking a local mentor, the world is at your fingertips. Gather mentors and mentees from all around, especially if you intend to invest out of state. Plus it'll save you a coffee/beer/lunch.