The Seoul REI Meetup Continues to Grow (+350 members!)

[Daniel Ryu]

Hi BP Members!

A shout out from Seoul, South Korea, where a group of overseas and international investors have been able to create a strong and thriving community out here thanks to the support of BiggerPockets.

If you've never heard of our group, check out some of our past posts:

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/24...

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/23...

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/22...

While the Seoul REI Members have always been big believers in technology, this month we took it to a whole other level by broadcasting our Meetup LIVE via Periscope!

Our guest this month is also a big believer in technology: @Jacob Blackett

His company, Holdfolio, allows investors from anywhere to invest in his portfolio via a crowdfunding platform he and his partners have set up.

Jacob was kind enough to spend over an hour of his time telling us his story. He ended with some great words of advice that we wholeheartedly endorse - if you want to succeed in real estate, you need to connect with the right people!

If you look at us over time, you'll see that our group has grown from 3 people meeting for coffee to 355 as of our last count. 

We went from organizing our group through emails to setting up a website, a FB page, a FB group, a twitter account and now a Periscope account.

We've managed to network with great BP speakers including @Ben Leybovich, @Brandon Turner, @Joshua Dorkin, @Chris Clothier, @Engelo Rumora, @Ali Boone, @Matt Faircloth, @Mark Shaffar

There are a ton of reason why you can't get started in real estate:

* No money

* No networks

* No experience

* No credit

* Too young

* Too old

ADD to that list:

* Living 6,000 miles away from where you'd like to invest

* Not speaking the language of the country you want to invest in (for our investors investing in Korea)

But it's amazing what can be accomplished when you stop focusing on what's stopping you and start working out solutions. 

For us, that included using all the tools available on the internet: Skype, Hangout, Google Maps, Zillow, etc, and of course, the best tool of all - BiggerPockets - to start to build networks with other investors.

Those networks have lead to:

* A field trip to look at Korea properties owned by two of our members

* Connecting with overseas professionals to invest in turnkey properties

* Building partnerships with overseas investors

* And even buying and selling a property via Facebook ^^

It doesn't matter where you're starting at in real estate investing - just find a way to add value to other people. Do that, and you'll start to see yourself overcoming obstacles you never thought possible.

And that to us, is a true success story.

Thanks!

(Oh.. and if you'd like to see a replay of the event, just message me or leave a comment and I'll send you a link to our FB community where we have the replays available. The content is over 1 hour and half of great educational content, excellent for newbies who are wondering how to do due diligence as well as experienced investors wanting to gain more insights into crowdfunding platforms.)