Tales of a Non-Real Estate Networking Event

I went to a general meetup of professionals. I don't really know what I was looking for since I was not really looking to sell anything but I was curious because it seemed like a nice downtown venue and with over 100 participants. Unfortunately, the crowd was a bit tough to break into (I'm not the natural extrovert) because I was talking about real estate investing. The group median age was in its early 30s with a vast array of professions and industries. The majority of the people there were very career focused (trading time for money) or technical in trade. I also found that the level of participants were mostly entry level in terms of career stage and thus the reason they are hustling for leads, networking, and even jobs. Needless to say, these people did not have much money to collaborate in a real estate deals and even if they did they were not drinking the Real Estate Kool-Aide and were into their JOBs (just over broke) and "401k 4-Life". Suffice to say I am going to be more selective in my networking events as I try to find other like-minded investors but here are some fun observations.

I realize that one can call BS and say that I had a negative mindset and that I was not networking for quality or building a long-term relationships. However, I got the feeling that a lot of the people in the room were just interested in passing out cards and with the "what can I get mindset" which is typical for the scarcity mindset population. Here are a couple fun examples and a link to the meetup if you are interested and don't want to waste your time with these from the future. Here are a couple fun examples and a link to the meetup if you are interested and don't want to waste your time with these from the future.

http://simplepassivecashflow.com/tales-of-a-non-real-estate-networking-event/