I can learn, network, socialize, and eat, sleep, and drink REAL ESTATE.  

Let it be known to the group.8pm - 9pm: Open networkingDue to Geronimo providing the event space and a bartender for our group at no charge, we are required to order a minimum of $250 in total food/drink during our event.

Free to attend, they do ask that you buy yourself dinner and a drink maybe, and from there it is just a very informal networking session.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/26...Beyond that, as a quick intro for myself, I am a very small-time landlord with property down in Tacoma (more affordable for a young guy without one of those six-figure jobs).

My first listing was a referral from another client.To break it down as far as chain of referrals to actual clients is something like this:my girlfriend's financial adviser referred my first rental client who then referred my first listingSo basically my girl's financial adviser was a guy who we were good friends with and would hang out with a regular basis for dinner, drinks or whatever.

(somehow a measly "thank you" doesn't seem like enough in this case... what kind of whisky do you drink?)

Do you drink, smoke, eat out, buy rims for your car, have cable, pay interest on credit cards, drink soda, play lotto, take toll roads, gym membership, have a car loan, etc?

If they are drinking alcoholic beverages outside in public, you should look into whether that is permitted in your area.

And my daughter's lesson about drinking and driving.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink it"Ultimately, each attendee is responsible for their own follow-through at that point.If they don't, at least they only spent less than $100 rather than tens of thousands on guru crap.Thank you for your contrarian opinions.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.