About the Group: These meetings are designed to provide high quality interaction between real estate investors to share ideas and for networking purposes.

great insight guys :) thanks for the replies.especially regarding the mention of 'soft' skills such as the interacting with people, staying calm in tough situations, persistence, building the habit of hard work, and learning to analyze.thumbs up

In the future, if you want to submit an offer to that office, you can submit it through that agent, and they can make sure it gets into the hands of the agent who has the listing.There are a couple REO offices where we know a single agent very well, and it makes all interactions with that office much, much easier.

Find something about real estate he likes: maybe he is methodical and a type S or C personality : so maybe he will want to take part in accounting, managing and other number driven activities: maybe he is a high 'I" : where he will like to have a say in the interior aesthetic and design or talking and interacting with the tenants etc Or a high D type: and he will like taking action: negotiating etc  (doesn't sound like this one though ) He has to fall under one of these 4: so assess- learn about each other and make it fun. 

Most of the people I interact with I’ve found on BP or through BP.

I liked interacting with people so I decided on being a mortgage broker/lender/loan officer.Pros:- unlimited income- lots of people interaction- learn a lot about real estate investing (appraisals, value, rehabs effect on value, investment properties, etc)- potential for really high income (top LO's make 250k +) so you can reinvest in more deals and fund your projectsCons:- no salary/commission only- highly challenging and constantly evolving lending guidelines products, client psych profiles, and more (could be a pro too)- you're sometimes a therapist to the emotional whims of your clients- high stressUsually engineers do very well as real estate agents too.

One reason why I am still considering it is that I have most things written up in templates and often so many of my bookings are instant books so I don't even really need to have much interaction with the guests.  

Also, 1) Set up keywords for your area and interests so that you're notified when they're used and then start interacting.2) Read through The Ultimate Beginner's Guide3) Go through applicable blogs and podcasts as there are a lot of great resourcesAdvice for REI...1) Study up on what you need to know/do for the 1st step and then do it, then repeat for all following steps until you have completed your first investment then repeat the process and keep learning.

If you have a time-consuming job and want no parts of the guest interaction then you'll need to seek a full-service manager in your area.

When I got my realtor's license I explored the idea of starting my own property management company, and I gradually came to the conclusion that the numbers don't really work unless you either charge significant fees for every interaction, or don't visit many of your properties each month. neither of those are ideal, obviously.