New to Real Estate · San Diego, CA · Member since 2019 · 14 posts · 7 votes
Hi, my name is Richard and I am a college student in phoenix. I am new into real estate and want to get first hand experience of how real estate investing is with someone who knows what he/she is doing. Where can I find someone who I can shadow/assist?
@Richard Hayes Do you have skills that you think will aid the person you want to shadow? Most investors I've found have tons of people begging to do what you want to do. Approach them with value first and you will see a positive result. You said you are a college kid so maybe you offer to run any errands the investor might have, or answer phone calls for them. You have the right mindset to want to learn from people have proven they have the skills you want.
When it comes to finding this investor to shadow. Looking for your local REIA group is a great place to start. Also, Phoenix is a pretty hot market so I'm sure there are a ton of networking events close by you can attend for free or for a small fee. Do what others won't and you will stand out.
@Richard Hayes You definitely should go to some local Rei events and groups like that, there are a lot in Arizona. Go on Facebook, You can also find people on here that host those types of events in your area. That is where I first began. Even though I didn’t end up investing myself in California it was a great way to just gather information and immerse myself in the real estate lingo.
If you do find somebody and you want to mentor with them you need to have something to offer them. Why would they give up time to mentor somebody without getting something in return? If you can make yourself valuable to somebody then that is the best way to get in.
ask what can I offer them?
Also continue to drown yourself in Podcasts- They are free and full of info. Go to iTunes under the Podcasts and type in real estate investing and you will get a whole swarm of podcast to immerse yourself into. Best of luck.