Best way to make connections?

[Aaron Anderson]

Hey guys! I'm a new BP member from Nashville and have been lurking and listing to the Podcasts for a while now.  Just a little about myself, I realized about a year ago that my long term goal was financial freedom and I wasn't going to get that in the corporate world where I am now.  So I moonlighted becoming a Real Estate Agent after my 9-5, got hired by a broker and have had a couple transactions so far.  This is all for the purpose of consuming myself with people in the business and knowledge that I'll need as an investor.

This is where my question comes in.  I have met a lot of great people as an Agent, but I feel like I'm only seeing half of what's out there.  I have seen positions online like, "Property Manager Assoc",  "Mortgage Lender Assoc", and things like that.  In your opinion, what is the best way to make these networking connections?

[Jeff Rabinowitz]

Find a local REIA group and start attending meetings. It is not usually difficult to identify who is active, who is starting out, and who is pretending.