All Forum Posts by: Lucas Roe

Hello everyone,

This is kind of a weird question but my fiance and I will be attending our first REIA meetup this weekend and it occurs to me that every businessman I've ever met says you must have business cards at networking events, and we have none.

Now my first thought is, we haven’t made our first deal and are still planning to pull the trigger in about 2 months, so it really feels sorta presumptuous to print off business cards which say anything real estate related.

On the other hand, having never really been to a meetup not related to my day job where I would totally have business cards, I’m unsure if it’s really bad etiquette not to have them.

So my quick poll is, as people who have done this way more than me, what do you guys think? Do you prefer a newbie to take the time to bring business cards? Or does it seem presumptuous?

Thanks,

Lucas

@Ian Coddington I’m actually pretty near you on the other side of mass doing something similar. Keep going, lots to learn and plenty of resources here. I’m actually starting my first investment this year. I’m not a guru or pro, but Let me know if there’s anything I can do to help you out.

Thanks,

Lucas

Thanks @Dave Visaya and @Michael S. ,

I appreciate the kind words. Currently, I'm just learning and trying to get into the local networking scene to try to meet some people. I appreciate the offer but honestly let me know if I can help as well Dave. I don't know much but I'm always willing to help out and maybe I'll learn something.

Thanks,

Lucas

Hello Bigger Pockets Community,

My name is Lucas Roe, and it's nice to meet you all. I'm a 28-Year-old Software Engineer gone architect, living in Shrewsbury, Ma, who has slowly gotten bored of the idea of starting a business "eventually" and decided that there is no time like the present. I come from a family of construction workers and have a nice set of skills for fixing up houses, as well as a mother who was in the land development business when I was a child. Sadly, I never really took the time to learn from her, so I've started this process with no expertise.

Honestly, I've been lurking on forums, reading blog posts/books, and grilling coworkers with portfolios, trying to piece together something approaching a business plan for a few months now. I've come to the conclusion that this seems like the most interesting game I could possibly come up with, but that I seriously need to learn more before I try my hand at it.

So, here I am. I am currently doing the pre-work for a starting investment (read that as trying to figure out funding). Reading tons of blogs, formulating a business plan, and generally learning as much as possible. 

Otherwise, Hi there! I'm a 20 something with low capital trying to make a first real estate investment work. You've probably seen that story before :).

Thanks, 

Lucas Roe