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I've chatted with a via view phone, would probably meet up at networking events (assuming they restart in the future....).

I think the "NYC" heavy feeling is a result of few factors:

  1. This board started as WSO - and Wall Street is NYC heavy by nature (RE is a bolt on)
  2. NYC is RE heavy as well, so any 'weighted avg' is going to prob make NYC lead by nature
  3. People in NYC feel fine saying so, as it really doen't give identity away due to size (I am personally like this !!).... If in a smaller market, you would feel less anon..
 

Definitely smaller than you think.

I've met a handful of people from here (all awesome) and talk to 1-2 semi-regularly. None are NYC-based.

If you look in the various location-based threads that pop up, there are a ton of people working in DC, the Southeast, Texas, California, etc.

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Based on the discord server where we pull most of our members from WSO:

  • NYC Metro - 47
  • LA/SF Metro - 24
  • US South - 18
  • US Central - 11
  • Texas - 10
  • London - 6
  • Canada - 5
  • Australia - 3
  • DC Metro - 2
  • Europe (outside of London) - 1
Real Estate Professional Network Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xxWQ2nC
 

I’ve met a few and talked with a few on the phone. I’ve also talked to a few people through my WSO mentor role. There are people from all over - definitely not NYC concentrated.

What’s funny is that I’ve had forum posts that I made (primarily the one about the RE company excel list and the other about industrial specs) come up in conversation with colleagues that had no idea I was the one that made those posts. I just kinda nod and laugh when it comes up.

 

I've had a couple lunches with people who I have met in real life who awkwardly pause during lunch after we've hung out for a while and got our food and go... "I know this is weird, but are you CRE on WSO?"

It is simultaneously hilarious and horrifying.

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