CRE Networking events to find possible partners/mentors
Hello everyone,

Are there any sites where I can find Commercial Real Estate networking gatherings/events ? 

I’m nosediving into CRE. Specifically targeting industrial estates. I know there are countless residential brokers out there and I have networked with them and Lenders but residential just isn’t it for me. I’ve tried to find commercial specialized brokers or partners but... they dont seem to exist here in Florida ? So I’m really pushing to get acquainted with the right people.


Edit* thank you all for the help and direction,
I very much appreciate it.
[{"id": "goesnap", "text": "Try a local CCIM chapter.  I\u2019m active in the New England chapter and it\u2019s great, but I know other geographies have much more active regional chapters.  \nDon\u2019t need to be certified or designated.  Attend, stay present, meet some people, and stay on top of things.  It\u2019ll work!\n\nhttps://www.flccim.com", "replies": [{"id": "goeuf0l", "text": "Do they host events for free? Or do they do the kind of \u201cpayment per seat\u201d kind of thing ? \n\nThanks for giving me a lead on this btw", "replies": [{"id": "goeyy8n", "text": "There's a really great resource available (hint: Al Gore invented it): [https://www.ccim.com/](https://www.ccim.com/)", "replies": [], "depth": 3}, {"id": "gogxiia", "text": "Sometimes free, sometimes a nominal cost of like $20 to attend- covers their costs of hosting the event.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "goezx43", "text": "ULI has a mentorship program for young professionals. They also host all kinds of events/seminars that can be interesting. Another good one is NAIOP. Plenty of networking opportunities there.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "gof3vks", "text": "Bisnow and ACRE post free events. Cornell Real Estate Council has free or member events too", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "gof6fyv", "text": "SIOR as well", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "gofxd3z", "text": "Not industrial related but ICSC has events for many CRE professionals", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "gofzzb2", "text": "NAIOP also has mentor &amp; young leader programs.\n\nDifferent organizations are more active in different areas.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "gogvsm2", "text": "I have been in ULI, CCIM, and NAIOP. They all have different events. My local CCIM chapter has a strong college mentorship program. ULI and NAOIP have a \u201cdeveloping leaders\u201d program and from what I can recall there is a student membership or young leaders membership. \n\nThe alternative is to call up the past president or the current president of the local chapter and see about where they recommend to go.  \n\nA lot of title business development people are pretty solid resources for setting up meetings.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "goqiqkk", "text": "There are definitely commercial brokers nationwide. Colliers, JLL, CBRE, Marcus &amp; Millichap all deal in commercial real estate. CBRE is the biggest. Some of these brokerages have internal training programs that will give you an overview of a variety of sub-specialties.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]