BP is for beginners, BRO

[Alexander Felice]

Yesterday there was a new post made by an experienced real estate investor whose sole purpose was to take a dump on new investors for no reason other than to feed a delicate ego.

So I felt it appropriate to say my thanks to Biggerpockets for teaching me so much about Real estate when I knew absolutely nothing, and with the massive influx of new members lately, I want to express my opinion that BP is mainly for beginners.

I started out like every investor here does: stupid and driven by ego, but AMBITIOUS to learn and get started. Now I own a bunch of rentals, an apartment building, I've made a ton of great real life friends here, I was on the podcast, and my business is growing faster every day. So if you're new, know that spending time here has nearly a guaranteed return on investment. 

It's also OK TO BE NEW. There are a lot of experienced people who contribute heavily here but the overwhelming majority are new people, and that's who the site is geared towards helping. New investors should feel the most empowered to participate and and post, this is the place to get guidance and there ZERO experience or knowledge requirement to post. I think it's counterproductive to the community to create a situation where the experienced people are laughing at new people, it's also sleazy and embarrassing. 

If you're new, it's ok to post things that might sound stupid. I say embarrassing and stupid things all the time, and I would CRINGE to go through my early post history, but that's ok because we get better as we go, and that's the whole point. Some people will might try to make you feel bad about it, that's just part of human nature, and it's not representative of what BP is trying to do. 

Overall, this is a magical place. So thank you BP, if this place hadn't make me feel ok to be a stupid beginner I would have never been able to grow to where I am now. 

@Mindy Jensen  @Russell Brazil  @Spencer Cornelia  @Jay Hinrichs  

[Russell Brazil]

Yup. All of us are in different points in our journey. Every investor started with their first purchase. I actually use to feel the pressure to do what some other "big" investors were doing.  Then I became more comfortable with what I was doing, and was like I think Ill just do what I like, and not let these other dudes pressure me into doing what they are doing.  The majority of landlords in the country are small mom and pop investors with 1-3 rentals. Nothing wrong with that. Those people are likely going to end up being millionaires when they retire.