Everyone shutting me down?

[Camron Cottam]

I am here trying to get started on the path of real estate and am finding that everyone I talk to (minus people on BP) are almost trying to push me away from the real estate world. Comments like "being a landlord sucks", "it's too much work for how much money you make", or people telling me straight up "you don't want to do that". 

I am not afraid of hard work, and there's always doubters when it comes to wanting to do anything, but I'm curious as to why real estate has such a bad reputation? Or is it just the relatively small sample size of people I've talked too?

[Michaela G.]

This happens to everyone. You friends and family always tell you, that you're nuts. Different reasons, but mostly probably have to do with not wanting you to move up a level above them and also just not being able to think outside their comfort zone. 

Go find a local REI club in your area and start hanging out with people who are doing it and will support you. Otherwise, you'll have to keep swimming against the current.