Please don't post "Building a team..."

[Jiri B.]

Please take this with a little humor. I don't want to offend anyone, but... I see posts and get lots of request for "Building a team" typically from newer members. Sounds something like this, and I'm sure you have seen it, got it too:

---- Hey, I'm a new investor and want to build a team. Looking for investor friendly realtors, attorneys, tax attorneys, property managers, handymens, roofers, etc.

And once you ask back what their experience is, you find out:

---- I'm new, I have no funding yet, I have no experience etc but I need this great team to be successful.

Great! So please, before you post this and send this type of message / requests, think what you can offer back? Why would any of those experienced people would want to work with you / invest their time and effort into you? Giving back to community is important, but being realistic with requests is important too. You WILL end up building your dream team, but it will take time and more effort on your end. Start small, one step a the time and in few years, you will have your dream team build throughout the process. 

What is your take on this? Is this too harsh? Have you done this too? Did you build your team this way? Or if you got this type of message, did you follow up? Did you end up being part of that team?