Are you a CHEAP INVESTOR?

[Shiloh Lundahl]

Do you suck as an investor? You know what I mean, are you an investor who just sucks knowledge and resources from others without giving anything in return? Do you expect others to just impart their experience and knowledge to you simply because they have it and you want it? 

Here is an example, would you ask a fellow investor for the specific documents that they use for free that they have paid hundreds of dollars to a lawyer to create?

Would you take an investors time and ask them to teach you for free?

Would you ask other investors for all of their contacts that they use in their business that have taken them years to vet because you are new in town and you want to get started?

Are you an entitled investor who thinks others should give because they have and you don’t?

For those that have been approached by an investor like this, what was your experience like?

[Jay Patel]

@Shiloh Lundahl I really don't get the point of this thread. I am not one of those people and don't take offense to your post what so ever, but at the same time, I don't see the point of it. Like others have mentioned, these forums and website are full of new investors that are looking for answers. They probably don't even know the effort that you went through to get to where you are, or that you even paid hundreds of dollars for a few pieces of paper. You think they "suck" and are "cheap" but maybe they are just ignorant to the efforts behind what they are asking for.

Are there some new investor bad apples out there? Sure, but I'm sure there are some more experienced people out there trying to take advantage of the newer folks too. 

If you expect something in return for what they are asking, why not just tell them that? Educate them on the effort it took to get what they are asking, or ignore it if you really can't stand it and think they are leaching.

I would hope that threads like this never discourage people from reaching out for help or posting questions.