New Member...kinda

[William D.]

Greetings BP,

I feel compelled to write an introduction post given the recent events that have transpired and the support I received from BP. And, in light of the fact that I never wrote one as a newbie.

I was a close follower and poster for a little over a year. During this time I had three projects going and in a perfect world was on a course to out pace my W2 income.

However, and as many can attest, the world is not perfect --in fact it is extremely imperfect. I was dealt one painful financial blow after another until I found myself face to face with insolvency. Through out the entire process I blamed luck and misfortune. However, in hind-sight many of the losses could have been avoided by heeding the conservative words of advice of Jon Holdman, Wil Barnard, or Bryan Hancock to name a few (there are many of you out there whom could easily have been named).

I found myself at a crossroads between giving up entirely on all 3 investments or continuing to fight and am happy to report that I chose the latter. I swallowed my pride, got loans from families, and doubled my work effort.

I am pleased to announce that as of 12/1 I am no longer in danger of insolvency and after paying back my "friendly" loans I am charted on a course in 2012 to be back to normal.

The reason I am posting is because I feel an obligation to acknowledge BP and the BP community. To draw on a loose paraphrse from the Corinthian's, I was knocked down but I was not destroyed.

I now look forward to 2012 to both help other investors and re-tool and re-vamp my own investment model; and BP is the perfect forum for both.

As a tangent, I'd like to personally thank Rob Gillespe who helped me out on a project (not one of the 3 referenced above). I called Rob on a whim and mentioned BP. Without ever having met me he put me in contact with someone that could assist me and for that I am grateful. BP gives you a friend in every town and that's an invaluable resource.

Sorry if my post was longer than expected. Thanks for obliging my soliloquy.

Best to all in 2012.