Is it just me, or has BP changed over the past few years?

[Harry Arnold]

It seems to me that BP has changed. I can't put my finger on exactly when - but, I think it started about 3-5 years ago. Up until then, BP was filled with good stuff, real value, from real REI at all levels. The content was gritty and real, and came from actual hands on successes and failures. Now, it seems like a social media platform to just "talk" about theories and possibilities. If I had to guess, I'd say that BP got big and the founders handed the day to day operations over to people that know how to market, but have no experience with the actual subject matter. It's probably a natural transition, and I'm just whining about it. Maybe it's just that I miss how it was, and I'm resistant to change.

[Harry Arnold]

I have the tendency to try and say things as kind as possible. That creates confusion, and is definitely something I have to work on. What I meant to say in my original post is this. 

It seems that BP is no longer a forum where people help each other. Where the atmosphere isn't "self help", but an equal giving and receiving community. Now, there are people that are giving advice, that never even pulled the trigger in one deal. It's filled with people that have a "passion" about REI, but only talk about it. There seems to be a lot of people that want to "get rich quick" and never do any work to get there. In other words, BP seems to be a great place for "dreamers" that like to talk theory and "what ifs." BP used to be a place to come to for encouragement and fellowship, around a common subject - Real Estate Investing. Now, it's a social forum for people to hear themselves talk.