A Guru is Bashing Biggerpockets?

[Wendell De Guzman]

I got this from a guru a few days ago:

"Who are you getting advice from, Wendell?

The reason I ask is because I know a lot of real estate
investors run to Google every time they have a question.

Inevitably they're led to some random real estate forum
where every newbie investor on earth thinks they're the
friggin Einstein of house flipping. "The blind leading
the blind" would be a pretty good analogy."

And then this guru went on to promote his forum where other gurus hang out who provide better real estate information. Unbelievable!

I don't know if this guru is indeed bashing BP but I do know this:

1. I know some of the people that BP featured in the podcast - and they are for real. They do deals everyday. I don't know about these gurus. Part of the reason why some of them are gurus is because they don't make enough money in real estate investing and they have to get income from selling their courses.

2. I've done business with several BP members and they appreciate what they learn from BP (these folks are smart and they are "closers"); and lastly,

3. Even with my 10 years experience, I am learning new stuff on BP everyday. Things that I can actually use to make more money. To learn from these gurus, you have to shell out money and you don't even know if the information is any good. At least in BP, you have to go through the info and ask the tough questions to see if the one providing the info knows their stuff. And you don't have to pay for it.

What about you? What's your experience with BP? Have you learned more from BP than these gurus or do you think these gurus still deserve to get paid?