Vince I felt the same way in the beginning. Why would someone who is successful be so willing to share their ideas and techniques with a stranger? I myself had experienced the "game is to be sold" attitude from many investors but I quickly learned the reason they were so protective of their secrets or techniques is because as MikeOH says "...there are no secrets" this is a simple business".... They were making so much money so easily that they had to make it appear as if they were actually smarter than the next guy. I can say from my personal experiences that about five years ago there were a million "real estate investors" in the Atlanta area I mean these guys were making big money had TV commercials, fast cars and faster women they were like celebrities and they would take advantage of anyone who wanted to learn the game. Now I don't see or hear from this guys because they really never knew the basics of real estate investing so when things went belly up in the market they had no idea what to do so they moved on to the next "hustle". Also Vince in other businesses they are competing for a small group of clients thats why everything is kept "hush,hush" on the other hand in real estate there is an abundance of deals and money to be made and a million different ways to do it. Rich made two good points: 1) you can learn most "secrets" for free here on the forum and 2) Most people are just talkers and will never make any moves.
A wise man once told me "you cant make all the money believe me I tried".
P.S-According to RealtyTrac there were 56,391 foreclosure filings in Georgia for the first six months of the year!!!! WOW the deals may never dry up!
