If you are an Amateur at design, graphics, and branding...why would you turn around and hire a bunch of low cost amateurs to solve your problem? 

What this means is that an amateur or biased party can give you their opinion with a straight face and be completely convinced of what they think (or hope) is true. 

I find that he's a danger to the amateur investor.

Anyone who held long enough, even if they bought at the end of 2019 at 19k - which would have been fundamentally amateur, would be in profit right now. 

There are quite a few amateur wholesalers that are buying at retail prices, and to fuel that every wholesaler has a long list of novice investors who are willing to overpay for property (the latter part of that is probably a good thing for you).   

Hey guys I am an amateur real estate investor.

I wonder how many people who did the zero money down programs are still solvent.I agree with the principles for learning but many of these no money down strategies got a lot of amateurs in real trouble.

Am I an amateur for going to the bank for a blended rate of 9% on a combo-mortgage package with 100% financing?

Or do you want to keep being an amateur?

Beginners, amateurs.