The worst thing you could do is play into his fantasy world where he is a victim.The sharing economy offers countless financial opportunities that don't even tie you geographically or require a traditional W2.

I know that there are countless people out there doing way better than me and I will remain humble.

I have recently come to find that there are countless Facebook groups that can serve as a support system for new investors as well as networking. 

After driving for dollars for countless hours, I have started thinking of ways to refine my strategy.

The one tool that saves me countless hours is smart BnB.

I have done countless flips and buy and holds, but NEVER a 1031.

There are many ways to do this and countless posts, books, podcasts, etc... on the subject.

I have countless wholesalers who send me deals showing how much profit I will make, yet their ARV is wrong, they never include holding costs, closing costs, etc... most of the time it stems from them never having done any deals, so they simply don't know.

I have read countless books and listened to a lot of audio, including countless Bigger Pockets podcasts, and found the majority of advice to protect all your assets through LLCs, and the assets outside the LLCs such as your personal home with a lot of equity in it, just as I have done with businesses I have owned through the years. 

There are countless members of those groups who give away their email addresses and phone numbers.