Always be genuine and true.

Big thanks to @Scott Trench and @Craig Curelop for inspiring me!

Anyway, the folks here are super helpful and the podcasts are great and inspiring, if you haven't already gotten hooked on them.

Great read and great inspiration!

As an inspiring investor(in process of getting real estate license) ,does anyone have any stories to share?

Only say it if it’s genuine.

It's stories and experiences like these that keeps me inspired!

These stories, especially those on the "First Deal" have truly inspired me to go out and take control of my destiny! 

Experienced investors will want to help you if you show initiative, drive, and genuine interest.

and I'm not being nosey, I genuinely like talking about people's finances and money and income and future plans etc - but I can see why people may think it's odd (I've never offended anyone that I know of, but I try to be aware that some people take money very personally).It's hard when you have these interests but feel like you can't talk to people about them  - on one of the podcasts I think it was Brandon Turner that said listening to podcasts counts and should be included with the whole idea of "you are the average of the five people you hang out with most" - it's super corny, but I took that to heart because I was unable to talk to people about my interests and felt a comfort of knowing I was still "okay" because I was "spending time" with BP and podcasts everyday and still learning and growing my interest.