I hope all the fathers in the community are enjoying their day with family and friends.I was listening to a podcast where the panelists discussed valuable lessons they learned from their fathers.My dad always encouraged me to use my brain to figure things out for myself.

But you do raise good points and that's why I encourage people to do both - invest with the right Sponsor and invest directly from their personal account. 

@Tyler Smith I did this once, it was a good experience and I encourage people to give it a try if it's something that fits for them.

All help is greatly appreciated and encouraged 

If you are doing this, I encourage to get a fee sheet from Tyler!

@Justin Marshal Welcome to the Society of Bigger Pockets!

It's not uncommon to see 3 or 4 individuals bunk up and share a house to save money, most of the time I will encourage it to someone who is afraid to live on their own.The Biggest Challenge?

Brokerage firms have developed structured processes to encourage this mentality and force agents to compete with each other.

Mitch, thank you so much for the encouragement and time.

This is a very rewarding business for me, but it is also very difficult and at times extremely stressful and even alienating from the kind of lives most people lead in our society.