But I tell you, people are selfish and only care about themselves.

It sound selfish, but it's not.Pick up a hobby not related to real estate.

I'd have preferred (for selfish reasons) for the rate to stay at zero, but the quarter point isn't going to kill anybody's deals. 

My goal for 2013 is to continue building my portfolio, both individually and along with my business partners, and ideally acquire our first multifamily property in 2013 or 2014.My day "job" is running an internet marketing company I founded with said business partners mentioned above.I look forward to meeting and engaging with you guys instead of just extracting knowledge selfishly.

Offering help by pitching in makes them more aware of what's at stake -- home values.If they are simply selfish, non-caring and blow you off, well then you're dealing with a different animal.

You're right Jon they're not they fall in the same catagory of greedy selfish POS's as the morons at Enron.

I hear your enthusiasm through you post and it sounds like you intentions are good, but selfish and one sided.

Also, I'd like a place to live for a few months of the year in Florida (selfish reason lol). 

Should all of us as investors just keep everything to ourselves because we are selfish and want all the success and profit for ourselves?  

People like you that discover something and keep it to theirs elves selfishly not giving a crap about helping others, as you had mentioned, I should have kept"If you really do have such a brilliant unique system that somehow nobody else has thought of and is so easy to implement you will quietly sit there and buy 10$ houses all day long and hope nobody else ever finds out!"