I believe there has been a cultural change I have seen in the last 15 years or so, there's a bit of lip and disrespect to their team mates at times, not all but many. 

If someone gives you lip about wholesaling you say "Go suck on a dead smurf" and you keep the course.You need to be sharp, a shark, strong, stubborn yet humble.I started with wholesaling, and I have made 14K my first dal (in 3 months time), my second deal I made about 20K and my third deal about 9K (if I remember correctly).People that ask "ohh why do you start with wholesaling" say it as if wholesaling is a lesser form of investing.