Some people pull all the equity out of their rentals to buy more, others like to pay cash for them, others pay the mortgages down faster because perhaps they want them paid off when they retire, others just let the tenants pay them down over time.

Sit down anywhere and people would just start talking real estate.

It was my first time going and it was nerve wracking until I started meeting people and it just felt welcoming!!

That of course means a tenant, seller, buyer, lawyer etc will not find it if it is in the Pro area and people are more apt to "Say things they may not necessarily say in an open forum"

For example, a lot of people don't know how to look up their future property taxes for Michigan properties.

It took me almost 2 years of talking with people and researching to push out our first project.

This also is far to easy to set up Schills you have no clue if the people are real and just working for a fake lender..

The possibility of loosing your house is enough incentive to get people to pay.

Quote from @Robin Simon: Its definitely dependent on a lot of variables, personal situation/risk tolerance, etc.But high-level, I would say that there can certainly be a balance - sometimes people forget that when using hard money or any sort of financing, for some reason you need to "MAX out leverage" - i.e. do a 100% financing for a flip or a max cash-out refinance etc..However, most hard money lenders would be totally willing to do a lower leverage loan (and would probably prefer it) such as 50% or 60% LTC instead of the usual max amount. 

I think great to give people a book to read to answer their questions.The truth is if you REALLY want to get involved in something get ready to LEARN.If you can't be bothered to read a book for a week, you're not ready to invest.