More times than not its a way to justify an outcome that isn't popular.

You would have to be a conference junkie to justify that price.

Just trying to justify my irrational hatred of chihuahuas ;)

That doesn’t justify overpaying though.

@Joe SplitrockI agree, it irritates me when people use 1 or 2 people on this planet as an example and extrapolate that idea to justify their actions and think it will work for them and the other 7 billion people.

I don’t understand how anyone can justify it while condemning RE gurus who sell their edu using inflated return numbers?  

Most Realtors can't justify their value.

@Al WilliamsonI would love to attend, but cannot justify jaunting across the country just for lunch ... even if it is with Brian.  

It has the potential to make money, but it also comes with spending hundreds of dollars on products that you convince yourself are better/equal to the cheaper products you can get at Walmart, and they justify it as "funding your own dream, not theirs".The mentorship is fully focused on growing your business with Amway, not really learning how to grow a business in general, which was my thought when I joined.There's a podcast called "The Dream" that dives deep into the start of companies like Amway and how they function, grow and profit while their "independent business owners" go into debt trying to reach the next level (Let's get diamond this month!

Many of these gurus have a vested interest in making the case for STR management being low effort because if professional PM fees are included in the underwriting, the return does not justify the investment.