And this is something I have been contemplating a lot during the last 2 years.You will be shocked to know this is coming out of my mouth.The whole passive income model all you/us real estate investors are so obsessively promoting...

When a "successful investor" joins BP, or any other page for the SOLE purpose of promoting a guru, it's a red flag.

BiggerPockets would be more ecumenical (inclusive of diverse viewpoints or "seeker-friendly")  Dave Ramsey is more "fundamentalist" (adhering to a narrow interpretation of the text and strongly opposed to any deviant views)   BiggerPockets and Dave Ramsey, just like different churches, attract different types of people.   

That being said, regarding best and worst ways: some of the people I look up to the most in our industry traditionally have quite diverse backgrounds.

Then possibly selling an equity position in the debt stack to get a promote  

Nice bit of self promotion!

Not sure if it would be considered promoting a particular company.

Also think about strong economies with diverse industries.

I found out that Lifestyles knowingly allowed one of these boutique vendors to be promoted on their webpage that wasn't even licensed to do work in the state! 

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