And inspirational!

It's meant to inspire hope though they often fail to inspire the creativity and social skill building it will take to bring it all together.Self-direction of retirement accounts, soliciting other sources of investment in your deals, ... that's all part of it.While you may not need your own resources, you will need to know or be able to learn how to find them, gather them and deploy them to the benefit of everyone involved.That's where most of it falls short. 

They're definitely inspirational but prefer to hear about people who are closer to the beginning of their investment career. 

Books can be informative and inspiring but without any practical experience, simply theory.

I find most of my inspiration from reading about great historical figures and picking up on what made them stand out.

I was 22 years old and it inspired me to buy my first house.Years later The Book on Rental Property Investing (audiobook actually) by Brandon Turner is what inspired me to dive deeper into REI.

Full confession, inspired by @Michael Vialpando's remarks- we also were not totally responsible.

The speaker was from right here in GA and was different then any other guru speaker when it came to his home state.The experience inspired me to seek out my local REI club and the rest is going great, and I am now a member of the BP family, one of the best RE resource I have seen in a long time.

I strive to be an expert in every field I apply myself to and I will accept nothing less.Thank you for the words of inspiration and the good wishes!

I've been inspired by the BP's podcasts and the fire is burning.