He spews advice like cash is thrash, college is a waste, 401k is like burning money, buying your own home is a cardinal sin etc and in every message all he is asking is to take your money and invest in his syndicate.

If you don’t calculate it this way, you will likely get burned.  

I once got lost down there and there were big groups of homeless dudes standing around burning barrels like something out of a movie.

There are always stories about people who were burned buying before the financial crisis a decade ago.

@Rick Martin as an investor with a family member who got burned bad by a sketchy syndication operator in 2008, I appreciate how you started with the disclaimer that every investment carries a certain risk.

The Market is in lala land right now while the world burns around it.

The band width it takes to carry even a few properties over the finish line is significant and the burn rate on your money quickly grows quite painful.

When are you pushing past the fear and when are you just burning your hand because you keep sticking it in the fire?

It comes more down to what flavor of ice cream you say blah to when tasting and which one you like.Some investors say they will make money at any cost but that is short lived and burn out occurs fast because when you do not enjoy it on some level then it wears you down.

Down here in the Steel Valley, if you don't have ancestors who worked steel or burned coal back in the day, you're going to be out of luck with a lot of the local real estate agents and municipal building code inspectors.Allegheny County is the Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania.