Are you really making things happen or are you just trolling?
So, I posted in here a couple of days ago about team building and the response has been mostly good but some people felt the need to try and make assumptions, criticize or make false accusations about my intentions. 

Based on their input, it’s obvious they’ve never been a part of anything significant in commercial real estate other than hiding behind the brand name of the company that employs them and even in that capacity they have limited authority. 

If this thread is an audience of 50k people, instead of trying to attack and troll someone you don’t know, why aren’t you using this network as an opportunity to network, learn and connect with people who have the capacity to change your life and make more of your investing career than what it is right now? But I digress. 

Anyway, I couldn’t help but think about this quote while I’ve been putting those trolls in their place:

THE MAN IN THE ARENA

It is not the critic who counts: not the
man who points out how the strong
man stumbles, or where the doer of
deeds could have done them better.
The credit belongs to the man who is
actually in the arena, whose face is
marred by dust and sweat and blood;
who strives valiantly; who errs, who
comes short again and again; who
spends himself in a worthy cause; who
at the best knows in the end the
triumph of high achievement, and
who at the worst, if he fails, at least
fails while daring greatly, so that his
place shall never be with those cold
and timid souls who neither know
victory nor defeat.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT

✌🏾
[{"id": "i47razq", "text": "I\u2019ve noticed that as well", "replies": [{"id": "i47rloj", "text": "it\u2019s a shame! lol", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i47sl7a", "text": "Paragraph 1: people made false assumptions about me. \n\nParagraph 2: makes false assumptions. \n\nThis is an agent who is recruiting for a borderline RE MLM. If they were really about networking they would mention more qualified networking organizations other than their own, ie. NAIOP and SIOR.", "replies": [{"id": "i47u4ny", "text": "lol that\u2019s funny another hater ain\u2019t nobody recruiting for an MLM", "replies": [{"id": "i47vc6s", "text": "eXp is basically a MLM for agents. The word is out\u2026 besides your fReE Facebook group, coaching, investing club, and website all scream scams. Your site makes no mention of any projects you have done and the one link to to the company that you are supposedly CEO and founder of doesn\u2019t even work. So there is no evidence of any deals you have done. A track record is needed to gain real investors and none can be found on any of the links in your link tree. \n\nThe best networking is done IRL and through legitimate deals if you were as big of a deal as you perpetuate you would be able to find an analyst without Reddit. \n\nAnd finally nothing screams classy and legitimate investor like a cash app link on your social media.", "replies": [{"id": "i47x4ym", "text": "Yes but \ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udffc putting trolls \ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udffc in their place \ud83d\udc4d\ud83c\udffc is pure class. Give OP some credit.", "replies": [], "depth": 4}, {"id": "i47xg95", "text": "lol again another hater - exp is actually a powerhouse but that\u2019s another story. and yes there are people who recruit for exp but that\u2019s not why i\u2019m here. how does equity equate to brokerage? you\u2019re making assumptions again. and don\u2019t worry about my track record or access to investors - i\u2019m good with both. and why wouldn\u2019t i check reddit for connections? it\u2019s 50k people on this thread who are supposed to be cre players", "replies": [{"id": "i47yki0", "text": "Same hater\u2026. Don\u2019t inflate your hater numbers like you clearly inflate your network and deal numbers. \n\nGoogle \u201cis exp realty\u201d and look at the first suggestions. This is just a good summarization of the public opinion of eXp. But anyone who has every done a deal know eXp is 1 step from a MLM.\n\nBut keep grinding and being a #bossbabe.\n\n#grind #networking #closebutnotamlm", "replies": [{"id": "i47yrw4", "text": "good for you troll you tried your best!", "replies": [], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}, {"id": "i4850l5", "text": "I mean, yes and no. A real MLM, the one that scams people relies on \u201cinvestments\u201d from new agents that funnels to the top. eXp is more a residual programs that\u2019s reflective and pretty widely used in the insurance industry. Where I have a problem with eXp are brokers that ONLY recruit and know fuck all about commercial brokerage or real estate.", "replies": [{"id": "i485a1a", "text": "Yes and that is why I do not directly call it a MLM but it\u2019s basic pyramidal structure closely follows a MLM and with post like OP\u2019s it\u2019s hard not believe he is solely recruiting.\n\nAlso they\u2019re are better brokerage houses out there that reward mentoring by way of cobroke fees and network building.", "replies": [{"id": "i48astw", "text": "Again, I\u2019m a eXp Broker but CBRE, JLL and C&amp;W seem like complete bullshit to me. Interns with licenses been there 3 years and haven\u2019t even broken six figures. My gross commission this year will be somewhere from 300-500k. BUT I had an excellent mentor. I see a lot of agents that can\u2019t handle picking up the phone or doing a cold call leave for the bigger brokerages. I\u2019d rather own my work than give it to some careerist office politician bro that\u2019s produced fuck all for himself the last year. I\u2019m sorry but the type that ends up at the big brokerages are the same that typically barely tried and failed at independent and instead choose to bitch about how they haven\u2019t got an leads the last year. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I\u2019d hire CBRE or JLL to market a big enough piece of real estate because of their institutional connections and I would hire them, over myself, to manage property. But their brokers suck.", "replies": [], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}, {"id": "i47uun2", "text": "not too mention I added plenty of context in the comments and i\u2019m about 1,000% sure my CRE network is 10x times anything in your phone book", "replies": [{"id": "i47vfzw", "text": "If it is so great why are you on Reddit looking for an analyst?", "replies": [{"id": "i47xkep", "text": "because there\u2019s 50k people on this thread - why wouldn\u2019t i connect with 50k people off one post?", "replies": [{"id": "i47y1k4", "text": "But\u2026. But your network is so vast it has to be able to provide you with a more reliable analysts. I\u2019m sure someone of your vast success and network has analysts or children of investors who could be your analyst fighting to work for you!\n\nIt just doesn\u2019t make sense to post it on Reddit for someone with so much experience and a total of 13 YouTube subscribers (according to other comments I didn\u2019t verify this).", "replies": [{"id": "i47yn8o", "text": "lol why y\u2019all mad someone has more power than you?", "replies": [{"id": "i47z6da", "text": "If you have to say it\u2026. \n\nSince you like quotes how about you try \u201ctalk softly but carry a big stick\u201d.\n\nIf you have to mention your power you are not that big. But if you must prove yourself as a big deal fix your website because noting says big deal like the only link to the company you founded not working. \n\nFinally  powerful people don\u2019t use cash app.", "replies": [{"id": "i481gba", "text": "good luck with your endeavors and we\u2019ll see you at the top", "replies": [{"id": "i481tmb", "text": "I wish you and your Teacup Yorkie Bentley the best of luck as well. \n\nI believe Kanye West has a well-known lyric about naming A child after a higher end car brand. A man of quotes like yourself might enjoy finding it. It might also be relevant to a dog. \n\nI look forward to seeing you at the top of the MLM scheme.", "replies": [], "depth": 9}], "depth": 8}], "depth": 7}], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}, {"id": "i47wyfk", "text": "Lol", "replies": [], "depth": 3}, {"id": "i48eyyu", "text": "Big realtor energy.", "replies": [{"id": "i48f6be", "text": "another one!", "replies": [], "depth": 4}, {"id": "i48fa6n", "text": "the funny thing is commercial agents don\u2019t refer to themselves as realtors and most aren\u2019t members of the national association of realtors unless their a ccim - another clueless reddit user", "replies": [{"id": "i49b647", "text": "That\u2019s the joke, bud.", "replies": [], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i47towi", "text": "Building a team is easier said than done.  One could write a treatise on it. But I've been stabbed in the back more times than I've put together a solid team.", "replies": [{"id": "i47uper", "text": "indeed it\u2019s an art and a risk but that\u2019s the way of business", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i47xzlq", "text": "Do you also do Forex, bitcoin, and spell it out in emoji\u2019s on your IG page? Along with \u201cjoin my team and travel the world\u201d.\n\nI don\u2019t know how people fall for these MLM\u2019s still in 2022", "replies": [{"id": "i47yj5g", "text": "gotcha - again irrelevant - i\u2019m done wasting time on you this post has nothing to do with exp", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i47zozb", "text": "Dude, you are not ready for commercial real estate. Be a man and learn to handle rejection.", "replies": [{"id": "i4814bu", "text": "riiiight - good try", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i480lec", "text": "In your post people just gave you context into what is standard in the industry and it didn\u2019t meet your expectations. \n\nNo disrespect was ever intended, just reality.", "replies": [{"id": "i4811gv", "text": "i\u2019m good bro - i\u2019m around people buying deals every day - I know exactly how the people who are actually buying the deals make them happen. I\u2019m not on the outside like y\u2019all - that\u2019s why your perspective is shallow", "replies": [{"id": "i482mff", "text": "I'll bite. How do they make them happen?\n\nAlso, in the last post, why not just show the details of what you are offering? Seems it would be a lot easier to attract who you are looking for instead of waiting to dm.", "replies": [{"id": "i485aqi", "text": "indeed the post wasn\u2019t never meant to be that deep, just a conversation starter for fun - it was actually my first group post on reddit - it was a good introduction into the reddit world lol - full of people who get mad because of something that has nothing to do with them", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}, {"id": "i4838qb", "text": "That\u2019s cool you are around people doing things, how about you become one of them?", "replies": [{"id": "i48dp26", "text": "Why do that, when vicariously living and bragging about other people\u2019s money is far more fulfilling.", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i481y3u", "text": "What exactly were you hoping to add/gain with this post?", "replies": [{"id": "i484yhr", "text": "free exposure \ud83d\ude09", "replies": [{"id": "i48ppvl", "text": "Yeah, this is not like tic toc. Bad exposure/reputation in CRE will kill your career.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i4840vu", "text": "When it involves money it\u2019s important to go into depth and provide great context on what you\u2019re offering. It is definitely a red flag if we don\u2019t see the plan.", "replies": [{"id": "i484jag", "text": "agreed and anyone interested could set up a call and go into detail. the funny thing is the post was never meant to controversial but really just a conversation started and people got upset because they aren\u2019t in position to offer anyone else opportunity", "replies": [{"id": "i484zxm", "text": "Yeah, I\u2019ve had people send me messages on LinkedIn for \u201cbusiness opportunities\u201d. They always want to schedule a call to explain it further. I just tell them I don\u2019t have time or pass on whatever they stated.", "replies": [{"id": "i485cdv", "text": "which is perfectly good - i do the same thing - but what i don\u2019t do is attack them for doing their profession, whatever that may be", "replies": [{"id": "i4882vq", "text": "Yeah, that\u2019s a red flag for me. Can\u2019t be wasting my own time for stuff that I don\u2019t know about", "replies": [{"id": "i48852v", "text": "\ud83d\udc4d\ud83c\udffe", "replies": [], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i484k0o", "text": "There are the big shops: JLL, CBRE, C&amp;W, etc\u2026 then there are the independent shops. There\u2019s no better or worse. Just different. eXp is widely and roundly misunderstood\u2026 the program offers residuals to brokers that recruit and team build. Is it an MLM? It certainly looks like one. But even if it were, doesn\u2019t make it a fraud. There are plenty of MLMs that make their agents money. Even as an eXp Broker, recruiting agents is not even spent as 10% of my time. It\u2019s nice to know when and if I choose to build a team, in exchange for mentoring agents, I get some very small split of revenues in the future. To be honest sometimes I\u2019m not even sure recruiting is worth my time because most of my time is actually spent working for my clients.", "replies": [{"id": "i484wte", "text": "options. people don\u2019t understand options. but the funny thing is i never mentioned exp once - people just assumed i was recruiting for exp when in fact i\u2019m not. i spend zero time actively recruiting people to sign them up for exp. if they\u2019re attracted that\u2019s a different story but hey you can\u2019t tell these reddit experts anything", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i487e14", "text": "This seems super sketchy. Who in their right mind would try to network via Reddit???  \n\nSounds like the next question for the group is, \u201cdo you want to be your own boss?\u201d", "replies": [{"id": "i488ix6", "text": "ha good for you and believe what you want", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]