I think I would have to echo what Borat posted. There are many posters who have done very well financially and post here. I don’t believe that there is a disposition of hostility towards them.
Surveyor who has not posted for awhile has done quite well in real estate and continues to do so. Anyone who contends that you cannot make money in real estate even today is somewhat limited in the scope of the possibilities. I would say that making money in SoCal real estate today is difficult at best. Conversely there are regions around the country that present tremendous opportunity, you just have to work hard and get it done right.
I think that the demographics of posters on this board is largely skewed towards the discussion of San Diego real estate AND that most of the participants are not in the business of creating wealth through real estate. I would say they are a cross section of folks, mostly buyers or potential buyers, who want to try to learn more about real estate. Furthermore they want to try to reduce the risk of thier own purchase in light of how volatile the market in San Diego has been over the past several years.
There is no argument about the tone of the posters, I grant you that. However if you have hard data behind your arguments, you can go toe to toe with them in the forum and at the very least be respected. It is the speculative statements within bullish arguments that gets them to bare thier teeth. The bitterness part…. that has been well chronicled and maybe even overblown.
