Snake oils, gurus, “investment advisers”, experts. BP can do more

[John Hickey]

I saw a post that the other day where a BP member called out another member and accused him of being...full of shot....good stuff. Because it’s good when you know someone is watching.

Is it possible @biggerpocketsmods that you could start some sort of rankings for folks...like they post up info in stuff they own and sold or rent out so newbies wouldn’t be so in the dark as to who to listen to...

[Russell Brazil]

Mod Here.....it isnt really possible to vet everyone.  There are almost 1.5 million registered members on the site.  If you read the site a lot, it becomes pretty apparent who knows their stuff and who doesnt.  A lot of the people you see with particularly high post counts, most of those individuals we all know each other in real life and in many cases do business together with each other.  There are always going to be bottom feeders too that try to build their reputation by taking shots at the big fish, so always keep that in mind. 

And if you are looking to do business with someone, dont trust them simply because they are on this site. Do your proper due diligence. And in most cases ask yourself the question, why would this person want to do a deal with me. If there is no logical reason, it may be a scam.