Thinking about starting a flipping blog, but unsure about sharing too much?

[Rick Strobel]

Getting close to doing my first flip. I think it would be cool to document my progress - firstly for myself and secondarily it might be useful. I'd probably mimic 123flip.com. I really like that site.

I'm not sure how it would be useful to my business though. Thinking out loud: I presume it could help if I'm marketing to find houses to buy. Potential sellers could see what I'm doing and maybe be attracted to me because of that. Maybe neighbors of crappy houses will like what I do for property values and give me leads.

But, I wonder about sharing too much information. J Scott gives all kinds of financial details. Great for us investors who want to learn. But does it help him in his market? Other investors know his profits. Sellers may not like seeing his success?

In the past I've never been one to boast about a big sale in the technology field, especially before the deal was closed and the check had cleared. Even then I like to try to stay humble and keep to myself.

But (again), I like the idea of running a simple blog with pics and videos and details about my projects. I've got what I think is a pretty catchy domain name idea too, and I just registered it to be sure :)

So, how do you all decide how to balance those thoughts?