BOOTS ON THE GROUND - SIGN UP

[Bill Gulley]

Just saw a intro post about boots on the ground.

FLAH!

@Joshua Dorkin 

we need a boots on the ground thread, list of some kind so members can locate those in a geographical area that are already willing and qualified to put boot on the ground for out of town members.

I realize you can search Dallas for members, but you'd have to contact each one (after reviewing profiles and posts) to see if they would help out with some deal or just drive by and see if the place is occupied.

A little BP Quick Response Team on standby ready to jump in behind enemy lines and gather intelligence or any mission specific task.

Or, monetize it, send $50 for a drive by and pay $30, next member on the list gets the assignment and calls the party in need for details if the party requesting didn't request someone.......lots of ways

Might be done as a favor too.

If I need a volunteer or pay for some tactical insurgency I'd have no clue to who would be open to do such a thing in that area and really, doubt I'd just start PMing folks in that area, some are too busy, some would love the experience and a little cash on the side.

Might even lead to deals!

Just a thought. :)   

[Chris Martin]

An Implementation suggestion

Premise: The ideal place to put Boots On the Ground information is with the person on the ground. That person "owns" the data. That person can add or subtract a BOG 'service' at will.

Goal: Easiest and quickest method to implement, without disruption to the flow of BP.

How to: 

Option #1: Under http://www.biggerpockets.com/profile/experience have BP put in a new entry under "What deals have you done?" The entry is "Boots on the Ground" and the text box contains whatever number you specify. The structure type of this field is numeric... so there is currently no method to enter unstructured text.

Option #2: Another alternative is a "Boots on the Ground" checkbox for the "How are you involved in real estate?" field.

Option #3: The better implementation would be to have a brand new field "Boots on the Ground" after the "What deals have you done?" The new BOG field could have simple free text or a zip code qualifier and free text... BP can then add fields/granularity later if there is a demand.

To Use:
Under "Meet BiggerPockets Members" using the existing Search Members... Select the appropriate label. For the "What deals have you done?" implementation above, select "Deals & Holdings" in the drop down, then "Boots on the Ground" then press Add Filter. For the "How are you involved in real estate?" implementation, select "Occupation" and "Boots on the Ground" and then press Add Filter. For the brand new field "Boots on the Ground" implementation, BP would need to add a new label, then qualify the label with BOG specifics... which would operate like the existing "Markets" field. Add he filter and you are golden.

My 2 cents.

Carry On.