All Forum Posts by: Noah Bacon

Hi Alexandria! Welcome to BiggerPockets and thanks for joining!

Here are some tips for networking and making the most of your account.

1) I'd fill out your profile fully before you do anything else! As that will at least help folks that you reach out to know that you are a real person, with a picture and professional bio. Particularly be sure to include your goals for real estate investing so that folks can help you.

2) Follow your favorite forum topics and set up keyword alerts! Adding keywords related to your investment strategy or market locations can be updated in your settings. You’ll receive notifications when there is conversation in the forums you follow or if a user mentions those keywords—so keep them updated often!

3) Check out some of the local meetups that you can find in this forum! There are so many so be sure to filter by your location.

4) Review Dave Meyer’s The State of Real Estate Investing Report 2024 (in your resource page as a member of BiggerPockets!) for real estate investors available to all BiggerPockets members!

5) Consider meeting with a few agents in your area even if you are just getting started! An investor friendly agent can do all sorts of helpful things, like setting you up with a search for properties or connecting you with folks who have recently done deals like the ones you want to do.

6) Consider analyzing a deal or two in your local market, just for practice, with a free use of our Rental Property Calculator (or other calculators).

Hope this helps! Please reach out with any questions you may have!

@Jonathan Klemm would be an amazing resource to connect with!

He is a moderator for BiggerPockets and is an extremely active investor around the Chicago Area when it comes to development, flipping, and contracting. 

Jonathan will be speaking at BPCON on a panel: How to Flip Properties: The Right Team, Right Price, and Right Operation with High Interest Rates or Out of State if you have any interest seeing him live in action! 

You can find more information about BPCON2024 in Cancun here!

Hi Jay!

Navigate to the users profile, and you will see a section labeled "References". Select the blue button in the top right corner that reads "Refer User":

The following screen will appear where you can write the reference which will appear on the users profile after they accept:

Quote from @Lisa Rechsteiner:

Quote from @Aaron Breckenridge:

Did you go through the Signup Instructions?

 the enrollment instructions seem very confusing to me too. I will try again but I may be back for additional help!

 Hi Lisa,

I am sorry for the confusion! 

We will have an update coming on Wednesday for you that should absolutely fix this. I will send you the update over message if you do not see the announcement!

 I can't wait to be back! This year is going to be even bigger and better than Orlando!🏝️😁

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Hi Laurens,

I recommend checking out Lender Finder, a free and easy way to quickly find and compare investor-friendly lenders who specialize in your unique investment strategy. With Lender Finder you can:

• Find investor-friendly lenders on your terms
• Do more deals with a quick search solution
• Tap into a trusted network with ratings and reviews

Our Top 100 Cash Flow Markets Report for 2024 just dropped, which breaks down metrics for the top 100 markets in the US. This report was crafted by none other than Dave Meyer, our very own Head of Market Intelligence and host of the wildly popular "On the Market" podcast.

What's In the 2024 Report?

✅ Population growth

✅ Unemployment numbers

✅ Rent growth

✅ Median incomes

✅ ...and SO much more!

The best part? It’s totally free.

This report gives you that insider knowledge and data. No more guesswork or working with outdated numbers. Just cold, hard facts to guide your strategy.

Head over to Data for Real Estate Investors to download the report.

Financing is a crucial factor when finding your next rental property, and there are numerous ways to secure the funds needed to close a deal.

We want to hear from you! What’s your go-to method for financing your real estate investments? Are you leveraging the stability of conventional loans, the speed of hard money loans, the flexibility of private money, the creativity of seller financing, or the collaborative approach of partnerships?

Have you switched your strategy on financing as you have more year under your belt, or are you sticking to what you have had success with in the past?

Hey Patric! Welcome to BiggerPockets and thanks for joining!

Here are some tips for networking and making the most of your account.

1) I'd fill out your profile fully before you do anything else! As that will at least help folks that you reach out to know that you are a real person, with a picture and professional bio. Particularly be sure to include your goals for real estate investing so that folks can help you.

2) Follow your favorite forum topics and set up keyword alerts! Adding keywords related to your investment strategy or market locations can be updated in your settings. You’ll receive notifications when there is conversation in the forums you follow or if a user mentions those keywords—so keep them updated often!

3) Check out some of the local meetups that you can find in this forum! There are so many so be sure to filter by your location.

4) Review Dave Meyer’s The State of Real Estate Investing Report 2024 (in your resource page as a member of BiggerPockets!) for real estate investors available to all BiggerPockets members!

5) Consider meeting with a few agents in your area even if you are just getting started! An investor friendly agent can do all sorts of helpful things, like setting you up with a search for properties or connecting you with folks who have recently done deals like the ones you want to do.

6) Consider analyzing a deal or two in your local market, just for practice, with a free use of our Rental Property Calculator (or other calculators).

Hope this helps! Please reach out with any questions you may have!