It was clean and vibrant. 

@Ronald SolomonWelcome to the vibrant BP community, where you will find like minded individuals committed to REI and also helping others succeed.Your time on this social media site will be well spent.You have taken the 1st step by announcing your readiness and commitment to embark on a REI career.Whether you pursue, wholesale, rehab & fIip or buy and hold it's up to you to decide.Below, are links from three of the most popular REI niches from which you can pick one to focus on and add others later if you wish.I added the below link from #AskBP podcast  030 regarding retirement for you to listen to as well.https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/05/2...https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/01/31/ultimate-beginners-guide-real-estate-wholesaling-2/ (Ultimate beginners guide to wholesaling)http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/01/07/flipping-houses/ (step by step guide to flips)http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/02/22/buying-rental-property/ (how to buy a rental property)The bottom line is that you must take action to start.

@Natalia LatsiosWelcome aboard the vibrant BP community.

@Ariel BoyleWelcome to the vibrant BP community.

I will say that what drove me to work at this company is the fact that I truly believe in Connected Investors, the company’s mission, and love how our ecosystem of buyers, sellers, and lenders are all in one place - I understand people on BP are skeptical of Connected Investors so I wanted to respond to this thread and state that we care about each and every one of our members and their success, and are actively working to improve the customer experience and software.

Any advice out there for a newbie on how to buy properties at the lowest price and how to secure financing would be greatly appreciated.Finally, I'm really excited to be part of such a vibrant community of real estate minded people.

What you are buying is an entire apartment syndication eco-system.

With on-the-job training and working professionally within the ecosystem, you'll be in a much better place to take on deal of your own when you're ready.

Consequently, if you’re looking around to network here it’s disproportionately newbie (as an ecosystem) so you’ll get that skew.

I can't figure this out or know enough of the real estate ecosystem in cook county but why hasn't the long eviction process been shortened, especially when it really hits the pockets of landlords?