.: I am not going to express an opinion on whether being on a single platform can improve your ranking because i really d not know and admit you may be right.  

I’m hearing mixed opinions from people I know. 

Mine is in Hueytown, which is a good area in my opinion.

Quote from @Brandon Weis: In your opinion, as you are starting out at 0 reviews, do you think it is a must to beat the competition on price to overcome customer's hesitancy or lack of trust with no reviews?

Do you have an overall opinion and an opinion compared to Reno/Vegas?

Current owner is willing to break even on the purchase price however, in my opinion I think he should consider 5 or 10k less then the purchase price considering the amount of repairs he neglected over the length of ownership.

I have noticed quite a few posters lately that are requesting help, opinions, prices and information on their properties where a good answer would require either the square footage, the location or both....and they provide neither.

That shows real estate can be possible for anyone; in my opinion, I know everyone has unique and challenging situations, but in principle, anyone who can follow some basic budget fundamentals can save up enough for a down payment.Grateful BiggerPockets continues to bring more people into the industry!

Quote from @Raymond Kalonji: In your opinion, what would be a reasonable minimum credit score?

Thats just my humble opinion though.