Also, quality is what drives membership and participation.Expertise:I believe it is extremely important to focus on quality of topics and posts.

Do a 2-3% co-op.Best ROI I have seen comes from Realtor.com's premium membership...

Is there any way of marking the threads that require PRO membership to post a reply.

I am feeling more and more confident about starting.I was wondering about the memberships due to the academy will be closing on 12/30 and not get stuck paying the monthly and be able to upgrade to a tycoon when I have the funds to do so.Again - Thanks for the info!

Perhaps one thing that could be done as a safeguard is that when under 18 sign up for a membership, they have to include a parent/guardian information and get approval from them.

The pre-made calcs are good, but you can really make a similar calc in excel if you don't want to front the money for the pro membership.

If you stick with it, membership is like $10/month and you pay quarterly.

have been a lurker on BP for a while now , but today i finally decided to upgrade my membership . its nice to be here i must say , cos have learnt so much from BP in just couple of months.So here is my question , I spoke to a real estate agent in my area (someone have known for a while) on Monday about wanting to invest on properties in Brooklyn area , he insisted that before he cant find nothing, he said he has to know how much am Pre-qualified for , from my bank  .Having a well paying job and good credit score i know getting the loan for finance is the least of my problems , but the agent insisted he cant find any property until he sees the pre-approval letter from the bank , is this right?

They should allow you to visit at least once before signing up and writing a membership check.

They do have an annual membership fee but it's nominal compared to the savings gained.Hope this helps,Casey