In the competitive landscape for real estate investor websites, the truth is low-cost SEO isn't going to get you deals that make you money. 

I looked at their fees and thought OK I would pay more for a hard money loan anyway and could use the help to get funding. here I am with a bunch of crappy consumer credit cards flying out to a house I don't even live at.

I am NOT interested in owning any more real estate (retired here man) so I had planned on just paying my 15% long term Capital Gains tax rate and moving on to my "safe money" retirement program of MYGA's / CD's and High yield Savings account / Bonds / some Stocks.

If you're trying to use financing or hard money, then you probably have to bid higher and more aggressively than a cash bidder to win.#3. 

I know BP trys to Vet lenders as much as possible .. so weed out fake lenders who just steal DD money.. other than that I dont personally know.. but I suspect BP relys on feed back from members

If you think you can buy a property in Detroit, or Cleveland for that matter, that's going to make you more money in long term appreciation than a property in Miami would, you've got to be a drunken idiot.

In the long run you will save a lot of money while at the same time earning way more money.

It is worth the money spent to have your questions answered specific to your location and situation.

So moving to stripe and keeping our money an extra week is making them $1MM a month.  2.

Using someone else's money is always better, that using your own.