I am a new (albeit enthusiastic) member on Bigger Pockets and the one thing that is dismaying me so far is that some of the member posts really come off as quite beligerent in a sometimes condescending way.

This is like asking a casino-paid gambling consultant to help you beat the house - it's a conflict of interest as few buyers agents (who are also paid on commission) are truly motivated to negotiate themselves to a smaller sales commission.

I've been running numbers and visiting properties for the last couple of months and I've become less enthusiastic about the local market.

And built the largest Indian gaming Casino in N CA. which employees about 3,000 folks..

Easton kinda got their act together (having a large local college on your north boundary helps), Bethlehem got a shot in one area (then again a couple billion $$ casino doesn't hurt either)... but look closer at where a fair amount of casino workers are living.So Allentown gets an arena - small, but decent enough (saves traveling to Reading for theirs).

Hello BiggerPockets, enthusiasts!

Remember when Revel Casino sold for 83 million even though it cost 2.4 Billion to build?

Trump with his Casinos.

We have open minds and very enthusiastic in real estate for almost 16 years since our 15 acre commercial investment property.

I love your positive, enthusiastic outlook!