He is on the BP main blog page as well as a lot of thoughtful forum posts.

Here's a blog I wrote some time ago on development, this may help. 

Thanks in advance for the input.Hey Ron,Check out a few blogs below that I wrote for Bigger Pockets a while back that relate to you post:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/12/20/first-investment-property-important-things-consider/http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/11/15/3-types-of-risks-real-estate-investors-regularly-take/http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/07/26/sight-mind-real-estate-investing-afar/http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/06/28/abcs-real-estate-asset-classes/I hope you find them useful.Thanks and have a great day.

Here are some planning your REI business articles.Common sense + Action = Powerhttp://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/3/blog_posts/42...Pick a nicheGet going!

My family has owed a modest size cattle ranch for close to 100 years in the mountains above San Diego.  

@Scott Costello wrote a great blog post on his personal blog comparing a site he had built w/ one he did w/ InvestorCarrot (shows the actual data and conversions, etc.) 

Thanks to all the people who have gone before and are lending their knowledge through blog entries, podcasts, and in other ways.Jon

Make sure to listen to all the BP podcasts, read the articles on the main blog and be active in these forums to learn a ton very quickly about any topic in real estate you want to know more about.This is also a great place to meet people that can be assets to your business.

All you need to do is read the blogs or post a question and the responses will be educating and gratifying.All the best!

@Jeremy Pace  @Michael Carbonare  and I have like 65 years between us using leases and options.Like Michael said, WHIFFMs for owner, one tenant (you the REI)ower gets someone improving the the property, guaranteed single payment based on NOI (Net operating income)I have a bundlr set of links for MLOshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/3/blog_posts/42...