Also use Atto for tracking to track material participation hours.

You can also sign up to participate live where she'll help you to drill down on deals if you ask her to.

For all the newbies just getting started on BP, here is my unsolicited advice.Has being an active participant in BP been time consuming?

I’d suggest starting out by networking with as many other investors as possible and being an active participant in the forums.

@Kevin Crosson Metros participation has nothing to do with anything, it is an offshoot budget from a partnership with LAX expansion, they are forced to participate to increase foot traffic with LAX's Automatic People Movers gig. 15M to Metro could only be one building, maybe less.

If you're worried about paying more for property taxes, you're able to use prop 60/90 to sell your home (I'm guessing in Los Gatos) and buy another home that's less than or equal to the value of your current home and keep the same tax bill that you're paying now in a participating county.

I'm new to BiggerPockets community and excited to participate.

If there are any other investors in the Dayton area that would like to have a chat, I would love to have a conversation with you.I look forward to participating in the forums!

Participants are forced to deal in cash and can't even accept credit or debit cards.

A primary residence is not eligible to participate in a 1031 exchange.