(BP is awesome but face-to-face interactions can be more worthwhile). 

Hello to All of BP, I've been lurking for several weeks, but as several BP encouragement emails suggest: I have to stop lurking and get actively involved.I am Ryan Potter, an energetic, strategic 24 year old looking to learn and be aggressively active in property investment.

Even though you would have to do it semi-annually or annually for it to make any real financial sense, I think a free iPad or the like would encourage people to give reviews. 

Thanks for the greetings and encouragement everyone!

It encourages you to think of profit centers within 12 different categories: broadcasting, transportation, energy, hospitality, fees & commissions, land use, finance, storage, etc.The opportunities are endless. 

feel free to interact in the forums, meet some great people, and definitely provide more value to the community by sharing your thoughts, experiences, and of course, success stories!

sometimes, we never hear from them again.Our goal, is for them to at least reply with a counter offer, instead of them just saying that our offer "won't work," and leaving it at that.When it comes to dealing with fellow investors, we all know that there's usually some "wiggle room" for negotiations, thus getting a counteroffer from another investor happens all the time.Homeowners aren't always willing to counter, so therein lies the challenge.So my question:How do you go about encouraging homeowners to reply with a counter-offer if they don't like your initial offer?

Hence my use of the word "may" - as a passive SD IRA custodian and administrator, we always encourage our clients to seek the counsel of a qualified attorney and/or CPA before engaging in any transaction with their Self-Directed IRA.  

Set up a keyword alert for your area and interact with the other people in your area as much as possible.

feel free to interact in the forums, meet some great people, and definitely provide more value to the community by sharing your thoughts, experiences, and of course, success stories!