There is an auction coming in my area and I saw a few nice places that could fit my starter's budget.

Hi Don,Its nice to see that you joined our big community of knowledge sharing people.

Hey there Juba,I have seen a couple of your postings and I would just like to say it's nice to hear from more California members, thank you for joining!!

Hello Ann,It's nice to meet you.

Second, if its an in-house listing, and your Broker is a nice guy/gal, you might do the transaction at cost, or with a reduced commission.

i am newbie here as well and read foucus on one topic at a time really read all you can in this forum and join real estate aasociation REI in your hometown and you meet people in the "know" I started last week and in the cal classroom i met mortgage brokers, new people learning the market like me. the seminar leader is nice and very knowledgeable. he met a president at a bank through networking and how beneficial to network with people in REI especially if your looking for reputable vendors.

I hope to become a nice addition to the community.

Hey there Sam,nice to see all kinds of people from different states joining biggerpockets but I would also like to see members joining outside of the states!

Nice quiet neighborhood [as told by realtor].

Hey there Totally,Its nice to see that their are more and more people that choose to leave their previous working enviornment to try out real estate!