If you think about it, this program encourages investors to reduce excess inventory on the market without forcing them to keep their money locked up for properties that are only being purchased by cash buyers.

A 'bird dog' is a 'finder'... and while there are clear cases of advertisers overstepping their bounds into brokerage (http://caselaw.findlaw.com/il-court-of-appeals/1546961.html) there are also (many not so clear) cases where a 'finder' is not a broker (http://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/other-courts/2010/2010-20104.html).I would encourage anyone to browse the last link for 'finder' and also to look at the section 'Quality and Quantity of Services', 'Fiduciary Duty', 'Differences in Entitlement to Fee'.

I wrote up my entire experience, every single issue I had, if you want to see it. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/566...I would encourage you to continue to share about your experience online at biggerpockets, so other prospective buyers think twice before doing business with ABC or Maverick Investors. 

This is encouraging to read.

I totally agree with that and encourage you to also take the course and get your RE license.  

Paypal is an easy way to encourage online payments.

I am looking forward to networking with fellow investors on this platform.

I was also encouraged to look into MACU's 90% down program for investments, so I'm looking into that and seeing if the numbers make sense with that loan.  

However, I'm not advocating using Airbnb exclusively as a listing platform. Al

This is exactly my strategy because it will do two things for me. 1) It will give me income to eat. 2) It encourages me to create a deal pipeline machine.