I've met BS artists in every arena and they all have to pass the same smell test before getting my money or getting my recommendAs with real estate people, gurus or attorneys I use them if they add value in excess of their expense.

If you were to visit our web site, you would be able to see the details themselves, but again - just because there is a web site, or even a person at the other end of the phone doesn't mean it's a scam.We are in the process of completing our SEC filing, once all our submissions are completed, which should be the end of this month, there will be SEC oversight and public info available, which should help to address the scam issue, but not totally eliminate it - thanks Bernie Madoff!

I actually do use the web in just about every deal I do.

I am wanting to get some feedback from some of you web heads that do online marketing for SELLERS and BUYERS.As some of you I am sure you are getting all kinds of courses of online marketing.

I learn a lot more about real estate from the people that I do not agree with, and my main focus on heading over to Zillow was to get the consumer point of view of the market, and share my opinion with others as somebody who loves this business.BP is the best website on the web, but we do not have a lot of members who are the average owner occupant consumer.

When considering your budget, is there any general rule of thumb for the percentage of money you spend to buy a property vs the percentage for renovations vs the excess left for cushion/emergencies?

I found very few decent reviews on the web, so I really hope this starts a discussion that is beneficial to BiggerPockets and the REI community.

I tried to locate it on the web where George Jr admits what you say, can you send a link to the speech, interview or article that you reference?

If anyone here is into web design/development I have 2 jobs posted on Elance that I invite you to bid on.

Do a search on the web for reverse address searching, and see if you can find phone numbers for the houses you've mailed.