They are a tight knit community committed to each other and accepting of all newbies to support them and help them succeed.It almost seems like this post is blowing off steam at people who want to change their life for the better, but don't know how and they are being ridiculed for it instead of being encouraged to succeed.

The senior loan stating their intention to call the note if the second forecloses, along with the history of this note (the relationship between the bank employees and the borrower and the bank encouraging the second) actually seems very shady to me.

My immediate interest is flipping houses on Long Island, Nassau county preferably, with plans to do some "buy-and-holds" out of state in the near future.I currently work full-time but with the knowledge I've picked up lurking BiggerPockets for the past few months has really encouraged me to give it a serious shot.I look forward to getting more involved on BiggerPocketsp.s.- I love the Podcasts.

If I have 20 sfh's all over town, the group meal becomes a bit more difficult.I'm certainly encouraged to hear all of these ideas.

PLEASE ... if you haven't posted a profile picture in lieu of the stock icon, I'd like to encourage you to do so!

Let's see if I've got this correct:Law firm employee uses client information, public or private, sifts thru it, and is mostly clueless about foreclosures and yet is encouraged by others on this site to offer homeowners advice due to law firm affiliation.At what point do you suggest Holly get some formal education on the topic of foreclosure beyond just lurking on the BP site?

Minh L,Thanks for the tip and encouragement.

Thanks for the encouragement.

Thanks for the encouraging responses everyone.

While always encouraging a contact or saying call me or let me help is a very good business practice in real life, urging people to contact you in the forums is not as acceptable as the forums are for discussion, not suggesting to contact for more information which is a solicitation.