Figured it was finally time to join the site and network with my fellow Chicago investors!

Please email me to get the lead on the real estate broker.4) Join NWREIA for great education and networking.

I joined BP about a month ago, following a link from reddit related to landlording, and I've spent a couple of hours here every day since then.

However I am only going to do a flip where the numbers really make sense and not join in the thin deals that other full time flippers are taking on.

I always thought that there should somehow be a way to make homeowners associations operate the good "right to work" states people have the option to join the union or NOT join the union, as they please.

Be sure to setup keyword alerts so if something happens in Oregon or a new member joins from Hillsboro, you'll get an email alert and then you can network.And check out the podcasts -- there are now 60 of them so that's over 60 hours worth of absolutely FREE training on various real estate topics right there.

Hello everyone I am a recent new member that joined this forum because I would like to learn more about real estate.

Since that time; I have gained a property management client with a $9M portfolio that I personally manage (exclusively with the owner), we reduced annual expenses by $150,000, tapped into unrealized equity (rent increases and amenity upgrades) and added $115,000 in rental income to the income statement since December of 2011, I have joined a very successful commercial brokerage in my town, I purchased a renovation project (SFH) with two friends, I purchased two vacant pieces of land, I personally purchased my parents a storage facility (I have posted about this previously.

@Jeff GroverBy joining BP, you've pretty much stumbled on all the potential knowledge you'll need to get started.

Because I never took the time to do it when I originally joined (insert shameful look here).