There are huge pros and cons w/ owning your own code (building your own site) vs. leveraging a platform like InvestorCarrot. 

AdaPia DErrico I would imagine in the coming months and certainly heading into the 16 election year, we will see regulation written that addresses marketing criteria along with regulations that will outline some minimum requirements to operate a Crowd Funding Platform.   

An investor can use this platform to gain a general idea of a company but should ultimately reach out to that specific TK company or companies to see if there is a real connection, something you cant get just from reviewing online. 

While not perfect I am pretty happy with platform and performance in general.  

But these platforms are great if your unit / building is zoned for short-term rentals.

Even as someone who spends all day, every day thinking about BiggerPockets and constantly striving to make the community bigger and better, I still have a TON of trouble quickly explaining who and what we are to friends, family, and strangers.BiggerPockets is so huge and has so much to offer to Real Estate Investors that it sometimes seems impossible to meaningfully describe our platform to an outsider within 30 seconds or so.  

As Rodney points out, there is a lot of stuff out there and it's hard to see what is real and what is hype.There are many platforms out there and if you find what we offer resonates with you then we'd like to have you, and if not, then I'm sure there is one out there that will. 

So now you're really just gambling......If I were you, I would stick to hubzu.com and homesearch.com for the auctions.

Hi, my name is Fabian I am 24 years old and I just moved from Spain to UK (London) after finishing my degree in Business management.So, first of all thank you for having this great platform with such useful tools to learn and to share experiences.My first question will be, as the subject says, if there is a huge difference between US and UK, lets say in laws, mortgage products, terminology... important enough to bear in mind since the very first moment.Thank you guys

First of all thank you Bigger Pockets for creating a platform that allows me to reach out to other investors for networking (as well as great education and help with deal structure, calculators, etc.)