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BiggerPockets Chat is Now Live for EVERYONE!

Scott TrenchPro Member
Rental Property Investor · Denver, CO · Member since 2014 · 2k+ posts · 6k+ votes

Chat is finally live for ALL BiggerPockets members, Pro, Plus, and FREE!  

In the bottom right corner of your screen you'll see the blue "Colleague Chat" box. Go ahead and send one of your connections a message and try it out!

If you find any bugs or errors in the messaging system, either reply to this thread here or send them to me (perhaps via chat ;) ).

Also - Special Thanks to @Robert Perry and Edd Morgan for putting this together!  We hope it helps everyone network and do more business!

To learn more, watch this quick video:

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Joshua D.Pro Member
BiggerPockets Founder · HI · Member since 2008 · 16k+ posts · 5k+ votes
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Hey Everyone -- Chat is back up and running . . . the system forced us to make substantial infrastructure upgrades, as it was causing the site to crash quite a bit.  BiggerPockets should be FAR more stable now.  We hope you enjoy using the chat feature once again.

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  • Ronald PerichPro Member
    Investor · Granite City, IL · Member since 2014 · 658 posts · 301 votes
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    I love the new feature. But I have he feeling it 

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  • Ronald PerichPro Member
    Investor · Granite City, IL · Member since 2014 · 658 posts · 301 votes
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    Sorry. Android  just doesn't work well with BP. Tried to correct the previous post several

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  • Scott TrenchPro Member
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    Rental Property Investor · Denver, CO · Member since 2014 · 2k+ posts · 6k+ votes
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    @Ronald Perich

    That's a rather effective way of making your point about poor site usability with Android devices..

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  • Mark Leonard
    Long Beach, CA · Member since 2014 · 2 posts · 0 votes
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    Is there a plan for an iPad app/revise it so it displays better on an iPad...?
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  • Ronald PerichPro Member
    Investor · Granite City, IL · Member since 2014 · 658 posts · 301 votes
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    @Scott TrenchHa! That was not my intention :) I was honestly just trying to let you know that I was having difficulty.

    I have a feeling it's my particular phone since nobody else is chiming in. I have an older Samsung Note running Gingerbread.UCLA1, version 2.3.6 Maybe that's why I am having trouble.

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  • Aaron Schwartz
    Austin, TX · Member since 2015 · 17 posts · 3 votes
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    BP NATION!! This is a great, new feature. Love it.

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  • Roy N.Pro Member
    Rental Property Investor · Fredericton, New Brunswick · Member since 2013 · 7k+ posts · 4k+ votes
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    Originally posted by @Ronald Perich:

    @Scott TrenchHa! That was not my intention :) I was honestly just trying to let you know that I was having difficulty.

    I have a feeling it's my particular phone since nobody else is chiming in. I have an older Samsung Note running Gingerbread.UCLA1, version 2.3.6 Maybe that's why I am having trouble.

     Ronald:

    I have devices running Jelly Bean (it's stuck there) and Lollipop (development).  There are still behavioural quirks using the site via mobile with either the stock browser or chrome.

    The most difficult with which to contend is the floating menu bar ... I have not tried using chat from the Android yet .... 

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  • Bill Gulley
    Investor, Entrepreneur, Educator · Springfield, MO · Member since 2009 · 21k+ posts · 12k+ votes
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    I'm using a notebook. Looks like the chat box goes above my screen, how do I close it?

    I sent one msg, left just fine, a red 1  popped up, I opened it, can't find what or who that was, won't scroll all the way up. I hit on another member and now can't get the box to close. :(

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  • Ciro LoCascioPro Member
    Investor · Queens, NY · Member since 2013 · 135 posts · 39 votes
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    I love the new feature! BP Rocks :)
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  • Rolanda Eldridge
    Investor/Realtor · Hoover, AL · Member since 2010 · 1k+ posts · 459 votes
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    BP taking it to another level!  AWESOME!!!

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  • Stephan Richard
    Halifax, NS · Member since 2014 · 14 posts · 1 vote
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    This is a great feature.  Thank you BP for making it available to everyone.  I've already used it to connect with other members.

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  • Karen Schimpf
    Lender · Nat'l Commercial Mtg Lender - Round Rock, TX · Member since 2014 · 916 posts · 235 votes
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    Very Nice. BP just keeps getting better and better:)

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  • Travis Boyer
    Wholesaler · Wentzville, MO · Member since 2014 · 155 posts · 56 votes
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    @Ronald Perich  I use the mobile site on a Galaxy Note 3 with Kit Kat Operating System but I Login with Firefox as my browser and it seems to work fine on my phone. I have yet to have any issues posting or replying to posts or anything else. 

    I'm also patiently waiting for the Android phone App!

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  • Lisa Ross
    Chicago , IL · Member since 2014 · 18 posts · 5 votes
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    Love it BP!!!

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  • Delon Hall
    Investor · Atlanta, GA · Member since 2013 · 97 posts · 32 votes
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    what happen to the chat feture I was really enjoying

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  • Robert Perry
    Investor · Denver, CO · Member since 2014 · 157 posts · 64 votes
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    @Delon Hall,

    We have it disabled right now but will hopefully have it turned back on in the near future. We will let you know...

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  • Ben Leybovich
    Rental Property Investor · Phoenix/Lima, Arizona/OH · Member since 2012 · 4k+ posts · 4k+ votes
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    Mine is off - where'd it go?

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  • David Nolan
    Professional Property Investor · Brisbane, Queensland · Member since 2015 · 165 posts · 160 votes
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    @Scott Trench Hi Scott, Good work on the chat, unfortunately I do not have a chat icon at the bottom of my screen nor do I have a chat icon next to my picture. I am located in Australia so not sure if that has anything to do with it. Perhaps international chat is more complicated...lol.

    Looking forward to being able to use the service.

    Cheers!

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  • Roy N.Pro Member
    Rental Property Investor · Fredericton, New Brunswick · Member since 2013 · 7k+ posts · 4k+ votes
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    I expect the "temporary" removal of Chat was to alleviate the load issues at the site.

    Scott - Are you planning to run the chat server (XMPP - hint, hint) in a separate instance to not impact the forums and blog?

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  • Scott TrenchPro Member
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    Rental Property Investor · Denver, CO · Member since 2014 · 2k+ posts · 6k+ votes
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    I believe @Roy N. is pretty spot on.  We are working on bringing back chat soon.  Thanks to all the effort that @Robert Perry has been putting in to fix the load problems and get this awesome new feature back up and running!

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  • Leeanne B.
    Calgary, Alberta · Member since 2015 · 7 posts · 0 votes
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    I don't have a chat icon anywhere on my screen either.  I hope this feature will be back, I look forward to using it!

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  • Joshua D.Pro Member
    BiggerPockets Founder · HI · Member since 2008 · 16k+ posts · 5k+ votes
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    Hey Everyone -- Chat is back up and running . . . the system forced us to make substantial infrastructure upgrades, as it was causing the site to crash quite a bit.  BiggerPockets should be FAR more stable now.  We hope you enjoy using the chat feature once again.

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  • Christy Barton
    Real Estate Agent · Carmel, IN · Member since 2014 · 74 posts · 35 votes
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    I'm really going to get addicted now.  Thanks BP.  lol

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  • Lois Stern
    Investor · Owings Mills, MD · Member since 2015 · 52 posts · 9 votes
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    The only thing I thought this site was missing was the chat feature!  WOOOOOOT

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  • Joshua D.Pro Member
    BiggerPockets Founder · HI · Member since 2008 · 16k+ posts · 5k+ votes
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    Hey Guys - We've added an upgrade to the chat feature -- a status indicator for your colleagues on their profiles and on the forums. You'll see a little colored dot on the bottom left of user profiles -- this will indicate your colleagues and based on the color, you can see if they are online and available for chat.

    We hope this helps encourage further interaction between our members!

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