NEW on BP: Sub-Forums for YOUR local area!

NEW on BP: Sub-Forums for YOUR local area!

Brandon TurnerPro Member
Investor · Maui, HI · Member since 2009 · 13k+ posts · 3k+ votes

You asked... we delivered! 

There are now "Sub-Forums" for all 50 states, plus "sub-sub forums" for the largest cities in those states. In other words, if you are investing in the Tacoma, Washington market, you'll be able to have conversations within the Tacoma Washington subforum. This should dramatically help you to take the "online world" to the "real world" and help you find greater success!

You can also "subscribe" to any of these subforums (I recommend you subscribe to all your local ones) so you'll get notified about new threads started within those subforums!

Check out this quick video where I explain the process in under three minutes: 

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Investor · Newnan, GA · Member since 2015 · 81 posts · 24 votes
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Just posted in my local sub categories. I'm thinking you will end up needing to add Greenville or Upstate, SC as a category.

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  • Investor · Chicago, IL · Member since 2015 · 677 posts · 309 votes
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    Marie Maxwell, 

    The first time I purchased property out of my area which is California I bought around the east coast. Talk about taxation without representation ! I thought somehow I was in the twilight zone not in America. Wow ! the policies local governments enforce there are something else for property owners. 

  • Real Estate Transaction Engineer · Jacksonville, FL · Member since 2014 · 271 posts · 74 votes
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    Way to go, BP! Thinking of us and our local markets make us really think you care.

    Do you care? Yes, I think you do. ;)

  • New York City, NY · Member since 2013 · 114 posts · 20 votes
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    Thank you Brandon!  I've been waiting for something like this.

  • Residential Real Estate Agent · Hyattsville, MD · Member since 2015 · 5 posts · 5 votes
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    This would be great for BP. 

  • Roy N.Pro Member
    Rental Property Investor · Fredericton, New Brunswick · Member since 2013 · 7k+ posts · 4k+ votes
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    Not my local area :-(

  • Investor · Fair Lawn, NJ · Member since 2014 · 384 posts · 189 votes
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    Thank you!

  • Real Estate Investor · Fort Wayne, IN · Member since 2013 · 168 posts · 78 votes
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    Awesome! I just logged on to check on something state specific, this will be a great resource!

  • Rental Property Investor · Denver, CO · Member since 2015 · 154 posts · 266 votes
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    Originally posted by @Roy N.:

    Not my local area :-(

     You can still start a post under your state! We will be playing with this list in the future but for now the list will stay as is. 

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

    Not my local area :-(

     You can still start a post under your state! We will be playing with this list in the future but for now the list will stay as is. 

     Zachary, 

    Thank-you for the encouragement, but I cannot really do that as I do not have a state. ;-)

  • Rental Property Investor · Denver, CO · Member since 2015 · 154 posts · 266 votes
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    Originally posted by @Roy N.:
    Originally posted by @Zachary Gwin:
    Originally posted by @Roy N.:

    Not my local area :-(

     You can still start a post under your state! We will be playing with this list in the future but for now the list will stay as is. 

     Zachary, 

    Thank-you for the encouragement, but I cannot really do that as I do not have a state. ;-)

     Now I am interested! Where is your "local" area? 

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

     Now I am interested! Where is your "local" area? 

    It's under my name above: Fredericton, New Brunswick ... about 60 miles east-south-east of Houlton, Maine

  • Rental Property Investor · Denver, CO · Member since 2015 · 154 posts · 266 votes
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    Originally posted by @Roy N.:
    Originally posted by @Zachary Gwin:

    It's under my name above: Fredericton, New Brunswick ... about 60 miles east-south-east of Houlton, Maine

    Although New Brunswick is not a state... We do have it available under the Canadian forum :)   

  • Joshua D.Pro Member
    BiggerPockets Founder · HI · Member since 2008 · 16k+ posts · 5k+ votes
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    @Roy N. - Take it easy on the kid ;)  You know you can just post in your own province forum now.

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

    @Roy N. - Take it easy on the kid ;)  You know you can just post in your own province forum now.

     Josh:

    There were no Provincial forums when I made my earlier post.  I see them now.

    I was going to suggest fewer subforums for Canada:

    - Atlantic Canada 

    - Québec

    - Ontario

    - Prairies & the North

    - British Columbia 

    This is often how the country is carved-up into regions.

    I doubt we have Canadian BP participants in the Maritimes (Atlantic Provinces when you include Newfoundland) to sustain three/four separate provincial forums.

  • Joshua D.Pro Member
    BiggerPockets Founder · HI · Member since 2008 · 16k+ posts · 5k+ votes
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    The provinces have been there a few days.  For the time being, we're going to keep Canada chopped up as we have it.

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

    The provinces have been there a few days.  For the time being, we're going to keep Canada chopped up as we have it. 

    Understood, but it is going to be pretty barren and windy in some of those sub-forums.  The three northern territories (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut), while they comprise almost 40% of Canada's geography, have a combined population of <115,000.

    The Atlantic provinces (NB, NS, PEI, NFLD) have a population <2.5 million (fewer people than the City of Toronto).

    The Prairies are about 6-million in population.

    BC is about 4.6 million

    Québec is ~ 8 million

    Ontario is ~13.75

  • Ben AndrewsPro Member
    New to Real Estate · Escondido, CA (San Diego) · Member since 2015 · 112 posts · 20 votes
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    Very helpful @Brandon Turner ! Thanks for the heads up and quick video tutorial, made it quick and easy to find. 

  • Real Estate Agent · Union City, MI · Member since 2014 · 121 posts · 20 votes
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    BP is awesome & amazing with all of the resources that it offers!

    @Brandon Turner- your team rocks & BP is so great because you do things like this.  Thank you!

  • Will BarnardPro Member
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    Developer · Santa Clarita, CA · Member since 2008 · 15k+ posts · 10k+ votes
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    This new sub forum idea is fantastic and really allows members to get in touch with those so much closer to them. Great job BP builders.

  • Investor · West Suffield, CT · Member since 2013 · 106 posts · 42 votes
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    Awesome, thanks for making continual improvements to the greatest site in the world! :)

  • Member since 2015 · 16 posts · 0 votes
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    Great addition! Makes it much easier to find info pertaining to my local market.

  • Investor · Portland, OR · Member since 2014 · 146 posts · 101 votes
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    Great feature. Thanks!

  • Investor · Sneads Ferry, NC · Member since 2015 · 38 posts · 9 votes
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    Thanks so much for always doing your best to improve BP. This is going to be great!

  • Investor · Washington DC · Member since 2015 · 30 posts · 3 votes
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    Outstanding!  Great addition to an already amazing site!  

    Can normal users add sub-forums, or do we need to take steps to request additions?

  • Real Estate Broker · Anchorage, AK · Member since 2015 · 170 posts · 46 votes
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    Thanks big guy!

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