What are private notes and is there a way to message people?

[Robert Marsh]

How do I privately message someone on this site and what is a private note?  Is that a private message or is that just something you save for memory purposes? 

[Mindy Jensen]

Hey @Robert Marsh. The Private Notes appear when you are looking at another member's profile. They exist for you to make notes regarding that person - "This guy has great rates!" or "This agent helped me so much!" 

Nobody but you can see those notes.

BiggerPockets does have a private message system, but you can only send private messages to Colleagues. If you are already colleagues with the person you wish to message, go to their profile and click Send a Message in the upper right corner.