BP Update 6.3.5 - BiggerPockets Labels: Tell The World More About Yourself and Your Experience

BP Update 6.3.5 - BiggerPockets Labels: Tell The World More About Yourself and Your Experience

Joshua D.Pro Member
BiggerPockets Founder · HI · Member since 2008 · 16k+ posts · 5k+ votes

We just deployed a new system that will allow our users to better label who they are and what they do. This system will not only allow you to better identify who you are and what your experience is, but will give users the opportunity to better seek out others on the site in their quest to network.

We'll be posting a video about this shortly, but in the meanwhile, to start labeling yourself, go to the ACCOUNT DROPDOWN and click EDIT PROFILE. Then click on the EXPERIENCE tab and you'll be taken to our Labels Welcome screen.

Once there, you'll be able to select your involvement in real estate, as well as your experience, the markets you operate in, and for the agents, your certifications.

Users can select up to 25 total labels to describe themselves.

After you add labels for the first time, you'll be able to go back to the EXPERIENCE tab and will then be on our main Labels page, where you can add or remove labels.

You can also hover over the various occupations that you may have added (if you're an investor/agent or some other combo) and select your primary occupation which will show throughout the site.

Once you add your labels, your profile will show these for all visitors to see (unless you have your profile set as private, of course).

VIDEO TUTORIAL
Check out the video tutorial for getting LABELS set up on your account at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ETX9Vsq3hg

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  • Residential Real Estate Broker · Payson, AZ · Member since 2009 · 3k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    15y

    where is agent/investor ? or investor/agent

    I dont want to label myself one without the other ya know

  • Joshua D.Pro Member
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    15y

    Label yourself as both, Nick.

    Up until now, you've had to choose one profession, but many users have several. The new system allows you to select as broad or as narrow a professional focus as you'd like, and you can select up to 25 total labels.

    eg. Residential Real Estate Agent, Rehabber, Commercial Office Landlord, etc.

  • Joel OwensBusiness Member
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    Real Estate Broker · Canton, GA · Member since 2010 · 15k+ posts · 11k+ votes
    15y

    Hey Josh,

    How do you verify Investors and Brokers/Agents are telling the truth??

    On other forums I will see brokers/agents saying they specialize in everything to land any business.So someone could go in and check all these tags and not know anything about what they are doing.

    I would rather make quality contacts than quantity contacts of unverified contacts saying they are something they are not.Sure you can vett them out but it's a lot of wasted time and energy.

  • Joshua D.Pro Member
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    Joel -
    There's no easy way to verify. Ultimately, people still need to vet any statements made here or on another site. If they lie, we can certainly take action at that point (throw their lying backsides off BP), but we're just creating the tools (at this point) for people to use to identify themselves.

    I agree that the quality of contacts is most important. The goal of these tools is to facilitate the connection of people who meet a specific set of criteria that another individual might be looking for.

  • Will BarnardPro Member
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    Developer · Santa Clarita, CA · Member since 2008 · 15k+ posts · 10k+ votes
    15y

    Great new addition Josh, I ahve updated my profile.

    I noticed that there is one occupation option missing from the list - lender (hard money, private money)

  • Joshua D.Pro Member
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    15y

    Lender is in there, Will. You can choose Private Money Lender or Hard Money Lender or both.

    Oh, and I'm glad you like it. Looks great on your profile!

  • Will BarnardPro Member
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    Developer · Santa Clarita, CA · Member since 2008 · 15k+ posts · 10k+ votes
    15y

    Sweat! I guess I missed that option.

  • Will BarnardPro Member
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    Developer · Santa Clarita, CA · Member since 2008 · 15k+ posts · 10k+ votes
    15y

    OK, I see it, I guess what I meant was it is missing from the deals and holdings option so lenders can select how many lending deals they have done.

  • Joshua D.Pro Member
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    15y

    Yeah . . . what would you call those deals? I'm happy to add them . . . just didn't know how to reference them.

  • Will BarnardPro Member
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    Developer · Santa Clarita, CA · Member since 2008 · 15k+ posts · 10k+ votes
    15y

    How about "loans completed" then the amount or "loans made"

  • Involved In Real Estate · Rochester, NY · Member since 2011 · 138 posts · 11 votes
    15y

    Hey Josh...trying to change my profile and add NY to my markets. The way it looks now, people would think I'm licensed in AZ but I'm not. Don't want to mislead anyone!!!!!

    How do I fix it? Thanks.

  • Joshua D.Pro Member
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    Kathy - Just go to the EXPERIENCE tab when you click EDIT PROFILE and hit the red minus icon next to any market or other tag you want to remove.

  • Joshua D.Pro Member
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    BiggerPockets Founder · HI · Member since 2008 · 16k+ posts · 5k+ votes
    15y

    Update: Early next week we'll be launching our new user search using filters based on member labels. If you haven't already created labels to identify yourself, you're going to be missing out on new opportunities for networking and exposure on the site.

    Make sure to get over to our Labels Welcome screen OR go to EDIT PROFILE and click the EXPERIENCE Tab.

    PREVIEW OF THE NEW SEARCH
    Here are a few screenshots to give you an idea of how the Find Members page will look (approximately).

    and a closeup of the filters functionality:

    This will greatly enhance your ability to find partners and other colleagues who better meet your needs/interests.

    IMPORTANT NOTE: If you don't update your profile and add labels to your account, you will not be found in the new filtered search.

  • Real Estate Investor · Bellingham, WA · Member since 2008 · 407 posts · 90 votes
    15y

    Nice change and quite welcome. Most of us have multiple areas of focus. The video was very helpful.

    Thanks

  • Will BarnardPro Member
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    Developer · Santa Clarita, CA · Member since 2008 · 15k+ posts · 10k+ votes
    15y

    This will be a great and welcomed addition Josh. I have long awaited an ability to "group" my colleagues, but this will allow me to "group" all members.

  • Joshua D.Pro Member
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    BiggerPockets Founder · HI · Member since 2008 · 16k+ posts · 5k+ votes
    15y

    Just wait, Will . . .

  • Will BarnardPro Member
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    Developer · Santa Clarita, CA · Member since 2008 · 15k+ posts · 10k+ votes
    15y

    Oooohhh, the suspense . . . :)

  • Commercial Loan Officer · Southern Maine, ME · Member since 2009 · 782 posts · 415 votes
    15y

    Josh- Can you add loan officer to the choices along with a commercial and residential label? I don't fit into the lender category and I think the broker label could make people think of real estate agents instead of a broker of loans.

    Edit- I know you have a label for real estate agents, but given the nature of the site, doesn't the term broker also elicit thoughts of an agent or is it just me?

  • Joshua D.Pro Member
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    Darryl -
    Are you saying to add the following under residential and commercial lenders?

    Lender: Residential: Loan Officer
    Lender: Residential: Loan Broker

    Lender: Commercial: Loan Officer
    Lender: Commercial: Loan Broker

    As for the agents v. brokers, both exist on our label system.

  • Commercial Loan Officer · Southern Maine, ME · Member since 2009 · 782 posts · 415 votes
    15y

    I think offering the choice of either residential or commercial loan officer would suffice.

  • Joshua D.Pro Member
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    BiggerPockets Founder · HI · Member since 2008 · 16k+ posts · 5k+ votes
    15y

    We'll add both officer and broker to the mix. Give it an hour and check back.

  • Commercial Loan Officer · Southern Maine, ME · Member since 2009 · 782 posts · 415 votes
    15y

    Will do. As always, thank you for your hard work!

  • Joshua D.Pro Member
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    15y

    Ok - I take it back, Darryl. It may take a little longer than I hoped. There's a little bug on our admin panel and I need to confer with my team to get it corrected. This one, I'm afraid, might have to wait a few days.

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