This is great when purchasing from a family member if they are willing to consider a discount. 

The fact that it's a family member does not make it illegal. 

So I've been a member since February 5, 2021 but I never finished the "new member steps".

Hey all my name is Laurence I’m a brand new member of np I  live in Orlando fl I’ve listened to about 100 episodes of the podcast I have zero real estate experience I’m looking to buy my first property to house hack this year I have a decent amount of money in the savings account I could use for a down payment also have a good credit score I don’t have a high monthly income unfortunately but just looking for any advice or tips or friends to bounce ideas off I’m debating which market would be better between the central Florida area or the Tampa area I also would love to get involved in flips at some point 

I’d be happy to connect with any members who are currently working in these markets, especially when I visit!

There is a great group of members on here to connect with.

A lot of forum members are experts in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, buy and hold investing, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.There are some pretty nice discounts on many products and services offered as Perks to BP members that you might want to check out: https://www.biggerpockets.com/perks/proIf you haven’t been to it already, the Bigger Pockets blog features links to their fantastic podcast and many great articles: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.

There is a great group of members on here to connect with.

Condoized mixed use landlords: I could use some help navigating the complexities off member percentage interest sq footage vs actual. 

I've finally decided to do a new member introduction!