New Profile Flair

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Add new profile flair options

  1. Supportive, add both options

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  2. Add only property location

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  3. Add only property portfolio value

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  4. On the fence

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  5. Not supportive

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  6. Vote for Pedro

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  1. PerthPadawan

    PerthPadawan Well-Known Member

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    Interested in what the community & site administrators think about adding some optional new profile information under everyone's profile picture, location, etc.

    The additional flair would be:

    Property located in: (e.g. Sydney, Perth, USA)
    &
    Property portfolio: (e.g. zero, <$500k, $500K-$1M, $1M-$2M, $2M-$4M, $4M+)

    The reason for it would not to look over the fence or bragging rights (although there may be an element of this by human nature), but primarily so people can see a poster's skin-in-the-game, and possible biases when you are reading what they think. This would be voluntary information, so people can put what they wish or nothing at all.

    For example, in the "Where to Buy" threads, if you saw someone with property in Perth posting extensively you may be informed by how much this poster may know about the market, or how much they are biased in what they might be posting about.

    Thoughts?

    PP
     
    PerthPadawan, 15th Aug, 2017
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  2. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Founder Staff Member

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    The problem is that there are plenty of people who own property in multiple locations and there wouldn't be enough space to show it all without making it very cluttered.

    I am also not a fan of showing data about portfolio size.

    Most people are too private to want details of their portfolio on display, while there is also a small element who actively lie about these things because of ego. You have no way of validating the data in any case, so it's largely meaningless and open to abuse.

    As a way to judge someone's "skin in the game", it's only useful if the majority of people do it - and I simply don't think it's reasonable or meaningful to do so.
     
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    Simon Hampel, 15th Aug, 2017
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  3. Bayview

    Bayview Well-Known Member

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    ^^^

    What he said.
     
    Bayview, 15th Aug, 2017
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  4. Scott No Mates

    Scott No Mates Well-Known Member

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    You show me yours then I'll think about it. :confused:
     
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  5. Ross Forrester

    Ross Forrester Well-Known Member

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    You would find the marketing people and financial product advisors going nuts with unsolicited communication to UHNWI.

    Even if they get cancelled by the mods they would just open a new account.

    I have a good understanding of my local crew by going to the catchups.
     
    Ross Forrester, 15th Aug, 2017
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  6. Peter_Tersteeg

    Peter_Tersteeg Mortgage Broker Business Member

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    I really don't understand why people feel the need to publish specifics of their portfolios publically. I'll share my investment experiences, but my financial details are none of the general public's business.
     
    Peter_Tersteeg, 15th Aug, 2017
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  7. New Town

    New Town Well-Known Member

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    There are a lot of mum and dad investors in Sydney sitting on multi million dollar portfolios that cant even spell tennant , tenant? So had the courage for sure but their advice could be limited

    Envy envy :(
     
    New Town, 15th Aug, 2017
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  8. PerthPadawan

    PerthPadawan Well-Known Member

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    Fair points - I suppose human nature is what it is, and therefore the negatives might outweigh the positives.

    PP
     
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  9. dabbler

    dabbler Well-Known Member

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    You show me yours, and I will show you nothing and try and buy you out if your onto something....lol
     
    dabbler, 15th Aug, 2017
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