Time certainly flies, doesn’t it?
Today marks five years since I started the BiggerPockets Blog (formerly known as “Real Estate Investing for Real”) with a post that set off a revolution! Ok, actually, the first post on this blog, Real Estate Is a Very Hot Investment, was pretty weak, but like most other blogs experimenting with the medium back then, things have progressed. We’ve come a long way since then, and I just wanted to thank everyone who has been a part of this incredible project.
Who would have imagined back then that we’d turn this blog into one of the most respected online real estate magazines around?
In the 5 years that it has been in existence, the BiggerPockets Blog has had:
- 1,837 articles
- 10,039 comments
- 53 regular contributors and guest authors
Our top two contributors (besides me), are Charles Feldman with 165 contributions, and Richard Warren with 127 articles.
Thank you to everyone who has written for us, left a comment, or read one of our articles! The next five years are only going to get better, so stick around for the ride!
All my best,
Joshua Dorkin
BiggerPockets.com Founder and Editor of the BiggerPockets Blog
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Josh,
Congrats on the 5 Year Anniversary! Time does fly by when you are having fun!
Although I have only been active on the Biggerpockets blog section for the 4 months, I am glad that I came across BiggerPockets.
I have met some cool investors through this site, and the quality of the stuff on here is excellent.
Thanks for your work in putting this together.
“If you build it, they will come”
Onwards and Upwards,
Neil.
Thanks Neil. Since you’ve discovered the blog, your comments have certainly helped to advance many of the conversations. Thanks for your participation!
Congratulations Josh!
It has been an honor to be a contributor and doing so has helped me tremendously. I contributed my first article on October 16, 2007. Two and a half years and 127 articles later it is still something I look forward to each week. The high point for me was one of my articles gaining the attention of the US Senate Majority Leader. It just shows that BiggerPockets is THE place to be. Keep up the good work!
Rich – You’ve been with us for a LONG time now! I always know that I can count on you to provide some valuable insight — the community is lucky to have you! That was pretty cool when we discovered that the blog was being read by some of the most powerful people on the planet . . . I’m honored to have you as a regular contributor and look forward to working together for the foreseeable future. Thank you! Josh
Josh, you have an excellent blog, and I always look forward to reading your posts. Best wishes for at least five more successful years!
Thank you very much for the sentiment, Nancy. I know that you’ve left your comments here in the past, and hope that we’ll continue to see and hear from you in the future. All my best, Josh!
Great job, Joshua. I appreciate your invite to be a contributor here, and will do my best to match the gold standard you’ve set for the site. Congrats!
Coming from you, that means a lot me, Jeff. You’re already setting a gold-standard for real estate blogging, and I’m just honored to have you as one of the great contributors to the site!
CONGRATS Joshua, the little genius awoke and brought forth a tool for us all to use and enjoy-hats off to you Josh! And keep it coming on= more good to poureth from all us here at BP!
Thanks for giving so much!
WOW, 5 years! I know that I have enjoyed the time I have spent. I have not only learned, but have enjoyed eveyone I have met.
Keep up the great work! You are only going up from here.
Thanks,
James
Thanks, James! BiggerPockets is actually 5 1/2 years old, but the blog has been around for a total of 5. You’ve been a great core member of the community and your ideas, opinions, and knowledge have been helpful to many people. I’m glad to have you as a member of BP!
I’m late to the party, but CONGRATULATIONS! Thanks for all you do through this site for the real estate investing community, Josh!
Better late than never, Shae! Thank you for all that you do for us and everyone else in the real estate investing community.
Thanks for all you have done here Josh. I wouldn’t be where I am at today if it wasn’t for BiggerPockets. Absolutely the best REI site on the net!!!
Wow. Thanks Michael! That’s a pretty fantastic testimonial . . . I’m glad to have played a part in your success! I hope there’s more to come.
Congrats on five years. This is a great site, a great community, and has been a wealth of information for me. It’s nice to be part of an online real estate community where people are truly interesting in dispensing helpful advice to the masses.
Thank you, Craig! We’ve enjoyed your contributions to the BP blog, and the site in general . . . it is members like you who really make this site into what it is.
Congratulations on the 5 years Josh! The site is a wealth of information and I have met a lot of great people here. I am glad you had the vision 5 yrs. ago and I am sure you must be proud of how far this thing has come. Here is to the next 5 Josh….
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Marc – Thanks so much for your thoughts. I am definitely proud of how far the blog has come, as well as the rest of BiggerPockets. I appreciate the support!
Congratulations Joshua! 5 years is a very exciting mark to hit. As an up and coming blogger you are a great example. Thanks.
Good luck with your blogging endeavors, Celeste! And . . . thanks for the congrats.