Joshua Dorkin: BiggerPockets Founder - Real Estate Investing Guide | BiggerPockets® Investment Real Estate Social Networking Community

Joshua Dorkin

BiggerPockets Founder

User Name

biggerpo

Age / Gender

32 / Male

Location

Denver, CO

Country

Profile Link

www.biggerpockets.com/users/biggerpo

In my own words...

I am the Founder of BiggerPockets. I created this site in 2004 to create a place where investors could learn, network, and make deals in a safe online environment..

We recently transformed the site to become the Premiere Real Estate Social Networking Community, and I'm proud to hear that this upgrade has vastly improved the networking capabilities of our members.

Real Estate Experience

I used to sell real estate in the Los Angeles area, and have been investing in real estate for years now.

My specialty is in buy and hold aka. being a landlord.

Real Estate Goals

My goals are to continue building the user base and capabilities of BiggerPockets. We've got some great new features coming down the pipeline and I can't wait to introduce them.

About Me..

Status

Part-Time Investor

Investing Focus

Buy & Hold (Landlord)

Website

www.biggerpockets.com

Real Estate Deals

None Complete / None Active

Statistics..

Began Investing

January 2008

Member Since

April 30, 2004

Last Active

6 minutes ago

Profile Views

5451

Forum Posts

3850 Posts

Real Estate Colleagues

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Professional Trade References

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James Connery

Real Estate Investor

"Josh is a solid guy who is very dedicated to this Bigger Pockets s...

Pat Kitano

Real Estate Consultant

"Bigger Pockets is the go-to real estate investment source, and Jos...

Ryan Steele

Real Estate Investor

"Josh is simply amazing. He took the time to develop BiggerPockets....

frank adams

"Excellent, always willing to help and provide advice and good ques...

charles feldman

Renter

"Working with Josh is always a truly wonderful experience. You woul...

Comments

(48 Comments)

At 03:43PM on May 14, 2008 - Jahmaiah Israel said..

hey, thanks for checking in with me, my partner and I are trying to decide our next move, we'd like to buy a six unit apartment building to owner occupy, we dont have the 20% down that is required and wondering if we should try to flip a single family home or should we just buy and hold a three unit.I'll keep you posted and please feel free to leave me a suggestion.

At 07:59PM on May 07, 2008 - Ryan Flynn said..

Your site is a wealth of information. Keep up the great work!

At 06:00AM on May 07, 2008 - Anna W said..

Hi Josh, This is one of the best sites I've ever been to as far as trying to find a large collection of knowledgeable and smart people who not only know the business very well, but are willing to help. The moderators are excellent in the same way. Thanks for creating it, and keep up the great work. Anna

At 05:11PM on May 02, 2008 - Tess B said..

i like this...

At 09:41AM on April 28, 2008 - Kirk Kirby said..

Thanks for the welcome message there Joshua. I was just cruising thru some of the options here. Looks really cool...I will hop on one...thanks again.

At 09:01PM on March 29, 2008 - Rick Tambe said..

This site is just what I have been looking for, after wading through so much garbage. I am excited to become a member. Lets all do the right thing..

At 07:34AM on March 25, 2008 - Rita Sanders said..

Some good stuff out here... Cheers..

At 11:04PM on March 18, 2008 - John Cleare said..

Josh, We have known each other for quite a while now. I truly appreciate the professionalism of this site. I refer many of my business affiliates to this site as well. Keep up the great work. I have not been on the site in quite some time, so it may take me some time to get reaquainted with everything, however I look forward to another prosperous and productive year. Many blessings to you & yours, John Cleare

At 11:39PM on March 04, 2008 - Ryan Murakami said..

Great site Josh!!

At 05:53AM on March 01, 2008 - Ty Steele said..

Josh, Thanks for putting together something Great! I look forward to working with you and all the other members of this site.

At 02:33PM on February 27, 2008 - Evan Cunningham said..

Im a a Real Estate web entrepreneur. I have a great idea I want to begin devloping so I can launch before summer. Do you have any advice on where or who I can begin to talk to about developing this site for realtors?

At 04:00PM on February 26, 2008 - David Hicks said..

I appreciate being appreciated!

At 09:08AM on February 26, 2008 - jonathan teboul said..

Very good website!! I am a French student in FIU(Miami) doing a Real Estate major. Graduating this year, I hope this website will help me to make contacts in the Real Estate field and find internships and a job. Thank you! Jonathan Teboul jjteboul@gmail.com

At 08:43AM on February 20, 2008 - James M. said..

Hi Josh. Thanks for the birthday wish! That's kind of odd though... did it just say it was my birthday? My birthday is on Jan. 7 and I thought I screwed up the date on my profile, but it looks right. Did it just say it was my birthday? Anyways, thanks again!

At 01:32PM on February 19, 2008 - Bob Reichert said..

Thanks Josh for your greeting! I'll be busy to get 10 posts done this week!

At 01:20PM on February 15, 2008 - Pierre M said..

Nice video Josh! I can safely say that I am VERY motivated to be a Rich Dick!!!

At 01:30PM on February 10, 2008 - Cre Woolfolk said..

Happy Birthday Josh! I wish you a very blessed and prosperous year! Congrats on the LA Times article! That is wonderful news! And its just the beginning! Enjoy your day!

At 07:26AM on February 10, 2008 - Maggie Langon said..

Josh, I just became a member today. Looks like we have the same investment strategy--buy and hold! Great, easy to use website. Thank you for all your dedicated work! Take a look at what I put out there for saavy investors looking to grab opportunities in central Florida east coast as well as Cape Cod MA. The information is under my profile! Hello to all who already belong!

At 07:53AM on February 04, 2008 - Rafael Carrasquillo said..

Hey Josh...Thx for the B-Day shot out! I appreciate it...keep up the GREAT work on the site!

At 07:39PM on February 01, 2008 - Edith Abedi said..

Hey Josh! Thank for this great idea and connection to all sorts of investors, brokers and buyers! Your awesome!

At 11:48AM on February 01, 2008 - Peter Reverman said..

Thanks for the birthday message Josh, 46 is getting old... Need to start getting involved here a little more for apartment building investing.

At 06:36AM on January 29, 2008 - Rodney McCabe said..

Thanks for the platform to learn and share!

At 11:13AM on January 25, 2008 - danny knobel said..

hi josh wallace hobbs highly recommended this site too me im new at investing and these sites are helpful thanks for networking it opens the doors for all of us

At 01:43PM on January 21, 2008 - Carlton Menzies said..

Thank You, for the welcome. I appreciate it.

At 12:49PM on January 21, 2008 - Shyda Kadar said..

I am new to the site, but love the information , that I get from it and welcome any comments, It's been a great source ...THANKS!!!all the way from TEXAS ..and the cowgirls!!!

At 10:07AM on January 18, 2008 - risa ! said..

Hey Josh. Thanks for your comment. I'd love to hear about your involvement with local real estate groups, etc. (besides what you've posted on the blog which I read religiously). Plus, I wonder who you know in real estate in Denver...we're the same age and my husband grew up here so I'm wondering if we may know some folks in common...

At 12:01PM on January 17, 2008 - Brian Bern said..

The new site rocks. Only thing missing is the engineering occupation. I feel left out.

At 10:58AM on January 16, 2008 - Pierre M said..

Congrats on being nominated as a Killer Startup. We are now at 22 Killer Points & counting. :o) Wish you the best of luck and much success with this awesome site.

At 06:45AM on January 14, 2008 - Danny Kay said..

Yes, i got your email. I will try to touch base with you soon. (still have to look through everything)

At 06:09AM on January 14, 2008 - Dan Brouillette said..

Josh, This is my new myspace. I liked the old site, but this is so much easier to navigate. Thanks. I also appreciate the way you broke down people's professions. The changes you made are fantastic! It really says alot about how you are meeting the needs of your users. It's very inspiring.

At 04:17PM on January 13, 2008 - Jay dacam said..

Hey Josh, thanks for the comment And thanks for sharing this site, I absolutely love it!

At 07:25PM on January 12, 2008 - Cheyne Mahelona said..

It was a pleasure talking to you. Have a great night!!

At 02:23PM on January 12, 2008 - Jared Christiansen said..

Excellent work Josh. The site looks great. Thank you for all of your support and encouragement lately here, I really appreciate it.

At 07:14PM on January 10, 2008 - Nelson Santamaria said..

Thank you Mr. Dorkin for such a great improvement on the site. May God bless you.

At 11:05AM on January 10, 2008 - Murugan P said..

Hey Josh. This is Murugan. I finally created an account on your website. How are things going at your end. Great I hope. Wish you a phenomenol year 2008. Give me a call sometime.

At 02:37PM on January 09, 2008 - S Ladin said..

Good Work on the site Josh and Good Luck with it!

At 11:36AM on January 09, 2008 - Anne * said..

Josh, what's new? Obviously, the site... it looks amazing! We were on vacation for the past 1.5 months, and although it was awesome, it definitely feels great to be getting back into the swing of things. Hope to catch up with you soon, when you get a few spare minutes from the site (yeah right!). ;) Looking forward to a BIG 2008 for BiggerPockets!

At 10:17AM on January 09, 2008 - Pam Grim said..

Thanks Josh! That picture is of me. We're racing at a local motocross race.

At 12:38AM on January 09, 2008 - Sunny _ said..

How awesome! I was talking to some IT friends a few weeks ago, and had mentioned the idea of a social networking site geared at real estate investors. There area a million forum boards (and I can never keep up - let alone shift through all the garbage that's posted on so many of them), but really no SE sites. Am so glad you've put the time and effort to creating it. I wish you TONS AND TONS of success, and look forward to the ride. Whoo hoo!