Real estate investing is a continual learning process. Mistakes and lessons learned characterize almost every investor's career. The great thing about BiggerPockets is that it allows you to learn from the triumphs and failures of other investors around the country. Spending the time to learn from others' experience can significantly speed up your real estate portfolio growth and help you to avoid setbacks. This section of the BiggerPockets Blog is dedicated to those types of posts that help investors become successful in real estate and avoid mistakes that others have made in the past. You can read up on more similar stories and discussions in our Real Estate Success Stories Forum.
I had the fortune of interviewing a good friend recently on my podcast. Todd Smith from Sarasota, Florida has been an entrepreneur for over 35 years and has enjoyed extraordinary…
Wake up when you want. Make whatever hours you keep count. Don’t feel guilty for sleeping in. Focus on producing results whenever you so please.
The average American watches an incredible five hours of television a day! That means we spend 20.8 percent of our lives sitting in front of a screen.
Before attempting any new real estate fundraising campaigns, make sure you’ve considered these six factors and how you’ll handle them.
Last year, I finally took the plunge into real estate investing by diving headfirst into the Los Angeles real estate market and buying my first property, a 4-bed/3-bath house hack.…
The use of strategies incorporating true synergy is central to increasing the odds of arriving at retirement sooner, with more income. Plans not employing synergy will not, cannot produce the…
To investors, it might be the ultimate question -- what separates those who fail from those who succeed? Turns out there are a few key differentiators.
Investing doesn't have to be that complicated. Most of what has been said about investing can be boiled down to concise and impactful quotes.
My first interaction with Larry Silverstein was on September 11, 2015. The name may not buzz high on the Q rating, but the Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn native is one of the…
The investment mindset starts with learning to defer gratification. And there's no better way to learn to defer gratification than to realize that you don't need the best, most expensive…
As investors, we shouldn’t try to “beat” the bank. It's futile, and they’re not even the enemy. The real question is, how can we be more like the bank?
Here’s something a lot of us have trouble believing: You have the potential to have influence, to be a mentor. But you'll need to adopt a few habits first.
You know that kind of book: The minute you set it down, the world looks a little different. Feel like anything's possible with these inspiring new reads.
