The Best Advice I’ve Ever Gotten (For Life and Business)
How I became my best self (in my real estate business and my personal life) by taking risks and living life to the fullest, free from worry and self doubt.
Personal Development & Goals
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.
Life-Changing Lessons From 9 Awesome Real Estate Books
Read these nine books to glean the most powerful lessons I've learned about achieving success in today's real estate market.
How Not Setting Goals Allowed Us to Buy 157 Units in 2015 and 123 Units in 2016
Overall, the system-based model is something you should focus on. Systems are much more effective than just having arbitrary goals to aim for.
How to Prepare for Your First Ever Note Investment
My best advice for starting out in notes besides learning as much as you can and joining groups is to start out slow & easy until you have more experience.
The Unsugar-Coated True Story of What it Takes to Succeed as an Entrepreneur
We hear inspiring success stories about investors & entrepreneurs often. What we don't see is stories of the struggle & sacrifice behind that success.
12 Insane (But Completely True) Real Estate Facts and Events
There are some CRAZY things that have happened (and continue to happen) in the real estate business. Check out these fun facts and you’ll see what I mean!
This Simple Advice From Warren Buffet Guides Me to Deals No One Else is Finding
I have come to love this logic and I've found myself following it in almost every area of my life. Still, when I first heard it, it seemed counterintuitive.
4 Lessons We Learned as Our Property Management Company Grew
Our property management company has expanded enormously over the past few years, and during that time, we’ve failed pretty epically on more than one occasion. We’ve gone from a dedicated…
8 Real Estate Investing Myths That Hold Investors Back—Busted
See through these myths about the real estate industry, and you'll be able to get started faster and make your investments more profitable.
Stop Swinging for the Fences: How I’m Building a Multi-Generational Wealth Engine the Low-Risk Way
Building multi-generational wealth through real estate doesn't come through wild swings for the fence. It involves careful planning, diligence and patience.
5 Sacrifices Every Success-Seeking Real Estate Investor Must Make
"Not easy but worth it" is the mantra of many an investor. Especially when you're new, be ready to sacrifice a few things—and keep your eyes on the prize.
Interview: A Contractor’s Perspective on Working With Real Estate Investors
We often hear complaints from investors about working with contractors. But what would a contractor have to say about real estate investors?
How to Teach Your Kids All the Money Lessons They Won’t Learn in School
Financial literacy is woefully lacking in our society. Don't want your kids to learn the hard way (at age ~30)? Then embed money lessons in the everyday.
