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.
Week in and week out, thousands and thousands of would-be real estate investors flock to BiggerPockets with a singular vision: “I want enough passive income from real estate investing to…
Many real estate investors debate on whether or not they want to remain a part-time investor or allow it to become a full-time endeavor. After all, some investors have day…
“Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines practiced every day.” –Jim Rohn Many new investors believe that success in real estate is all about making a few good…
What is the difference between successful and average? Why do successful people seem more relaxed and less stressed, and yet they accomplish so much more? All too often we believe…
Last week I told a happy-go lucky, sunshine-and-puppies story about real estate success in multifamily investing. Unfortunately, not all such stories have happy endings. So this week we will embark down…
Last year I wanted to refinance some of my small rental properties. Four properties, a hundred grand here, two hundred grand there… but you would have thought that I was…
I have often found that one of the best ways to learn is to look at a concrete case study. Hopefully, a step-by-step retelling of how we recently purchased a…
For many of us, inventory is starting to drop, and good deals are becoming harder to come by. But I am about to share with you one trick to help…
According to Statistic Brain Research Institute, fear has a strong hold on the US population. Things people fear that will never take place …………………………………….……..60% Things people fear that happened in…
G’day, everyone. I hope you’re enjoying the weekend and dreading going back to work on Monday. Yes, I hope you’re dreading to go back to work on Monday. Working a…
I hate the term YOLO…with a passion. For those of you who are unfamiliar, this overused acronym stands for “You Only Live Once,” and has become the millennial version of…
The three most important words in real estate are “location, location, location.” Running behind in a close fourth is reputation. Reputation in real estate is extremely important. It can even…
G’Day, everyone. It’s past 8 p.m. on a Thursday night the day before Good Friday, and although I left the office earlier than usual today (around 6 p.m.), I decided…
