Don’t Learn the Hard Way: Why Contingency Funds are VITAL in Real Estate
I’ve had the pleasure of working with two incredible partners over the past 5-6 months, and I have to say, real estate is awesome. I mean seriously, it’s a great…
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.
Confessions of Serial Mistake-Maker: How I’ve Found Real Estate Success Through Failure
Pretty much without exception, every real estate investor or successful individual for that matter, will recount the many mistakes they’ve made before becoming successful. These anti-nostalgic trips down memory lane do…
I Quit My Day Job, Retired Early & Started a New Venture Using Real Estate: Here’s How
It’s hard to imagine now how hard it was to save up that initial $5,000 to buy my first rental property back in 1989. I bought a duplex, which was…
11 Smart Ways to Use BiggerPockets to Become a Better Entrepreneur
With a diverse community as big as BiggerPockets, it’s easy to get lost or overwhelmed by the amount of Forum posts, blogs, people and information being shot at you as…
A Lesson in Real Estate Safety: My Encounter With a Squatter (Pics Included!)
As always, I am a firm believer in sharing my stories and experiences from the trenches with the community here on BiggerPockets. However, this case study has a twist, and…
The Boring (& Completely Effective) Way to Build Wealth: A Case Study For Young Investors
Both my kids are in their 30s. I suspect they’re like the majority of their peer group in that they simply wanna make good decisions, live their lives, raise their…
7 Ways to Stay HAPPILY Married When Investing with your Spouse!
Hello again. Liz here to share some success tips when investing and working with your spouse. Matt (my husband of almost nine years) and I have learned a lot about…
4 Reasons You Shouldn’t Blindly Take Advice from a Realtor
Don’t be fooled by the title. Let me start out by saying I love working with Realtors in my business; that is certain Realtors. What do I mean by that? …
Real Estate Investors: Do These 5 Things Now… Or Regret It 10 Years From Now
As people who use real estate investing to pursue their dreams, we often put our focus on short-term goals and results and neglect the more important long-term vision. And don’t get…
14 Things Every Real Estate Investor Should Do Every Single Day
Every morning I’m awaken by a slobbery Yorkie tongue licking my face; after that, it doesn’t get much better. I stand in the freezing cold for twenty three minutes while my puppy…
The 3 Types Of Multi-Family Buyers: Idiots, Jerks and Me…
First – I owe you an apology. I was forced to skip last week on the blog, and one of you guys called me out on it. So, I am…
One Small Simple Step To Growing Your Network and Increasing Your Influence
Welcome back, Everyone has to eat. One of the best things I did when I started my investing career was ask two active local real estate investors out to lunch…
5 Tips That Will Make You Better At Open Houses Than Anyone Else
Some believe open houses have become antiquated and are no longer an effective method to market your property. However, I feel some new takes on an old idea can really…
