How To Think Like A Successful Real Estate Investor
When I first started investing in real estate, I thought I knew what I was doing. I had not heard of BiggerPockets at the time, but I’m pretty handy with…
Personal Development
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.
Ed Mylett on Intention, Creativity, and How to Succeed in Recessions
Entrepreneur and author Ed Mylett just bought an island. He’ll develop the 100-acre property in Maine as a legacy for his family. It’ll have a golf course, a grocery store,…
Mindset: How You Can Fulfill Your Potential and Break Barriers
“Untapped greatness lies within you. Born with unbounded potential, you have the capacity to do the impossible, and it is inherent in every human being. Unfortunately, most of us have…
How to Close Deals
The importance placed on closing deals, especially in real estate and sales, can trick us into believing that closing deals is different or harder than any other goal. But no…
How to Hire Real Estate Rock Stars
I’m excited to share my experience on this topic because hiring is one of the areas where so many people get stuck. First, I want to make an important distinction.…
The End of Self-Improvement: Why a Focus on Improving Yourself Can Be Disempowering
As a performance coach, my discoveries of how life works continue to evolve. This led me to ask, “Why is self-improvement important?” The answer is, “It’s not.” It’s actually disempowering.
3 Must-Have Traits of Successful Real Estate Entrepreneurs
What does it take to be a successful entrepreneur? Here we look at a few critical traits and how they will help you achieve success in your business endeavors—whether in…
How to Develop a Growth Mindset: Start from a State of Abundance
Most people go through life believing that we are controlled by reality, but the truth is we control our reality. Yes, we are products of our environment, but, at the…
What Is the Most Likely Consequence of Setting Unrealistic Goals?
Much of my coaching methodology centers around aiming for big targets. My work combats the social conditioning that tells us setting big goals is unrealistic. If someone asked me, “What…
How to Properly Vet Your Syndication Partner Before Investing
Navigating the syndication labyrinth can be tricky, whether you're investing in your first syndication or have been around the syndication block. As such, we have a few tips to help…
7 Steps to Hit an Impossible Target in 2022
You are not aiming high enough. I hate to break it to you, but you are simply not aiming high enough. You, just like everyone else, are conditioned to play…
Here’s Why You Should Care About the Power of Why
A lot of entrepreneurs focus on the “how” and the “what” of their business, but they do not focus on “why” they are doing it. Here's why you should know…
4 Essential Real Estate Lessons from Arnold Schwarzenegger
Schwarzenegger has said, “I made my first million in real estate, not in movies." To be like Arnold, keep your vision intact, understand your goals, and seek out people with…
