{"id":68183,"date":"2014-12-11T00:05:39","date_gmt":"2014-12-11T07:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/renewsblog\/?p=68183"},"modified":"2023-04-12T05:59:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T11:59:57","slug":"2014-12-11-bp-podcast-josh-dorkin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/2014-12-11-bp-podcast-josh-dorkin","title":{"rendered":"The 1st Deal, Management Drama, and the Birth of BiggerPockets with Joshua Dorkin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the 100th episode\u00a0of the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets Podcast<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0we bring you the interview\u00a0that you&#8217;ve been asking for since the beginning: the story of Joshua Dorkin, CEO of BiggerPockets and host of the BiggerPockets Podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Learn about Josh&#8217;s journey from real estate investing newbie to BiggerPockets founder &#8212;\u00a0and all of the obstacles he had to overcome along the way. Get insider information on topics from starting your own business to property management\u00a0and HOAs. And leave inspired to tackle your own hurdles and get your real estate endeavors off the ground!<\/p>\n<p>For BiggerPockets fans old and new, this is an instant BiggerPockets Podcast classic you won&#8217;t want to miss. Get ready to learn more about the man behind the BiggerPockets curtains!<\/p>\n<h2>Read the Transcript<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/bpp100-joshua-dorkin-podcast-transcript-first-deal-birth-of-biggerpockets\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to read the transcript.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to The Show on iTunes<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/biggerpockets-podcast-real\/id594419649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to listen on iTunes.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to the Podcast Here<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=BIGPOC5491804369&amp;light=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Help Us Out!<\/h2>\n<p>Help us reach new listeners on iTunes by leaving us a rating and review! It takes just 30 seconds and instructions can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/forums\/25\/topics\/161423-do-you-listen-to-the-bp-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. Thanks! We really appreciate it!<\/p>\n<h2>Sponsor<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-68222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/logo_c04f5f61-f5d8-4333-a2b7-a12a07d8bfd3_medium.png\" alt=\"logo_c04f5f61-f5d8-4333-a2b7-a12a07d8bfd3_medium\" width=\"150\" height=\"107\" title=\"\">We just wanted to give a shout out to our podcast sponsor\u00a0on today\u2019s show:<strong> YellowLetters.com<\/strong>.\u00a0YellowLetters is a full service marketing company that helps hundreds of BiggerPockets members find more deals and make more money.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more by visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.YellowLetters.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YellowLetters.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>In This Show We Cover:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>How Josh <strong>got started<\/strong> in Real Estate<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-41804\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/BiggerPockets-Podcast-Cover-300-300.jpeg\" alt=\"BiggerPockets-Podcast-Cover 300 300\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The ins and outs of\u00a0<strong>beginning your own\u00a0business<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on getting your <strong>real estate agent&#8217;s license<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>How to get\u00a0into Real Estate <strong>without any prior knowledge<\/strong> about it<\/li>\n<li>The importance of\u00a0<strong>properly assessing<\/strong> a property<\/li>\n<li>What you need to know about<strong>\u00a0HOAs<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Josh&#8217;s <strong>thoughts on appreciation<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Lessons regarding\u00a0investing from a <strong>distance<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>How <strong>BiggerPockets<\/strong> got its start<\/li>\n<li>Why BiggerPockets is hard on <strong>real estate gurus<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Why you should be <strong>authentic<\/strong> when using BiggerPockets<\/li>\n<li>The importance of <strong>building relationships online<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>And MUCH more!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Links From the Show:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1BxGjny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Turner&#8217;s Book on Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/files\" target=\"_blank\">BiggerPockets Files<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/real-estate-investing\" target=\"_blank\">BP&#8217;s Ultimate Beginner&#8217;s Guide to Real Estate Investing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">BiggerPockets Keyword Alerts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/marketplace\" target=\"_blank\">BiggerPockets Marketplace<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/pro\" target=\"_blank\">BiggerPockets Plus and Pro Accounts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\">BiggerPockets Support<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/renewsblog\/2014\/12\/03\/real-estate-license-benefits-costs-investors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Should I Get My Real Estate License? An Investor\u2019s Examination of Benefits &amp; Costs<\/a> by Mindy Jensen (The blog post Josh referred to!)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/screen.yahoo.com\/police-recruit-fitness-testing-000000486.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SNL Appearance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Books Mentioned in the Show<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/29X2JU7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Four Hour Workweek<\/em><\/a> by Timothy Ferriss<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2a9oIeb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Rich Dad Poor Dad<\/em><\/a> by Robert Kiyosaki<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2ap3u9f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Richest Man in Babylon<\/em><\/a> by\u00a0George S. Clason<\/li>\n<li>Brandon Turner&#8217;s\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/get.biggerpockets.com\/nomoneydown\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2aloaBu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Rework: Change The Way You Work Forever<\/em><\/a> by Jason Fried &amp; David Heinemeier Hansson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2abzCws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The CEO Code<\/em><\/a> by\u00a0David Rohlander<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Connect with\u00a0Josh<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/users\/biggerpo\" target=\"_blank\">Josh&#8217;s\u00a0BiggerPockets Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jrdorkin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh&#8217;s Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/joshuadorkinbp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh&#8217;s Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joshuadorkin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh&#8217;s\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+JoshuaDorkin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh&#8217;s GooglePlus<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the 100th episode\u00a0of the\u00a0BiggerPockets Podcast,\u00a0we bring you the interview\u00a0that you&#8217;ve been asking for since the beginning: the story of Joshua Dorkin, CEO of BiggerPockets and host of the BiggerPockets [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17340,"featured_media":119302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4565],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-biggerpockets-podcast"],"acf":[],"comment_count":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17340"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68183"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68183\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}