Investor · Philadelphia, PA · Member since 2013 · 185 posts · 97 votes
8y
I was a wannabe REI a few years ago and started googling. When I found a post by BP I was really impressed with the amount and type of information provided, so I poked around...
Since then, and 99% thanks to BiggerPockets for the amazing info and resources, I have become an "actual" REI - I close on my 23rd unit in a few weeks.
I still consider myself quite a newbie in most regards, but hope to build on this foundation and start to scale over this year and next.
Property Manager · Ridley, PA · Member since 2017 · 427 posts · 449 votes
8y
@Mindy Jensen So I was new to the real estate game and I was making bids to acquire my first Brrrr. Well, it turns out I lost the bidding on a property I really really wanted. Now I wanted to find out who the winning bidder was and for how much. So I waited approx 2 months before it became public record. I found out I lost the bid by $500 to the winning bidder. I googled the winning bidders name and wouldn't you know his name was all over this website called biggerpockets.com. And I was like "what the hell is biggerpockets"? Now I know. I'm am very happy I lost that bid!
Lender · Fort Worth, TX · Member since 2017 · 27 posts · 8 votes
8y
Same as the others! I did a google search for a real estate investing term and a Bigger Pockets Blog Post popped up.
There were other articles from other REI websites, but the BP one gave me the information needed in a layman's term.
Realtor · Northford, CT · Member since 2018 · 10 posts · 4 votes
8y
I came across it while listening to real estate investment videos on YouTube. I’m a newbie, but I really love listening to the podcasts and getting so many different perspectives to investment opportunities.
Rental Property Investor · Brattleboro, VT · Member since 2015 · 204 posts · 174 votes
8y
Google search on passive income. I saw Brandon tureners big mug talking about real estate. at first I thought it was classic internet marketing trying to sell me something. but here I am 4 years later going from $10k to $100k+ in net worth because of what I have learned on bigger pockets!
Investor · Milwaukee, WI · Member since 2017 · 44 posts · 69 votes
8y
I knew I wanted to become a real estate investor, had just read Keller’s book, and then started furiously seeking info online. Just about every google search I did led me to BP. I discovered the forums, then the webinars, then Brandon sold me a Pro membership, then I got my first rental :)
Queen Creek, AZ · Member since 2018 · 3 posts · 0 votes
8y
Google search for wholesaling help. Very glad i clicked here. This site has provided me more insight and guidance than anything I've looked into yet. Thank you and everyone for the information and for sharing your experience.
Rental Property Investor · Bennington, VT · Member since 2017 · 79 posts · 60 votes
8y
A coworker house hacking a duplex got me interested in the idea, I started researching and many of my Google searches returned a list of BP threads pretty close to the top.
Alexandria, VA · Member since 2018 · 2 posts · 0 votes
8y
I discovered Bigger Pockets through the podcast which I believe I found through Google. I was looking for additional real estate/ personal finance podcasts to listen to while commuting to work.
Rental Property Investor · Fond Du Lac, WI · Member since 2015 · 261 posts · 78 votes
8y
Randomly found a Grant Cardone episode on a different podcast. That lead me to typing in ‘Grant Cardone’ into the search and the BiggerPockets episode featuring him came up. I had no interest or thought of real estate before that. Now I’ve listened to every single episode 3x+ and have done multiple deals 🙂
Real Estate Broker · Apopka, FL · Member since 2017 · 492 posts · 528 votes
8y
I read Brandon Turner's the book on investing in Real Estate with no and low money down. Wasn't a Realtor at the time and just thinking of getting a rental property someday maybe... It was my second REI specific book and at first thought it odd for an author to keep plugging a web forum. I kept ignoring it until I loved the book and decided to see what this bigger pockets thing was. I've been hooked on BP since and have read several more recommended titles and listened to all the BP and BP money podcasts. Thanks for all you guys do @Mindy Jensen
Realtor, General Contractor, and Developer · Redding, CA · Member since 2009 · 7k+ posts · 4k+ votes
8y
Quick answer: Google.
When the market had crashed we relocated from Redding, CA where we'd developed all types of properties for 25 years, to Orange County. Completely different markets. We knew that southern CA would be the first area to rebound. We had no idea what niche to try to get into, so I started googling various things, and low and behold I came upon BP. That was January 2009.
While browsing throught the forums I realized there were many with questions on construction, real estate, real estate agents, development, etc. that I could answer, so I jumped in and started. I was hooked.
I started picking the brains of others with different types of experience in many different niches (you wouldn't believe all the different investment niches there are represented here, and the backgrounds of the people) researching various types of financing, and areas in southern CA, etc.
Since then, we've built 4 new ground up construction homes in Orange County, and sold each setting sales records in their neighborhoods. One build, a duplex, had a BP investor that came in with his IRA on the land, and a loan broker on BP found us the loan for one deal. We ended up moving to Bend, and the land investor again used his IRA funds to purchase a lot and go in on a new build, and another BP investor is in on the rehab we're doing in Sunriver.
In addition, I've helped start a meetup of BP members in Bend, and I can tell you it's filled with ambitions, goal oriented investors that will be putting deals together with each other in the future.
After some time answering questions, Joshua asked me if I'd like to be a moderator, and I jumped at the chance. I was the first female moderator by the way!! I love this site. You will get out far more than what you put in. Sorry for the book.
Handyman · Pittsburgh, PA · Member since 2018 · 5k+ posts · 13k+ votes
8y
I went to a guru real estate seminar five years ago and the speaker somewhat disparagingly mentioned BiggerPockets as a source of free information and a way to network with real estate investors. I got on the site and started reading the forums. Considering that at the time of the guru seminar I had no rentals and I currently own two duplexes and three SFRs, I've increased my net worth four times over, and my wife and I look forward to the future with great anticipation instead of dread, yeah, I can't complain. BiggerPockets has been a priceless source on what to do as well as what not to do in this business.
