Is BiggerPockets for Quitters?

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Is BiggerPockets for Quitters?

Scott TrenchPro Member

Rental Property Investor · Denver, CO · Member since 2014 · 2k+ posts · 6k+ votes

** Of Jobs**

Having snagged your attention there, I'll rephrase:

How many of you out there have quit your jobs because of inspiration from BiggerPockets?

I know I'm one of them... though I was only a quitter for a few weeks ;) @Joshua D.

I'd love to hear some inspiring stories from everybody!

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Ryan Billingsley

Investor/Realtor · Wentzville, MO · Member since 2014 · 846 posts · 431 votes

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@Scott Trench

Rich dad poor dad ruined my job for me.. Discovering bigger pockets helped seal the deal! The countdown has begun!!

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Brandon TurnerPro Member
Investor · Maui, HI · Member since 2009 · 13k+ posts · 3k+ votes
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Twice :) Then I discovered "exponential growth" and "compound interest" and decided I'd rather not live off my cash flow!
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Andrew Johnson
Project Engineer · Littleton, CO · Member since 2014 · 80 posts · 17 votes
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@Scott Trench I hope to be a quitter sooner rather than later! I would love nothing more. Heck, I wouldn't mind being a "changer", i.e. getting out of my current situation and into real estate full time, even with a J.O.B.. I love what @Brandon Turner says about keeping your day job and rolling all earnings from REI right back into your business. Makes a lot of sense as well.
I'm sure you're going to get some great responses on this one!
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Andrew Johnson
Project Engineer · Littleton, CO · Member since 2014 · 80 posts · 17 votes
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@Brandon Turner Right on cue.....haha. Perfect timing.
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Joshua D.Pro Member
BiggerPockets Founder · HI · Member since 2008 · 16k+ posts · 5k+ votes
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I quit my job to start BiggerPockets -- does that help, @Scott Trench ?
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Ryan Dossey
Real Estate Broker · Indianapolis, IN · Member since 2014 · 3k+ posts · 2k+ votes
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Not gonna lie I clicked on this wondering what disgruntled forum member was stirring up drama... Well played!
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Ryan Billingsley
Investor/Realtor · Wentzville, MO · Member since 2014 · 846 posts · 431 votes
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@Scott Trench
Rich dad poor dad ruined my job for me.. Discovering bigger pockets helped seal the deal! The countdown has begun!!
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Scott TrenchPro Member
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Rental Property Investor · Denver, CO · Member since 2014 · 2k+ posts · 6k+ votes
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@Ryan Dossey Who says I wasn't? ;)
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John Van UytvenPro Member
Property Manager · Oconee, IL · Member since 2014 · 536 posts · 202 votes
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I just found out my job isn't going to renew my contract, so not just for quitters.
@Joshua D.
you sly dog, best comment on the thread
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Robert Lockwood
Investor · Greenwell Springs, LA · Member since 2015 · 28 posts · 12 votes
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Absolutely not! Bigger pockets provides a means to amplify the income from the career I work so hard to succeed in. It allows me to stay in a field I enjoy without worrying about the "grass is greener" mentality that sometimes plagues job hoppers-
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Roy N.Pro Member
Rental Property Investor · Fredericton, New Brunswick · Member since 2013 · 7k+ posts · 4k+ votes
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With that evocative title, I was expecting this to be another @Ben Leybovich "I am bored" thread
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Ben Leybovich
Rental Property Investor · Phoenix/Lima, Arizona/OH · Member since 2012 · 4k+ posts · 4k+ votes
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Why do I get blamed for everything around here, @Roy N. ?
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Sondra Mckibben
Investor · Beavercreek, OH · Member since 2014 · 51 posts · 31 votes
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I'm a Quitter!!! I LOVE Bigger Pockets!!! I've been in Real Estate for 1 year and 4 months now, and loving it!!! Enough Said!!! lol
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Sondra Mckibben
Investor · Beavercreek, OH · Member since 2014 · 51 posts · 31 votes
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@Ben Leybovich didn't I meet you at a Investor meeting in Beavercreek at Logan's Restaurant several months back?? Pretty sure we did, you need to come back for another meeting, would love to see you again!!
Sondra
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Account Closed
Investor · Sunnyside, NY · Member since 2014 · 355 posts · 114 votes
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I like my day job for the most part. Not saying I don't have the occasional day when I do dream of quitting it but for the most part I get to earn a steady paycheck while ploughing money into my investments (property and otherwise).
For now, I'm not a quitter. But I am a believer!
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Ben Leybovich
Rental Property Investor · Phoenix/Lima, Arizona/OH · Member since 2012 · 4k+ posts · 4k+ votes
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@Sondra Mckibben - yep, I think I remember. @Darrin Carey When is the next one?
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Cal C.
Investor · Peachtree Corners, GA · Member since 2014 · 1k+ posts · 1k+ votes
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Originally posted by @Roy N.:

With that evocative title, I was expecting this to be another @Ben Leybovich "I am bored" thread
So did I!
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Ben Leybovich
Rental Property Investor · Phoenix/Lima, Arizona/OH · Member since 2012 · 4k+ posts · 4k+ votes
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@Roy N. , @Cal C. - C'mon, guys. What did I do? How come I get blamed for all of the nonsense around here?
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Roy N.Pro Member
Rental Property Investor · Fredericton, New Brunswick · Member since 2013 · 7k+ posts · 4k+ votes
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Originally posted by @Ben Leybovich:

@Roy N. , @Cal C. - C'mon, guys. What did I do? How come I get blamed for all of the nonsense around here?
Oh yes, pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.
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Sondra Mckibben
Investor · Beavercreek, OH · Member since 2014 · 51 posts · 31 votes
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@Ben Leybovich our next meeting is the 9th of March at 6pm at Logan's. We just had one this past Monday. Also are you still looking for multi units?
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Darrin CareyPro Member
Lender · Dayton, OH · Member since 2008 · 1k+ posts · 705 votes
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@Sondra Mckibben got it @Ben Leybovich . We've settled in on the second Monday of each month. Maybe @Engelo Rumora will come down from Toledo again, and we can get more of the Cincinnati people up.
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Tim G.
Flipper/Rehabber · Miamisburg, OH · Member since 2014 · 161 posts · 64 votes
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@Darrin Carey @Sondra Mckibben @Ben Leybovich I want to make it to another meet as well. Life has been crazy lately....real job, attempting to "manage" a flip and dealing with a 5 month old! Hopefully the flip will be ready for market in a week or so!
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Sondra Mckibben
Investor · Beavercreek, OH · Member since 2014 · 51 posts · 31 votes
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@Tim G. Hey well congratulations on your first flip and you winding up on your 2nd one as well!!! That is a great accomplishment!! Very Happy for you!! I hope you are able to make time for our March 9th meeting, we would love to see you and hear all about your rehabs, please bring pics to share, I would love to see them!!! Talk soon
Sondra
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Scott TrenchPro Member
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Rental Property Investor · Denver, CO · Member since 2014 · 2k+ posts · 6k+ votes
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@Ben Leybovich Slow clap..
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Jered Sturm
Investor/Syndicator · Cincinnati, OH · Member since 2014 · 470 posts · 599 votes
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The last "job" I had I was 17. So BP didn't help me quit my job, it helped me never get one! I have said it before I will say it again with out BP I would probably be bankrupt or in jail haha.
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Brie SchmidtBusiness Member
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Real Estate Broker · Chicago, IL · Member since 2013 · 6k+ posts · 5k+ votes
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It has been almost 6 months since I quit my job! I had about 25% of my properties in the 2+ years before BP, doubled that to 50% in the first 9 months of finding BP, and have almost doubled it again in the 9 months since doing REI full time.
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