BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast

300: How to Invest in Real Estate—The Ultimate Show for Getting Started with Josh Dorkin, Brandon Turner, and 11 Rockstar Investors

10.18.2018 - By BiggerPocketsPlay

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What is the best way to get started investing in real estate? The problem with this question is that there are SO many different pieces of advice. That’s why we’re excited to bring you one of the most unique episodes of the BiggerPockets Podcast we’ve ever had. In this episode, Josh Dorkin is back—and he and Brandon deliver a series of interviews with some of the past guests from the BiggerPockets Podcast, including David Greene, Kenyon Meadows, Andrew Cushman, Arianne Lemire, Darren Sager, Ryan Murdock, Tim Shiner, Anson Young, Zeona McIntyre, and Ben Leybovich.

In This Episode We Cover:

Why live and rent with Tim Shiner

Darren Sager on what real estate investing strategy to focus on

How to know if you’re ready with Ben Leybovich

How Zeona McIntyre converts any kind of property into rentals

Anson Young’s thoughts on when to tackle projects with grit and when to quit

Why Kenyon Meadows thinks you should find an in-person mentor

David Greene’s “one thing”

How Arianne Lemire analyzes a deal each day

Why Andrew Cushman focuses on process rather than outcome

Ryan Murdock’s concept of cash reserves

How to live-in flip with Mindy Jensen

And SO much more!

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Books Mentioned in this Show

How to Invest in Real Estate by Josh Dorkin and Brandon Turner

Investing in Real Estate with No or Low Money Down by Brandon Turner

Set for Life by Scott Trench

Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Real Estate Investing by BiggerPockets

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki

Long-Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene

Emerging Real Estate Markets by David Lindahl

My Wife Hates Loves Rent Houses by Tim and Crystal Shiner

Entrepreneurial Reflections by Jay Rodgers

Hamburger America by George Motz

Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss

Exactly What to Say by Phil M. Jones

How I Turned $1,000 into Five Million in Real Estate in My Spare Time by William Nickerson

Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman

Finding and Funding Great Deals by Anson Young

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth

High Performance Habits by Brendon Burchard

Alternative Financial Medicine by Kenyon Meadows M.D.

Building Wealth One House at a Time by John Schaub

The ONE Thing by Gary Keller

Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke

Living with a SEAL by Jesse Itzler

Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink

So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport

Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod

The 4-hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss

Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason

How to Sell Your Home by Mindy Jensen

Tweetable Topics:

“I really don’t care that much if I’m negative or positive. My bigger thing is appreciation.” —Tim Shiner (Tweet This!)

“You can’t do something until you are ready to do it.” —Ben Leybovich (Tweet This!)

“Everything that we do has a process.” —Brandon Turner (Tweet This!)

“You can go for an online course or YouTube videos, but you cannot replace that in-person mentor.” —Kenyon Meadows (Tweet This!)

“Stop thinking that what you need is someone to hold your hand and walk you through this.” —David Greene (Tweet This!)

“Daily, consistent action will lead to great results.” —Arianne Lemire (Tweet This!)

“Focus on the process and not the outcome.” —Andrew Cushman (Tweet This!)

“Failure is not a failure if you learn from it.” —Andrew Cushman (Tweet This!)

Connect with the Guests (through BiggerPockets)

Tim Shiner

Darren Sager

Ben Leybovich

Zeona McIntyre

Anson Young

Kenyon Meadows

David Greene

Arianne Lemire

Andrew Cushman

Ryan Murdock

Mindy Jensen

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