What I learned listening to all 310 podcasts in the last year!

[Jeffrey Holst]

I made a goal for 2018 to listen to all the BiggerPockets podcast. I just finished episode 310 and I think it's impossible to summarize in a short form everything that I learned. However I think it's worth mentioning a few thoughts and I'd be interested in hearing what the best things did any of you have learned from the podcast. So in no particular order, off the top of my head. 1) There are some great books out there. Too many to list in fact but like many people I think a great starting point would be Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki 2) there are tons of great strategies and the most important thing you can do is pick the one or two strategies that speak most to you and focusing on those it seems like all of the successful investor have narrowed their focus to one or two strategies. Out of all 310 episodes I can't think of a single person who employed more than three strategies at a single time. 3) Grant Cardone is both a genius and insane. If you haven't listened to the two episodes where he appears you probably should but you should also recognize that he's a salesman more than he's a real estate investor. 4) for new investors you should seriously consider Brrrr 5) multifamily commercial is an attractive asset class 6) Brandon Turner is focused on mobile home parks 7) David Green he's an impressive investor and frankly is more interesting than Josh Dorkin to listen to 8) everyone who is interested in real estate investing would benefit by at least occasionally listening to the BiggerPockets podcast. 9) real estate investing is not for everyone and it's important that you understand your goals before you start investing 10) if you're thinking about investing your best bet is probably to do it sooner rather than later. 11) go big or go home. There's a lot more I could say about the podcast but I will say this I really enjoyed listening to them but I don't think that any person should try to listen to them all in one year. What were your favorite episodes? what lessons have you learned from the podcast but I haven't included here?

[Will Kaufmann]

Jeffrey:

I started the full podcast binge a few weeks ago and am through 36 of 310 episodes. Even in those roughly 36 hours I learned far more than I thought I would. Your list here includes some things I have not yet contemplated, so it sounds like I should continue the journey towards listening to all of the episodes. Thanks for the insights!

One addition I have is that persistence really is key. I am *hopefully* closing my first deal on Friday and cannot count how many times I could have called it quits up until this point. Resilience and persistence are a must and exemplified by most of the guests on the show. 

Another thought is the importance of having a plan or goal and fleshing out exactly what it looks like on a long- and short-term basis. "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail."

Will