In this episode you learn how Josh Dorkin and his partner build a membership site around real estate. They have well over 10,000 paying customers paying a minimum of $9/mo (doing over $1.2m annually).
01:03 – Nathan’s introduction to today’s show
01:38 – Welcoming Josh to the show
01:50 – Why become a web designer before a realtor?
03:12 – Josh started buying real estate at the age of 22
05:45 – Building an organic community
06:24 – You don’t need to know what you’re doing—just get started
07:40 – Building something credible means requiring real names
08:32 – The price-point to join bigger pockets
09:05 – Bigger Pockets was built to get Josh answers he needed himself.
10:58 – Give your users what they want
12:29 – A summary of Josh’s stats
13:50 – What do you do with the cash you make?—Real estate
15:52 — @JRDorkin
17:33 – Famous Five
17:50 – Delivering Happiness)
18:20 – Tony Hseih
18:33 – None
18:55 – No
19:24 – Being an entrepreneur is hard and lonely so start building your network early on
3 Key Points:
Find creative ways to make money.
Have cash?—Find a way to put it in real estate.
Be credible to yourself and to others—it’s the easiest way to be successful.
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