# Joshua Dorkin

> Joshua Dorkin founded BiggerPockets in 2004 while teaching in California, building a forum for real estate investors into a community, podcast and publishing business. He served as CEO until November 2018, then moved into an investor and board role. Based in Kihei, Maui, he advises entrepreneurs and has coauthored How to Invest in Real Estate with Brandon Turner.

- **Role:** Founder and board member at BiggerPockets; startup advisor
- **Organizations:** BiggerPockets, Invelo, Undeniably Curious
- **Education:** Degrees in marketing and political science, Washington University in St. Louis
- **Known for:** Bootstrapped BiggerPockets from its founding in 2004 until its 2018 recapitalization., BiggerPockets reported nearly 1.2 million members at the November 2018 investment announcement., Developed and cohosted the BiggerPockets podcast with Brandon Turner.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2004** — Worked in stock trading, entertainment, real estate sales and teaching.
- **2004** — Founded BiggerPockets while teaching in the Los Angeles area.
- **2006** — Left teaching and moved to Colorado to work on BiggerPockets full time.
- **2012** — Hired Brandon Turner, described by Dorkin as his first full-time employee.
- **2018** — Coauthored How to Invest in Real Estate with Brandon Turner.
- **2018-11** — Stepped down as CEO following a recapitalization with McCarthy Capital, remaining an investor and board member.
- **2020-01** — Launched the Undeniably Curious podcast.
- **2020** — Relocated to Maui, Hawaii.
- **2023-10** — Announced a focus on Threads for social conversation.

## Achievements

- Bootstrapped BiggerPockets from its founding in 2004 until its 2018 recapitalization.
- BiggerPockets reported nearly 1.2 million members at the November 2018 investment announcement.
- Developed and cohosted the BiggerPockets podcast with Brandon Turner.
- Coauthored How to Invest in Real Estate; his books page reported over 118,000 copies sold as of July 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2024-08** — BiggerPockets, which Dorkin founded, announced a majority investment from The Chernin Group and more than three million members.
- **2023-10** — Marked BiggerPockets’ nineteenth anniversary and encouraged readers to take chances on their ideas.
- **2023-10** — Announced Threads as his main social conversation platform.

## Links

- Website: https://www.joshuadorkin.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshdorkin
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jrdorkin
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/undeniablycurious
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jrdorkin/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshuadorkinbp

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Last updated: 2026-10-27