222: Lessons Learned from 40+ Years as a Real Estate Investor with Jay Hinrichs

<p>Success leaves clues! Rather than trying to figure it all out on your own, why not listen to someone who has been involved with nearly every aspect of real estate for decades? </p><p>On today’s episode of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcast" target="_blank">The BiggerPockets Podcast</a>, we sit down with&nbsp;<strong>Jay Hinrichs</strong>, an investor and hard money lender from Oregon, to learn how he has navigated the real estate market for more than 40&nbsp;years—and how you can grow your own business from his wisdom!</p><p>In This Episode We Cover:</p><ul><li>How Jay Hinrichs started&nbsp;<strong>when he was 18</strong></li><li>A discussion on whether you should&nbsp;get a<strong>&nbsp;license or not</strong></li><li>His first houses in the&nbsp;<strong>Bay area</strong></li><li>Why&nbsp;<strong>agents</strong>&nbsp;are not investing</li><li>What a&nbsp;<strong>hard money lender</strong>&nbsp;is</li><li>How to be&nbsp;<strong>approved</strong>&nbsp;by hard money lender</li><li>How Jay became the&nbsp;<strong>largest</strong>&nbsp;hard money lender in his area</li><li>Why you should consider the&nbsp;<strong>BRRRR strategy</strong>&nbsp;(and how&nbsp;he’s been doing it for years)</li><li>How to do&nbsp;something&nbsp;<strong>nice</strong>&nbsp;for somebody (through BiggerPockets)</li><li>Why you should go ask in&nbsp;<strong>the Forums</strong></li><li>Tips for finding the right&nbsp;<strong>partners</strong></li><li>How to get&nbsp;the “<strong>lion’s share</strong>“</li><li>The&nbsp;<strong>most common question</strong>&nbsp;in the Forums</li><li><strong>And SO much more!</strong></li></ul><p>Links from the Show</p><ul><li><a href="http://biggerpockets.com/forums" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Forums</a></li><li><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/55-new-member-introductions" target="_blank">BiggerPockets New Members Introduction</a></li><li><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/blackbelt" target="_blank">Joel Owens’ BP Profile</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.c