BiggerPockets Money Podcast · Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Cody Burman believes that while luck plays a role in financial success, it's often a result of taking consistent action and being prepared for opportunities. He contrasts his journey with purely luck-based outcomes, emphasizing that actively pursuing different businesses and investments increases the chances of encountering beneficial circumstances. Burman suggests that those who "get the luckiest are the ones who take the most action."
“So is my 100% exact journey repeatable? Maybe not. But I've seen so many different examples of people doing similar things, maybe it's in a different vertical, maybe they have a different business, maybe they do it in corporate, but people get lucky in all sorts of different ways, but the people who get the luckiest are the ones who take the most action.”
“but if I wasn't trying at business, if I wasn't investing in real estate, if I wasn't investing in the stock market, I wouldn't even have the opportunity to get lucky.”