The housing market is not going to crash tomorrow. It’s also not going to boom soon. We’re not in 2008, and we’re also not in 2020. We’re in a strange gray area, a zone that most Americans have never experienced before. We’re entering the “Great Stall.” And this could last for years. All data points to a new kind of housing market forming. But why, and why now? Is there any chance of a housing crash or home price explosion like before? Yes, but Dave is going to break down the odds of each scenar...
Nov 07, 2025•33 min
Want to start investing in real estate ? Then you’ll need an easy way to get into the game : no huge fix and flips or pricey renovations, no 20-unit apartment buildings or hotels. If you’re starting now (or starting over), we have four real estate investing strategies that still work in 2025 (and most likely will in 2026) for beginner-friendly budgets and solid returns. Tony Robinson , host of the Real Estate Rookie podcast , has heard from hundreds of beginner investors and helped many of them ...
Nov 05, 2025•33 min•Ep. 1196
Retirement seemed way too far away for Jessie Dillon . She was burnt out , in physical pain every day, and tired of working so hard. What could get her to the semi-retired lifestyle she wanted faster? Rental properties , of course. Now, just four years later, Jessie has thousands of dollars in monthly cash flow and over a million dollars in real estate equity . Her dreams of location-independence are coming to fruition soon, and she’s sharing how you can do it, too , even if you have less money ...
Nov 03, 2025•36 min
The Federal Reserve just cut rates by another 0.25%, but mortgage rates went…up? This is now the fourth time the Fed has lowered its federal funds rate, and mortgage rates have defied them. It’s becoming clearer than ever before: real estate investors cannot rely on the Fed to save them. If you’re waiting for mortgage rates to get back in the mid-to-low 5% range, you might be waiting for a while. But you don’t have to . Dave (and the guests on this show) are actively buying real estate deals , b...
Oct 31, 2025•31 min
He was right in 2000, 2008, and 2020—now he’s saying it’s time to buy. Brian Burke is one of the most revered minds in real estate investing . Almost nobody has done what he has—purchased over $1 billion in real estate without ever losing investor money. He played it safe, made moves 99% of investors couldn’t believe (including selling 75% of his portfolio at the peak in 2022), and came out on top time and time again. Now, he’s saying it’s time to get back into the housing market , but for speci...
Oct 29, 2025•39 min
You’ve got little savings but want to buy a rental property . You see so many “no money down” investing strategies, but how do you know you won’t get burned trying them out? If you want to learn how to invest in real estate with no money , the right way , you need to take tips from those who have done it successfully without overleveraging themselves. Today, we’ve got two experts who bought rentals with very little savings and did it the legitimate way. Deandra McDonald went from $5,000 in credi...
Oct 27, 2025•34 min
Home prices might not rebound for years. For many markets, we’re seeing negative price growth , and even in the “hot” markets, that growth is slowing way down. Inventory is up, affordability isn’t, and the supply-demand balance is shifting fast. But here’s the thing . If prices remain stagnant, investors may have years’ worth of opportunities to buy , and when the market swings in the other direction, those who did could see significant appreciation . This isn’t a guess— we’ve seen this many tim...
Oct 24, 2025•36 min
Real estate investing is riskier today than it has been in years—and that’s a good thing. If you invest in real estate, what do you hope for? Opportunities to buy low, sell high, and cash flow in the middle. That’s exactly what’s happening in 2025—and it’s these “riskier” times that have made millions of real estate investors wealthy in the past. But if you don’t know the risks , you could get hurt. Today, we’re explaining the biggest risks to real estate investing in 2025 , how to mitigate all ...
Oct 22, 2025•39 min
Think you’re too young to start buying rentals and building wealth ? You’re not! If you want to know how to invest in real estate while in college , or in your 20s, Daniel Kaplan has the blueprint. In three years, he went from having just $10,000 to his name to owning 99 rental units (and counting)! As a college sophomore, Daniel bought a rental property for less than $50,000 (yes, really!). Then, he used the Section 8 investing strategy to mitigate his risk, earn consistent rent checks, and loc...
Oct 20, 2025•34 min
30% of all jobs could be affected by AI. And if you work in sales, marketing, software engineering, or really any other white-collar profession, there’s a chance your job will be much different (or no longer exist) in a decade . This means that the “work for 40 years and comfortably retire” plan is slowly becoming less realistic. But what’s the one thing AI can’t take? Your real estate portfolio and the passive income that comes with it. Today, we’re talking about how you can AI-proof your incom...
Oct 17, 2025•31 min
How much money do you need to invest to retire with real estate? We did the math, and it’s not as much as you’d think . In fact, in some markets, even with a small amount of disposable income, you could become financially free in just five years. We’re asked about retiring with rentals so often that we’re providing an in-depth answer in today’s show. You asked, Dave and Henry are answering. Today, we’re grabbing questions directly from the BiggerPockets Forums and shooting them straight at two o...
Oct 15, 2025•34 min
How much passive income would you need to retire early? $60K/year? $80K/year? $100K/year? What if you could build a financially freeing passive income stream in just five years ? Five years from now, you could retire early, quit your job, or keep building wealth. What would that freedom feel like? Joe Hammel has already achieved it, using a simplistic, beginner-friendly “bread and butter” rental strategy . Today, he’s generating $115,000/year in pure cash flow from his rentals, just five years a...
Oct 13, 2025•29 min
The buying window could be closing in these housing markets. For the first time in years, inventory is dropping in once-strong buyer’s markets. Sellers are tired of waiting for offers and refusing to get lowballed , so more are staying put. With less inventory comes more competition, rising prices, and vulnerable buyers. So, which markets are most at risk? Senior Economist at Zillow, Kara Ng , joins us to share the latest data on the housing market. Buyers have realized mortgage rates probably a...
Oct 10, 2025•28 min
This is how to make the most money possible from your rental properties without buying another unit. We got into real estate investing to build wealth, not have the biggest portfolio possible. Financial freedom isn’t so freeing when you have a hundred rental units and hundreds of tenants calling. So, can you make more money with fewer rental units? Yes , and today, we’re giving you five ways to do it. Each of these tips will help you increase your cash flow without having to put a down payment o...
Oct 08, 2025•34 min
This investor turned a $25,000 rental property (yes, you read that right) into a real estate portfolio producing $5,000/month in actual cash flow. He had no experience , lived in a small town many would write off, and was working 60 hours a week . But small towns mean less competition and lower prices, and Dustin Cardenas was ready to take advantage. Seven years later, he’s financially free thanks to his small rental portfolio! Dustin’s small town of 30,000 people is located in one of the most a...
Oct 06, 2025•30 min
House hacking is still the easiest way to start investing in real estate —and it’s getting even easier . You no longer need to live with roommates, share spaces with tenants, and give up your home to offset your mortgage. Instead, thanks to some new methods , you may not even need to live with or next to a tenant at all. These “house hacking” methods still make you rich , still save you tons of money, and work in 2025 . In fact, they’re so good, Dave and Henry are doing them right now , even in ...
Oct 03, 2025•34 min
This is how to buy rental properties on a lower salary ($50,000 or less per year) in six steps. If you think you need to be rich to buy rentals, you couldn’t be more wrong. In fact, real estate may be the best investment for those who want to go from low income to financial freedom . You can grow your portfolio faster by using loans, get cash flow that can retire you early, and even make hundreds of thousands completely tax-free. We’re going to share multiple strategies you can use on a lower in...
Oct 01, 2025•45 min
Have zero experience in real estate investing (literally no idea where to begin) ? This guest proves you could be financially free in ten years or less if you start today . Just a decade ago, Peter Fife was broke , working a dead-end job , and never thought about investment properties. He had such little money that when a book on investing piqued his interest, he would sit in a bookshop reading it, but never buying it. His brother , who had some money but bad credit, asked Peter to use his credi...
Sep 29, 2025•32 min
We can definitively say it now: the buyer’s market is here. The housing market is cooling down , but the deals are heating up as a “mild” correction slows down hot markets and gives buyers even more power in cold ones. With it comes buying opportunities —ones that real estate investors have been starved of over the past few years. You can negotiate for more, offer less, and lock in a lower mortgage rate than last year. The question is: will this correction turn into a full-blown housing crash ? ...
Sep 26, 2025•32 min
Small multifamily rentals may be the secret to turning average investors into millionaires. These unassuming properties are in the perfect “sweet spot” for scaling a real estate portfolio , helping you reach financial independence faster with more passive income than regular, single-family rentals , but with even fewer expenses. Today, we’re giving you the five steps to buy your first small multifamily and why 2025 may be the best time to get in the game. Dave , your host, is financially free ri...
Sep 24, 2025•38 min
Ashley Hamilton had every card stacked against her in achieving financial freedom. She was a single mother with two children, earning just $20,000 per year working as a waitress, living in Detroit , one of the hardest-hit markets following the Great Financial Crisis. Sixteen years later, she’s making $50,000 per month in pure cash flow (and she has the receipts to prove it)! In Detroit, foreclosures were running rampant, houses were being repossessed left and right, but what could she do with al...
Sep 22, 2025•38 min
The Federal Reserve has finally cut rates . Will mortgage rates follow? If you’ve been waiting to rate lock or refinance, is now the time, or does the market think we have even further to fall? With inflation coming down from past years’ peaks and unemployment slowly ticking up, the Fed made the decision everyone was waiting for: cut rates…cautiously. There are still more 2025 rate cuts lined up , but they may not have the effect on mortgage rates that many people think. Many expect mortgage rat...
Sep 19, 2025•34 min
Should you buy a rental property now or wait? If you buy now and prices rise , you’ll get all the appreciation that comes with it and have the chance to refinance at any point in the future. But waiting to have a larger down payment could get you a better loan and put you in a stronger financial position. You want to get into real estate investing soon, so what should you do? We’re answering this question, and more, on this Q&A episode where we field actual investor dilemmas and share what w...
Sep 17, 2025•37 min
At 30, Sarah King was forced to liquidate all her assets after a messy divorce. She had to start over and rebuild any wealth she had acquired, all while being a single mom to her one-year-old. Now, just five years later, she has 17 rental properties and is on track to retire early as a multimillionaire over a decade before traditional retirement age. She did it all with very little money and creatively found ways to invest without having a huge bank account. And she’s done it all while working f...
Sep 15, 2025•33 min
You’ve built up (or are about to build) a rental portfolio , but something is telling you it’s time to pivot . Maybe you’ve gone too far into one strategy, like owning eight short-term rentals . Or you’re seeing new build-to-rent properties with low prices , low maintenance , and low interest rates , and thinking “hmm…that seems like a good deal.” How do you know when to stay on course with your original plan or pivot to something greater? Which will get you financial freedom faster (and safer)?...
Sep 12, 2025•38 min
The “Slow BRRRR” method . It’s less risky , comes with more cash flow , and is easier to pull off than the traditional BRRRR (buy, rehab, rent, refinance, repeat) strategy. A couple of weeks ago, we shared why this was the best rental property investing tactic for 2025 , and today, we’re walking through the steps so you can do a slow BRRRR this year. There are five steps to doing a Slow BRRRR . From finding the right property to planning a stress-free renovation to eventually refinancing, we’ll ...
Sep 10, 2025•40 min
After a fateful encounter with a real estate investor on vacation, Pratik Shah 's eyes were opened to the possibilities of real estate investing. Now, just eight years later , he has a rental property portfolio producing $12,000 per month in pure profit . Even better, he accomplished it all while working a 9-to-5 job , buying rental properties on the side, and managing them from afar. No creative financing strategies, no off-market deal hunting, just picking the right properties in the right mar...
Sep 08, 2025•34 min
Here’s where we’d invest in real estate right now. The best markets to buy rental properties are often overlooked, affordable cities with s trong rents , reasonable home prices, and robust job growth . These markets could not only appreciate steadily, giving you the long-term wealth you’re looking for, but also pocket you some decent cash flow , so you have more passive income to grow your portfolio faster. We’ve got nine expert-chosen markets lined up, and there’s probably more than one with pr...
Sep 05, 2025•39 min
Financial freedom — no boss bugging you, bills taken care of , vacations easily paid for, and time to do whatever you want. This is the goal of every real estate investor, and the goal Dave and Henry had when they bought their first rental properties. But now, they’re financially free , with real estate portfolios that can pay for their lifestyles and seven-figure net worths . Is financial freedom what they thought it would be? No . Dave and Henry could quit. They could vacation for much of the ...
Sep 03, 2025•37 min
This episode could save you tens of thousands, if not millions , in the long run. We get the same questions all the time: Do I need an LLC for rental property investing? Should I start an LLC before buying my first rental? Where is the best state for a real estate LLC? We’re not lawyers, so we can’t advise on this, but we do know someone who can— Brian T. Bradley , nationally renowned asset protection lawyer. Brian has heard all the “legal advice” from social media —an LLC makes you anonymous, a...
Sep 01, 2025•27 min
