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5 Things You Can’t Afford to Get Wrong When Analyzing Deals (Rookie Reply)
Anyone can analyze a rental property, but if you’re not careful, it’s easy to overlook significant costs that wipe out your cash flow and put you in …
Is the 4% Rule Dead?
Is the 4% rule dead? Most FIRE-chasers are using this retirement rule completely wrong, and it could cost them their financial freedom. With stock pr…
This Investor Has $1.8 Million Trapped in Real Estate Purgatory
Below is an email transcript from a BiggerPockets Money listener who sent me a message about their personal financial situation and wanted my insight…
100% Bonus Depreciation Could Return This Year: 2025 Tax Update
Real estate is one of the most tax-advantaged investments in the country. With bonus depreciation, opportunity zone investing, 1031 exchanges, and mo…
The Threat Facing Real Estate Investors Today and Why Tenants Should Be Treated as Clients
When I first started investing in real estate around 2006 (yeah, I know, not a great time to start), the biggest dangers to the industry were things …
How to Save Up to 20% on New Construction Homes
In real estate, timing is everything. Right now, builders across the country are sitting on excess inventory, offering some of the most attractive di…
BUILD, Don’t Buy: The Rookie-Friendly Investing Strategy with 6-Figure Upside
A single-family home could give you some extra cash flow, but what if there was a way to make six-figure returns from “rentals” that breathe new life…
Losing $150K, Starting Over, and STILL Retiring Early | Life After FIRE
Think you’ve blown your chances of achieving FIRE? You haven’t! Just ask Nik Johnson, who spent years growing his nest egg, only to have it completel…
How to Unlock Your Home’s Hidden Passive Income Stream (ADUs 101)
There’s a hidden passive income stream in your basement, backyard, or garage, and only one investing strategy can unlock it. More and more homeowners…
How to Stay Rich During FIRE by Dodging the 4 Financial “Horsemen”
You’ve worked so hard to finally achieve FIRE (financial independence, retire early); the last thing you want is your wealth to dwindle or disappear …
Who Is Turnkey New Construction Right For?
The beauty of real estate investing is that different strategies can work for other people. Do you love a challenge and bringing something from…
How Capital Gains Taxes are Hurting More and More Homeowners
Recently, a fascinating discussion unfolded on the BiggerPockets forum. It concerns capital gains taxes and how homeowners who stay in their quickly …
Building HUGE Equity With 100% Hands-Off Investing
House flipping can make you wealthy. Everyone has seen the TV shows, podcast interviews, and the high-priced renovations, even in their own neighborh…
Stocks Tank as Recession Threat Grows, but Real Estate HASN’T Cracked
Stocks are struggling, recession fears are ramping up, and investors are starting to worry. The stock market has been falling for weeks, major indexe…
Waiter to Financial Freedom in 18 Months (5 Rentals & $5,000/Month Cash Flow)
Think you can’t create cash flow in this housing market? Think again! Today’s guest will introduce you to a strategy that can take a regular rental p…
Immigration Policies Have Helped Boost Your Property Values—But Not Without a Cost
Immigration is a particularly contentious issue these days. It came in second amongst Republicans and fifth overall as the most important issue for v…
Do Zillow’s Top 10 Housing Markets Work For Airbnbs?
Every year, Zillow releases its list of the top U.S. housing markets for 2025 based on projected home value growth, job trends, and buyer competition…
Investing in Short-Term Rentals With an IRA: What You Need to Know
Short-term rentals (STRs) have become an increasingly popular investment strategy, with platforms like Airbnb and VRBO making it easier than ever to …
Scott Trench: How I’m Protecting My Money From “Irrational Exuberance”
Stock prices are falling, and Americans are fearful. Tariffs, trade wars, economic tension, and interest rates are putting pressure on asset prices. …
If Your Rental Property Is Doing THIS, You Should Sell It (Rookie Reply)
Is it time to SELL your rental property? Not so fast! Bad cash flow isn’t the end of the world if you’re banking on appreciation, and there are sever…