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This Lucrative “Rental” Strategy Brings in $800,000 Per Year

This Lucrative “Rental” Strategy Brings in $800,000 Per Year

Buying a regular rental property can provide steady, predictable income, but if you’re looking for something more lucrative, we’ve got the perf…

Secure Your Future: Are Your Cash Flow Calculations Ready for Retirement?

Secure Your Future: Are Your Cash Flow Calculations Ready for Retirement?

Retirement planning often feels like a checkbox exercise for high-income professionals and business owners. Work hard, save diligently, invest here a…

Replacing His Income with Rentals (in 3 Years!) by “Recycling” Money

Replacing His Income with Rentals (in 3 Years!) by “Recycling” Money

In just three years, this investor scaled up to making over $100,000 per year thanks to real estate. He did it all starting in 2022 when interest rat…

Fed Close to Cutting Rates: Could Tariffs Derail the Plan?

Fed Close to Cutting Rates: Could Tariffs Derail the Plan?

When will interest rates and mortgage rates give real estate investors a break? Today’s headlines hint at the Fed’s cautious approach to rate cuts, i…

$900/Month Cash Flow from His FIRST Rental ($0 Down!)

$900/Month Cash Flow from His FIRST Rental ($0 Down!)

Could rental properties be your ticket to financial freedom? When today’s guest realized his “secure” corporate job wasn’t quite as secure as he thou…

How to Buy Real Estate Without Banks (Private Money Lending)

How to Buy Real Estate Without Banks (Private Money Lending)

Can’t (or don’t want to) get a bank loan? We have another option for funding your real estate investments: private money lending! If your DTI (debt-t…

Listen to This BEFORE Buying a Rental with Tenants (Rookie Reply)

Listen to This BEFORE Buying a Rental with Tenants (Rookie Reply)

Welcome to another Rookie Reply, where Tony J Robinson and Ashley Kehr answer questions from the BiggerPockets Forums and Real Estate Rookie Facebook…

5 Real Estate Hacks For 2025 (That Actually Work)

5 Real Estate Hacks For 2025 (That Actually Work)

2025 isn’t just another year in the housing cycle, it’s a new landscape altogether. High interest rates are lingering, affordability is stretched, an…

5 Affordable, Cash-Flowing Markets I’d Buy In This Year

5 Affordable, Cash-Flowing Markets I’d Buy In This Year

Discover the secrets to building wealth in the Midwest’s real estate market. Why are savvy investors turning to the Great Lakes region? Dave Me…

Airbnb Just Quietly Changed the Rules For Hosts

Airbnb Just Quietly Changed the Rules For Hosts

A friend of mine recently messaged me after reading Airbnb’s updated Payment Terms. He runs a small portfolio of short-term rentals and has always be…

You Might Have Property Insurance, But is the Rest of Your Short-Term Rental Protected?

You Might Have Property Insurance, But is the Rest of Your Short-Term Rental Protected?

It started with a leak. At first, it was just a mysterious puddle forming near the bathroom. The guest texted around 7:45 p.m. “Hey! Not a big deal, …

This is the Best Way to Spot Red Flags During Your Tenant Screening

This is the Best Way to Spot Red Flags During Your Tenant Screening

You have finally listed your rental on the market, and applications are starting to come in. One applicant says they “just need a peaceful place to r…

Have We Started Down the Slippery Slope to a Housing Crash?

Have We Started Down the Slippery Slope to a Housing Crash?

The times, they are a-changin’. The mercurial real estate market now has more sellers than buyers, as Redfin reports that sluggish home prices …

The Beginner’s Blueprint for Building (Not Buying!) High-Return Rentals

The Beginner’s Blueprint for Building (Not Buying!) High-Return Rentals

Why buy an old, worn-down rental property when you can build something that’s highly profitable, low-maintenance, and tailor-made for today’s tenants…

These Properties Make WAY More Than Rentals ($2,000+ Per Month!)

These Properties Make WAY More Than Rentals ($2,000+ Per Month!)

Don’t buy rental properties? What if there were investment properties that made way more cash flow than rentals (we’re talking $2,000 or more per mon…

From Rejection to Repeatable Wealth: How I Optimized the BRRRR Flywheel

From Rejection to Repeatable Wealth: How I Optimized the BRRRR Flywheel

When I bought my first fixer-upper, I was full of optimism, adrenaline, and the kind of blind confidence you only get from bingeing real estate podca…

Find an Investor-Friendly Agent With These Five Simple Questions

Find an Investor-Friendly Agent With These Five Simple Questions

If you’ve been around real estate investing long enough, you’ve heard: “Oh yeah, I work with tons of investors.” Most of the time, that just means th…

With the NFL Season Around the Corner, These Are the Top 10 Markets For Airbnbs on Gameday

With the NFL Season Around the Corner, These Are the Top 10 Markets For Airbnbs on Gameday

NFL fans don’t just travel, they travel with purpose. They book in groups, filling your driveway with trucks and tailgating gear, and they treat Sund…

An Increasing Number of Homeowners Are at Risk of Selling at a Loss

An Increasing Number of Homeowners Are at Risk of Selling at a Loss

There’s no need to pull the emergency parachute and sell all your real estate before prices fall further—at least in most parts of the country.…

Understanding the Mortgage Spread and How It Impacts the Housing Market

Understanding the Mortgage Spread and How It Impacts the Housing Market

This year, real estate investors and homeowners alike are closely watching high mortgage rates, yet many may not fully understand the mortgage spread…