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Making Over $300K in Profit from JUST 2 Deals
If you lost your job today, what’s your plan B? Just eight months ago, today’s guest was laid off from his W2—newly married and with a baby on the wa…
Small Investors LEAD the Housing Market (Here’s Where They’re Buying)
A new report released by Realtor.com offers rare insight into real estate investor trends across the US. Host Dave Meyer breaks them all down in this…
BPCON 2024: I Came For the Real Estate, Stayed For the Weirdos
There’s nothing like the looming threat of a Category 5 hurricane to test a real estate investor’s priorities. As Hurricane Milton swirled off the co…
The Worrying Economic Fallout of the Iran Conflict
Whenever war breaks out, the most important consideration by far should always be for the people who are killed or wounded in the conflict. Economic …
I Thought Refinancing Was Dead—Until I Ran the Numbers
If you’re holding a single-family rental right now, you’ve probably asked the same question I did: Is it even worth refinancing with rates this…
The Pros and Cons of Inheriting Tenants (And How to Protect Yourself)
You finally find the perfect property—good price, solid neighborhood, promising numbers—and then you see the fine print: tenants in place. Depending …
How to Fund Your First Rental (Rental Property Loans 101) (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…
June 2025 Housing Market Update: The Biggest Shift in Decades
The housing market is experiencing its most significant shift in decades. Sellers are returning in full force, outnumbering buyers by a substantial m…
New 2025 Survey: Real Estate Investors Are Surprisingly Confident
How do investors feel about today’s housing market and what does it mean for your real estate portfolio? On this episode, OTM host Dave Meyer d…
The Real Estate Rookie Implementation Guide: How to Build a $10M BRRRR Portfolio Using the SCALE Fr…
This implementation guide is based on episode 558 of the Real Estate Rookie Podcast featuring Niti and Palak Shah, who transitioned from corporate li…
The Tried and True Pathway to Five Airbnbs in Five Years
You don’t need a dozen doors or a beachfront empire to buy back your time. The truth is financial freedom with short-term rentals doesn’t require a m…
7 Ways Real Estate Investors Should Prepare For the New Tax Laws On the Way
If nothing else, the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act is definitely big, at over a thousand pages long. Critics on both sides of the aisle have sla…
How Great Underwriting Shields Your Real Estate Investment From Market Volatility
In a world where economic headlines can shift by the day and traditional investments seem increasingly unpredictable, investors are searching for sma…
Real Estate Deals Are BACK (The Market Just Shifted)
Inventory is up. Home prices are slipping. The housing market is shifting fast. There’s a lot of noise out there—but what does it all mean for rookie…
The Simple Formula to Estimate Renovation Costs (2025 Numbers)
Your agent just sent you a killer real estate deal with enormous upside, but it needs a bit of work. Here’s exactly how to estimate renovation costs,…
How to Delete Unfair Airbnb Reviews (Rookie Reply)
Welcome to another Rookie Reply, where Ashley and Tony answer questions from the BiggerPockets Forums and Real Estate Rookie Facebook group. Click he…
Revisiting the 2008 Financial Crisis: What Actually Caused the Real Estate Market to Melt Down
Not long ago, we appeared to be staring into the abyss of a recession. Goldman Sachs had put the odds of a global recession in 2025 at 60%, although …
Three Reasons Hard Money is Better Than Bank Money
I get asked by real estate debt investors regularly, “Why do fix-and-flippers pay such high interest rates?” and “Why don’t they just go to a b…
Investor-Owned Home Sales Reach Highest Levels in Decades
Real estate investors are eschewing the tried-and-trusted strategy of buying and holding assets for the long term and jettisoning their rental proper…
Fast-Tracking Financial Freedom (in Her 30s!) with JUST 5 Rentals
Five rental properties are all you need to change your life. This income alone could cover all your bills, allowing your entire paycheck to go toward…