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5 Ways To Invest In Real Estate To Become A Millionaire
The ways to invest in real estate include buying rental property, crowd funding a property, flipping houses, renting out rooms, and REITs. The post 5…
How I’m Finding Profitable Properties in 2025 (Shotgun Method)
Have high interest rates and home prices affected your ability to buy cash-flowing real estate deals? If you’re struggling to find properties that pe…
FIRE at 50 by Creating “FI Paychecks” That Fund My Early Retirement! | Life After FIRE
Would you delay your early retirement for years to feel safer and secure once you FIRE? That’s what Mark Trautman did, FIRE-ing before discovering th…
How To Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck
Do you want to learn how to stop living paycheck to paycheck? I know firsthand how hard it is to live paycheck to paycheck. There was a time when I b…
How Much is Six Figures? (What It Means and How to Earn It)
A six-figure salary falls between $100,000 and $999,999 per year, but what does that mean? Depending on location, taxes, and expenses, it can feel li…
Making $60K Per Month with the Repeatable, Low-Risk Real Estate “Formula”
Today’s guest makes $60,000 per MONTH the old-fashioned real estate investing way. He buys rentals you can find on any real estate listing site, uses…
Wish You Bought Real Estate in 2012? A Similar Opportunity Just Arrived in Multifamily
After reaching an all-time high in 2007, single-family home prices collapsed 27.4% until hitting a low in 2012. Since then, the Case-Shiller U.S. Nat…
Toxic Work Environments, Avoiding Burnout, and Real Estate Questions
Answering reader questions about what to do when your workplace turns toxic and how to protect yourself from bad employers and from losing your job, …
Non-Profit Colleges See Spike In Loan Forgiveness Claims
New data shows 22% of loan discharge claims involve nonprofit or public colleges, not just for-profit schools. Here's what the borrower defense data …
Why Owning Real Estate is Always a Winning Strategy—Especially in Times of Uncertainty
When uncertainty looms over the economy, investors face a difficult choice: stick with volatile markets or move toward stability. Stocks experience u…
8 Best Places To Sell Used Designer Bags To Make Extra Money
Do you want to clear out space and sell your used designer bags? You can potentially make really good money selling used designer handbags! Getting r…
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…
From Zero to $50k in Monthly Vending Revenue in 16 months
Vending machines are a classic passive income source that continues to be profitable today. We had Mr. Passive himself, Mike Hoffman, in the show be…
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 …
Make More Money, Do More Good w/ Derrick Kinney – Episode 959
We argue that money itself isn’t a good or bad thing, it’s not holy or evil, but we do think it comes down to what you do with it that makes the worl…
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…
32 Hobbies that Make Money: Fun Ways to Make $500/mo or More!
What if you could find hobbies that make money doing what you enjoy? Your hobby doesn't have to be a money pit! Here are our top money-making hobbie…
Stock Market Volatility Makes Real Estate Look a Whole Lot Better
After President Trump refused to rule out a recession on Sunday, the stock market’s dramatic free fall on Monday showed how unpredictable relyi…
Ask Matt & Joel: I just got a raise. How much should I increase my 401k contributions?
Today’s question comes from Javier in Gainesville, FL… “My question is about my 401k. Let’s say I get a raise at work, and I want to put it int…
17 Best Jobs for 14 Year Olds To Make Money
Are you wondering what the best jobs for 14-year-olds are? Looking for a job as a 14-year-old can be exciting – it’s a great way to start…