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How A Government Shutdown Will Affect Your Investments

How A Government Shutdown Will Affect Your Investments

Key PointsThe United States government faces a partial government shutdown starting October 1, 2025 unless Congress can pass a spending bill.There ha…

Landlord Sentiment Is Shifting in 2025: Here’s What Investors Should Know

Landlord Sentiment Is Shifting in 2025: Here’s What Investors Should Know

For years, the “growth at all costs” mentality has driven rental investors to scoop up as many properties as possible, often working toward a unit go…

Is Your Portfolio Too Safe?

Is Your Portfolio Too Safe?

If you’re more than a decade away from retirement, playing it too “safe” with your retirement accounts can be very expensive, potentially costi…

Gold Is at All-Time Highs. Should You Invest?

Gold Is at All-Time Highs. Should You Invest?

Gold prices have climbed to all-time highs in 2025, renewing debate over whether it deserves a place in investors’ portfolios. At the end of 2018, go…

Mortgage Fraud Surges 7.3% as One-Third of Investors Break Federal Law

Mortgage Fraud Surges 7.3% as One-Third of Investors Break Federal Law

The U.S. government has recently accused several prominent figures of mortgage fraud. A judge recently blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to fi…

Should You Invest in the TIAA Real Estate Account (QREARX)?

Should You Invest in the TIAA Real Estate Account (QREARX)?

If you have access to TIAA’s real estate account and you're thinking about investing in QREARX, here's what you should be thinking about. The post Sh…

How to Get a HELOC on Investment Property: Use Your Equity! (Rookie Reply)

How to Get a HELOC on Investment Property: Use Your Equity! (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…

How to Diversify Your Rental Portfolio for Financial Freedom Faster

How to Diversify Your Rental Portfolio for Financial Freedom Faster

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 strat…

The $84T “Wealth Transfer” Coming for the Housing Market

The $84T “Wealth Transfer” Coming for the Housing Market

Will the housing market surge for the next 25 years, or is the silver tsunami overblown? In this episode, the hosts of “On The Market” de…

Should You Invest At All-Time Highs? [Redux]

Should You Invest At All-Time Highs? [Redux]

Not only is the stock market at an all-time high, but valuations are also creeping higher. Should we be *selling* some stocks?

Venture Capital Investment Terms To Know: MOIC, TVPI, & More

Venture Capital Investment Terms To Know: MOIC, TVPI, & More

If you’re thinking about investing in venture capital or any private fund, you need to understand these five key terms: MOIC, TVPI, DPI, Loss Ratio, …

The National Debt and World War III — How Should Politics Affect Your Investing Strategy?

The National Debt and World War III — How Should Politics Affect Your Investing Strategy?

What should you invest in if you're really, really worried about the current level of the US debt? There are plenty of options to consider. The post …

Rental Scams are on the Rise—Here’s How to Protect Yourself and Your Investments

Rental Scams are on the Rise—Here’s How to Protect Yourself and Your Investments

It’s every landlord’s worst nightmare: being scammed by their tenant. As if there weren’t enough scams around, ripping off landlord…

Why Most Investors Plateau at 10 Properties (And How Systems Break the Ceiling)

Why Most Investors Plateau at 10 Properties (And How Systems Break the Ceiling)

Picture this: You just closed on your second rental property. The cash flow projections look amazing. You’re already daydreaming about property…

Should Doctors Consider Angel Investing? The Other 5% of Your Money

Should Doctors Consider Angel Investing? The Other 5% of Your Money

Many founders who think they have a great business idea ask private investors, aka angel investors, to make their dream a reality. The post Should D…

The Five Habits of Highly Effective Real Estate Investors

The Five Habits of Highly Effective Real Estate Investors

Here’s what nobody tells you about real estate investing: Finding great deals is only half the battle. The other half? Building operational sys…

FIRE May Make Building Multi-Generational Wealth Impossible

FIRE May Make Building Multi-Generational Wealth Impossible

If you want to FIRE, one of my regrets was pulling the ripcord too early at age 34 in 2012. Even though I started writing about FIRE in 2009 with the…

I Built a $12K/Month Rental Portfolio While Working 9-5

I Built a $12K/Month Rental Portfolio While Working 9-5

After a fateful encounter with a real estate investor on vacation, Pratik Shah‘s eyes were opened to the possibilities of real estate investing…

Ask HTM: Condo Cold Feet, Investing in ABLE Accounts, and the Best Interest Rate Ever – Episode 1033

Ask HTM: Condo Cold Feet, Investing in ABLE Accounts, and the Best Interest Rate Ever – Episode 1033

Let’s kick off the week with some fresh listener questions we have lined up for you! And don’t just stand on the sidelines- if you have a quest…

What the “No Tax on Home Sales Act” Really Means For Real Estate Investors

What the “No Tax on Home Sales Act” Really Means For Real Estate Investors

In July 2025, President Donald Trump announced that his administration is considering a sweeping change to how capital gains are treated on home sale…