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Semi-Retired with a Small $6,000/Month Rental Portfolio
This investor used his primary residence to build a $6,000/month rental property portfolio—helping him semi-retire, cut his workload in half, and gen…
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…
Is Talking to ChatGPT About Finance Ever a Good Idea? Here’s My Investigation
Is using ChatGPT or any other chatbot a good idea when it comes to learning about finance? Here's what ChatGPT itself thinks about it. The post Is T…
Think In Two Timelines If You Want To Build Greater Wealth
If you want to grow your wealth faster than the average person, I suggest trying to think in two timelines that move together in unison. The first ti…
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…
PSLF, Insurance, and Bonds
Answering reader questions about Public Service Loan Forgiveness, looking for disability insurance as a resident, and what role bonds should play in …
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…
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…
Why You Can’t Invest by Looking in the Rear-View Mirror
A new investor might not understand that looking at a fund's past performance doesn't mean it'll have similar future returns. Here's why. The post Wh…
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…
Rebalancing Your Investment Portfolio – Back to Basics
Wondering about rebalancing your portfolio? Let's talk about a few important things about rebalancing, such as the why, when, and how. The post Rebal…
How to Keep Investing in Real Estate—Even When the Market Feels Stacked Against You
It’s a question a lot of people are asking right now—and honestly, it’s a fair one. Interest rates are still high, home prices haven’t come down the …
Rollovers, Roth, and Investing
Answering reader questions about the Mega Backdoor Roth, the regular Backdoor Roth IRA, and IRA rollovers. We also talk about high-yield dividend fun…
Why Even Smart Investors Get Wiped Out (and How to Protect Your Wealth Now)
Most investors think that diversity is the key to protecting their wealth. They’ve got money in real estate, the stock market, and maybe even some pr…
The MLS Power Struggle: Why Real Estate Investors Should Pay Close Attention to NAR, Zillow, and th…
There’s a high-stakes battle unfolding in the world of real estate, and while much of it is happening behind closed doors, its impact may soon hit th…
The Best “Early Retirement” Strategy 99% of Investors Ignore
Want to retire early? What about early retirement AND making millions of dollars tax-free? Only one real estate investing strategy gives you the abil…
Why Corporate Earnings Matter to Every Investor
Corporate earnings. It sounds like something only Wall Street pros need to obsess over, right? I recently saw a “corporate earnings party”…
AI Agents Are Changing the Game for Real Estate Investors in 2025
If you’re serious about growing your business, the answer isn’t to work more hours—it’s to work smarter. And that starts with putting systems in plac…
Real Estate is STILL a Great Investment—But Avoid Doing These Four Things
Let’s be honest: 2025 hasn’t exactly felt like the golden age of real estate investing. Mortgage rates are high, property prices are stubborn, and ev…