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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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
Execution Fear: The Silent Killer of Great Real Estate Deals
One of the most overlooked risks in real estate investing isn’t rising interest rates, leverage, or even tenant issues—it’s execution fear. You …
How to Analyze a Rental Property (Fast, Easy, & Accurate!)
Struggling to tell a cash cow from a money pit? Is the thought of a critical misstep keeping you from deal analysis altogether? Not anymore! We’re go…
Seven Steps to Buying a Rental Property in Today’s Market
How do you buy a rental property in 2025 that actually performs—one that generates cash flow, mitigates market risk, and puts you on a sustainable pa…
How to Buy a Rental Property in 2025 (6 Beginner Steps)
In this episode, we’re explaining exactly how to buy a rental property in 2025 as a real estate investing beginner. You don’t need to be a landlord a…
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 …
Could Trump’s New Tax Bill Spark a Real Estate Revival?
Trump’s new tax bill aims to extend tax deductions that are set to expire, ensuring continued economic growth and stability for real estate inv…
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…
Preventative Maintenance vs. Reactive Maintenance: What Rookie Landlords Need to Know
When you’re managing rental properties, maintenance isn’t optional—it’s inevitable. But how you handle it can mean the difference b…
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…