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A “Reshaping” of Housing is Happening—Here’s What Investors Should Know

A “Reshaping” of Housing is Happening—Here’s What Investors Should Know

With interest rates still hovering between 6.5% and 7% and the median home price in the U.S. around $422,000 as of May, getting on the property ladde…

New Changes to an Environmental Law Could Create a Real Estate Boom in California

New Changes to an Environmental Law Could Create a Real Estate Boom in California

Housing developers may have thrown their hard hats into the air to celebrate the news that California Governor Gavin Newsom is reforming the Californ…

An Operating Costs Crisis That’s Driving Many Landlords Out of Business

An Operating Costs Crisis That’s Driving Many Landlords Out of Business

Over the past year, the gap between the number of active sellers and active buyers has widened to its largest margin since the wake of the Great Rece…

Geographic Arbitrage: The Secret Weapon of Today’s Real Estate Investor

Geographic Arbitrage: The Secret Weapon of Today’s Real Estate Investor

Investing where you live is out. Investing where the math works is in.  When I first got started in real estate, I invested in the same market I…

In Defense Of Owning A Big Beautiful Home Over A Small One

In Defense Of Owning A Big Beautiful Home Over A Small One

The value of owning a big, beautiful home is underappreciated. Somewhere along the way, society began favoring minimalism and smaller living spaces, …

3 Housing Market Trends That Could Change Home Prices

3 Housing Market Trends That Could Change Home Prices

Are we nearing a housing market crash, or is this merely another cycle in the ever-evolving real estate landscape? Dive into today’s episode wh…

$6,800/Month Cash Flow with 4 Small Multifamily Rentals

$6,800/Month Cash Flow with 4 Small Multifamily Rentals

You can still get rich buying “boring” rental properties. Today’s guest pockets $6,800 in pure cash flow every month and is building an enormous amou…

The Dirty Truth About Home Ownership – Episode 1,009 (Bestie)

The Dirty Truth About Home Ownership – Episode 1,009 (Bestie)

You’ve gotta wait 30 minutes to get back in the pool if you’ve eaten! Don’t pee in the pool- it’ll turn red! There are a lot of things we learned in …

Low US Household Leverage Bodes Well For The Economy

Low US Household Leverage Bodes Well For The Economy

One of the things that gives me great comfort about the health of the U.S. economy is our historically low household leverage. According to…

This Real Estate “Rule” Is Costing You Wealth! (Rookie Reply)

This Real Estate “Rule” Is Costing You Wealth! (Rookie Reply)

Welcome to another Rookie Reply, where Ashley and Tony answer questions from the BiggerPockets Forums and Real Estate Rookie Facebook group. This tim…

The “Golden Age” of Real Estate is Over.

The “Golden Age” of Real Estate is Over.

The golden age of real estate investing is over, and there’s a good chance it isn’t coming back (for a while, at least). We have to admit it—real est…

How Well Does Real Estate Hedge Against an Overpriced Stock Market?

How Well Does Real Estate Hedge Against an Overpriced Stock Market?

By historical metrics, the U.S. stock market is overvalued—to put it mildly. The S&P 500 has a price/earnings (P/E) ratio of 28.75 at the time of…

$900/Month Cash Flow from His FIRST Rental ($0 Down!)

$900/Month Cash Flow from His FIRST Rental ($0 Down!)

Could rental properties be your ticket to financial freedom? When today’s guest realized his “secure” corporate job wasn’t quite as secure as he thou…

How to Buy Real Estate Without Banks (Private Money Lending)

How to Buy Real Estate Without Banks (Private Money Lending)

Can’t (or don’t want to) get a bank loan? We have another option for funding your real estate investments: private money lending! If your DTI (debt-t…

5 Real Estate Hacks For 2025 (That Actually Work)

5 Real Estate Hacks For 2025 (That Actually Work)

2025 isn’t just another year in the housing cycle, it’s a new landscape altogether. High interest rates are lingering, affordability is stretched, an…

You Might Have Property Insurance, But is the Rest of Your Short-Term Rental Protected?

You Might Have Property Insurance, But is the Rest of Your Short-Term Rental Protected?

It started with a leak. At first, it was just a mysterious puddle forming near the bathroom. The guest texted around 7:45 p.m. “Hey! Not a big deal, …

Have We Started Down the Slippery Slope to a Housing Crash?

Have We Started Down the Slippery Slope to a Housing Crash?

The times, they are a-changin’. The mercurial real estate market now has more sellers than buyers, as Redfin reports that sluggish home prices …

These Properties Make WAY More Than Rentals ($2,000+ Per Month!)

These Properties Make WAY More Than Rentals ($2,000+ Per Month!)

Don’t buy rental properties? What if there were investment properties that made way more cash flow than rentals (we’re talking $2,000 or more per mon…

From Rejection to Repeatable Wealth: How I Optimized the BRRRR Flywheel

From Rejection to Repeatable Wealth: How I Optimized the BRRRR Flywheel

When I bought my first fixer-upper, I was full of optimism, adrenaline, and the kind of blind confidence you only get from bingeing real estate podca…

Episode 215. “He wants a house, I don’t want to go bankrupt.”

Episode 215. “He wants a house, I don’t want to go bankrupt.”

 Athena (31) and Arie (30) are newly married and dreaming of buying a home, starting a family, and traveling the world. But their finances—and philo…