Want to invest in real estate but feel like you don’t have everything it takes? You know you need money for a down payment, skills to manage tenants/perform renovations, a… Read More

Has the Airbnb market become TOO saturated? It might not matter if you can rise above the competition and make your property stand out like Katie Cline did. Thanks to […] Read More

Should you sell your house or keep it as a rental property in 2024? What you do with your home today could create a million-dollar swing in your portfolio ten, […] Read More

Think of public housing, and a familiar picture comes to mind: hulking, run-down brick tenement buildings, graffiti-strewn malfunctioning elevators, crime, drugs, and all the social ills tha… Read More

I wrote an article explaining why I am investing in real estate investment trusts (REITs) instead of rental properties. In short, REITs are still discounted, and I expect their lower [â… Read More

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Knowing how to price your rental property has been an issue since the dawn of time (or whenever the first rental was). Before the internet and modern technology, investors were [â&euro… Read More

America is experiencing a strange housing supply problem. On one hand, we don’t have enough housing supply nationally; on the other, we have too much housing supply in cit… Read More

Do you want to buy your first rental property but can’t find affordable real estate in your area? You’re not alone! As a science teacher living in New Y… Read More

What’s the best way to build wealth in 2024? For many, it’s “value-add” real estate investing. You might know what… Read More

the traditional retirement model just doesn’t work well. To put it bluntly, the math sucks. I can do better—and so can you Read More

When you start them early enough, your investments can perform shocking feats of strength. They can even keep pace with the runaway cost of college tuition—which has more… Read More

Suburban migration didn’t end with the pandemic. If anything, we’ve seen a long-term shift in American priorities concerning housing, which has led to a… Read More

Real estate investing is one of the best vehicles for building wealth, reaching financial independence, and saving for retirement, but you don’t need to become a full-time… Read More

Real estate “boomtowns” present a massive opportunity to investors in 2024. A few years ago, buyers were fighting tooth and nail to purchase properties i… Read More

Investing for cash flow or equity is an age-old debate, but what’s the best approach for a new investor? Should you focus on making a monthly profit right off the [â… Read More

**UPDATE: We recorded this episode on October 1st, as North Carolina was beginning to recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Helene and before Hurricane Milton had formed. We approached… Read More

The BRRRR strategy (buy, rehab, rent, refinance, repeat) is based on finding discounted properties, fixing them up, renting them out, refinancing, and socking away the cash flow with a long… Read More

Do you want to break into the short-term rental space? It’s not as simple as picking a popular market, buying a rental property, and listing it online. To have a [â… Read More

Want to know how to invest $50K in real estate? We’re going to show you exactly how to do it, EVEN in 2024. You can use any of the four […] Read More

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What’s your financial independence number (FI/FIRE number)? Are you being too conservative, or are you cutting things close? Do you even have one? Today, weâ€&t… Read More

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Three years ago, Luke Otto knew next to nothing about rental properties. His interest was instantly piqued when he got into a conversation about real estate investing with an old [â&eu… Read More

Did immigrants help keep landlords afloat during this tough housing market? New data may be pointing to just that. Today, we’re discussing one rarely mentioned housing mar… Read More

After a strong case of “mommy guilt” working as an assistant principal, pregnant with her second child, Deba Douglas knew she needed a way out of the rat… Read More

You have finally decided to enter the short-term rental (STR) market, and your biggest concern is a call from the local fire department stating that your house is ablaze or [â€&br… Read More

For years, we’ve been told that lower mortgage rates could reignite homebuyer demand and help improve affordability so first-time homebuyers (or even rookie landlords) can… Read More

Why do many wealthy people wait so long to retire? Despite earning a physician’s salary, living frugally, and saving what most would call “more than eno… Read More

Floods, evictions, and bad property managers on ONE rental property?! These are the kinds of things that spook rookies out of real estate investing altogether. Fortunately, many of these iss… Read More

Mortgage rates are finally falling, and Redfin is predicting a “brighter” housing market. Who… Read More

As a landlord, you probably already know that taxes are unavoidable, but that doesn’t mean you can’t minimize them and keep more of your hard-earned cas… Read More

So, you’ve decided to dive into the world of short-term rentals—whether it’s Airbnb, VRBO, or whatever acronym you want to use. Congr… Read More

A few months ago, slowing down the nation’s rate of inflation seemed insurmountable for the Federal Reserve Bank. Now that inflation is at 2.5% and the Fed announced a siz… Read More

How hard is it to buy a rental property in 2024? With all the buzz around high interest rates and soaring home prices, you’d think that investing in todayâ€&tra… Read More

Can you make the same returns as active real estate (if not more) with “passive” real estate investing? What if you’ve got a busy day… Read More

What does it mean to “win” financially in your income bracket? To us, the end goal is always FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early), and if you&acir… Read More

In the face of short-term rental regulations, among other struggles, are hotels a better option? Read More

Depending on the area of the country you’re investing in, property insurance costs can add many thousands to your annual costs—and in some areas of the… Read More

Some cities across the United States are emerging as economic powerhouses, creating ideal conditions for real estate investors. Here's where to look Read More

Snowballing a $20,000 investment into eleven rental properties…in under four years?! Most investors are happy to add ONE property to their real estate portfolio every yea… Read More

Mike Baum owns just one rental property, but this one property alone has changed his life. It’s allowed him to become such an investing expert that he’s… Read More

Are real estate syndications dead? Some multifamily syndicators are making capital calls and hiding information from investors who anxiously wait (and pray) for their money to be returned. A… Read More

As short-term rental (STR) hosts, we balance a million things at once—guest communications, bookings, cleanings, and, occasionally, reminding guests that â€&oel… Read More

Tenant turnover is a huge issue. That's why it's just as important as anything else to get right. Here's how Read More

There's a lot of opposition to real estate investing, and it centers around three key objections. Do they have a point? Or is there a better way to address the issue? Read More

Commercial real estate has felt like a slow-motion car crash over the last two years, but as you continue (or start) investing passively, consider this framework for evaluating risk Read More

Cash flow is hard to find in 2024, but these real estate markets have plenty of it. Since so many previously “cash-flowing” markets have seen rising pric… Read More

Finding, screening, and placing new tenants for your rental property is not only difficult—it’s expensive! Want to attract the best tenants in town and… Read More

Young, old, or in between, you need to hear this episode! Today’s guest paid off over $80,000 of debt, grew her net worth to $100,000 and did it all just [â€&br… Read More

The Fed’s recent rate cut signaled something clear about the US economy, but what are they trying to say? With a bolder rate cut than many of us expected, homebuyers, [&ac… Read More

Last year, Jussi Askola explained why he believes REITs are better investment vehicles than rental properties. This year, he explains why nothing has changed Read More

It’s been a little over a month since the groundbreaking rules regarding agent commissions stipulated in a $418 million settlement between the DOJ and NAR (National Associ… Read More

Struggling to pick what to invest in, especially when real estate prices and mortgage rates are still so high? Many investors are sitting on the sidelines, saving cash for their [â&eur… Read More

This assistant principal slowly and steadily used home equity to invest, helping him acquire seven properties in just over ten years. These properties have now seen sizable appreciation, and… Read More

As interest rates for rental properties finally start to fall after a couple of years of painful heights, many real estate investors are renewing their interest in interest rates again. [&ac… Read More

Does FIRE seem impossible while raising a family? We’re about to prove that you CAN have it all. Emily and Joel are financially independent while raising five kids and sti… Read More

The 2024 Baselane Real Estate Investor Survey reveals optimism among investors despite rising costs. Key takeaways include: Investors Are Growing Portfolios But Skeptical  No, th… Read More

There is generally a positive relationship between income growth and price appreciation in cities (correlation varies by city). In a previous article I published on BiggerPockets on cities w… Read More

Want to work less, make more, and do it all by spending as little as five dollars per hour? Great! You’ll need to know how to hire a virtual assistant [â€&brvba… Read More

Your real estate business could fail if you don’t do this right. We’ve seen it happen time and time again. A business finds success, starts growing at l… Read More