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Is the Housing Market About to Crash?

6.5K views · 7h ago · 31:08

Is the housing market going to crash? Everywhere you turn, there seems to be another headline forecasting the next housing market meltdown. But what’s behind all the noise? Actual data? Or just fearmongering? If the housing market is going to collapse, real estate investors want to know, which is why we’re giving you the “crash math” on today’s show—the data that can help predict the likelihood of a housing crash.

Topics: Mechanics of a Crash · Demand (Buyer) Side · Supply (Seller) Side · How 2008 Happened · Delinquency & Foreclosure Rates · Will the Housing Market Crash?

Scott Galloway: Why Your “Side Hustle” Is a WASTE of Time

3.4K views · 1d ago · 5:45

Guest: Scott Galloway

Scott Galloway, AKA Prof G, thinks (most) side hustles are a waste of time ...and can you really blame him? If you get offered a job with career growth but spend your nights and weekends making an extra $500/month delivering food, walking dogs, or building some side “business,” how good can you really be at your job?

Paula Pant’s New FIRE Movement (STOP Penny-Pinching)

17K views · 2d ago · 36:47

There’s a new FIRE movement—and this time, it includes real estate. You’ve probably heard of the FIRE movement before (financial independence, retire early). It’s a strategy that combines frugal living, saving as much money as possible, and investing everything you can to retire early. The problem? Not many people we know want to “retire early” just to be stuck in a coupon-cutting life for decades.

Topics: Afford Anything (Not Everything) · 7 Rentals Is Enough · It's NOT 100% About Money · What Paid-Off Properties Unlock · Meet Us Live! · The New "FIIRE" Movement

Rentals Helped Me Quit My W-2 (And Start My Own Business!)

33K views · 4d ago · 33:00

Have you ever thought, maybe real estate investing isn’t worth it anymore ? Lindsay Barrientos didn’t start buying rentals after the 2008 crash or ride the low-interest-rate wave in 2021. She started in late 2022, after home prices and interest rates had already spiked. But she knew about the long-term potential of real estate and trusted the process — buying one house at a time and banking the rental income for the next down payment.

Topics: “Accidentally” House Hacking (in LA!) · Picking a (Cheaper) Market · Buying Her First Rental · Scaling to 12 Properties · Seller Financing 101 · Starting Her Own Business!

How Much Rental Properties (Actually) Make

26K views · 1w ago · 33:53

How much do landlords make? Whether you want to own rentals or want to benchmark your property portfolio, this episode is for you. We’ve got four real rental properties with real rent, expenses, and cash flow numbers to share. And this isn’t that fluffed-up “cash flow” number many investors claim—this is the real (as in taxable) cash flow for actual deals owned by friends of the podcast, Amelia McGee and Grace Gudenkauf.

Topics: Current Portfolio(s)! · 10% Down Duplex Deal · Real 2026 Cash Flow · $100K+ in Equity! · 0% Interest Triplex · Rent, Expenses, and Cash Flow

Was Dave Ramsey Right About Rentals? (Don't Use Debt)

28K views · 1w ago · 36:04

You want to buy a rental property, so you put 20% down and get a mortgage to cover the rest. This is how most investors buy real estate, but some (Dave Ramsey) think you can do it without debt—or at least less of it. Can you actually build a real estate portfolio with cash? Will a shorter note kill your cash flow? Today, we’re putting these two investing philosophies to the test!

Topics: Is Dave Ramsey Right? (Cash vs. Debt) · Managing Rental Turnovers · Tenant Screening (Red Flags!) · Using Other People’s Money · Hotel Conversion Strategies · Ask Us Your Question!

Buy 3 Rentals. Pay Them Off. Financial Freedom.

77K views · 1w ago · 32:41

Financial freedom with three rental properties? It almost sounds too easy, but it’s reality for today’s guest, who went from making roughly $11 an hour to having more than enough cash flow to live on. With a little hard work and discipline, Lucas Teague saved $10,000 to buy his very first rental property. He made several offers and heard plenty of “nos.” But he only needed one “yes.” And that first yes changed everything.

Topics: Saving $10K for a House · Buying the Second Property · Lucas’s Rental Strategy · Paying Off His Rentals · Building His “Dream House” · Developing Raw Land

I’m Ready to Buy.

37K views · 2w ago · 29:30

We’re back with October’s housing market update! We’ve been saying for months that buying opportunities would get bigger, and we’re seeing it unfold in real time. Sellers are getting desperate and starting to cut prices at levels we haven’t seen in years. Fewer homes are changing hands, so buyers are getting their pick as deals sit on the market for months.

BiggerPockets CEO: The Big Changes Coming for Real Estate Investors

19K views · 2w ago · 49:37

Get Your Free Rental Property Portfolio Checkup, with Mynd 16 years ago, Eric Augustyn had the same fear that keeps many of us up at night: What if I get fired? He had just survived the 2008 financial crash, and while lucky to have a job, Eric was nowhere near financial freedom. This reliance on his W-2 created a fire that pushed him to buy the one asset everyone was warning him about— rental properties.

Topics: Your W-2 Isn’t Enough · A Cheap, DIY First Rental ($55K) · This Changed Everything · Investing 2,000+ Miles Away · Hire These Property Managers · Eric’s Current Portfolio

We Only Needed 3 Rentals to Quit Our Jobs (and Travel the World!)

61K views · 2w ago · 29:54

Anyone can invest in real estate. You don’t need a fancy degree, a big bank account, or a high-paying job to get started. Arden Williams and his then-girlfriend were both making just $12 an hour when they bought their first house.

Topics: The First House Hack · Numbers on the Property · The Second House Hack · Trying a Live-In Flip! · Building an ADU (Step by Step) · The Construction Timeline

The Lazy Investor’s Guide to Finding Rental Properties

23K views · 3w ago · 34:40

This is how to find investment properties the lazy way. Many of us work full-time jobs, have kids, or juggle a lot of responsibilities, so we can’t dedicate days each week to finding rental properties to buy. Thankfully, you don’t have to. If you have even an hour or so to spare each week, you can use any of these five “lazy” methods to find your next investment property.

Topics: 1. Turnkey Rentals (Easiest) · 2. Working with Agents (Easier) · 3. On-Market Properties (Easy) · Lazy Ways to Make Offers · 4. Wholesalers (Easy) · 5. Networking (Easy-ish)

Scott Galloway: STOP Side Hustling. Work Corporate. Invest ASAP.

224K views · 3w ago · 39:53

Guest: Scott Galloway

Get Financing Built for Real Estate Investors with Kiavi! BiggerPockets Pro Members Get $1,250 Off Eligible Loans Get a good corporate job, save some money, and start investing ASAP. If you’re going to buy a house, do it here. That’s Scott Galloway’s advice, or, as you may know him, Prof. G. Entrepreneur, NYU Stern School of Business professor, and author of The Algebra of Wealth.

Topics: A Very Fragile Economy · Is Everything About to Break? · ALWAYS Be In the Market · Betting on These 5 Cities · STOP Side Hustling · Who Should Be an Entrepreneur?

You DON’T Need Dozens of Rentals for Financial Freedom (He Tried It)

38K views · 3w ago · 33:23

You don’t need to buy dozens of rental properties to have financial freedom. And if you ask today’s guest, less is usually more. For over a decade, John Crutchfield was in full-on acquisition mode. Despite starting with very little money, he scaled to over 600 units across multiple states and tens of millions of dollars’ worth of real estate. He even quit his job to focus on his portfolio full-time!

Topics: Discovering Real Estate · Renting Out His House · Finding Seller-Financed Deals · John’s “Eureka!” Moment · Scaling to 600+ Units! · Quitting His W-2 Job

How to Pay LESS Tax in 2027 and Supercharge Your Rental Returns

20K views · 4w ago · 35:27

We’re always talking about cash flow, appreciation, and loan paydown, but tax benefits are some of the most understated and overlooked advantages of real estate investing. Do you want to pay less in taxes and keep more of your hard-earned money from the IRS? Dave’s bringing you seven of the best tax strategies that could help you save thousands each year!

Topics: Tax Benefits 101 · 1. Depreciation · 2. Bonus Depreciation & Cost Segregation · 3. Real Estate Professional Status · 4. 1031 Exchange · 5. Mortgage Interest Deductions

The Olympian “Mindset” That Made Me a Better Real Estate Investor

17K views · 1mo ago · 34:57

You don’t need to be the smartest person in the room to build wealth through real estate. But you do need patience, discipline, and a willingness to play the long game. Real estate won’t make you rich overnight, but it’s incredibly forgiving—meaning you can make mistakes, lose money in the short term, and still come out on top.

Topics: Apolo’s “Hard Pivot” · Patience & Consistency · Costly Investing Mistakes · Why Real Estate? · Building Healthy Habits · The Problem with Hustle Culture

40 Rentals in 3 Years with ONE Highly Repeatable Strategy

103K views · 1mo ago · 34:54

Guest: ONE Highly Repeatable Strategy

Get Fast, Flexible & Reliable Real Estate Loans to Close Every Deal with Confidence with Express Capital Financing! Lawrence “Landlord Larry” Guerguis thought he would spend the next 40 years of his life in finance. But one conversation with a regretful investment banker changed his life’s trajectory and set him on a path toward financial freedom through real estate investing. Just three years later, he owns 40 rental properties producing thousands in monthly cash flow!

Topics: Quitting Finance for Real Estate · Buying His First Rental (In College!) · The “Perfect” Tenant · Finding Private Money Lenders · Moving to Cleveland · Larry’s Second Real Estate Deal

The Price Cuts Will Get EVEN Deeper | Sept. 2026 Housing Market Update

44K views · 1mo ago · 30:14

More homes are for sale now than any time in the past six years. Mortgage rates just shot up to above 7% with no relief in sight. Markets are seeing (substantial) price cuts, and there could be much more to come this winter. So, is a crash on the way, or is this lukewarm correction simply becoming something stronger than we had imagined?

Topics: Mortgage Rates Surge to 7%+ · Will Rates Fall? · Prices Could DROP in Winter · Best and Worst Markets (Opportunities) · Housing Crash Chances