Episódios

  • The Repeatable “Stack” Method to Buy Rentals Faster (and with Less Money)

    The Repeatable “Stack” Method to Buy Rentals Faster (and with Less Money)
    Feb 3 2025
    One of the most repeatable, scalable ways to build a real estate portfolio is using “The Stack” method. This investing strategy allows you to slowly scale your real estate using low-money-down loans, turning one down payment into multiple properties. It’s one of the smartest, safest ways to build wealth, but it’s almost been forgotten. Today, we’re talking to an investor reviving “The Stack,” using it to build an eight-rental real estate portfolio starting with just $15,000. Like most investors, Connor Anderson had barely enough money to close on his first house, a condo. He scrounged together just $15,000 to buy his first property and immediately began to rent out the other rooms. But this was just the beginning for Connor. Over the next few years, Connor slowly turned the rent savings from that one condo into a single-family house, a duplex, and now a fourplex, which he is still house hacking in. The best part? Those properties he used to live in are now cash-flowing rentals WITH equity, which he has used to buy more properties. This is “The Stack” method done the right way, and if you want to safely, slowly, and steadily grow your rental portfolio without a ton of money, this is how to do it. In This Episode We Cover: “The Stack” method and how to use it to build a rental portfolio with little money Why you DON’T need to rush building a real estate portfolio to be successful One investing area that both Connor and Dave are very bullish on How Connor scored a zero-dollar-down, off-market duplex Interest rate buydowns and other strategies to create cash flow in 2025 And So Much More! Links from the Show Join BiggerPockets for FREE Let Us Know What You Thought of the Show! Ask Your Question on the BiggerPockets Forums BiggerPockets YouTube Maximize Your Real Estate Investing with a Self-Directed IRA Grab the Book “The House Hacking Strategy” Find an Investor-Friendly Agent in Your Area The Stack: The Perfect Blueprint for Scaling Quickly in Real Estate Connect with Connor Connect with Dave (00:00) Intro (02:36) First Deal for $15,000 (Condo) (08:23) Home Run Rental for 5% Down (House) (12:03) Off-Market $0 Down Duplex (17:36) The “Stack” Method (23:20) “Turnkey” 5% Down Fourplex (25:58) How to Find Cash Flow in 2025 (29:00) Best Area to Buy? Check out more resources from this show on BiggerPockets.com and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1078 Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email advertise@biggerpockets.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 minutos
  • 4 Cities Where You Can Live for Free in 2025

    4 Cities Where You Can Live for Free in 2025
    Jan 31 2025
    One of the best ways to “live for free” is a strategy almost every successful real estate investor uses at some point in their journey: house hacking. You’ve probably heard of it before—house hacking allows you to significantly reduce (or eliminate) your mortgage/rent payment, so your housing cost hits rock bottom or even zero. This helps you save more money every month, invest faster, and reach financial freedom after a short (but worthwhile) period of sacrifice. Which US markets are best for house hacking, getting a great job, and paying next to nothing for housing? We’re presenting four of the best house hacking markets in the country, some of which you’ll probably be tempted to move to. These markets all have lower home prices but respectable wages, things to do, and great rents for you to collect. Who better to judge these markets than the man who wrote The House Hacking Strategy, Craig Curelop? Data scientist Austin Wolff is pitching these four real estate markets to Craig and Dave as the house hacking duo votes on whether they’d move to that market to house hack or stay put where they are. In This Episode We Cover: How to reduce (or eliminate) your monthly mortgage/rent payment with house hacking The different levels of house hacking (comfort vs. profitability) What makes a market worthwhile to house hack in (it ISN’T just about the money) A mountain biking capital with booming job growth and low home prices A “smart-grid” affordable city close to two major markets Great jobs, an excellent airport, solid schools, and strong growth from this underrated southern market Buying a house for under $300K in this city with a sports atmosphere And So Much More! Links from the Show Join BiggerPockets for FREE Let Us Know What You Thought of the Show! Ask Your Question on the BiggerPockets Forums BiggerPockets YouTube Join the Future of Real Estate Investing with Fundrise Grab Craig’s Book “The House Hacking Strategy” Find an Investor-Friendly Agent in Your Area The 10 Best Markets for Your First House Hack Connect with Austin Connect with Craig Connect with Dave (00:00) Intro (01:57) What is House Hacking? (05:11) Should You Move to House Hack? (07:51) 1. Fayetteville, Arkansas (11:59) 2. Chattanooga, Tennessee (15:39) 3. Charlotte, North Carolina (20:08) 4. Indianapolis, Indiana (24:56) How to Start House Hacking Check out more resources from this show on BiggerPockets.com and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1077 Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email advertise@biggerpockets.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 minutos
  • How to (Legally) Reduce Taxes with Real Estate + Crucial New Trump Tax Plans

    How to (Legally) Reduce Taxes with Real Estate + Crucial New Trump Tax Plans
    Jan 29 2025
    The clock is ticking to tax day, and you could be stuck with a big tax bill. Thankfully, if you own real estate, reducing your taxes is easy. Don’t know which write-offs to take? We brought CPA and real estate investor Amanda Han on the show to break down the most crucial tax-saving tips for real estate investors. Plus, she sheds light on President Trump’s tax plan, how it could significantly benefit real estate investors, and what changes to watch for. If you’re not taking advantage of write-offs like depreciation or boosting your retirement with tax-deferred real estate investing, you could be missing out on tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, in tax savings. Keep more money in your pocket come tax day by following Amanda’s tips (you don’t even need a CPA to take advantage of some of these!). Will Trump bring back the holy grail of tax deductions—100% bonus depreciation? Could he make “SALT” (state and local tax) deductions uncapped so you can lower your federal taxes even more? What about the other “tax-free” income source that could become a reality in President Trump’s second term? Amanda is sharing info on all of it so you can pay less taxes, keep more of your hard-earned money, and invest faster! In This Episode We Cover: The one massive real estate tax deduction that President Trump could bring back soon One real estate write-off every single investor should take advantage of NOW How to use your retirement accounts to buy real estate (and defer your taxes!) “SALT” deductions and how this could significantly reduce your federal income taxes Do you really need a CPA to take advantage of real estate tax deductions? And So Much More! Links from the Show Join BiggerPockets for FREE Let Us Know What You Thought of the Show! Ask Your Question on the BiggerPockets Forums BiggerPockets YouTube Invest in High-ROI Turnkey Rentals with Rent to Retirement or Txt REI to 33777 Sign Up for BiggerPockets Momentum 2025 to Supercharge Your Investing This Year Grab Amanda’s Books on Real Estate Tax Strategies Find Investor-friendly Tax and Financial Experts 4 Real Estate Tax Strategies That Can Protect You From Inflation Connect with Amanda Connect with Dave (00:00) Intro (02:27) Huge Tax Savings of Real Estate (08:05) DON’T Forget About This (13:08) Investing with Retirement Accounts (20:53) New Trump Tax Policies (26:22) “SALT” Tax Savings (31:37) Will Capital Gains Change? Check out more resources from this show on BiggerPockets.com and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1076 Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email advertise@biggerpockets.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 minutos
  • 10 Hidden Ways to Buy Properties with Huge “Upside”

    10 Hidden Ways to Buy Properties with Huge “Upside”
    Jan 27 2025
    If you don’t want to make money in real estate, skip this episode. If you hate the idea of having hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars in equity and six-figure passive cash flow in the not-so-far future, ignore the ten strategies we’re sharing today. When followed, these ten tactics will help you buy real estate deals with phenomenal “upside” potential in markets that most investors overlook but will WISH they bought in within a few years. Anyone can use this information to unlock the “upside” in whatever market they choose to invest in, but they aren’t obvious. You’ve probably been told the opposite of the advice we’ll give you today. But here’s the thing: the housing market has CHANGED. In 2025, those 2015 strategies will not work. To unlock the “upside” potential that will lead only savvy real estate investors to generational wealth, plentiful passive income, and serious returns, you must shed the old ways and embrace the new strategies. That’s why Dave is outlining the ten strategies he would use to find hidden “upside” in the 2025 housing market and sharing how he’s doing it (right now!) with some of his properties. In This Episode We Cover: Ten ways to unlock the hidden “upside” in your next real estate deal (make MORE money!) How to “design” a real estate deal BEFORE you buy it (this is a BIG change) Four "upside" fundamentals to follow if you want to buy the best deals in the best areas How Dave boosted his cash flow and secured a rental in an appreciating area by using his “upside” tactics Why day one “cash flow” is NOT as important as it used to be (this could be costing you deals!) And So Much More! Links from the Show Join BiggerPockets for FREE Let Us Know What You Thought of the Show! Ask Your Question on the BiggerPockets Forums BiggerPockets YouTube Maximize Your Real Estate Investing with a Self-Directed IRA Buy Dave’s Book, “Start with Strategy” Find an Investor-Friendly Agent in Your Area The State of Real Estate Investing: What You Need to Know for 2025 Connect with Dave (00:00) Intro (01:37) Deal Design (03:06) The “Upside” Fundamentals (07:36) Dave’s Real “Upside” Example (09:50) Dave’s 2025 “Upside” Strategies (17:56) 5 More “Upside” Tactics (23:25) Follow the “Upside” Formula! Check out more resources from this show on BiggerPockets.com and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1075 Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email advertise@biggerpockets.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 minutos
  • The Best Markets to Buy Rental Properties Right Now (2025)

    The Best Markets to Buy Rental Properties Right Now (2025)
    Jan 24 2025
    New to real estate investing? Stuck in an area with expensive housing prices or not-so-landlord-friendly laws but want to buy real estate? We’ve got you covered. We’re sharing our favorite 2025 real estate markets for rental property investing, many of which are so affordable even a real estate rookie will have no trouble buying in. But these aren’t just cheap markets; they all have strong fundamentals that drive appreciation and rising rents. We brought the market-picking experts, Ashley Kehr and Henry Washington, back to the show to share their picks and see how they compare to Dave’s. We’ve got “sleeper” markets that are growing but fly under the radar, a new Midwest manufacturing hub that will soon become one of America’s most prized chip-building markets, and the next boom city with great jobs and even better cash flow. Then, we’ll share bonus affordable markets for those who don’t have much money to start. Got some more cash saved and looking to buy in a big city with big upside potential? We’re listing the three big cities we’d happily call home and invest in, with phenomenal housing market metrics and much more affordable prices than New York, Seattle, and the other “big” real estate markets. In This Episode We Cover: The best rental property markets of 2025 that sport appreciation, cash flow, and affordable prices Why Henry thinks this “unsexy sleeper” market could be a phenomenal place to buy The chip-manufacturing Midwest market that could see massive growth One market with a booming economy but still very affordable home prices The “big” cities we’d buy in that are poised for growth and home price appreciation How to find the perfect market for YOU to invest in (free data on HUNDREDS of markets) And So Much More! Links from the Show Join BiggerPockets for FREE Let Us Know What You Thought of the Show! Ask Your Question on the BiggerPockets Forums BiggerPockets YouTube Free Market Data Ashley’s Free Market Worksheet Join the Future of Real Estate Investing with Fundrise Grab Dave’s Book, “Real Estate by the Numbers” Find an Investor-Friendly Agent in Your Area Real Estate Podcast 1007 - Where We’d Invest in Real Estate in 2024 if We Were Starting from Scratch w/Ashley Kehr and Henry Washington Connect with Ashley Connect with Henry Connect with Dave (00:00) Intro (04:18) Best “Sleeper” Markets (09:29) The Next Tech Market (14:28) Midwest Boom Market (18:56) Most Affordable Markets (21:46) Best Big Cities to Invest In (27:04) How to Find YOUR Market Check out more resources from this show on BiggerPockets.com and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1074 Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email advertise@biggerpockets.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 minutos
  • The Opportunity is Coming in Commercial Real Estate (How to Take Advantage)

    The Opportunity is Coming in Commercial Real Estate (How to Take Advantage)
    Jan 22 2025
    The multifamily and commercial real estate crash seems to be nearing its end, which means some incredible buying opportunities are on the way. Big apartment owners have been decimated after their occupancy rates dropped, interest rates shot up, and loans got called due. But when prices fall and the masses turn away from an asset, it’s usually time to buy, and 2025 could be one of those times for commercial real estate. But YOU don’t have to be the one to go out and find the deal yourself, do all the renovations, and deal with tenants—you can invest all while someone else does it for you. That’s exactly what today’s guests, Jim Pfeifer and Paul Shannon from the PassivePockets podcast, are on to talk about. They see coming opportunities to invest in multifamily real estate deals passively and will teach you exactly how to do it. Both Jim and Paul previously owned rental properties but moved over to real estate syndications, a passive real estate investment, as they grew. Now, they can have someone else do all the work for them while they reap the benefits. The best part? 2025 is looking like an opportune time to get in on investments like these, as many of the inexperienced syndicators have fled the market. Still, the veterans remain, ready to buy underpriced assets and pass the profits on to you! In This Episode We Cover: Why the historic commercial real estate crash could be close to over Real estate syndication investing 101 and how to invest without the stress of landlording Better, safer multifamily real estate deals that are coming to the market How to analyze a passive real estate investment AND the syndicator running it What to ask any syndicator before you invest in their deal (this is crucial) And So Much More! Links from the Show Join BiggerPockets for FREE Let Us Know What You Thought of the Show! Ask Your Question on the BiggerPockets Forums BiggerPockets YouTube Sign Up for BiggerPockets Momentum 2025 to Supercharge Your Investing This Year Maximize Your Real Estate Investing with a Self-Directed IRA Grab the Book on Passive Investing, “The Hands-Off Investor” Property Manager Finder Invest Smarter with PassivePockets Connect with Jim Connect with Paul Connect with Dave (00:00) Intro (03:53) The Multifamily Crash Explained (06:48) Has Multifamily Hit the Bottom? (11:16) Investing Opportunities Coming? (13:17) How to Take Advantage (20:58) Analyzing a Deal/Operator (28:02) Massive Passive Investing Benefits (32:31) Join PassivePockets! Check out more resources from this show on BiggerPockets.com and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1073 Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email advertise@biggerpockets.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 minutos
  • How to Make More Passive Income with Fewer Rentals (& ACTUALLY Retire Early) w/Chad Carson

    How to Make More Passive Income with Fewer Rentals (& ACTUALLY Retire Early) w/Chad Carson
    Jan 20 2025
    Want to retire early? Then, STOP buying rental properties. You heard that right; buying more rental properties may actually push you further away from early retirement IF you’ve crossed a certain threshold. Today’s guest proves you don’t need dozens of rental properties to reach financial freedom. Chad Carson, the “small and mighty” investor, is back to share why he scaled down his rental portfolio and now only works two hours a week because of it! Don’t know Chad? He’s the investor who did it right. After building a real estate business way too big for his liking, he and his partner thought, “Is this the life we dreamed of?” It wasn’t, so they began scaling down, only keeping the properties they loved and selling the rest. Now, Chad does what he wants full-time, including traveling the world and living abroad with his family, coaching other investors, and spending a fraction of his waking hours on his rental property portfolio. This is an investor who has actually retired early with real estate. Want to copy Chad’s blueprint to financial freedom in just ten to fifteen years? He’s sharing the three “phases” every investor goes through, including the most important one—the “harvesting” phase that allows you to retire early. How do you get to the “harvest” after all your hard work, and what should you do once you get there to unlock ultimate financial freedom? Chad is sharing it all, step-by-step, in this episode. In This Episode We Cover: How to retire early with fewer rental properties than you’d think The three “phases” of financial freedom investing (and how long it’ll take to retire early) How to start building your real estate portfolio even if you have no money or experience Why cash flow is far less important than you think when building a rental portfolio Why Chad sells some of his successful rental properties to pay off others (this is a cheat code!) Three tools you can use to start “harvesting” your portfolio and retire early And So Much More! Links from the Show Join BiggerPockets for FREE Let Us Know What You Thought of the Show! Ask Your Question on the BiggerPockets Forums BiggerPockets YouTube BiggerPockets Money Podcast Set for Life by Scott Trench Zeckendorf: The autobiography of the man who played a real-life game of Monopoly and won the largest real estate empire in history Find Your Next Real Estate Deal with PropStream Grab Chad’s Book “The Small and Mighty Real Estate Investor” Find an Investor-Friendly Agent in Your Area BiggerPockets Real Estate 1004 - How to Retire Early with Fewer Rental Properties Than You Think w/Chad Carson Connect with Chad Connect with Dave (00:00) Intro (01:52) Financial Freedom, Not Just Getting Rich (05:09) The "Harvesting" Phase (09:51) 3 Phases of Financial Freedom Investing (18:32) How to "Grow" the Right Way (24:29) What About Cash Flow? (26:58) How to Start "Harvesting" (33:55) Consolidating Your Portfolio (36:32) Spending Your Time Freedom Check out more resources from this show on BiggerPockets.com and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1072 Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email advertise@biggerpockets.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 minutos
  • The Macro Analysis is Clear: Why We Are Reallocating (Away From Stocks) to Real Estate in 2025

    The Macro Analysis is Clear: Why We Are Reallocating (Away From Stocks) to Real Estate in 2025
    Jan 17 2025
    Is it a good time to invest in real estate? Yes, and we have proof that real estate may be underpriced, even as we hover around the most expensive average home prices in history. How can real estate be undervalued when prices are at historic highs? Dave is sitting down with Scott Trench, CEO of BiggerPockets, who has condensed ten hours' worth of research into one episode to prove to you that, without a doubt, real estate will be winning over the next few years. Plus, he’s about to make a BIG financial bet on it. We’ve been talking a lot about entering the “upside” era recently—the new cycle of real estate investing—and wanted Scott’s take on it, too. He has invested in real estate for over a decade, reached financial independence through rental properties, and has been openly critical about multiple sectors of the real estate industry over the past few years. Today, Scott makes a compelling case for real estate as a better investment than stocks, crypto, or gold. Some specific real estate niches could see prices drop even more, making 2025 (and 2026) phenomenal opportunities to buy. Make your choice: tune into this episode and build wealth while others sit on the sidelines or wish you had done so in a few years. In This Episode We Cover: Why residential real estate may actually be undervalued in 2025 One sector of real estate with enormous buying opportunities nobody is noticing Scott’s MASSIVE real estate bet and why he’s selling much of his stock portfolio Where interest rates will be in 2025 and whether they could rise even more Rental housing demand and the almost irrefutable case that rent prices will rise Why Scott believes Bitcoin will be going to $0 in the long term And So Much More! Links from the Show Join BiggerPockets for FREE Let Us Know What You Thought of the Show! Ask Your Question on the BiggerPockets Forums BiggerPockets YouTube BiggerPockets Money Podcast Rent Growth Treasury Yields Real Median Household Income Median Sales Price of Houses S&P 500 Ten-Year Returns vs. S&P 500 P/E Join the Future of Real Estate Investing with Fundrise Grab Scott’s Book, “Set for Life” Find an Investor-Friendly Agent in Your Area The Rational Investor’s Case Against Bitcoin Connect with Scott Connect with Dave Check out more resources from this show on BiggerPockets.com and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1071 Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email advertise@biggerpockets.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 minutos