BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast

The 2026 Housing Market is Here: 3 New Moves We’re Making This Year

02 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

2026 is finally here! And if you can still read this sentence without seeing double, you’ve made it!  But this year, things are going to be a li...

3 Types of Rentals That STILL Make You Rich

31 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

These rental property deals are making us richer, even with high housing prices and interest rates. Everyone thinks it’s impossible to find cash-flo...

From Zero to $8,000/Month Cash Flow in Just 2 Years (While Working a W2)

29 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Growing to $8,000 in monthly cash flow and 35 rental units—all while working a W2 job?! Just two years ago, today’s guest knew nothing about real ...

Zillow Forecast: Best and Worst Housing Markets of 2026

26 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The housing market correction is well underway, but the story looks very different depending on where you invest. Some markets are cooling gently, oth...

Want to Invest in Real Estate in 2026? Listen to This First

24 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This could make you much wealthier in 2026—and all you need is around 30 minutes of free time. Throughout 2025, three days a week, we’ve interv...

Sellers Do What No One Expects | Dec. 2025 Housing Market Update

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This could be the most encouraging sign for the housing market in years. It’s the final month of 2025, and the housing market has flipped from this ...

6 Predictions for 2026 That Could Reshape the Economy and Housing Market

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Has real estate finally bottomed? Ben Miller, CEO of Fundrise (managing over $7B in real estate), says it’s so. And he’s not just talking about co...

Agents Won't Bring You Deals? Tell Them This

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Your real estate agent is ignoring you and not sending you deals. You told them you’re interested in investing, but they’re leaving your texts on ...

8 Rentals on a Teacher’s Salary by “Reverse BRRRR-ing”

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Within three years, this high school teacher bought eight rental units, giving him an extra $1,600/month in pure cash flow and helping him pay for his...

How to Calculate Cash Flow on a Rental Property

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Before you buy your first (or next) real estate deal, you need to know one thing—how to calculate cash flow on a rental property.  The problem? ...

Why Keeping Your Job Makes You Richer (Quicker) in Real Estate

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We know you’ve been thinking about it. Dreaming about it. Talking to your spouse, friends, and family about it. Take our advice: don’t do it…yet...

2026 Home Price Predictions: The Correction Continues?

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Home prices are about to “bend”...but will they break? The 2026 housing market could be another year of a correction, but how low could we go? ...

How to Build Your 2026 Plan (Retire with Rentals Faster)

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

By the time you finish this episode, you’ll have your exact plan for financial freedom through real estate, starting in 2026.  See if you can an...

Retired in His Mid-40s Using the Perfect “Small” Rental Property Formula

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How does a 9th-grade dropout end up retiring early in his 40s with over 50 rental properties that generate the highest possible cash flow?  And we...

2026 Mortgage Rate Predictions: This “X Factor” Could Change Everything

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Want lower mortgage rates? One economic “X factor” could give them to us. It’s time for our 2026 mortgage rate predictions!  Is this the yea...

What We’re Buying During This Housing Correction

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The housing market has been flat or falling for almost three years, and last month we called it what it is: a correction. Not a crash…but a real cor...

The “Lazy” Person’s Guide to Retiring with Rentals (in a Decade!)

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Don’t buy in good school districts. Always end your leases in winter. NEVER raise rents on a tenant. These are just some of the “Dionism...

Why This Expert Investor Owns Only ONE Rental Property

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 tha...

How to Invest in an Expensive Market ($500K+ Home Prices)

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you live in a market where home prices are hovering above $500,000, this is the episode for you. You’ve all told us loud and clear: real estate i...

How Many Rentals Can One Person Actually Manage?

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Someone drove a car into Henry’s house. Yes, through his rental property.  For 99% of people reading this, that would put them in the hospital f...

Sleeping at Work to Build an 8-Unit Portfolio in America’s Most Expensive City

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Chester had no money. In fact, it was worse—he had $120,000 in debt. He was sleeping at work and renting out his own rented apartment just to su...

A Turning Point for the Housing Market? | Nov. Housing Market Update

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The realities of a housing market correction are setting in. This could be the turning point for real estate that investors (and homebuyers) have been...

You’ve Bought a Few Rentals…Now What?

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You’ve bought a few rental properties…now what? Odds are, like most real estate investors, you’ve got a small portfolio, but you definitely d...

I Started BRRRR-ing in My Mid-40s, Now I’ll Retire a Decade Earlier

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Waters was destined to work until he was at least 63 years old. Now, just five years after starting to invest intentionally, he’s got 16 renta...

The “Great Stall” Has Begun

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The housing market is not going to crash tomorrow. It’s also not going to boom soon. We’re not in 2008, and we’re also not in 2020. We’re in a...

4 High-Return, Beginner-Friendly Investing Strategies for 2026

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Want to start investing in real estate? Then you’ll need an easy way to get into the game: no huge fix and flips or pricey renovations, no 20-unit a...

I Bought 3 Rentals Then Ran Out of Money…Now I Have 50 Units

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Retirement seemed way too far away for Jessie Dillon. She was burnt out, in physical pain every day, and tired of working so hard. What could get her ...

Don’t Bet on the Fed: What Investors Need to Do Now as Rates Rise Again

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Federal Reserve just cut rates by another 0.25%, but mortgage rates went…up? This is now the fourth time the Fed has lowered its federal funds r...

He Was Right in 2000, 2008, and 2020: Now He’s Saying to Buy

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

He was right in 2000, 2008, and 2020—now he’s saying it’s time to buy.  Brian Burke is one of the most revered minds in real estate investin...

I Started with Just $3,500: How I Bought My First Rental Property

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You’ve got little savings but want to buy a rental property. You see so many “no money down” investing strategies, but how do you know you won’...

Home Prices Could “Stall” for Years | October 2025 Housing Market Update

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Home prices might not rebound for years. For many markets, we’re seeing negative price growth, and even in the “hot” markets, that growth is ...

Real Estate is Getting Riskier…and It’s Making Investors Wealthy

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Real estate investing is riskier today than it has been in years—and that’s a good thing. If you invest in real estate, what do you hope for? Oppo...

How to Invest in Real Estate WHILE in College (It’s Possible!)

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Think you’re too young to start buying rentals and building wealth? You’re not! If you want to know how to invest in real estate while in college,...

AI Could Take Your Job, But It Can't Take Your Real Estate

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

30% of all jobs could be affected by AI. And if you work in sales, marketing, software engineering, or really any other white-collar profession, there...

How Much Do You Need to Invest to Replace Your Income with Rentals?

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How much money do you need to invest to retire with real estate? We did the math, and it’s not as much as you’d think. In fact, in some markets, e...

How I Built a $100K/Year Passive Income Stream in 5 Years

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How much passive income would you need to retire early? $60K/year? $80K/year? $100K/year? What if you could build a financially freeing passive income...

Zillow: The Buying Window Could Be Closing in These States

10 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The buying window could be closing in these housing markets. For the first time in years, inventory is dropping in once-strong buyer’s markets. Sell...

How to Make the Most Money Possible from Your Rental Property

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is how to make the most money possible from your rental properties without buying another unit. We got into real estate investing to build wealth...

Turning a $25,000 Rental Property into a $5,000/Month Rental Portfolio

06 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This investor turned a $25,000 rental property (yes, you read that right) into a real estate portfolio producing $5,000/month in actual cash flow. He ...

The New (Better) House Hack: No Roommates, More Rent

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

House hacking is still the easiest way to start investing in real estate—and it’s getting even easier. You no longer need to live with roommates, ...

How to Invest in Real Estate on Lower Income ($50,000 or Less)

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is how to buy rental properties on a lower salary ($50,000 or less per year) in six steps. If you think you need to be rich to buy rentals, yo...

I Had ZERO Experience and Replaced My Income with Real Estate

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Have zero experience in real estate investing (literally no idea where to begin)? This guest proves you could be financially free in ten years or less...

Sept. 2025 Housing Market Update: Mild Correction, Any Signs of a Crash?

26 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We can definitively say it now: the buyer’s market is here.  The housing market is cooling down, but the deals are heating up as a “mild” co...

How to Buy a Small Multifamily Rental (2-4 Units) in 2025

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Small multifamily rentals may be the secret to turning average investors into millionaires. These unassuming properties are in the perfect “sweet sp...

From $20K/Year Salary to $20K+/Month Passive Income w/Ashley Hamilton

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ashley Hamilton had every card stacked against her in achieving financial freedom. She was a single mother with two children, earning just $20,000 per...

Fed Cuts Rates: Who Needs to Rate Lock and Refinance ASAP

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Federal Reserve has finally cut rates. Will mortgage rates follow? If you’ve been waiting to rate lock or refinance, is now the time, or does th...

Buy Now vs. Wait and the Best First Rental for Beginners

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Should you buy a rental property now or wait? If you buy now and prices rise, you’ll get all the appreciation that comes with it and have the chance...

From Starting Over at 30 to 17 Rentals (and Financial Freedom) 5 Years Later

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

At 30, Sarah King was forced to liquidate all her assets after a messy divorce. She had to start over and rebuild any wealth she had acquired, all whi...

How to Diversify Your Rental Portfolio for Financial Freedom Faster

12 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You’ve built up (or are about to build) a rental portfolio, but something is telling you it’s time to pivot. Maybe you’ve gone too far into one ...

How to Do a “Slow BRRRR” in 2025 (Better Than BRRRR)

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The “Slow BRRRR” method. It’s less risky, comes with more cash flow, and is easier to pull off than the traditional BRRRR (buy, rehab, rent, ref...

I Built a $12K/Month Rental Portfolio While Working 9-5

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After a fateful encounter with a real estate investor on vacation, Pratik Shah's eyes were opened to the possibilities of real estate investing. Now, ...

Where We’d Invest in Real Estate Right Now (9 Markets)

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Here’s where we’d invest in real estate right now. The best markets to buy rental properties are often overlooked, affordable cities with stron...

Honest Advice to Someone Who Wants Financial Freedom

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Financial freedom—no boss bugging you, bills taken care of, vacations easily paid for, and time to do whatever you want. This is the goal of every r...

Do You Need an LLC for Rental Property Investing?

01 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode could save you tens of thousands, if not millions, in the long run. We get the same questions all the time: Do I need an LLC for rental p...

This Is the Best Rental Property to Buy in 2025

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You want to invest in real estate, but don’t know which property to buy. We’re about to make it much easier. These are the two best investment pro...

How to Make Any Rental Property Cash Flow (Before You Buy)

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re going to show you how to make any rental property cash flow as soon as you buy it. Want to know how to analyze a rental property like a pro? T...

The New (Better) BRRRR Method: Less Risk, More Cash Flow

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The BRRRR method (buy, rehab, rent, refinance, repeat) was, for a few years at least, the real estate investor’s golden ticket to a million-dollar p...

How to Invest in Real Estate on a Middle-Class Salary ($70K or Less)

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you make a middle-class income ($70,000 or less) per year and want to invest in real estate? This is how you do it.  You don’t need a six-figur...

The Best Real Estate Loans You DON’T Know About

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

These investment property loans can get you a 4% interest rate, a lower monthly payment, or require very little cash at closing. They’re still avail...

Home Prices Could Stagnate for Years

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We may be entering a rare period where home prices stagnate for years. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen real estate prices not appreciate ye...

August 2025 Housing Market Update: Rates Fall, Price Corrections Spread

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mortgage rates just hit their lowest point in 2025. The housing market correction spreads to nearly 50% of the country. Sellers are giving up as new l...

How to Find Profitable Rentals in 2025 (Lazy + Expert Methods)

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you know how to find investment properties the right way, your path to real estate wealth gets a lot shorter. Today, we’re giving you two methods...

Financial freedom through real estate, without the hype

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hosted by Dave Meyer, the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast is your trusted source for strategy, education, and motivation tailored to the everyday re...

These “Small” Rentals Boast BIG Cash Flow (Even at 7% Rates)

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Think today’s mortgage rates are stopping you from getting rich with rental properties? Think again. Today’s guest built an 11-unit rental portfol...

How to Make $5,000/Month with Rentals (Starting from Zero)

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is how to make $5,000 per month in passive income from rental properties on an average salary, starting with little money. You don’t need to ha...

How I Get Lower Offer Prices Accepted in 2025

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sellers are already accepting lower offer prices. The data is clear—the buyer’s market is back. So, how do you ensure you’re getting the best pr...

Making $30,000/Month (Per Property) with Assisted Living Rentals

04 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This investor generates $30,000 per month in rental income from a single property. It’s not a short-term rental, or a beachside Airbnb, or anything ...

Late Starter’s Guide to Real Estate (Start in Your 40s!)

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is it too late to invest in real estate if you’re in your 30s, 40s, or 50s? No!  Today, we’re giving you the exact blueprint to retire in 10-1...

The Stages of Real Estate Investing (Where Do You Stand?)

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Within 10 years, today’s guest went from zero experience in real estate investing to millionaire through investment properties. Now, she’s reverse...

Retiring 15 Years Early by Buying Rentals on Repeat (HELOCs!)

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if you could shave 15 years off your working career? Whether you love your job or hate it, having the option to retire early on a schedule you ch...

3% Interest Rates in 2025? This “Hack” Unlocks It

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Want a 3% interest rate? What about a lower purchase price? Maybe hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax-free income? These real estate “hacks” u...

How to Start Investing in Real Estate (From Scratch!) in 2025

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is how to start investing in real estate in 2025 from scratch, even if you don’t have any experience. You could be a brand-new investor or some...

I Traded My Rentals for “Passive” Real Estate (Worth It?)

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Want passive income? We mean truly passive—no tenant phone calls, no toilets, no evictions—just checks sent to your account. This is the dream of ...

July 2025 Housing Market Update: A New "Correction" Begins

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The real estate correction is here, but is a crash coming next? New data suggests sellers are getting increasingly frustrated as their houses sit—an...

You Could Have More Equity Than You Think! (How to Use It)

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the situation every real estate investor wants to be in: your house just appraised for more than you expected. Now, you’ve got some home equi...

Financial Freedom with Rentals After 3 Years of Pure Hustle

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After hearing this episode, you’ll have no excuse not to reach financial freedom in under a decade. Today’s guest did it in even less time, scalin...

The “Golden Age” of Real Estate is Over.

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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—rea...

2025 Long-Distance Investing Blueprint (Listen Before Buying)

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Can’t make the numbers work in your local market? No worries—long-distance real estate investing is the natural next step. We’ve done it before,...

Replacing His Income with Rentals (in 3 Years!) by “Recycling” Money

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In just three years, this investor scaled up to making over $100,000 per year thanks to real estate. He did it all starting in 2022 when interest rate...

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

04 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 (deb...

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

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

$12,000/Month Cash Flow by Cracking the Rental "Formula"

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This investor is producing $12,000 per month in cash flow and is well on his way to early retirement before the age of fifty, and he did it all after ...

Investor Who Timed Market (3 Times!) Says Now May Be Bottom

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The housing market is already predicted to see price cuts by the end of the year, but is now the time to buy, or should you wait for further price mov...

Change Your Financial Future with ONE Real Estate Deal

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

All it takes is one (yes, ONE!) real estate deal to change your life and jumpstart your path to financial freedom. You could stop after just one, but ...

Semi-Retired with a Small $6,000/Month Rental Portfolio

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This investor used his primary residence to build a $6,000/month rental property portfolio—helping him semi-retire, cut his workload in half, and ge...

June 2025 Housing Market Update: The Biggest Shift in Decades

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

June 2025 Housing Market Update: The Biggest Shift in Decades Podcast Description The housing market is experiencing its most significant shift in ...

The Simple Formula to Estimate Renovation Costs (2025 Numbers)

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Your agent just sent you a killer real estate deal with enormous upside, but it needs a bit of work. Here’s exactly how to estimate renovation costs...

Fast-Tracking Financial Freedom (in Her 30s!) with JUST 5 Rentals

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Five rental properties are all you need to change your life. This income alone could cover all your bills, allowing your entire paycheck to go toward ...

How to Buy a Rental Property in 2025 (6 Beginner Steps)

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 landlor...

The Best “Early Retirement” Strategy 99% of Investors Ignore

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Want to retire early? What about early retirement AND making millions of dollars tax-free? Only one real estate investing strategy gives you the abili...

$100K/Year Passive Income with Cheap, Small, Repeatable Rentals

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This investor is making $100,000 per year with small, affordable, repeatable rental properties. He started investing years ago but recently bought ano...

Should I Buy a House Now or Wait Until 2026?

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“Should I buy a house now or wait until prices fall further?” If you’re a first-time homebuyer or regular real estate investor, you’ve no doub...

Why Waiting for the “Perfect” Property is Costing You Wealth

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Your idea of a “dream home” or “dream investment property” is stopping you from building wealth and taking steps toward financial freedom. Don...

You DON’T Need 20+ Rentals to Quit (I Did It With 6)

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It doesn’t take long to replace your income through rental property investing. Just ask Miller McSwain, who quit his job two and a half years after ...

How to Buy 5 Rental Properties in Just 5 Years

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You can buy five rentals in just five years, even with less than 5% down. Today, we’re teaching you three savvy strategies to quickly scale your rea...

How to Buy Time and Freedom with a Simple Rental Portfolio (2-Hour Workweek)

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rentals can give you much more than just bigger pockets. They can buy you time, flexibility, and the freedom to design an adventurous and fulfilling l...

3 Cash-Flowing Real Estate Deals in 2025 (& Where We Found Them)

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There are still real estate deals even in 2025. To prove it, we’re taking three real (on-market!) deals and analyzing them three ways: as a long, me...

How to Become a Millionaire Through Real Estate (Beginners)

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone wants to know how to become a millionaire in real estate. And surprisingly, getting there isn’t all that hard. You can create a seven-figur...

98% of Housing Markets “Weaker” Than Last Year: Good News for Investors?

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

49 of the nation’s 50 largest metro area housing markets are showing “weaker” home price growth in 2025. For some, this signals a long-predicted...

When’s the Right Time to Start Investing? (Age, Money, Lifestyle)

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When is the right time to invest in real estate? We’ve all asked ourselves this, and if you’ve been thinking about buying rentals, you probably ha...