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There is an almost fool-proof way to invest in real estate in 2023. It requires very little money down, no experience in investing, and can be used over and over and over again to build millions of dollars in real estate wealth. The strategy? House hacking! Real estate millionaires agree that this strategy is the BEST way to get started investing and can help launch you to the next level of financial freedom. You DON’T need a ton of time or money to house hack, and doing so could set you up for life.
And if you think our empire-building hosts, David Greene, Henry Washington, and Rob Abasolo, aren’t spitting facts, think again. All three of these investors started house hacking and credit it as the greatest move they made to build wealth. But how does house hacking work, and if it’s such a smart move to make, why isn’t everyone doing it? In essence, house hacking allows you to monetize your living space. So, you get paid to have a mortgage instead of paying a mortgage. This could mean renting out your spare bedrooms, Airbnb-ing your mother-in-law suite, or buying a duplex and renting out the other side.
And during a time when mortgage rates are higher than many of us have seen before and housing affordability is at an all-time low, house hacking can become your savior of savings, helping you keep more money every month. This compounded savings allows you to buy even more real estate, build your dream portfolio faster, and retire earlier than you thought. So, if you’re ready to invest in real estate, don’t sleep on house hacking! 
In This Episode We Cover:
House hacking explained and why it’s the EASIEST real estate investing strategy of 2023
Investing in real estate with no and low money down and why house hacking is the perfect starter option
The different ways to house hack, from buying a duplex to renting out rooms
How to find and analyze your house hack to ensure it’s paying for itself
The best housing markets for house hacking and why you DON’T need to cash flow
The house hack stack and the secret to building a multi-million dollar portfolio over just a few years
And So Much More!
Links from the Show
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BPCON2023
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Learn About Real Estate, The Housing Market, and Money Management with The BiggerPockets Podcasts
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Find a BiggerPockets Real Estate Meetup in Your Area
David's BiggerPockets Profile
David's Instagram
David’s YouTube Channel
Work with David
Rob's BiggerPockets Profile
Rob's YouTube
Rob's Instagram
Rob's TikTok
Rob's Twitter
Henry's BiggerPockets Profile
Henry's Instagram
Try the BiggerPockets Real Estate Calculators on Your Next Deal
How to Start a Real Estate Portfolio with Just $10K
Books Mentioned in the Show:
The House Hacking Strategy by Craig Curelop

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What’s the key to escaping the rat race in 2023? Do you need a rental property LLC for every property, or can you put multiple in one? And how do you create cash flow when housing prices are so high? For the everyday real estate investor, it can seem like profitable rental properties are getting harder and harder to find, and financial independence is slowly slipping away. And while many would give up on their pursuit for early retirement, time freedom, and autonomy over their schedule, we’re here to give you the knowledge you need to hit your wildest investing goals in 2023.
We’re back with another Seeing Greene, where your agent, investor, broker, and system-building savant, David Greene, answers your real estate investing questions on the spot! In this episode, we’ll touch on rental property LLCs and how many properties to put in each one, what to do when home prices are high, and cash flow is low, the “new build BRRRR” that could create crazy equity gains, and a smarter way to shop for landlord insurance. All that (and much more) is coming up, so stick around!
Want to ask David a question? If so, submit your question here so David can answer it on the next episode of Seeing Greene. Hop on the BiggerPockets forums and ask other investors their take, or follow David on Instagram to see when he’s going live so you can hop on a live Q&A and get your question answered on the spot!
In This Episode We Cover:
Where to buy your next rental property and how to create cash flow
Setting up your rental property LLCs and how many you’ll really need
The build, rent, refinance and repeat BRRRR strategy that could produce massive equity
Why bigger is better and the reason you should ALWAYS shop for rentals with more rooms
How to provide value to your mentor (even if you don’t have real estate experience)
Landlord insurance and when a commercial policy trumps individual coverage
Building systems for your real estate business and a practical way to start systemizing TODAY
And So Much More!
Links from the Show
Find an Investor-Friendly Real Estate Agent
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BiggerPockets Forums
BiggerPockets Pro Membership
BiggerPockets Bookstore
BiggerPockets Bootcamps
BiggerPockets Podcast
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Listen to All Your Favorite BiggerPockets Podcasts in One Place
Learn About Real Estate, The Housing Market, and Money Management with The BiggerPockets Podcasts
Get More Deals Done with The BiggerPockets Investing Tools
Find a BiggerPockets Real Estate Meetup in Your Area
David's BiggerPockets Profile
David's Instagram
David’s YouTube Channel
Work with David
Top 10 Real Estate Markets for Cash Flow in 2023
The BiggerPockets Guide to Landlord Insurance
Sign Up for David’s 2023 Scottsdale Goal Setting Retreat
Book Mentioned in the Show:
SOLD by David Greene
SKILL by David Greene
SCALE by David Greene

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The BRRRR method is one of the most celebrated, highly-effective real estate investing strategies the world has ever known. Never heard of it? BRRRR stands for “Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat” and is a simple framework to allow any real estate investor, no matter their skill level, to get into real estate investing for no money at the end of the deal. This down payment recycling system allows you to use the same amount of cash to build a real estate portfolio that’ll expand to infinity. And for a while, the BRRRR method was yet to be bested—until now.
Janice Stitzer may have cracked the code. As a house-hacking California native, Janice was pushed out of the golden state right before the last crash when housing prices were high, cash flow was low, and traffic was at a standstill. She and her husband decided to boost their quality of life by relocating to Colorado, where they started a construction company and a BRRRR-ing empire. Then in 2008, when lending screeched to a halt, her BRRRRs died down. But some years later, a new idea hatched—the BRRRR 2.0.
Using this simple strategy, Janice got a brand new short-term rental that cash flows like crazy, all while gaining $200K in equity before her first guest checked in. This repeatable system can be used by almost anyone and doesn’t require much experience. With just five properties, this “BRRRR 2.0” investing style could make you a millionaire. But you won’t know how it works if you don’t tune in! So, stick around!
In This Episode We Cover:
The BRRRR 2.0 method and how it unlocks MASSIVE amounts of equity 
House hacking in expensive markets and the lowering your cost of living (even in LA)
The BRRRR strategy explained and why it’s still one of the most profitable ways to invest
The five things to look for when developing land or investing in new construction 
Why you NEED a great general contractor at your side ANY time you plan on building 
Short-term rental investing and why the cash flow beats consistent long-term rentals 
And So Much More!
Links from the Show
Find an Investor-Friendly Real Estate Agent
BiggerPockets Youtube Channel
BiggerPockets Forums
BiggerPockets Pro Membership
BiggerPockets Bookstore
BiggerPockets Bootcamps
BiggerPockets Podcast
BiggerPockets Merch
BPCON2023
Listen to All Your Favorite BiggerPockets Podcasts in One Place
Learn About Real Estate, The Housing Market, and Money Management with The BiggerPockets Podcasts
Get More Deals Done with The BiggerPockets Investing Tools
Find a BiggerPockets Real Estate Meetup in Your Area
David's BiggerPockets Profile
David's Instagram
David’s YouTube Channel
Work with David
Rob's BiggerPockets Profile
Rob's YouTube
Rob's Instagram
Rob's TikTok
Rob's Twitter
How to Succeed in Real Estate Investing Using the BRRRR Method
14 Questions to Ask Before You Hire a General Contractor
4 Vital Points to Consider BEFORE Getting Into New Construction
Book Mentioned in the Show:
Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat by David Greene
Connect with Janice:
Janice's Instagram
Janice's Website
 
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Financial freedom is the goal we’re all after. Whether you want to replace your nine-to-five income, retire your spouse or family members, spend more time with your loved ones, or just have enough money to travel the world, reaching financial independence is truly the American dream. And the wisest, most stable way to find financial freedom? Real estate investing! For generations, rental property investing has been the foundation of many millionaires’ portfolios, and you can repeat their path with four simple steps.
To give you the complete rundown on the four steps to financial freedom, we’ve got Dave Meyer, VP of Data and Analytics and host of On the Market, on the show. Dave embodies the financially-free life most people dream of. He lives abroad, chooses to work, and eats copious amounts of sandwiches every day. But what most people don’t see is the decade of hard work and dedication that Dave put in to get up to this point. 
Dave will explain exactly how to calculate the passive income you need to find financial freedom, where to start investing in real estate, how to analyze a real estate deal from scratch, and the one tool that EVERY investor can use to build a rental property portfolio faster.
If you want to become a real estate pro in 2023, sign up for BiggerPockets Pro and use code “ANALYSIS20” for a special discount. 
In This Episode We Cover
How to achieve financial freedom through real estate in 2023 
Calculating your FI number and setting the RIGHT type of real estate goals
Picking your real estate market and metrics you MUST use when researching 
Finding real estate deals and the LAPS funnel professional investors use to find perfect properties
How to analyze a real estate deal in minutes using the BiggerPockets rental property calculator 
Cash flow vs. appreciation and which you should pick when deciding on your investment strategy 
And So Much More!

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The golden age of cash flow real estate investing could be over as we know it. For the past decade and a half, landlords got used to buying standard homes that made a killing in cash flow. Combine that with exponentially appreciating home prices, and anyone who purchased a property in the past ten years looks like an investing oracle. But now, the tide is starting to turn, and rookie real estate investors are struggling to find any house in almost any market that can cash flow. So what happened, and why has the nation’s cash-flowing real estate suddenly disappeared? 
Welcome back to another Seeing Greene, where your “don’t just go for cash flow” host, David Greene, is back to drop some real estate knowledge for ANY level of investor. In this episode, we get into why it’s so challenging to find real estate deals that cash flow in 2023, when to invest in an appreciation vs. cash flow market, and whether or not to sell a property that isn’t profitable. Then, we switch gears and touch on how to vet a private lender you met online and whether or not an out-of-state rental rehab project is too risky for a brand-new real estate investor. 
Want to ask David a question? If so, submit your question here so David can answer it on the next episode of Seeing Greene. Hop on the BiggerPockets forums and ask other investors their take, or follow David on Instagram to see when he’s going live so you can hop on a live Q&A and get your question answered on the spot!
In This Episode We Cover:
The “Golden Age” of cash flow and why it might finally be over in 2023
How to pivot when you can’t find a “deal” in today’s housing market
Cash flow vs. appreciation markets and which makes for a better long-term bet
What to do when your rental property isn’t profitable and how to know it’s worth selling
Vetting private money lenders and why you should NEVER send money to one
Out-of-state renovations and rehabs and why rookie real estate investors should stay clear of them
Delayed gratification and why it’s the true path to building wealth 
And So Much More!
Links from the Show
Find an Investor-Friendly Real Estate Agent
BiggerPockets Youtube Channel
BiggerPockets Forums
BiggerPockets Pro Membership
BiggerPockets Bookstore
BiggerPockets Bootcamps
BiggerPockets Podcast
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Listen to All Your Favorite BiggerPockets Podcasts in One Place
Learn About Real Estate, The Housing Market, and Money Management with The BiggerPockets Podcasts
Get More Deals Done with The BiggerPockets Investing Tools
Find a BiggerPockets Real Estate Meetup in Your Area
David's BiggerPockets Profile
David's Instagram
David’s YouTube Channel
Work with David
Cash Flow vs. Appreciation
Ability to Delay Gratification Predicts Wealth, Health & Success
Book Mentioned in the Show:
Long-Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene

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SVB’s (Silicon Valley Bank) collapse has more to do with the housing market than you think. With bank runs becoming contagious, Americans in fear of economic turmoil, and a recession now closer on the horizon, assets like real estate could be affected in ways that most everyday Americans don’t realize. But, to understand what could happen to home prices and the US economy, we’ll need to explain the entire situation.
Back on as expert guests, J Scott, multi-decade investor, and Scott Trench, CEO of BiggerPockets, are here to share their takes on the SVB’s meltdown. More importantly, they explain the events leading up to this bank collapse, how the pandemic created fuel for this future fire, and whether SVB’s collapse could cause a chain reaction that leads to more bank failures, harder economic times, and, surprisingly, higher mortgage rates. 
J and Scott debate whether or not more small banks are at risk, what could happen to HELOCs (home equity lines of credit), mortgages, and other financing options, and whether or not real estate will go down with the ship as our economic situation goes from bad to worse. And, if you’ve been saving up for your next investment property, stick around as J and Scott walk through how real estate investors should be using their money in troubling times like today.
In This Episode We Cover:
SVB’s collapse explained and how it could drag us into a deeper recession 
The effects on real estate and whether or not prices will drop as a result
Mortgage rate predictions and the Fed’s shaky decision to raise or halt rates 
HELOCs (home equity lines of credit), mortgages, and other property financing options that could be in danger 
Whether or not we’re in a recession, and if we aren’t, when the recession could hit
Investing in real estate in 2023 and the moves you MUST make to protect your investment 
And So Much More!
Links from the Show
Find an Investor-Friendly Real Estate Agent
BiggerPockets Youtube Channel
BiggerPockets Forums
BiggerPockets Pro Membership
BiggerPockets Bookstore
BiggerPockets Bootcamps
BiggerPockets Podcast
BiggerPockets Merch
BPCON2023
Listen to All Your Favorite BiggerPockets Podcasts in One Place
Learn About Real Estate, The Housing Market, and Money Management with The BiggerPockets Podcasts
Get More Deals Done with The BiggerPockets Investing Tools
Find a BiggerPockets Real Estate Meetup in Your Area
David's BiggerPockets Profile
David's Instagram
David’s YouTube Channel
Work with David
Watch J’s First Interview with BiggerPockets
How Did A $200B+ Bank Collapse In 48 Hours? Is Real Estate Going To Be Impacted?
Books Mentioned in the Show:
Recession-Proof Real Estate Investing, Flipping, and More by J Scott
Connect with Scott & J:
J's BiggerPockets Profile
J's Website
Scott's BiggerPockets Profile
Scott's Instagram
Hear Scott on the BiggerPockets Money Podcast

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