How I’m Finding Profitable Properties in 2025 (Shotgun Method)

Have high interest rates and home prices affected your ability to buy cash-flowing real estate deals? If you’re struggling to find properties that pencil out, you don’t want to miss this episode. If there’s anyone who can teach you how to find great deals, even in this housing market, it’s today’s guest. He wrote the book on it!

Welcome back to the Real Estate Rookie podcast! Today, we’re joined by fellow investor, On the Market co-host, and author of Real Estate Deal Maker, Henry Washington. Given today’s difficult market conditions, is Henry pivoting to another investing strategy? Nope! He’s sticking to “boring,” single-family and multifamily properties that he either rents out to tenants or flips for a profit. But he is changing how he analyzes deals, and he’ll show YOU how to do the same in today’s episode!

Stay tuned if you want to know how to buy your first or next rental property in 2025. Henry will show you the four-step approach he uses to find undervalued deals today and how to buy discounted properties from builders looking to move old inventory. But that’s not all. You’ll also learn how to fund these deals using small local banks, retirement accounts, and other people’s money (OPM)!

In This Episode We Cover:

The four-step “shotgun” approach to finding real estate deals in today’s market

Why the way you analyze deals must evolve (even if your strategy doesn’t!)

Creative ways to source “undervalued,” off-market real estate deals in any market

How to fund your next property by leveraging your retirement accounts

Buying discounted properties from builders looking to “offload” inventory

How to get your spouse on board with your real estate investing goals

And So Much More!

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(00:00) Intro

(00:45) Breaking Into Real Estate

(03:18) Funding His First Deal

(08:48) Analyzing Deals in THIS Market

(12:48) “Conservative” Underwriting 101

(22:18) How to Find Deals TODAY

(29:57) Getting a Spouse on Board

(37:34) Connect with Henry!

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