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The 2023 housing market may be the “toughest real estate market” we’ve ever experienced. But, after this episode, we bet your home offer will get accepted, even during a wild seller’s market, even if you’re not offering the highest bid, and EVEN if this is your first time buying a home. While you may THINK that sellers always choose the “highest and best” offer that comes their way, we have a few experts to prove that that’s rarely the case and how you can win even in an impossible housing market.
First-time home buyers and veteran investors alike are feeling the sting from this never-ending sellers market. There are still more buyers than sellers, and bidding wars have come back into fashion. Thankfully, a few quick tips from today’s expert agent, Lindsey Iskierka, and David Greene’s own mortgage broker, Christian Bachelder, can help you win the home you love or your next cash-flowing, equity-boosting investment property. 
We’ll walk through the five steps ANYONE (yes, even you) can take to put yourself in the BEST position to make a bid on a property, how your lender can ensure you DON’T get squeezed into paying more, and the biggest mistake new home buyers make that are costing them their dream home. Stick around because once you put these tips into practice, you could have too many accepted offers on your hands.

In This Episode We Cover

How to get your home offer accepted in 2023, EVEN if you’re not the highest bidder


Pre-qualification vs. pre-approval and why you CAN’T mistake the two 

Why you MUST call your lender before putting in ANY property offer (save THOUSANDS)

The “rate stack” that could lead to a lower mortgage rate or a credit to closing costs 

The powerful negotiation tool that could land you tens of thousands at closing 

One common “hiccup” you MUST avoid when closing on your next property 

And So Much More!


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Have a rental property? What if you could use it to buy even more rentals, build your real estate portfolio, and have a steady stream of passive income flowing into your bank account? On today’s Seeing Greene, one viewer is asking exactly how to do that, and while his strategy could work, it may not be the best move with mortgage rates so high and deal flow so low. So, what would David do instead?
It’s Sunday, so we’re taking listener questions directly from rookies, veteran investors, and those wanting to retire early. In this episode, David pokes holes in the “cash-out refinance to buy a new property” strategy. We also hear from two late starters who want to get a jump on their retirement, a burnt-out property manager looking for the best way to scale, an equity-heavy investor who’s debating buying a rental or lending out his money, and a reviewer who was scammed by the real estate “gurus.”
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:
How to use your home equity to buy more rental properties and build a real estate portfolio
How to retire early, build a nest egg, and create cash flow as a late starter
Scaling your real estate business and whether you have what it takes to do so
The real estate “gurus” who will take your money and run (and telltale signs of a scam)
Why quitting your job for real estate isn’t a smart move to make (especially in 2023)
Private money lending vs. property investing and which will make you more money
And So Much More!
Links from the Show
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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
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David's Instagram
Subscribe to David’s YouTube Channel
The Late Starter’s Guide to Retirement with Real Estate (40s, 50s, or 60s!)
Warning: Why You Shouldn’t Buy What the Gurus Are Selling
Books Mentioned in the Show
Pillars of Wealth by David Greene
SCALE by David Greene

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Jason Lewis made it his life’s goal to hit financial freedom by thirty-five. After watching his family go bankrupt, lose their multi-generational farm, and have to give up their dreams, Jason knew that this was NOT what he wanted his future to look like. Instead, Jason would build a multi-million dollar real estate portfolio. One without high risk, high leverage, or a bank breathing down his neck when things went sideways. A portfolio that would make him MILLIONS in tax-free income, using techniques every average American can repeat.
Jason quickly learned the right way to use debt. After securing a loan at the young age of seven, Jason started raising hogs. When he became the Grand Champion for hog raising at his local fair, he was given a check for a couple thousand dollars—MORE than enough for any seven-year-old. This lesson later helped Jason repeat the same strategy, but with real estate, always adding value and ALWAYS paying his debts.
Jason’s “opportunistic” way of investing allows him to buy anything and everything that makes money. House hacking, fix and flips, mobile homes, and oil and gas leases are just SOME of the asset classes that Jason has invested in. One of these allowed him to make $1.9 million using a strategy that ANYONE listening to this episode can take advantage of. Want to hear how? Stick around!
In This Episode We Cover:
The danger of “overleveraging” and how it can ruin your chance at financial freedom
House hacking and how to make tax-free millions simply by living in your home
Syndication hype and why you should NEVER “fake it till you make it” in real estate
Jason’s “No B.S.” advice to find real estate deals WHEREVER you are
Partnerships and when it’s a wiser move to fly solo in your investing career 
And So Much More!
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Learn About Real Estate, The Housing Market, and Money Management with The BiggerPockets Podcasts
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Rob's BiggerPockets Profile
Rob's Instagram
Rob's TikTok
Rob's Twitter
Rob's YouTube
House Hacking 101: What It Is and How to Get Started
Is Leveraging Really That Risky?
The 30-Something’s Guide to Financial Freedom
Tune into the “Creative Real Estate Podcast” with Jason
Connect with Jason:
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What’s the key to paying fewer taxes? A cost segregation study. Never heard of it? Most real estate investors haven’t, but we’re about to unlock a world of tax-free income earning using this specific tool. If you’ve wondered how the wealthy pay such few taxes while owning million-dollar-producing real estate, this is how. In today’s episode, you’ll learn how to use cost segregation, too, so you can keep more money in your pocket.
Taxes aren’t everyone’s favorite subject, but paying fewer taxes? You can probably get behind that. We’ve brought on CPA and CFP Mitchell Baldridge to explain how he helps real estate investors, large and small, delete their taxable income and build their real estate portfolios faster. Our own Rob Abasolo uses Mitchell’s team to cut his taxes down by more than six figures!
In this episode, we’ll explain what cost segregation is, why so many top real estate investors use it to lower their taxes, when you can (and can’t) use it on your properties, the short-term rental tax “loophole” to take advantage of, AND what happens when you do it wrong.
In This Episode We Cover:
How to wipe out your income taxes using cost segregation studies
Bonus depreciation and writing off your property faster than before
Using real estate losses to lower your W2 or business income
The short-term rental “loophole” ANYONE can use to reduce their taxable income
Carrying over losses and why top real estate investors will NEVER stop buying property
Caveats and pitfalls of cost segregation and when it can come back to bite you
And So Much More!
Links from the Show
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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
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Rob's BiggerPockets Profile
Rob's Instagram
Rob's TikTok
Rob's Twitter
Rob's YouTube
Landlord Tax Loopholes That’ll Help You Pay ZERO Taxes
Can a Cost Segregation Study Help You Lower Your Taxes?
Connect with Mitchell:
Baldridge Financial
Better Bookkeeping
RE Cost Seg
STR Cost Seg
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If you know how to use your home equity, you can retire MUCH faster than most Americans. For the majority of homeowners, equity is just something to sit on, not something worth using. But what if you could convert your home equity into rental properties, cash flow, or even more appreciation? Where would you be in a decade if you used your equity to make even more equity in other properties? You could retire early, make more than you’ve ever imagined, and KNOW that your wealth is working FOR you.
It’s Sunday, and David remembered to turn his green light on…you know what that means. We’re back with another episode of Seeing Greene, where real estate investors, rookies, and business owners shoot some of their most pressing questions at David. In this show, a young business owner wants to know how to sell (without sounding salesy). Then David describes how to use your home equity to buy even more properties, the best way to pull "wealth" from your rentals, how to retire in ten years, and why no one talks about the “BEAF” strategy of real estate investing. 
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:
How to retire in ten years (or less) by investing in rental properties in THESE areas
Turning your home equity into more real estate and investor-only loans most don’t know about
Extracting the wealth you’ve built without the tax man taking your gains
Rental property upgrades that are ALWAYS worth the money (and which to skip)
The new “BEAF” real estate investing strategy that says “NO” to cash flow
And So Much More!
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BiggerPockets Merch
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
Davids's BiggerPockets Profile
David's Instagram
Subscribe to David’s YouTube Channel
BiggerPockets Podcast 798 with Alex and Leila Hormozi
BiggerPockets Podcast 810 with Greg Harden
BiggerPockets Podcast 827 with Keith Everett (Coming Soon!)
BiggerPockets Podcast 663 with Oren Klaff
Book Mentioned in the Show
Pillars of Wealth by David Greene
The Small and Mighty Investor by Chad Carson
SCALE by David Greene
Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff

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If you listen to this episode, you’ll be able to buy a rental property in the next ninety days. That means by the end of 2023, you could have passive income flowing in and equity building on your behalf. But how do you get there, especially during a tough housing market like we find ourselves in today? Don’t worry; we’ll give you a step-by-step guide on finding, funding, and profiting from rental properties so you can achieve financial freedom.
David Greene is financially free because of real estate. He’s been building his rental property portfolio for over a decade, and now, he’s sharing the tricks of the trade with YOU. In this webinar, David will go through the “ninety-day challenge” that helps real estate rookies become rental property investors in less time than EVER before. If you're starting from ZERO and don’t know where to begin, this is THE episode to tune into. Or, if you’ve hit a wall while building your rental portfolio, stick around; we’ll get you to your first (or next) rental in ninety days (or less)! 
Ready to start? Sign up for BiggerPockets Pro and use code “PODCHALLENGE23” for 20% off an annual membership plus a copy of Brandon Turner’s The Intention Journal! 
In This Episode We Cover:
How to buy your first (or next) rental property in ninety days 
Analyzing a real estate deal from SCRATCH using the BiggerPockets Rental Property Calculator 
The “LAPS System” that will send potential rental properties your way every day!
How to finance your rental properties using more than traditional loans 
Why you MUST build a real estate portfolio, NOT just buy one rental property 
The real estate investing strategies and niches for YOUR financial freedom goals 
And So Much More!
Links from the Show
Find an Agent
Find a Lender
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BiggerPockets Forums
BiggerPockets Pro Membership
BiggerPockets Bookstore
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BiggerPockets Podcast
BiggerPockets Merch
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
Davids's BiggerPockets Profile
David's Instagram
Rental Property Calculator
Rent Estimator
Pro-Exclusive Videos
BiggerPockets Bootcamps
ListSource
Realtor
PropStream
Zillow
 
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