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BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast, page 2
by BiggerPockets · English
Want financial freedom? Dave Meyer and Henry Washington teach proven real estate strategies and share candid conversations with everyday investors building wealth in today’s market.
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How to Build Your Own Real Estate Investing Team (From Scratch)How to build a real estate investing team from scratch, emphasizing four core roles (investor-friendly agent, lender/broker, property manager, contractor) plus a bonus mentor/accountability partner.5 Aug 2026 · 44 min · 21 chapters
He’s Making Over $100K/Year Cash Flow with Small, Affordable Rental PropertiesNathan Nicholson (Louisville, KY) updates his “tortoise” strategy for building rental cash flow with small, affordable houses, then explains how he’s adapting for 2026 using DSCR targets, seller…3 Aug 2026 · 35 min · 17 chapters
How to Analyze a Rental Property Step-by-Step (15 Years of Experience)Step-by-step rental property deal analysis using the BiggerPockets calculator (property info, purchase details, financing, rents, expenses), then interpreting metrics (cash-on-cash return and CAGR)…31 Jul 2026 · 43 min · 18 chapters
How Much One “Ordinary” Rental Property Has Made Me in the Last 6 YearsTwo BiggerPockets hosts break down long-term performance of “ordinary” rental deals, arguing wealth comes from holding and compounding (equity/appreciation), not just early cash flow, and that…29 Jul 2026 · 34 min · 10 chapters
The “Repeatable” Strategy That Helped Him Buy 6 Rentals in 6 Months (Working a W-2)Brian Waters explains how he scaled from turnkey rentals to a repeatable long-distance BRRRR system while working a 9-5 firefighter job, buying 6 rentals in 6 months and reaching 20 rentals total.27 Jul 2026 · 38 min · 15 chapters
Homes Are Selling for Much Less Than You Think | July 2026 Housing Market UpdateJuly 2026 housing market update arguing the market is “flat” and in a “great stall,” with real price declines hidden by seller concessions; also a risk report concluding a national crash is unlikely.24 Jul 2026 · 32 min · 9 chapters
Build vs. Buy: Which Is Best for Your First Rental?How to evaluate older rental properties and deal with execution risks; plus lender-ready rehab budgeting, house-hacking a duplex, and vetting wholesalers.22 Jul 2026 · 38 min · 15 chapters
He Started with $5,000. Now He Owns 14 Rental Properties (And Quit His Job!)Niyi Adewole’s path from a $5,000 down payment to financial freedom via house hacking, scaling small multifamily, then expanding into commercial storage and short-term rental management, plus an…20 Jul 2026 · 37 min · 16 chapters
I Reached Financial Independence Before 40 (Everything You Know is Wrong)Dave Meyer challenges the “FI number” idea in financial independence/real estate communities, arguing financial independence is a moving target and a process—not a single net-worth event.17 Jul 2026 · 29 min · 9 chapters
If House Flipping is “Dead,” How Is She Flipping 10+ Houses THIS Year?House flipping isn’t “dead” in 2026, but the margin for error is tiny.15 Jul 2026 · 39 min · 14 chapters
He Bought 58 Rental Units in Just 4 Years by Solving Other Landlords’ ProblemsAndy Gill’s path from a Great Recession business failure to scaling a Connecticut rental portfolio to 58 units in 4 years, plus his “property management first” strategy to generate deal flow and…13 Jul 2026 · 35 min · 17 chapters
Start at 45, Retire at 55: The Late Starter's Rental PlaybookHow people in their 40s/50s can start rental investing and potentially retire in 10–15 years, using a 6-step process (strategy, resource audit, find/fund first deal, scale, stabilize, harvest).10 Jul 2026 · 44 min · 13 chapters
The Simple Systems Behind a 150-Unit Rental Portfolio (8-Hour Workweeks!)Matt “lumberjack landlord” explains how he scaled to 52–55 buildings (150+ units) in New Hampshire by self-managing small multifamily with “templated” systems, contractors, and light automation,…8 Jul 2026 · 30 min · 13 chapters
I Started Investing with Just $7,500. Now I Own Millions in RentalsRemington Lyman’s path from a $7,500 start to a large real estate portfolio, using house hacking, BRRRR (buy-renovate-refinance-rent), partnerships, and later shifting to commercial triple-net leases…6 Jul 2026 · 33 min · 20 chapters
How Much Real Estate Do You Actually Need to Be Free?Defines “financial independence” as monthly asset income exceeding monthly expenses, argues real estate is a proven path to it, and claims you can reach it by owning eight rental properties using the…3 Jul 2026 · 26 min · 16 chapters
Is Real Estate Still THE Best Path to Passive Income? (Invited to Debate)Debate on whether real estate is the best path to passive income, versus equities/stock investing, framed around financial independence planning, risk, leverage, and time/attention trade-offs.1 Jul 2026 · 40 min · 17 chapters
3 Kids, Full-Time Job, $2M Portfolio: This Single Mom Did It in 6 Years!Single mom Rachel Duck (Austin/Central Texas) explains how she built a ~$2M+ net worth and 10-property rental portfolio in ~6 years while keeping a W-2 job, using mostly “live-in flip”/house-hack…29 Jun 2026 · 33 min · 18 chapters
Where We'd Invest in Real Estate Right Now (12 Markets)BiggerPockets’ June 2026 update of “best investing markets” across four strategies—long-term rentals, short-term rentals, house flipping, and house hacking—using data like prices, rents,…26 Jun 2026 · 42 min · 17 chapters
Chad Carson’s 2 Deals/Year Strategy That Makes You a Rental MillionaireWhether rental investing is still worth it in 2026, and how to adapt with a “small and mighty” strategy: buy 2–3 properties per year (Chad’s pace), prune/sell 1–2 underperformers, and focus on…24 Jun 2026 · 37 min · 19 chapters
I Bought 15 Rental Units While Making $15/Hour Putting Up FencesInvestor story about scaling a rental portfolio from low wages ($15/hour fencing) to 15+ units, emphasizing cash flow, value-add renovations, financing strategies (FHA, DSCR, construction/portfolio…22 Jun 2026 · 38 min · 18 chapters
The Strongest Sign for the Housing Market in Years | June 2026 UpdateJune 2026 BiggerPockets housing market update arguing the U.S. is in a “full-on buyer’s market” with stable prices, flat inventory, rising days on market, and improving mortgage risk signals—creating…19 Jun 2026 · 35 min · 10 chapters
Morgan Housel: The Investing Expert’s “System” for Stress-Free WealthMorgan Housel explains a “system” for building wealth with less stress: focus on repeatable habits (e.g., maxing available accounts), turn far-off goals into short-term savings routines, and aim for…17 Jun 2026 · 47 min · 19 chapters
First Rental in 2016, Financially Free in 2026 (Every Strategy I Used)Erica Brown’s 10-year real estate journey (Atlanta, GA) and the strategies she used to reach financial freedom, emphasizing diversification, multiple exit strategies, and eventually shrinking/selling…15 Jun 2026 · 39 min · 15 chapters
Anyone Can Flip a House After Hearing ThisDave Meyer (first-time flipper) and co-host James Danner explain how to do a first house flip responsibly: deal selection, underwriting, avoiding common mistakes, managing market risk, and…12 Jun 2026 · 37 min · 16 chapters