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Dave:For the first time in years, the price of a newly constructed home is now lower than the price of an existing home, and builders are even sweetening the deals with rate buy downs and seller credits. And this makes new construction an interesting option for investors for the first time in a very long time. But it’s not for everyone. There are important regional differences. Not all construction is the same, and you really need to know how to find these deals, how to negotiate the best deals. And so today we’re digging in on this new opportunity in…

In This Article Legendary investor Warren Buffett once said that the key to investing was to “be fearful when others are greedy, and to be greedy only when others are fearful.”  Real estate investors have taken Buffett’s advice to heart. While homebuyers have sat on the sidelines, waiting for interest rates to fall, landlords have been buying rentals at a clip. A Surge in Investor Purchases Over the first quarter of 2025, investors were responsible for nearly 27% of all homes sold in the U.S., around 265,000, a staggering percentage not seen in years, according to analytics provider BatchData. The…

In This Article This article is presented by Steadily. Did you know the cost to insure the exact same rental property can vary by more than 40%, just by crossing state lines? While you’re crunching cap rates and analyzing rent rolls, insurance can be a hidden expense quietly eating into your returns, and most investors don’t realize it until it’s too late. Landlord insurance isn’t just another line item on your P&L. It’s a fixed cost that directly impacts your cash flow month after month, year after year.  Yet when evaluating potential markets, most real estate investors focus on purchase prices,…

In This Article In September, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point, the first in 2025. They also signalled that they expect two more rate cuts this year.  Does that make now a good time to invest in real estate?  I don’t believe in timing the market, and I continually invest $5,000 a month in new real estate investments.  Market timing aside, there are both risks and opportunities for real estate investors during rate-cutting cycles. Keep your eye on both as you explore investing in real estate over the next year, whether as an active buyer or…

Brittany Arnason bought her first rental property in a small town while making $10/hour as a waitress. She was doing everything herself—working a job by day, renovating houses at night, managing tenants in between, sleeping in her van for a few hours, and repeating. The “freedom” that real estate investing was supposed to give her wasn’t there until she stepped back and decided to scale a different way. Now, a decade later, she’s a multimillionaire with a completely passive portfolio, making more in one year than most people do in 10.Today, she shares how you can do the same—no matter…

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, you couldn’t be more wrong. In fact, real estate may be the best investment for those who want to go from low income to financial freedom. You can grow your portfolio faster by using loans, get cash flow that can retire you early, and even make hundreds of thousands completely tax-free.We’re going to share multiple strategies you can use on a lower income to get your first property for as little…

In This Article This article is presented by Baselane. Most real estate investors I know have the same problem. Their weekends disappear into spreadsheets, bank statements, and piles of receipts. Instead of relaxing, they are stuck matching expenses, reconciling rent payments, and checking multiple apps just to make sure the numbers add up. That’s why Baselane Smart caught my attention. It’s not just another banking tool; it feels like it was built in the trenches of real estate investing, where time really is money. The Problem Every Investor Knows Too Well If you’ve ever scrambled at tax time to find…

In This Article This article is presented by Connect Invest. Missed the last housing cycle? You’re not alone. Pending home sales fell by 0.4% in July, continuing a three-year trend of slugging along. And it’s not likely to change anytime soon—there are 36% more sellers than buyers, the largest gap since records began in 2013.  With a buyer’s market looming and uncertainty that it will get better anytime soon, plenty of investors are parking capital, but that doesn’t mean it has to sit idle. There are investment vehicles offering predictable returns, asset-backed security, and low minimums without the friction of…

Dave:These days with so much going on in the headlines and in the news, it is hard to keep track of what is going on. And that’s even for someone like me who spends all day obsessively updating the news and tracking these things. And sometimes I just need someone else who loves the economy and looking at data as much to bounce some things off of and to learn from myself. And today, we are bringing on the one and only J Scott to help us unpack what is going on at the economy, the housing market, and most…

In This Article Every landlord longs to fill their rental units quickly. In many cities, finding tenants is the least of a landlord’s problems. According to a recent report from RentCafé, landlords are struggling to keep up with demand for their dwellings as competition among tenants for vacant units has reached new highs. Some rental markets are filling up so quickly that developers cannot build housing fast enough. Recent headlines about dismal home sales in South Florida have led to increased competition for housing among tenants, with Miami being RentCafé’s hottest rental market, followed by Chicago. However, demand for rentals…