BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast
Want financial freedom through real estate investing? Then the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast is for you. Sit down every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday with Dave Meyer, the Head of Real Estate at BiggerPockets, as he uncovers tried and true tactics and shares candid conversations with real estate investors who are building wealth in today’s market. Join Dave to walk through deals that went right (and wrong) and learn the strategies you can deploy—start growing your side income today to take control of your financial future.
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The Small Sacrifices That Gave Me 25 Rentals and $18,000/Month Cash Flow
<p>One property can change your entire life. Less than a decade after buying your first, you could be completely financially free, like today’s guest, who has one piece of advice:</p> <p><br></p> <p>“Just buy something.”</p> <p><br></p> <p>Cameron Philgreen bought a small house in Kansas. Less than ten years later, that home’s profit allowed him to build his dream business—a coffee shop that he runs, instead of working a 9-5 job. But that’s just the effect of one property. After finding BiggerPockets, Cameron knew he needed to start actually investing. H...
Renting vs. Buying a House: How to Get Wealthier with Either Decision
<p>Renting vs. buying a house. Everyone has the debate completely wrong, and it’s costing Americans their financial freedom.</p> <p><br></p> <p>“Live in Los Angeles? Guess you have to rent. Live in the Midwest? Guess you should buy.”</p> <p><br></p> <p>What if there was a way to grow your wealth no matter where you live, how much home prices are, or what’s going on in the housing market? What if you could get richer while renting? What if your simple, affordable house could propel you toward financial freedom? What if you could make hun...
5 Ways to Finance a Rental Property That Nobody Talks About
<p>There are five rental property loans nobody talks about. 99% of people have never heard of them. </p> <p><br></p> <p>0% down payments. 5% interest rates. No W-2 needed. The loans we’re talking about today offer these benefits and (much) more. So, what are they, and why hasn’t anyone told you about them?</p> <p><br></p> <p>If you’ve felt it was impossible to get a mortgage for your first or next rental property, the five investment property loans we’re sharing will change your mind. First, we’re talking about a mortgage with 5% interest rates, 0% down, and n...
Quitting Corporate with 8 Paid-Off Rental Properties ($100K Passive Income)
<p>Eight rental properties. That’s all you need to retire early.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Don’t believe us? Today’s guest went from corporate life to early retirement, generating over $100,000 per year in cash flow thanks to a small, powerful rental property portfolio. He didn’t start with a ton of money, and he had no experience. But he followed a simple, genius strategy: Save, buy, repeat, pay off.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Vicente Garcia wanted to build a college fund for his children. When he moved to a new home, he realized he had an income-p...
How Much Cash Flow Should Your Rentals Make?
<p>Every new real estate investor asks one question: How much cash flow should my rental property make?</p> <p><br></p> <p>For years, you’d hear things like “$200 per month per door” or “it has to hit the 1% rule”. But with so many of these rules outdated, we need a 2026 refresh on real estate cash flow. In today’s housing market, what is good cash flow for a rental property? </p> <p><br></p> <p>This is how much your rental properties should cash flow each month to help you reach financial freedom. </p> <p><br></p> <p>We’ll show you...
Are $100K Rental Properties Ever Worth It?
<p>Is a $100,000 rental property ever worth it? We see so many markets across the country that sport cheap rental properties. But, are you really just buying a problem that will never truly cash flow, or do these dirt-cheap deal-finders know something that we don’t? </p> <p><br></p> <p>We’re back, as Dave and Henry answer your questions from the BiggerPockets Forums. First, we’re talking about cheap rental properties—$100K or less—and when Henry will and won’t buy them. How much money should you put down on a rental property? One investor has a different ide...
Paycheck to Paycheck in His 40s, Millionaire in His 50s with “Boring” Rentals
<p>At age 47, Neil Whitney and his wife were living paycheck to paycheck—one bad day away from losing everything. Now, less than ten years later, he’s financially free with $8,000/month in passive income from rentals.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Neil started with almost no money, promising his wife he would keep their life savings untouched while investing. He picked up side gigs, drove for Uber for a year and a half, and saved anything he could to buy a rental. And once he got his first rent check, everything changed for Neil and his family.</p> <p><br><...
Sellers Are Accepting Even Less | Jan. 2026 Housing Market Update
<p>Buyers just got even more in control, and it’s excellent news for investors.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Homes are now sitting on the market for the longest time in a decade, with sellers accepting thousands less than their original list price. For those who have been waiting to buy their first or next investment property, this could be the sign that it’s time to get in the game. But, with mortgage rates (slowly) coming down, will this window of opportunity last months or mere weeks?</p> <p><br></p> <p>We’re back with our January 2026 housin...
Scott Trench’s $1,000,000 Bet on Real Estate (Update)
<p>Last year, Scott Trench, former BiggerPockets CEO, made a big bet on real estate—selling $1,000,000 in stocks to buy rentals instead. A year later, he’s on the show, and we’ve got one crucial question to ask him.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Was it worth it?</p> <p><br></p> <p>The man behind the mustache (yes, he’s still got it!) is joining us today to give a life update and share how his huge financial decision played out. But a lot has changed in the past year, markets aside. Scott stepped down as BiggerPockets CEO and is n...
Retire Early with Less Than 10 Rentals? Dion McNeeley’s “Boring” Strategy
<p>Over $20,000 per month in pure cash flow from just eight rental properties—all achieved in around a decade. Dion McNeeley did it and has inspired thousands of others to repeat his “boring” and self-proclaimed “lazy” strategy to reach financial freedom. Today, he’s teaching you how to do it, too.</p> <p><br></p> <p>A 40-year-old single dad with less than $1,000 in the bank and over $80,000 in debt is not who you’d think would become a multi-millionaire rental investor. But now, over a decade later, joining us from Thailand and making over $200,000 per year in cash flow, is the same ma...
