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How to Find Profitable Rentals in 2025 (Lazy + Expert Methods) Aug 13, 2025

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If you know how to find investment properties the right way, your path to real estate wealth gets a lot shorter. Today, we’re giving you two methods anyone can try—one from an expert on finding great deals with incredible financing options, and another, more “lazy” method that even beginner investors can take advantage of. You won’t just find real estate deals faster, you’ll get the best deals in the market, while investors who don’t listen to this podcast doomscroll on listing websites, praying they’ll find a diamond in the rough.

We’re back, answering yourBiggerPockets Forum questions on today’s episode, and the first one is crucial—how to find profitable rental properties. Next, an investor wants to buy a duplex with tenants in place. The problem? They’re paying way below market rents. Is there a way to keep good tenants around while raising rent prices? Yes—we’ll show you how!

When should you keep, sell, or reinvest in a rental? Run this quick calculation to figure out which properties need to be let go, which need to be upgraded, and which you should let ride. Finally, got $400,000 in cash? We’re sharing exactly what we’d do to turn that amount of money into consistent passive income.

In This Episode We Cover

How to find investment properties even if your local market seems low on supply

The “lazy” way to get real estate deals sent directly to you (Dave’s method!)

How to raise rentsthe right way and keep inherited tenants happy and paying

When to reinvest in your rental to make more cash flow (or sell it and use the money elsewhere)

How we’d spend $400,000 if we wanted 100% passive retirement income

And So Much More!

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Financial freedom through real estate, without the hype Aug 12, 2025

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Hosted by Dave Meyer, the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast is your trusted source for strategy, education, and motivation tailored to the everyday real estate investor. Whether you're just starting out or working on your next deal, you’ll get practical advice and data-backed insights to help you invest smarter and more confidently. No hype. No grindset. Just clear strategy, honest insights, and proven tactics from experienced investors and relatable guests.

Every week, we bring you:

Actionable how-tos
Real-world case studies
In-depth interviews with everyday investors
Honest discussions about risk, strategy, and long-term thinking

If you're looking to build wealth on your own terms, and want a community that supports realistic goals, you’re in the right place.

Subscribe and start your journey today.

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These “Small” Rentals Boast BIG Cash Flow (Even at 7% Rates) Aug 11, 2025

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Think today’s mortgage rates are stopping you from getting rich with rental properties? Think again. Today’s guest built an 11-unit rental portfolio—starting in 2022, with high interest rates—and is cash flowing on each property. In fact, he’s making more cash flowthan most investors we know, even with still sky-high rates. How’s he doing it with such little money down? No creative finance, no expert skills—Justin Albrecht is just following a simple, repeatable rental formula.

After moving back in with his mom, Justin was getting the itch to find his own place. The problem? This was 2022, where single-family homes for sale were rife with bidding wars. What about small multifamily properties, like a duplex, triplex, or quadplex? That seemed to be the sweet spot. With zero experience in property management or landlording, Justin took the plunge.

Fast forward three years, Justin now owns four properties totaling 11 rental units, and just quit his W2 job to focus his full-time efforts on his rentals. He did it all without putting a ton of money down and dealing with 7% interest rates on most of his properties. Still, he’s making sizable cash flow, impressive return on equity numbers, and living for free. Today, he’s breaking down his blueprint.

In This Episode We Cover

The small multifamily rentals that average investors can use to build massive wealth

How to unlock monthly cash flow even with interest rates at 7% (or higher!)

Getting into your first real estate deal with just 3.5% down

Does the 1% rule still exist in the 2020s? Yes! Here’s how Justin is finding these deals

“Turnkey” rentals that are move-in ready but still produce serious cash flow

And So Much More!

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How to Make $5,000/Month with Rentals (Starting from Zero) Aug 08, 2025

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This is how to make $5,000 per month in passive income from rental properties on an average salary, starting with little money. You don’t need to have any real estate investing experience to follow this blueprint, but if you’ve already started investing, you could (and probably will) get there faster. How much money do you need? How long will it take? Which properties should you invest in? We’re sharing the complete blueprint in this episode.

Financial freedomis the goal for almost every real estate investor; the way you get there is by having consistent cash flow that can pay for your life. Would $5,000 per month ($60,000 per year) in passive income make your financial freedom possible? If you’re like most Americans, there’s a good chance it would.

Dave is walking through how to get there in less time than you’d think, so you can retire decades earlier and live life free from the pull of a paycheck. Want more than $5,000 per month? You can use this same blueprint and math to get to $10,000, $15,000, or $20,000 per month through real estate investing.

In This Episode We Cover

How to make $5,000 per month with rental properties (and retire much sooner)

The simple calculation that will tell you how much money you’ll need to invest

Why you should not focus on cash flow first if you want to reach financial independence

The types of investments that will multiply your money faster

How to switch from more active to passive investments so you can “harvest” your cash flow

And So Much More!

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How I Get Lower Offer Prices Accepted in 2025 Aug 06, 2025

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Sellers are already accepting lower offer prices. The data is clear—the buyer’s market is back. So, how do you ensure you’re getting the best price for you, without making a seller feel like they’re getting taken advantage of? This episode is all about how we negotiate the best real estate deals in 2025, using methods that everyday homebuyers are unaware of, and most investors never try. This is how to do real estate negotiation the right way.

Listen: you don’t need to be the highest offer to win the house. We’re showing you other “levers” you can pull besides the offer price that give the seller confidence in you as a buyer and get you under contract quicker. What if you’re doing off-market deals? You know, sending mailers, talking to sellers, walking homes. Henry breaks down the three offers he gives every seller (yes, three), and why this strategy is a winner.

Rather have a low interest rate than a slightly lower price? There’s one subset of sellers that’s basically begging buyers to take houses off their hands. The best part? They’ll actually pay to get you a lower mortgage rate. Don’t worry, we’re sharing all our expert tricks to get you the best price/rate/terms on your next investment property.

Learn expert negotiation tips from former FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss at BPCon2025!

In This Episode We Cover

The “pre-negotiation plan” that leads to you making a much better offer

Negotiating for a lower interest rate and the sellers who will pay for it

Data proving that sellers are ready to accept lower offer prices

How to “build trust” with sellers before you make a lowball offer

The three options you should give everyoff-market seller (don’t give just one)

Other “levers” you can pull to make a great offer without raising your price

And So Much More!

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Making $30,000/Month (Per Property) with Assisted Living Rentals Aug 04, 2025

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This investor generates $30,000 per month in rental income from a single property. It’s not a short-term rental, or a beachside Airbnb, or anything even close to that. Within a couple of years of starting to scale, James Davis has a rental portfolio on track to gross $1,000,000 per year in rents, from just six properties. The best part? He’s not even doing it for the money. His investments are making lives better while securing him financial freedom.

You may have heard of assisted living before, but probably not like this. While many assisted living facilities focus on older adults, James owns small assisted living properties that cater to individuals with disabilities. After taking on two traditional real estate deals, James’s brother, who worked in disability services, thought they could be treating residents better. So, they converted one of James’s properties into a compliant assisted living facility. They got their first monthly tenant—the rent: $15,000 per month for one bedroom.

Sounds steep, right? James walks through the entire expenses and profit margins to prove that the caregiving business may be worthwhile, even just for the emotional benefits. Now, he has six properties and has already pulled in $500,000 just halfway through the year. Follow the same steps James shares in this episode, and your portfolio could grow just as fast.

In This Episode We Cover

How James went from making $16/hour to bringing in $1,000,000/year in rents

How much assisted living investment properties make (cash flow!)

Locking down a 3.5% interest rate using the creative “subject to” strategy

The process of becoming legally compliant for running an assisted living property

Why James still buys long-term rentals instead of more assisted living properties

And So Much More!

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Late Starter’s Guide to Real Estate (Start in Your 40s!) Aug 01, 2025

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Is it too late toinvest in real estate if you’re in your 30s, 40s, or 50s? No!

Today, we’re giving you the exact blueprint to retire in 10-15 years, even if you’re starting in your 50s with a median income and average savings. Got a small sum stashed for retirement and looking to real estate for relief? If you follow this strategy, you too could have retirement with plentiful passive incomenot too far in the future. We did the math—it’s totally doable.

Tired of seeing 23-year-olds flaunt 50-unit portfolios on social media? You DON’T need to be in your 20s, have a high income, or get a large inheritance to retire early with real estate. The average American can still do it in just over a decade.

Dave is giving you steps to take today to start on that journey, and he shares his fully mapped-out strategy for achieving early retirement in 10 to 15 years, regardless of your current age. Plus, how to “audit” your resources so you know the best strategy for you to take to reach your (early) retirement goals on time!

In This Episode We Cover

How to start investing in real estate in your 30s, 40s, or 50s

“Auditing” your time, money, and skills to find the best strategy for investing

The math that proves you canretire with real estate in just 10-15 years

Dave’s exact blueprint for a 40-year-old who wants to retire by their mid-50s

What to do if you don’t have much money saved for investing (you can still invest)

And So Much More!

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The Stages of Real Estate Investing (Where Do You Stand?) Jul 30, 2025

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Within 10 years, today’s guest went from zero experience in real estate investing to millionaire through investment properties. Now, she’s reverse-engineering her path, showing you how to do it faster, even if you’re just getting started on your first deal. Almost every (successful) real estate investor goes through a few crucial “stages.” Today, we’re breaking them down so YOU know where you stand.

First: Do you know how a mortgage works? If so, you’re already further ahead than Leka Devatha was a decade ago. She was not only an immigrant to the United States, but also had extremely basic financial knowledge, far from what a “real estate investor” should possess. However, even starting from zero, Leka was able to scale not only quickly but efficiently. A decade later, she’s one of the leading voices in real estate investing, with a financially freeing rental portfolioand fun projects that make her massive six-figure profits.

We’ll detail the different investing stages, from complete real estate rookie to expert investor, plus show you how to get the funding for your first or next deal, how to buy back your time, and make more money while having fewer properties (it’s very possible).

Unlock the hidden potential in every property with Leka’s guide to maximizing your real estate portfolio, Return on Real Estate!

In This Episode We Cover

The different “stages” every real estate investor goes through (and how to scale faster)

The easiest, FREE way to start real estate investing (Leka did this!)

Why you must (must!) buy an “easy” property for yourfirst real estate deal

How to start scaling to multiple rentals, flips, and deals each year

Raising money from your network so you can grow even faster (and make others money!)

Buying back your time so you can actually enjoy your financial freedom

And So Much More!

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Retiring 15 Years Early by Buying Rentals on Repeat (HELOCs!) Jul 28, 2025

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What if you could shave 15 years off your working career? Whether you love your job or hate it, having the option to retire early on a schedule you choose is something we are all working toward. Thankfully, you don’t need 100 properties to do it. Today’s guest did it with 15, slowly building a rental property portfolio and recycling his home equity so he could scale faster and reach financial freedom sooner.

Tony DeGiacomo lived with his parents for years while buying rentals. Every single dollar he made was designated for a new rental property. He knew his goal: long-term wealth through real estate, even if it took some time. Some twenty years later, he’s got 15 properties, 30 or so units, and could comfortably live off the cash flow of his first property purchases. How’d he scale his respectable portfolio? UsingHELOCs (home equity lines of credit) to turn one rental into multiple.

Today, he talks about the even bigger deals he’s doing, how to make money before, during, and after a crash, and the reason he’s switched from buying to building properties for better returns. Tony can comfortably retire at 50, but will he when he’s having so much fun with real estate? No matter what he chooses, you can follow his “formula” to retire over a decade earlier.

In This Episode We Cover

How to retire 15 years earlier with a small (but scalable) rental portfolio

How to use HELOCs (home equity lines of credit) to invest in rentals faster

Why it’s crucial to have active income to buy real estate (DON’T quit your day job!)

Building and converting commercial properties into rentals

Why real estate is the best “get rich slow” scheme for regular people

And So Much More!

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3% Interest Rates in 2025? This “Hack” Unlocks It Jul 25, 2025

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Want a 3% interest rate? What about a lower purchase price? Maybe hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax-free income? These real estate “hacks” unlock all of these benefits—and they work especially well in 2025. We’re entering a new type of housing market: sellers have lost much of their control, inventory is high, affordable areas are seeing stronger demand, and real estate investors need to pivot ASAP.

So, how do you take advantage of today’s real estate market? Dave has five hacks he’s currently using to find real estate deals at better prices (and substantially lower interest rates) in 2025. You can use them to land better buys, too.

Our hacks include how to “steal” a 3% mortgage rate even in 2025, the “rental property” that isn’t really a rental (but has way better upsides), how to perform renovations with less stress and more flexibility, a location hack that will get you a lower price while still having big-city demand and more!

In This Episode We Cover

How to get a 3% interest rate even in 2025, even if you’ve been quoted much higher

The markets that have serious demand but much more affordable home prices

Why a traditional rental might not be your best bet in 2025

The “delayed BRRRR” strategy that makes you more with less renovation stress

How to “benchmark” rentals in your area so you know you’re getting a great deal

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