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BiggerPockets Daily takes the real estate investing wisdom contained in tens of thousands of BiggerPockets Blog articles and converts it into a convenient daily audio experience... because you can't have your face in a screen while you're out there living your busy life. Rental properties, house flipping, wholesaling... it's all here. And unlike other daily podcasts, the information is timeless – so you can learn on your timeline. Skip episodes, take a break, then binge and catch up. Or just make us a part of your daily routine!

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1382 - Is the New 5% Down Fannie Mae Multifamily Loan as Lucrative as We Thought? Here’s Our Analysis by Joe Coleman

Jul 26 2024 14 mins  
In November 2023, Fannie Mae implemented a game-changing reduced down payment requirement of just 5% for two-to-four-unit properties for conventional loans. This presents a golden opportunity for house hackers looking to purchase or refi a two-to-four-unit property. However, few sources have broken down what this means for investors. Here, I’ll look at this new product, compare i

1381 - Home Sales Bottom Out to Near-Record Low as Prices Continue to Climb by Moriah Costa

Jul 25 2024 9 mins  
Home sales fell to one of the lowest levels on record in May as high prices, elevated mortgage rates, and a housing shortage continue to keep buyers on the sidelines. According to data published by Redfin, there have only been two months in the past decade with fewer home sales: when mortgage rates jumped to a 23-year high in October 2023 and in May 2020, during the early days of t

1380 - These Are the 10 Most Affordable Markets To Invest in During 2024 by Dave Meyer

Jul 24 2024 11 mins  
The U.S. housing market is facing an affordability crisis. The combination of high home prices, high mortgage rates, and decreased spending power has driven housing affordability to its lowest level in decades. As such, it is difficult for investors and homebuyers alike to identify cities where they can afford to buy property. But, there are still great opportunities to buy real es

1379 - The Migration Boom is Ending, But Here’s Where Movers Are Still Moving by Moriah Costa

Jul 23 2024 10 mins  
With mortgage rates and home prices high, more homeowners are staying put, according to a report by Redfin. The number of homeowners looking to move to a different metro area started to decline in the fall of 2023, dropping to 23.9% in November 2023. That marked the lowest share in a year and a half and below the 26% seen last summer. While some of it also has to do with remote wor

1378 - Does the BRRRR Method Work? By Samantha Hawrylack

Jul 22 2024 9 mins  
Real estate investing can be a one-and-done deal or a strategy with more work but potentially higher profits. If you’re an investor looking for ongoing passive income, the BRRRR method may be a good option. The BRRRR method means you buy, rehab, rent, refinance, and repeat. It’s a cycle to build a robust real estate portfolio by purchasing undervalued properties using the equit

1377 - Our Rental Tripled in Value—Here’s How We’re Using a 1031 Exchange To Avoid a Massive Tax Bill by Liz Zack

Jul 21 2024 10 mins  
When my husband and I got married, we bought our first place—a brand-new, 1.5-bedroom condo—in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. At the time, the Bed–Stuy neighborhood was rough—for example, a biker gang that loved to throw huge all-night parties was headquartered at the end of our block, and there were abandoned buildings every few feet, often rustling with the sound of home

1376 - With So Much Uncertainty in the Markets, Here’s How Smart Investors Protect Their Investments by Paul Moore

Jul 20 2024 12 mins  
Remember the container ship that got wedged in the Suez Canal in March 2021? Within days, hundreds of ships halted. In less than a week, 12% of global trade halted. This is merely one simple example of volatility. A tiny event in some remote corner of the world made life perilous and unpredictable for a billion people. The shockwave reverberated across the Earth. There are many mor

1375 - We’ve Had Vacancy Rates Below 2% for Over 15 Years—Here’s How We’ve Done It by Eric Fernwood

Jul 19 2024 11 mins  
Since 2006, my team and I have delivered almost 500 Las Vegas investment properties ( $130 million). The properties had an annual appreciation of 15% and annual rent growth of 7% (2013 through December 2023), and our average vacancy rate stayed below 2%, including during two major economic turmoils: 2008 housing crash: Zero decline in rent and zero vacancies. COVID pandemic evictio

1374 - Fractional Real Estate Investing by Scott Gibson

Jul 18 2024 18 mins  
Do you want to get started in real estate investing but don’t have the funds to purchase an entire property? Fractional real estate investing may be the answer you’re looking for. Fractional investing offers lucrative opportunities to own part of a property rather than an entire one. Fractional real estate ownership can be affordable for startup investors who want to enter the

1373 - Watch Out: Accredited Investor Minimums Might Increase Soon—Here’s How That Impacts Investors by Lindsay Frankel

Jul 17 2024 19 mins  
A December report issued by staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) discusses several potential modifications to the accredited investor definition, as suggested by sources like the Investor Advisory Committee and the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee. The Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 requires the SEC to review the definition every four years in light