A Map of All 73 Cities Where Rents Have Dropped This Year
In This Article Developers built nearly 600,000 apartment units last year, setting a new record. That glut of new supply, coupled with fears over trade war-induced inflation and recession, has caused rents to slow, stall, or even drop in 2025. In fact, 73 cities across the country have seen rents fall in the first five […]
7 Ways Real Estate Investors Should Prepare For the New Tax Laws On the Way
In This Article If nothing else, the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act is definitely big, at over a thousand pages long. Critics on both sides of the aisle have slammed the bill for setting up unchecked deficit spending. Republican senators will likely rework the bill to reduce that budget deficit, although true fiscal conservatives look […]
A Map of All 141 Markets Where Prices Are Falling
In This Article Last month, Zillow updated its 2025 forecast to show home prices declining by 1.4% this year. Nationwide, the average home price has risen 1.4% over the last 12 months. But growth has slowed considerably over that period, and home prices have already started falling. Over the last three months, Zillow shows the […]
Money Moves to Make Once You Hit a $250K Net Worth
In This Article Your needs change as you build wealth and mature financially. Just like you don’t live in a dorm room anymore, what got you by when you were a scrappy upstart won’t necessarily cut it when you start playing in the bigger leagues. Start with these money moves when your net worth hits […]
Can You Use the Same Tax Loopholes as Billionaires to Slash Your Tax Bill?
In This Article You can stamp your foot and complain about the wealthy using loopholes to lower their tax bills. Or you can learn those tax loopholes yourself. Try these strategies to slash your tax bill, many of which involve real estate investments. 1. Borrow Instead of Selling You only owe capital gains tax when […]
Traditional Investment Advice is Outdated—Why the 60/40 Portfolio is Dead
In This Article In the 1950s, economist Harry Markowitz developed the Modern Portfolio Theory, proposing the 60/40 portfolio as a balance between stocks and bonds. Millions of investors have used it as a default asset allocation ever since. Fast-forward to the 1990s, when financial planner Bill Bengen set out to discover the “safe withdrawal rate” […]
Did You Get a Tax Refund? Here Are 7 Ways to Invest It In Real Estate
In This Article Unfortunately, many Americans blow their tax refunds on instant gratification: new gadgets, new clothes, and maybe even a flashier car. Spoiler alert: You’re making yourself poorer, not richer. Instead, consider investing your tax refund in unfamiliar real estate investments to experiment and find the perfect investing strategy for you. Try these hands-off […]
8 Clever Tax Strategies to Get the Most of Your IRA
In This Article Despite their limitations, individual retirement accounts (IRAs) are incredibly powerful. And you can do all kinds of creative tricks with them to build a huge nest egg, tax-free. Try these “alternative” IRA strategies to get the most out of these tax-advantaged retirement accounts and potentially retire with nothing but tax-free income. 1. […]
Wish You Bought Real Estate in 2012? A Similar Opportunity Just Arrived in Multifamily
In This Article After reaching an all-time high in 2007, single-family home prices collapsed 27.4% until hitting a low in 2012. Since then, the Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index has exploded by 141.23%. Don’t you wish you had a time machine and could buy a home at 2012 prices? You don’t, and you can’t, […]
7 Ways to Retire on Tax-Free Real Estate Investments
In This Article The average American loses over half a million dollars ($524,625, to be exact) to taxes over their lifetime. And let’s be honest: The average BiggerPockets reader probably pays several times that. That puts a huge dent in your retirement nest egg over time. Then, when you actually do retire, you have to […]