774: Seeing Greene: Bleeding Rentals, Bad Flips, and The Safe Haven For Your Cash

Buy real estate or face your dollar’s demise. While this may sound like doomsday prophesying or over-bullish investor attitudes towards properties, the fact is that most investors today won’t make it. With inflation raging ahead, home prices double-digit percentages higher than they were a few years ago, and food and energy costs spiking, your cash isn’t safe. The value of your money is burning, and your bank account won’t be able to extinguish the flames. But there is still hope to build wealth. Welcome back to a macroeconomic Seeing Greene episode where David tells you what he really thinks about today’s inflationary economy. If you want to grow your wealth while prices pop off, this is the episode to tune into. But it’s not just CPI rate rants this time; David will also advise on what to do when down payment requirements more than double at the last second, why Midwest “cash flow” markets aren’t what they seem, building vs. buying an ADU (accessory dwelling unit), and when to sell a rental or flip that is bleeding money every month.  Want to ask David a question? If so, submit your question here so David can answer it on the next episode of Seeing Greene. Hop on the BiggerPockets forums and ask other investors their take, or follow David on Instagram to see when he’s going live so you can hop on a live Q&A and get your question answered on the spot! In This Episode We Cover: What to invest in when inflation is eating away at your hard-earned money  Down payment requirements and what to do when you can’t close with low money down Cash flow vs. appreciation and using “portfolio architecture” to build the BEST portfolio possible Buying vs. building an ADU (accessory dwelling unit) and which will make you wealthier as a result  How to make money on a house flip gone wrong (even if it’s in a rough neighborhood)  Negative equity and whether or not to sell a rental that is losing value What to do with $30K in today’s expensive investing environment  And So Much More! Links from the Show Find an Agent Find a Lender BiggerPockets Youtube Channel BiggerPockets Forums BiggerPockets Pro Membership BiggerPockets Bookstore BiggerPockets Bootcamps BiggerPockets Podcast BiggerPockets Merch BPCON2023 Listen to All Your Favorite BiggerPockets Podcasts in One Place Learn About Real Estate, The Housing Market, and Money Management with The BiggerPockets Podcasts Get More Deals Done with The BiggerPockets Investing Tools Find a BiggerPockets Real Estate Meetup in Your Area Hear Dave on the “On the Market” Podcast Subscribe to the “On The Market” YouTube Channel David's BiggerPockets Profile David's Instagram David’s YouTube Channel Work with David Read Up-to-Date Real Estate Articles and News Stories BiggerPockets Podcast 759 You Won’t Believe It. Inflation Finally Peaked—Here’s The Proof Enter to Win a FREE Copy of David's New Book, "Pillars of Wealth" Click here to listen to the full episode: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-774 Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices