The House Flipping Hype Trap: What Passive Investors Need to Know Abou
Friday, January 02
The first time I met a social media “flipper” at a meetup, something felt off. They had big energy, flashy Instagram posts, and said all the right things. But when I asked who was on title, who signed the loan, and who managed the contractors — I got a shrug. “Oh, I’m just helping connect the dot...
2026 Real Estate Trends Investors Should Watch
Monday, December 29
Here are 5 key real estate trends I think BiggerPockets investors should focus on in 2026: 🔹 1. Price Discovery is Happening… Quietly We’ve entered the “forced seller” phase — especially for 2021 and early 2022 deals that are now hitting maturity on bridge debt. We’re already seeing: 10–25% pri...
Oil and Gas Tax Break for High Earners
Tuesday, November 18
I learned this the hard way helping a friend who thought his oil & gas deal would offset his W-2 income. The K-1 said “GP,” so he assumed non-passive treatment. Then we read the documents. The entity limited liability, which generally converts those losses into passive. That one line in the a...
Why some high earners should slow down on 401k contributions
Friday, November 07
I used to think maxing the 401k was always the smart move. That is what the corporate meeting said. That is what the internet said. Then I started buying real estate and saw what real tax benefits look like in real life. Here is the issue. A lot of BiggerPockets readers are not going to have less...
What Family Offices Do Differently, And What That Means For Passive In
Monday, November 03
In my engineer days, I thought I was being smart by stuffing every spare dollar into broad index funds and a target date fund. Then a rough quarter hit, rates moved up, and I watched seven figures swing on my screen in a single season. That was my cue to study how durable families actually manage...
How to Decumulate Without Regret: Lessons From Helping First-Gen MMs
Tuesday, September 23
I still remember working with a client — an engineer who built a $4.2M portfolio through smart investing and 20+ years of disciplined saving. You’d think someone like that would feel secure in retirement. But he was stuck. Despite being financially independent, he wouldn’t let himself spend more ...