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5 February, 2024
How to Choose a Real Estate Investing Market (Step-by-Step)

Before you buy your first rental property, you’ll need to choose a real estate market. If you’re like many Americans, your own backyard may not offer what you want out of an investing area. So, where do you go to find...

21 May, 2020
BiggerPockets Podcast 383: Finding Your Perfect Partner and the Top 6 Factors When Choosing a Market with Ben Leybovich & Sam Grooms

Interested in someday making the leap to bigger investments? Don't miss this one!

Ben Leybovich and Sam Grooms join us for a high-level conversation about how they transitioned from flips and smaller assets to 100-...

12 February, 2025
Why We Regret Buying (So Many) Rental Properties

It’s true—we regret scaling our real estate portfolios. We’ve learned (the hard way) that less is often more, especially in today’s market, where great deals aren’t as easy to find. Want to make sure your quest for mo...

24 January, 2025
The One Thing Most FIRE Chasers Get Wrong (and Later Regret in Retirement)

Why do so many in early retirement struggle with happiness? We know you’ve told yourself, “Once I hit FIRE, I’ll be living the dream! Every day will be like a vacation.” This is what Mindy was telling herself for year...

18 October, 2023
How to Find Your Perfect First Rental Property (Even in an Expensive Area)

Your first rental property is the hardest; trust us on that. You go through SO many strategies, different markets, and emotions throughout the process. Most wannabe investors get fed up and quit before they can build ...

31 December, 2024
The Money Date: What Couples Should (& Shouldn't) Do to Align Finances

Calling all couples! You and your partner may be on the same page financially or off in two different directions; regardless of where you’re at, it’s a great time to start having money dates!

In this episode, Mindy...

29 October, 2024
Reviewing Our FIRE Journeys, Timelines, and Single Biggest Regret

You can attack financial independence from one of two angles. You can create a strict timeline for achieving FIRE, or you can calculate your FIRE number and take your time with it. Which approach works best, and shoul...

18 October, 2024
How to Comp Rent/Home Prices and Why Going SMALL May Make You More (Rookie Reply)

Let’s say you’ve got $40,000 to invest. You could split the money into two down payments and buy more properties or partner with someone with money and build a bigger real estate portfolio. But even though you CAN do ...

1 January, 2025
The 2025 Housing Market is Here! (What to Watch Starting NOW)

Welcome to the 2025 housing market! It’s a new year, and if you’re ready to invest more, get closer to financial independence, or finally find and buy your first home, we’re here to help.

We’ve got BIG plans for 20...

20 August, 2024
FIRE in 2024: What We’d Do Differently If We Started Over Today

2013 was a pivotal year for our hosts. Scott was fresh out of college and just beginning his journey to financial independence, while Mindy and her husband were well on their way to FIRE and had just launched their bl...