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About BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast
Want financial freedom? Dave Meyer and Henry Washington teach proven real estate strategies and share candid conversations with everyday investors building wealth in today’s market.
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- vfr
- Category
- business · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 5 Mar 2020
- Latest episode
- 28 Oct 2026
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28 Oct 2026
The New FIRE Movement That Includes Rentals w/Paula Pant
There’s a new FIRE movement—and this time, it includes real estate. You’ve probably heard of the FIRE movement before (financial independence, retire early). It’s a strategy that combines frugal living, saving as much money as possible, and investing everything you can to retire early. The problem? Not many people we know want to “retire early” just to be stuck in a coupon-cutting life for decades. What if you could achieve financial freedom while still traveling, going out to eat, buying the things you want, and not optimizing every single cent in your life? That’s where Afford Anything’s Paula Pant comes in, with her new “FIIRE” movement. Paula tried the FIRE movement and accomplished the goal—ultimate time freedom. But, contrary to much FIRE advice, she built a small, powerful rental property portfolio, paid it off, reduced her risk, and now lives a wealthy life traveling the world, running her own business, and doing what she wants. Today, Paula shares her new FIIRE strategy for financial freedom, why rental properties (preferably paid off) should play a part in yours, and why penny-pinching and saving as much money as possible will not get you the lifestyle you actually want. In This Episode We Cover Paula Pant’s new (upgraded) “FIIRE” movement for those who want to live a richer life How Paula used just seven rental properties to make herself work-optional Why your idea about “money” probably needs a rewiring before you can build wealth You cannot save your way to wealth: how to increase your income so your life gets bigger Why index funds and real estate deserve to be in your financial freedom portfolio Do you need to pay off debt before investing in real estate? And So Much More! Check out more resources from this show on BiggerPockets.com and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1349. Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email advertise@biggerpockets.com.
26 Oct 2026
Rentals Helped Me Quit My 14-Year Nursing Job (And Start My Own Business)
Have you ever thought, maybe real estate investing isn’t worth it anymore? Lindsay Barrientos didn’t start buying rentals after the 2008 crash or ride the low-interest-rate wave in 2021. She started in late 2022, after home prices and interest rates had already spiked. But she knew about the long-term potential of real estate and trusted the process—buying one house at a time and banking the rental income for the next down payment. Now, just four years later, Lindsay’s 12-property portfolio has given her the flexibility to go back to school, quit her grueling W-2 job, and start her own business. And she didn’t do anything the average investor can’t do today. She lives in a high-cost-of-living area, so she invests in a real estate market where her money goes further. Her properties are 2,000 miles away, so she leans into her investing team. No “perfect” timing. No big bank account. Just a plan and simple, consistent action. Whatever’s keeping you on the sidelines—prices, rates, the economy—Lindsay’s story may be the push you need to get started today. In This Episode We Cover How rentals helped Lindsay quit her 14-year hospital job (and start a business) Scaling from zero to 12 rental properties in just four years How to narrow down affordable real estate markets to invest in The two-offer strategy that can help you buy more off-market deals Key relationships that make investing out of state (much) easier And So Much More! Check out more resources from this show on BiggerPockets.com and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1348. Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email advertise@biggerpockets.com.
23 Oct 2026
How Much Do Rental Properties Make? Real Numbers From Investors
How much do landlords make? Whether you want to own rentals or want to benchmark your property portfolio, this episode is for you. We’ve got four real rental properties with real rent, expenses, and cash flow numbers to share. And this isn’t that fluffed-up “cash flow” number many investors claim—this is the real (as in taxable) cash flow for actual deals owned by friends of the podcast, Amelia McGee and Grace Gudenkauf. Amelia and Grace brought a variety of deals to share—from single-family homes to triplexes, some seller-financed, some with bank loans, some cash-flowing, and others…not so much. They’re sharing real purchase prices, rents, expenses, and cash flow numbers to show you the reality of investing in 2026. We’ll talk about how Grace was able to land a 10% down (cash-flowing) duplex deal thanks to a local bank, the 0% interest seller financing loan Amelia picked up just by having a conversation, a “boring” stress-free rental that pays $250+/month in profit like clockwork, and why one of them sacrificed cash flow for a $42,000 (tax-free) payout! These are real deals in affordable markets that investors still have access to—and we’re sharing exactly how much they make. In This Episode We Cover How much rental properties are making in 2026 (different properties, different financing) The surprisingly obvious way to get a low down payment loan on your next rental Scoring a 0% interest rate using the seller financing strategy Why Amelia pays for her tenants’ utilities instead of billing them back Buy more rentals or pay off your portfolio and why you don’t need to scale big to secure financial freedom Is negative cash flow worth it? The scenario where it can make you wealthy And So Much More! Check out more resources from this show on BiggerPockets.com and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1347. Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email advertise@biggerpockets.com.
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