603: Seeing Greene: Hold or Sell, Maxing Out on Mortgages, and Investor FOMO

The ROI (return on investment) of a rental property is arguably one of the most calculated metrics when deciding whether or not to invest. Even veteran landlords tend to look at ROI as the sole metric that decides whether or not something is a “deal”. But, in the 2022 housing market, more and more landlords are seeing a massive boost in equity, and new investors are finding cash flow harder and harder to find. Has ROI kept its relevance? Welcome back to another episode of Seeing Greene, where expert investor, agent, author, and real estate investor, David Greene, takes time to answer the BiggerPockets community’s most top-of-mind questions. In this episode, we touch on topics such as how to scale your portfolio on limited funds, whether or not to invest in tenant-friendly states, long-distance house hacking, and the foolproof way to decide whether to hold or sell in 2022. 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: The three ways any real estate investor can scale their portfolio  Investing in a market facing depopulation and how to research a rental market Critiquing the “only cash flow” argument and what other important metric to pay attention to Holding vs. selling your rental properties in 2022 (and how to decide which path to choose) DSCR loans and how to get around the residential mortgage maximum Investor FOMO and whether or not to buy or wait in today’s hot housing market And So Much More! Links from the Show BiggerPockets Youtube Channel BiggerPockets Forums BiggerPockets Pro Membership BiggerPockets Bookstore BiggerPockets Bootcamps BiggerPockets Podcast Submit Your Questions to David Greene The U.S. Census Bureau CNN Money Yahoo Finance BiggerPockets Podcast 585: Seeing Greene: Boosting Your Appraisal, Backward BRRRRs, & Capital Raising Risks BiggerPockets Podcast 588: Seeing Greene: Climate Change, ADU Dilemmas, & Retiring with Rentals BiggerPockets Podcast 591: Seeing Greene: The Cash Flow Market “Mirage” That Traps New Investors Seeing Greene: Questions from BiggerPockets’ Best and Brightest (Episode 600!) Seeing Greene: Should You Pay Off Debt or Invest in Real Estate? Seeing Greene: FHA Loans, Cash Flow Shrinkage, & Bidding $200k Over Asking David Greene Meetups David Greene Team Click here to check the full show notes: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-603

Episode 603 of the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast podcast, hosted by BiggerPockets, titled "603: Seeing Greene: Hold or Sell, Maxing Out on Mortgages, and Investor FOMO" was published on May 1, 2022 and runs 60 minutes.

May 1, 2022 ·60m · BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast

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The ROI (return on investment) of a rental property is arguably one of the most calculated metrics when deciding whether or not to invest. Even veteran landlords tend to look at ROI as the sole metric that decides whether or not something is a “deal”. But, in the 2022 housing market, more and more landlords are seeing a massive boost in equity, and new investors are finding cash flow harder and harder to find. Has ROI kept its relevance? Welcome back to another episode of Seeing Greene, where expert investor, agent, author, and real estate investor, David Greene, takes time to answer the BiggerPockets community’s most top-of-mind questions. In this episode, we touch on topics such as how to scale your portfolio on limited funds, whether or not to invest in tenant-friendly states, long-distance house hacking, and the foolproof way to decide whether to hold or sell in 2022. 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: The three ways any real estate investor can scale their portfolio  Investing in a market facing depopulation and how to research a rental market Critiquing the “only cash flow” argument and what other important metric to pay attention to Holding vs. selling your rental properties in 2022 (and how to decide which path to choose) DSCR loans and how to get around the residential mortgage maximum Investor FOMO and whether or not to buy or wait in today’s hot housing market And So Much More! Links from the Show BiggerPockets Youtube Channel BiggerPockets Forums BiggerPockets Pro Membership BiggerPockets Bookstore BiggerPockets Bootcamps BiggerPockets Podcast Submit Your Questions to David Greene The U.S. Census Bureau CNN Money Yahoo Finance BiggerPockets Podcast 585: Seeing Greene: Boosting Your Appraisal, Backward BRRRRs, & Capital Raising Risks BiggerPockets Podcast 588: Seeing Greene: Climate Change, ADU Dilemmas, & Retiring with Rentals BiggerPockets Podcast 591: Seeing Greene: The Cash Flow Market “Mirage” That Traps New Investors Seeing Greene: Questions from BiggerPockets’ Best and Brightest (Episode 600!) Seeing Greene: Should You Pay Off Debt or Invest in Real Estate? Seeing Greene: FHA Loans, Cash Flow Shrinkage, & Bidding $200k Over Asking David Greene Meetups David Greene Team Click here to check the full show notes: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-603 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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