937: Seeing Greene: Paying Off Rentals, Estimating Crime, & Replacing Your Salary

Should I pay off my rental property or reinvest? How do I replace my six-figure salary with cash flow from real estate investing? And what’s the best way to analyze crime BEFORE I invest in an area? You asked, and we’re here to answer on this episode of Seeing Greene as we take questions from rookie real estate investors, veterans in the rental property game, and everyone in between. If you want to scale your portfolio faster or quit your job with real estate, this is the place to be! First, we take a question from a high-earner asking whether they should pay off their rental properties OR use their extra money to build a bigger portfolio faster. A fledgling house hacker wants to know the best way to analyze an investing area for crime now that many online listing websites have taken down this data. A business owner is struggling to find real estate write-offs and asks for help, and a rental property investor needs to know which commercial real estate investment boasts the biggest cash flow. Finally, an anonymous question comes in from a techie who’s about to lose their job. How can they replace their six-figure income with rental properties fast? 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 jump on a live Q&A and get your question answered on the spot!

Episode 837 of the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast podcast, hosted by BiggerPockets, titled "937: Seeing Greene: Paying Off Rentals, Estimating Crime, & Replacing Your Salary" was published on April 16, 2024 and runs 38 minutes.

April 16, 2024 ·38m · BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast

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Should I pay off my rental property or reinvest? How do I replace my six-figure salary with cash flow from real estate investing? And what’s the best way to analyze crime BEFORE I invest in an area? You asked, and we’re here to answer on this episode of Seeing Greene as we take questions from rookie real estate investors, veterans in the rental property game, and everyone in between. If you want to scale your portfolio faster or quit your job with real estate, this is the place to be! First, we take a question from a high-earner asking whether they should pay off their rental properties OR use their extra money to build a bigger portfolio faster. A fledgling house hacker wants to know the best way to analyze an investing area for crime now that many online listing websites have taken down this data. A business owner is struggling to find real estate write-offs and asks for help, and a rental property investor needs to know which commercial real estate investment boasts the biggest cash flow. Finally, an anonymous question comes in from a techie who’s about to lose their job. How can they replace their six-figure income with rental properties fast? 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 jump on a live Q&A and get your question answered on the spot!  In This Episode We Cover: Whether to pay off your mortgages early or reinvest to build a bigger portfolio Replacing your salary with real estate income and why you may want to get a job instead  How to analyze an investment area for crime with limited online data  The short-term rental tax loophole that could save you a TON on taxes Will an ADU (accessory dwelling unit) add value to your property on an appraisal? Cash-flowing commercial real estate investments and why top investors pay attention to something else  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 Join BiggerPockets for FREE 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 Expand Your Investing Knowledge With the BiggerPockets Books Be a Guest on the BiggerPockets Podcast Ask David Your Real Estate Investing Question David's BiggerPockets Profile David's Instagram Rob's BiggerPockets Profile Rob's Instagram Rob's TikTok Rob's X/Twitter Rob's YouTube BiggerPockets' Instagram Ask Other Investors Their Takes on a Neighborhood Rookie Podcast 368 - Pay Less Tax to the IRS This Year With THESE Real Estate Tax Strategies w/Natalie Kolodij Real Estate Podcast 823 - The Tax-Free Strategy Only Real Estate Investors Can Access Real Estate Podcast 919 - How to Use Real Estate to Quit the 9-5 Grind Get a Short-Term Rental Cost Segregation Books Mentioned in the Show Pillars of Wealth by David Greene Check out more resources from this show on BiggerPockets.com and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-937 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

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