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How to Buy a Rental Property in 2025 (6 Beginner Steps)

BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast

BiggerPockets

Education, Business, Investing

4.816.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we’re explaining exactly how to buy a rental property in 2025 as a real estate investing beginner. You don’t need to be a landlord already or have any investing experience to follow these steps; all you need is around 40 minutes and the desire to build wealth, find financial freedom, and start investing in your future. Ready? Let’s get you your first rental! These are the steps that Dave followed to eventually build a seven-figure real estate portfolio and reach financial independence himself. We’ll start with YOU—what do you want out of the rental? Cash flow or appreciation? How much time do you have? Want more passive income with slimmer returns or higher returns with a more hands-on approach? Then, we’ll cover tactical steps to help you find (and buy) your first rental before 2025 ends. Steps like picking your market, building your “buy box,” and the multiple ways to find cash-flowing real estate deals. We’re back in a buyer’s market, so you have the upper hand in negotiations. It’s time to make moves and start building serious wealth, one investment property at a time! In This Episode We Cover Why 2025 may be the best time to buy a rental in years! (The market has changed!) One thing you must do before you start looking into rental property investments  How to pick a market (and neighborhood) that has the highest return potential  The many ways to find real estate deals, both on listing sites and off-market How to negotiate with sellers for BIG concessions (price cuts, interest rate buydowns, and more!)  And So Much More! Check out more resources from this show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BiggerPockets.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1134 Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠advertise@biggerpockets.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

How do you buy a rental property that's profitable,

0:03.0

doesn't take on too much risk,

0:05.0

and helps you on your path to long-term financial freedom?

0:08.0

Yes, it is still possible,

0:10.0

and today I'm going to give you my step-by-step guide.

0:17.0

Hey everyone, it's Dave Meyer.

0:20.0

I've been buying rental properties and investing in real estate

0:23.5

for 15 years now. And although some things have changed over those 15 years, the basic process

0:30.8

of identifying and buying great rental properties hasn't actually changed that much. So in today's

0:36.9

episode, I'm going to share with you

0:38.2

the basics, but also how to adapt this basic buying framework to current market conditions,

0:45.4

given that there's a lot of economic uncertainty right now. And it's in your best interest

0:51.3

to take those current market conditions and apply it to the

0:55.1

tried and true framework that we're going to be talking about.

0:58.8

So even if you've already bought before and this isn't your first deal, the step-by-step

1:03.4

guide we're going to go over today is going to be a great resource for anyone who wants

1:08.1

to buy really high-quality,, low risk investments in 2025.

1:12.9

Let's get to it.

1:14.6

Okay, so step one in buying a rental property.

1:18.0

This is in 2025 or really anywhere.

1:21.4

It's actually just to take a step back and think about strategy.

1:26.4

And I know in real estate investing, people call things like rental

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