The World Has Changed, But THIS Is Still the Best Way to Invest in Real Estate

BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast

BiggerPockets

Education, Business, Investing

4.8 • 16.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Real estate investing in 2025 has huge, underrated potential to make you wealthy—but hardly anyone is talking about it. As tariffs, mortgage rates, and stock market volatility take over the news cycle, average Americans are turning away from time-tested investments like real estate and worrying about unstable markets instead. This could be a huge mistake because, as I’m about to show you, the ability to get rich with real estate has not disappeared—if anything, the opportunity has grown. For months, I’ve been talking about how we’re entering the “upside” era of real estate investing—a time when patient, prudent investors can make a killing by pinpointing often-overlooked opportunities. Today, I’m sharing the exact “upsides” to look for in 2025 and how I’m buying real estate deals RIGHT NOW that will make me wealthier in the not-so-far future. Even better? I’m proving how real estate BEATS your other investments—especially during turbulent times. Stocks, bonds, cryptocurrency, and even private businesses can’t hold a candle to real estate. Now is the time to get in, and if you don’t, you can be sure other investors will pick up what you missed, building their financial freedom where you could have built yours! In This Episode We Cover: The “upside” era explained and seven different ways to build wealth through real estate NOW Real estate vs. stocks vs. cryptocurrency vs. businesses: which reigns supreme? How to achieve financial freedom in just a decade if you start investing NOW Real “upside” deal examples Dave is doing now to build wealth in today’s market Huge economic tailwinds real estate has over the next few years (if not much longer) And So Much More! Links from the Show Join BiggerPockets for FREE Let Us Know What You Thought of the Show! Ask Your Question on the BiggerPockets Forums BiggerPockets YouTube Apply to Be a BiggerPockets Real Estate Guest Get Early Bird Tickets to BPCon2025 ($100 Off!) Baselane: Automate your real estate finances with banking and AI-powered bookkeeping. Claim your $100 bonus Find YOUR Perfect Investing Strategy with Dave’s Book, “Start with Strategy” Sign Up for the BiggerPockets Real Estate Newsletter Find an Investor-Friendly Agent in Your Area The One True “Inflation-Proof” Investment (EVEN with Tariffs) Check out more resources from this show on BiggerPockets.com and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1109 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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0:00.0	The world has changed over the last couple of weeks, but the best way to invest in real
0:04.8	estate hasn't.
0:06.1	If you can't keep up with the economic news right now, you are absolutely not alone.
0:11.2	Tariffs are on.
0:12.2	Now they're off.
0:13.0	Stock market is down.
0:14.1	Now it's back up.
0:15.8	It's been a complete whirlwind out there, but my real estate investing is staying almost exactly the same.
0:22.3	And today I'll share my updated and adapted upside era investment strategy for uncertain times.
0:33.3	What's up everyone? I'm Dave Meyer, head of real estate investing at Bigger Pockets, and I've been
0:38.2	buying rental properties for 15 years, and I've written two books on how to invest. And
0:43.6	back in January, I released my personal theory on the best way to invest your money right now.
0:49.6	It's called The Upside Era, and it's based on my analysis of all the economic data that powers the real
0:55.5	estate market, and it draws on my experience from my own investing career. But so much has
1:01.1	changed in the three months since the upside era began. The entire U.S. economy might be reshaping
1:08.3	around us. So today, it's time for a refresh. Call it the upside
1:13.0	era of real estate version 1.1. In this podcast, I'll explain the unique advantages of
1:19.4	real estate investing during the upside era, why real estate is the single best way to achieve
1:24.8	financial freedom and the key investing principles to follow
1:27.7	if you want to build life-changing wealth.
1:30.3	I'm going to include some learnings from a very volatile first quarter, 2025, and I'll
1:34.6	show you some real-word examples of investment deals that are aligned with this strategy and
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