Where We’d Invest in Real Estate in 2025 (If We Could Buy Anywhere)

BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast

BiggerPockets

Education, Business, Investing

4.8 • 16.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Where would we invest in real estate if we could pick anywhere in the country? Even with many real estate markets stagnating, several markets are still primed for serious growth. Today, Ashley Kehr and Henry Washington join Dave to share the best markets to buy rental properties right now. These markets span coast-to-coast, and we curated a list of nine top markets with the highest potential across the nation. Want an affordable rental property with high rent prices? We’ve got plenty of places on the list. Looking for appreciating cities with super low vacancy so you’re never without renters? There are cities in this episode for you! We’ve even got markets that are great for fix and flips if you’re looking for some quick(er) cash! We broke the country into three zones: East, Central, and West. Each investor chose a market in each region that they would invest in TODAY, explaining why the market works, which strategy performs best there, the average home price, rent price, and economic data that makes it better than other cities in the region. Don’t know where to invest in 2025? After this episode, you’ll have nine great options! In This Episode We Cover The manufacturing “sleeper” market with high employment and low home prices A “steady” Midwest city with a BIG new investment that could drive up demand A super affordable Northeast city that is great for house flips (but maybe not for rentals) Looking for appreciation? This area has below-average home prices, but they could rise quickly The best market for new builds just outside of a major metropolitan area HIGH rental demand here and why Dave regrets not investing in this market And So Much More! Check out more resources from this show on ⁠⁠BiggerPockets.com⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1115 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	These are the best markets to buy rental properties right now in the middle of 2025.
0:05.2	We keep saying it, but the housing market is shifting more and more towards a buyer's market
0:09.6	every week.
0:10.7	So if you've been sitting on the sidelines because you don't know which city or region
0:16.0	across the U.S. is the most profitable for real estate investing, now could be the time to actually make that
0:21.8	decision and start putting your money to work. And we've crunched all the data for you. Today,
0:26.8	we're going to reveal nine of our favorite markets for investors looking to start or
0:31.3	diversify their real estate portfolio.
0:42.7	Hey, everyone. I'm Dave Meyer, head of real estate investing at Bigger Pockets.
0:44.6	And today's show, we got for you.
0:50.1	It's back by popular demand because a lot of you have been sending us feedback that you want to hear more about the best places to invest given today's housing market conditions.
0:55.1	So today, that's what we're doing.
0:57.0	We're sharing some of our favorites once again.
1:00.1	And of course, I could not make this particular episode without my favorite trusty housing
1:05.7	market analyst, Ashley Care, co-host of the Real Estate Rookie Podcast, and Henry Washington, co-host of On the
1:12.6	Market.
1:13.4	Ashley, thanks for coming back and joining us today.
1:16.2	Yes, thank you so much for having me.
1:18.4	And Henry, good to see you again.
1:19.8	Thanks for doing all the homework and being here on time, unlike me.
1:23.7	Happy to be here, man.
1:24.8	Thanks.
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