Why We’re Buying Real Estate Before Serious Economic Risks Kick In

On The Market

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4.8 • 820 Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Economic risk is growing, and protecting/building your wealth could get more challenging. Stocks are overvalued, mortgage rates are high, and many Americans feel stuck without a good option. What’s BiggerPockets CEO Scott Trench doing with his money to protect his wealth from inflation, recessions, and easy-money policies? Today, Scott shares his exact plan (and new investments!). Scott went on record a few months ago to talk about his big move—cashing out of much of his index fund portfolio. What, in hindsight, looked like perfect market timing was instead a defensive move to protect himself from growing irrational exuberance. Where did he put the cash he got from the sale? Right into real estate, and so far, it’s working out quite well. Today, Scott talks about the exact property types he’s buying, the best investing move for a beginner to make given today’s challenging economic landscape, and the significant economic risks that could be coming in 2025 and 2026. Scott’s putting his money where his mouth is, and, so far, he’s been spot on. Would you take the same approach to protect your wealth? In This Episode We Cover What BiggerPockets CEO Scott Trench is investing in while stocks remain overvalued and economic risk grows The best real estate investments for someone starting in today’s economic environment Growing economic risks from tariffs, a new Fed chair, and what’s sparking new inflation fears Want lower interest rates? Here’s why betting against the labor market isn’t the best move Is real estate as overvalued as stocks right now? And So Much More! Links from the Show Join the Future of Real Estate Investing with Fundrise Join BiggerPockets for FREE Sign Up for the On the Market Newsletter Find an Investor-Friendly Agent in Your Area Dave's BiggerPockets Profile BiggerPockets Real Estate 1118 - Data Says It’s a Buyer’s Market: Here’s Where the Most Opportunity Is w/Scott Trench and Michael Zuber Scott's BiggerPockets Profile Invest in Any Market Cycle with “Recession-Proof Real Estate Investing” Check out more resources from this show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠BiggerPockets.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/on-the-market-319 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	From stock market swings to mortgage rate moves, the economy is making headlines once again.
0:05.6	And today, I'm joined by Scott Trench, C of Bigger Pockets and seasoned investor to unpack the biggest
0:11.7	macroeconomic trends we're seeing right now and figure out what they all mean for you.
0:16.4	We'll talk about where the market might be heading, what opportunities are emerging, and how
0:20.4	investors should be thinking in times of uncertainty. I'm Dave Meyer. This is on the market might be heading, what opportunities are emerging, and how investors
0:20.8	should be thinking in times of uncertainty.
0:23.3	I'm Dave Meyer.
0:24.2	This is On the Market.
0:25.3	Let's get to it.
0:31.5	Scott Trench, welcome to On the Market.
0:33.8	Thanks for joining us.
0:34.9	Thanks, Dave.
0:35.4	Great to be back here.
0:36.4	You know, I just want to pick your brain. So this
0:38.9	is going to be a fun conversation. But recently, I just find myself at least wanting to talk to
0:44.2	other people who are as nerdy about the economy as I am and hear what they're thinking and what
0:49.4	they're doing about it with their own investing decisions and portfolio. So that's the conversation
0:53.6	I'm hoping to
0:54.2	have here today, Scott. And honestly, I don't even know where to start. Where would you start?
0:58.2	Like, what are the things you're thinking about when you're trying to make sense of the economy
1:02.4	and what to do with your money right now? What's like the primary variable or factor you're thinking
1:08.0	about? Yeah, well, I mean, for most of my life, you know, while working here, a CEO of bigger
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