How I turned $33K into $152 with one rental property. Plus, the rise of millionaire renters, and why new homes are actually getting smaller.

Busting the two biggest myths in real estate investing. Plus, fresh data on the “lock in” effect, and a very weird fact about new vs. existing home sales.

Why home insurance is more important than ever for rental property investors. Plus, a look at rental market data, and the blurred line between investing and gambling.

My run-in with Section 8 Karim reveals how the information you see online can be warped and manipulated. Plus, the looming privatization of Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac — and why is crypto still a thing?

A review of the key themes that drove the biggest news in 2024, in real estate and beyond. Plus a latest REI news & insights, and an essay about debt.

What is the TRUE cost of maintaining rental properties? Plus the latest REI news & insights, and an essay about health “care”.

How passive are rental properties, really? Plus the latest REI news & insights, and an essay about the voting process.

Is buying or renting your primary residence the better financial choice? Plus the latest REI news & insights, and an essay about how business and government both have a role in promoting the common good.

Cash Flow vs Appreciation is one of the oldest debates in real estate. But which will actually make you more money? Plus the latest REI news & insights, and an essay about playing the long game, in investing and in life.

Build-to-Rent is growing fast. Should you be adding build-to-rent properties to your rental portfolio? Plus a latest REI news & insights, and an essay about why I love the Olympics.

The home insurance industry is facing a reckoning. What will it mean for rental property investors? Plus a latest REI news & insights, and an essay about moving -- to a new city, and into a new stage of life.

Are hedge funds buying up all the houses and driving up home prices? Plus the latest REI news & insights, and why Americans have their economic facts all wrong.

A close look at Section 8, and the coming changes to realtor fees. Plus the latest REI news & insights, and an essay about how Jon Stewart got the risks of AI all wrong.

How did the pandemic impact home prices and rental rates in popular rental markets? Plus a latest REI news & insights, and an essay about cooperation -- in real estate, and in global affairs.

A review of the seven key themes that drove the biggest news in 2023. Plus a latest REI news & insights, and an essay about the artifice of online gurus.

After a relentless climb, mortgage rates have recently been falling rapidly. Will mortgage rates keep falling? Plus the latest REI news & insights, and a reflection the deep value of relationships.

A discussion of the successful lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors and other brokerages that could change how real estate is bought and sold. Plus a latest REI news & insights, and an essay about the ethics of rental properties.

A look at the age-old question: is it better to buy or rent? Plus the latest REI news and insights, and an essay about the power of habits.

Homes have been growing in size for decades -- but is that trend reversing? Plus the latest REI news and insights, and an essay about our obsession with staying busy.