Episode #1222 Baselane: Automate your real estate finances with banking and AI-powered bookkeeping. Claim your $100 bonus! https://www.baselane.com/lp/bigger-pockets/?utm_source=bigger_pockets&utm_campaign=bigger_pockets&utm_medium=YT-M Get Tickets to the Cash Flow Roadshow: https://www.biggerpockets.com/texas?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Episode Show Notes: https://lnk.to/biggerpocketsYT Join BiggerPockets for FREE 👇 https://www.biggerpockets.com/signup?utm_source=owned_media Let Us Know What You Thought of the Show! https://www.BiggerPockets.com/Podcastfeedback Grab Dave’s Book, _Start with Strategy_ : https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/start-with-strategy?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Sign Up for the BiggerPockets Real Estate Newsletter: https://www.biggerpockets.com/email-subscribe?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Find an Investor-Friendly Agent in Your Area: http://biggerpockets.com/agentmatch 10 Hidden Ways to Buy Properties with Huge “Upside”: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1075?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Connect with Dave: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/davem27?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Real estate investing is about to get easier…much easier. And this could be the average American’s first opportunity in years to get in the game. Small investors are more optimistic, planning to buy—not pause—in 2026 as home prices stall, rents get ready to rise again, and affordability slowly trickles back. This is the State of Real Estate Investing in 2026, and the opportunities are growing. We’ve turned a corner in the housing market. Buyers have control, prices can be negotiated, and mortgage rates are coming down—this is what we’ve been asking for. Cash flow is even making a comeback after many investors thought it was gone for good. So, what strategies will work especially well in 2026, what are the pitfalls investors should look out for, and what is Dave buying in the next 12 months? Today, we’re sharing it all. Strategies. Tactics. Risks. Rewards. We’re cracking open the expert investor playbook, and even sharing brand-new insights from investors that contradict what major media networks have been telling you about the housing market. 00:00 Intro 02:55 We’ve Turned a Corner 04:43 Deals & Cash Flow Get Easier 07:12 Downsides of an “Easier” Market 08:50 Sponsor: Baselane! 09:36 Work WITH the Market 12:38 Likelihood of a Housing Crash 15:58 1. Plan for the “Great Stall” 17:44 2. Think LONG-Term 19:35 3. Start Playing “Scared” 21:26 4. Only Buy “Upside” Deals 24:12 The Cash Flow Roadshow is Back! 24:49 2026 Strategies I’m Betting On 36:44 What I’m Buying in 2026 37:46 Get Ready