Episode #1217 Get 6 Months of RentRedi for $1 with Promo Code “BP2025”: https://rentredi.com/biggerpockets/?utm_source=biggerpockets&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=YT_03.2025&utm_content=RE Maximize Your Real Estate Investing with a Self-Directed IRA from Equity Trust: https://eqtytrst.co/bp-1031 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 Episodes Mentioned in Today’s Show: 1069 (Financial Freedom): https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1069?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none 1105 (Deandra McDonald): https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1105?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none 1120 (Antoinette Munroe): https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1120?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none 1165 (Slow BRRRR): https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1165?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none 1088 (Rental Renovations): https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1088?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Connect with Henry: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/henryw22?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 This could make you much wealthier in 2026—and all you need is around 30 minutes of free time. Throughout 2025, three days a week, we’ve interviewed some of the best and brightest real estate investors in the country. They’ve launched new strategies that have made them millions, shared tips that can turn any rental from a dud to a deal, and even explained their exact buy boxes and techniques for building wealth. Today, we’ve compiled some of the most valuable advice we’ve received in 2025 into a holiday gift for you. We’ll talk about the real financial freedom you receive as a real estate investor, how just one rental property (not dozens) can be enough to change your life, why the most successful investors tell everyone that they invest in real estate—and how it pays off, a new BRRRR strategy, and the best rental renovations with significant returns. Even against the mainstream narrative, real estate investors grew their wealth substantially in 2025. And 2026 could get even better… 00:00 Intro 01:04 Financial Freedom ISN'T an Event 09:30 Start with ONE Property 15:17 Sponsor: RentRedi! 15:51 The Cash Flow Roadshow is Back! 16:32 Perfect "Off-Market" Deal 22:10 The "Slow BRRRR" Method 28:07 Best Rental Renovations for Cheap