BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast

How to Capture the “Upside” in the 2025 Housing Market

Feb 5, 2025

Join real estate titans James Dainard, a seasoned house-flipper, and Ashley Kehr, a rental property expert, as they unravel strategies to thrive in the 2025 housing market. Discover how basic properties can transform into lucrative cash flow sources. They share hidden zoning opportunities and the importance of understanding market dynamics. Learn how long-term strategies can lead to massive appreciation and why infrastructure developments could be a game changer for property values. Get ready to elevate your real estate game!

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Ashley Kehr

James Dainard

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Quick takeaways

Investors should prioritize properties with growth potential and long-term appreciation rather than focusing solely on immediate cash flow.

Implementing diverse strategies like value-add renovations and understanding local development trends can significantly enhance real estate investment returns.

Deep dives

Maximizing Deal Strategies

Investors need to design deals carefully as perfect options aren't readily available on platforms like Zillow. A key strategy includes identifying good properties that may be sitting longer on the market, allowing buyers to leverage this to their advantage. Focusing on strong market fundamentals is essential, ensuring investments are made in areas expecting growth for long-term equity increase. A conservative approach includes aiming to break even in the first year while developing plans for accelerating performance in subsequent years.

Intro

5min

Strategic Real Estate Investing in a Competitive Market

2min

Unlocking Real Estate Value

7min

Maximizing Real Estate Investments

10min

Evaluating Long-Term Real Estate Potential

6min

Navigating the Path of Progress in Real Estate

9min

How do you get higher rents, more appreciation, and bigger returns from real estate investing in 2025? It’s easy—copy the experts. They’re doing it over dozens of deals, so why not apply their same tactics to your properties? That’s precisely what we’re sharing in today’s episode—the “upside” tactics ANYONE can use on ANY investment property to create more cash flow, better equity upside, and make their future selves richer.

Last week, we discussed the ten different “upside” investing tactics you can use in 2025 to boost your real estate returns. Today, we’re walking through six of them, in-depth, with investing experts Ashley Kehr and James Dainard. Ashley has been investing in rentals for over a decade, seeing basic properties become home-run rentals over time. James has made millions of dollars flipping houses with HUGE “upside,” he’s teaching you how to do the same, even if you’re only buying rentals.

We’re walking through our favorite “upside” strategies and how to spot the properties that have multiple "upsides" for investors. Follow these steps, and in a few years, the properties you buy in 2025 could become your best investments yet!

In This Episode We Cover:

Why you CAN’T just focus on today’s rent prices/cash flow and how basic properties can become cash flow kings

The “rocket fuel” James used to explode his net worth and real estate portfolio

Hidden zoning opportunities that most homebuyers have no clue about (MASSIVE price appreciation potential)

How to pinpoint the “path of progress” so you know exactly where to buy

Why putting more cash down on a real estate deal is such an underrated move

And So Much More!

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