Most investors buy rental properties for cash flow, and much to their surprise, no cash flow is to be found once the deal is done. Maybe they’ll get some limited returns in their first year of landlording, but with cash flow-induced frustration, they decide to try another strategy. This happens again and again as real estate investors struggle to realize anything other than a meager return on what was supposed to be a financially-freeing investment. But worry not—this is all part of the plan. David is back on another episode of Seeing Greene, where he answers the most-pressing real estate questions from across the web. But David isn’t alone in the episode! He brings along real estate investing experts Brandon Turner, Pat Hiban, and Zeona McIntyre to help answer hard-hitting questions surrounding anything and everything related to real estate. This week’s topics touch on shiny object syndrome, when to pay for real estate leads, assisted living investing, 1031 exchanges, short-term rentals vs multifamily investing, and how to find the right mentor. If you’ve been looking to up your real estate game, head over to the BiggerPockets Bookstore and take advantage of MASSIVE discounts on some of the best real estate books around! And remember to use ANY of today’s hosts’ names as a discount code to get even more off when buying any BiggerPockets books! Shop the BiggerPockets Bookstore and Use Codes BRANDON, DAVID, PAT, or ZEONA for a Special Discount: https://store.biggerpockets.com/?utm_source=owned_media 00:00 Intro 02:15 Quick Tip 03:24 Defeating Shiny Object Syndrome 11:18 Hiring Out and When to Pay for Leads 18:26 Assisted Living Investing 24:06 Questions from the Comment Section 33:38 Can You 1031 Into a Syndication? 39:33 Multifamily vs. Short-Term Rental Investing 45:50 Advice for the New Real Estate Investor 51:39 Grab the BiggerPockets Books! ~~~~ Join BiggerPockets for FREE 👇 https://www.biggerpockets.com/signup?utm_source=owned_media ~~~~ Grab Some BiggerPockets Merch: https://bit.ly/biggerpocketsswag ~~~~ Find an Investor-Friendly Agent in Your Area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/agent/match?utm_source=owned_media ~~~~ Ask David Your Real Estate Investing Question: https://www.biggerpockets.com/david?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none ~~~~ Stay Up-to-Date on All the New BiggerPockets Books Coming Soon: https://store.biggerpockets.com/pages/coming-soon?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none ~~~~ Connect with Other Investors on the BiggerPockets Forums: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums?utm_source=owned_media ~~~~ Hear Our Interview with Assisted Living Investing Expert, Isabelle Guarino-Smith: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-671 ~~~~ Connect with Brandon, David, Pat, and Zeona on BiggerPockets: Brandon: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/brandonatbp?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none David: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/davidgreene24?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Pat: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/phiban?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Zeona: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/zeona?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none ~~~~ Follow David and BiggerPockets on Instagram: @davidgreene24 or https://www.instagram.com/davidgreene24/ @biggerpockets or https://www.instagram.com/biggerpockets/ Episode 690 Show notes at: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-690?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none #biggerpockets #realestatepodcast #biggerpockets690