July 23, 2025
How to Start Investing in Real Estate (From Scratch!) in 2025
BiggerPockets Real Estate PodcastAbout this episode
This is how to start investing in real estate in 2025 from scratch, even if you don’t have any experience . You could be a brand-new investor or someone returning after years since your last purchase. One thing is clear: 2025 has changed the housing market. We are not in the same scenario as we were in 2020, 2022, or even 2024. Investors have more negotiating power now, and if you’ve decided to get in the game, now is the time to pick up deals. So, if we were starting from scratch in real estate investing , what would we do? Which strategies make the most sense for beginners? How do you find undervalued real estate deals and negotiate with sellers? Plus, should you even be buying now, or should you be waiting for greater price movement? If you want to invest in real estate in 2025, this is the exact place to start. We’ll walk through each step a beginner needs to take , from picking a strategy to finding an agent and lender, how to lock in a lower purchase price on your first investment property, and some deal-finding “hacks” even the most advanced investors rarely know about. In This Episode We Cover How to start investing in real estate in 2025, even if you have no experience Who should you talk to first: the agent , the lender , or somebody else entirely? The best strategies (with the LEAST risk) for beginner real estate investors How to find undervalued real estate deals in this new buyer’s market The single easiest investment strategy for any American to get started And So Much More! Check out more resources from this show on BiggerPockets.com and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1151 Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email advertise@biggerpockets.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices