October 29, 2025
He Was Right in 2000, 2008, and 2020: Now He’s Saying to Buy
BiggerPockets Real Estate PodcastAbout this episode
He was right in 2000, 2008, and 2020—now he’s saying it’s time to buy. Brian Burke is one of the most revered minds in real estate investing . Almost nobody has done what he has—purchased over $1 billion in real estate without ever losing investor money. He played it safe, made moves 99% of investors couldn’t believe (including selling 75% of his portfolio at the peak in 2022), and came out on top time and time again. Now, he’s saying it’s time to get back into the housing market , but for specific properties. Brian thinks now is the time to make moves and that this “stall” in pricing could last years and is a massive boon to real estate investors. Brian has historically purchased in these often-ignored lull periods, and even small deals he bought back then are now paying for his retirement and oceanfront Hawaii property. He stresses that you should buy these manageable, small, and powerful properties right now , too, so you can reach financial freedom faster like he did. What are the properties Brian says investors should be scooping up right now? We’re sharing in this episode. In This Episode We Cover Why Brian believes that these “stalled” home prices could last a while The perfect rental property for small investors that will pay for your early retirement Looking for “problem” properties that have huge upside potential A repeat of the mid-1990s? Why we’re following the same slow, steady trend Pay off your rentals faster! What Brian did to speed up his financial freedom timeline And So Much More! Check out more resources from this show on BiggerPockets.com and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1193 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