{"id":64646,"date":"2014-11-10T20:08:45","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T03:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/renewsblog\/?page_id=64646"},"modified":"2026-07-17T11:27:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T17:27:36","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns break-on-md is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n  <div id=\"post-cards-block_ef8e2e51b970995f86ff5878b2733707\" class=\"post-block post-block-v2 post-cards \">\n    <div class=\"flex items-center justify-between mb-3\">\n              <h2 class=\"my-0\">Real Estate Investing News<\/h2>\n      \n          <\/div>\n    <div class=\"feature-first flex flex-col sm:grid gap-y-10 sm:gap-x-4 sm:gap-y-6 lg:gap-8 \">\n        \n<article \n\tid=\"post-188665\" \n\tclass=\"content-card mb-0 flex flex-col w-full max-w-full lg:border-b lg:border-slate-100 pb-5 post-188665 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-biggerpockets-news\">\n\n\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\t\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Image -->\n        \t\t\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/guide-to-bpcon-2026\" target=\"_blank\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bpconlogo_canva-340x225.jpg\" class=\"size-card w-full  m-0 object-cover lg:hidden wp-post-image\" alt=\"BPCON 2026: Your Complete Guide to Our Biggest Event of the Year\" title=\"\">\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/guide-to-bpcon-2026\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bpconlogo_canva.jpg\" alt=\"BPCON Orlando 2026 Logo\" class=\"hidden lg:block w-full object-cover m-0 wp-post-image\" title=\"\"><\/a>        \n\n\t\t<!-- Content Wrapper -->\n\t\t<div class=\"py-4\">\t\n                            <div class=\"flex gap-4 justify-between items-center\">\n                    <!-- Category  -->\n                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/category\/real-estate-news\/biggerpockets-news\" class=\"transition-colors bg-themeBlue\/20 text-themeBlue-medium hover:bg-themeBlue hover:text-white px-2 py-1 mb-2 inline-block rounded-sm no-underline text-sm\" target=\"_blank\">BiggerPockets News<\/a>\n                    \n                                            <span class=\"text-sm text-gray-500 hidden lg:inline-block\">8 min read<\/span>\n                                    <\/div>\n            \n           <div class=\"flex gap-3 items-center my-2 flex-nowrap text-base\">\n                <!-- Avatar and Author Name -->\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cropped-cropped-headshot-2026-150x150.png\" class=\"w-8 h-8 object-cover my-0 inline-block rounded-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><span class='leading-snug text-slate-500 flex items-center'><span class='hidden whitespace-nowrap sm:inline-block md:hidden lg:inline-block pr-1'><span class='posted-on'><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-07-17T09:58:08-06:00\">Jul 17, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-07-17T11:26:52-06:00\">Jul 17, 2026<\/time><\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/contributors\/alexandrahughes-2\" class=\"no-underline line-clamp-1\" target=\"_blank\">Alexandra Hughes Pailet<\/a><\/span>            <\/div>\n\n            <!-- Post title -->\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title js-toc-ignore mt-4 mb-0 text-xl leading-snug text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/guide-to-bpcon-2026\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"whitespace-normal no-underline font-bold  text-slate visited:text-slate hover:text-themeBlue\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\tBPCON 2026: Your Complete Guide to Our Biggest Event of the Year\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n                        <p class=\"text-lg font-normal mt-3 text-slate-500 mb-1 line-clamp-2\">From the perspective of the BPCON Planner, who is also an investor and obsessed with helping people find their people to achieve their financial independence goals. 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<p class=\"text-lg font-normal mt-3 text-slate-500 mb-1 line-clamp-3\">Foreword by Dave Meyer In a new era of real estate investing, the old rules of thumb no longer work. 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Brian Davis<\/a><\/span>            <\/div>\n\n            <!-- Post title -->\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title js-toc-ignore mt-4 mb-0 text-xl leading-snug text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/most-mom-and-pop-landlords-lose-money\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"whitespace-normal no-underline font-bold  text-slate visited:text-slate hover:text-themeBlue\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMost Mom-and-Pop Landlords Lose Money\u2014Here&#8217;s Why, and What to Do Instead\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n                        <p class=\"text-lg font-normal mt-3 text-slate-500 mb-1 line-clamp-3\">According to the media and average Americans, landlords are all rich, lazy leeches growing fat off of honest workers.\u00a0 It\u2019s an easy narrative to spin. 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Brian Davis<\/a><\/span>            <\/div>\n\n            <!-- Post title -->\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title js-toc-ignore mt-4 mb-0 text-xl leading-snug text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/if-i-had-to-start-over-in-real-estate-today-id-do-this\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"whitespace-normal no-underline font-bold  text-slate visited:text-slate hover:text-themeBlue\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIf I Had to Start Over in Real Estate Today, I\u2019d Do This\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n                        <p class=\"text-lg font-normal mt-3 text-slate-500 mb-1 line-clamp-3\">At 22, I went to work for a hard money lender doing purchase-rehab loans. I bought my first rental property at 24, which kicked off a decade of active real&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n     <footer class=\"flex justify-between mt-auto\">\n        <!-- Comment Count -->\n        \t\t<span class='flex items-center space-x-2 text-sm' x-cloak x-data='commentCount()' :class=\"parseFloat(commentCount) < 1 || commentCount == '' ? 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Brian Davis<\/a><\/span>            <\/div>\n\n            <!-- Post title -->\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title js-toc-ignore mt-4 mb-0 text-xl leading-snug text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/cash-flow-isnt-everything-what-smart-investors-look-for-before-they-buy\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"whitespace-normal no-underline font-bold  text-slate visited:text-slate hover:text-themeBlue\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCash Flow Isn\u2019t Everything: What Smart Investors Look For Before They Buy\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n                        <p class=\"text-lg font-normal mt-3 text-slate-500 mb-1 line-clamp-3\">Many years ago, I bought a rental property that passed the \u201c2% Rule,&#8221; where the rent was over 2% of the purchase price.\u00a0 I lost money on that property.\u00a0 Even&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n     <footer class=\"flex justify-between mt-auto\">\n        <!-- Comment Count -->\n        \t\t<span class='flex items-center space-x-2 text-sm' x-cloak x-data='commentCount()' :class=\"parseFloat(commentCount) < 1 || commentCount == '' ? 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