315: Real Estate: The Hedge Against Inflation and Recessions with J Scott

Every recession isn’t created equally. And believe it or not, recessions happen more often than we remember. Of course, we all remember what happened in 2008 and the crash in 2001. But what were the factors that led up to those events? If we do land in another recession, it will most certainly be for different reasons.

My guest today is J Scott, and I absolutely loved this interview. I didn’t know where the conversation would go, but I was happy to go deep while discussing economics, inflation, and real estate strategies. It’s a very timely episode, and I hope you’ll get a ton of value out of it.

Since leaving Microsoft over 14 years ago, J Scott has become a very successful investor, entrepreneur, advisor, and author. He’s the co-host of The BiggerPockets Business Podcast, and he’s flipped over 400 homes and has held over $150 million in properties, primarily focusing on the Houston market.

His newest book, The Numbers Book on Real Estate, explores multifamily property, evaluation, underwriting, debt, cap rates, and how to do due diligence on deals. If you need to know more about his qualifications, consider this: he literally wrote The Book on Flipping Houses, which has also sold over 300,000 copies.

In this episode, we’ll dig into how to make sense of deals and use this information in today’s economy. You’ll learn why housing so rarely takes a major hit during an economic downturn, how to build safe and effective deals during a recession, and why J wishes he kept all the properties he flipped.

Key Takeaways with J Scott

• How the housing market is fundamentally shifting right now–and why the US economy actually experiences a recession on an average of every 5 years.
• The importance of creative deal structures.
• What the Fed’s doing right now to try to prevent a full-blown recession–and how this affects your money.
• How J got ahead by treating his real estate investments like a business.
• Why experienced investors often leave money on the table when they flip and why he wishes he kept those properties.
• Sign up for Josh’s newest Forever Passive Income Mastermind in New Orleans in December by visiting JoshCantwellCoaching.com

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