Why America's Biggest Landlord Is Dumping Homes
About this episode
Mikey and Michael discuss the current state of the US housing market and the implications for Gen Z renters.
In this episode, Mikey and Michael break down the seismic shifts happening in US housing right now: the $17,000 tariff cost now baked into every new home, why building permits just hit their lowest level since 2019, and why fix-and-flip ROI has collapsed back to 2008 levels. Then they turn the conversation toward the group nobody is defending Gen Z. With 46 million US households now renting (an all-time high), and three out of four Gen Z renters saying renting is the smarter move, the hosts debate whether the homeownership ladder is actually broken, or whether this is the biggest generational reframe in fifty years.Along the way: why BRRR is quietly replacing flips, the difference between seller financing and subject-to deals (and which one Michael thinks is “dirty”), the 40x net worth gap between homeowners and renters, and the one question you should consider asking before you buy a house which, according to Michael, almost nobody asks.
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