The 2022 housing market is off to a wild start. We’ve seen home inventory at decade lows, interest rates have finally started to rise, and more homebuyers are looking at fewer houses. As a real estate investor, it can be tough to navigate a market like this, especially when you’ve never bought a rental property before. What you need is data behind the decision making, and today, we’ve got just that!Joining us today is Dave Meyer (@thedatadeli), VP of Data and Analytics at BiggerPockets, and host of the brand new podcast, On The Market. Dave has spent the last decade analyzing real estate data so he and the BiggerPockets community as a whole can invest smarter. Today, Dave dives deep into the most pressing matters of the real estate market, ranging from topics like interest rates, to housing crash indicators, determining the best rental market, and more.If you want to hear a high-level update on everything happening within the world of real estate investing, plus some predictions for this year’s housing market, stick around! Dave will give you all the analytics-based insight you need!In This Episode We CoverRelying on data vs. emotions when buying your first rental propertyWhether or not now is the right time to buy real estate What’s impacting today’s housing market and using uncertainty to your advantageThe best investing moves to make if a recession (or crash) is on the horizonWhat rookies should look for in a real estate investing market Buying real estate with a long-term outlook (so you can handle the dips!)And So Much More!Links from the ShowAshley's InstagramTony's InstagramScott Trench's BiggerPockets Profile Josh Dorkin's BiggerPockets ProfileJames Dainard's BiggerPockets ProfileBrandon Turner's BiggerPockets ProfileHenry Washington's BiggerPockets ProfileKathy Fettke's BiggerPockets ProfileDavid Greene's BiggerPockets ProfileJamil Damji's LinkedIn ProfileDaryl's instagramReal Estate Rookie Facebook GroupBiggerPocketsBiggerPockets ForumsReal Estate Rookie Youtube ChannelThe Rookie InvestorReal Estate Rookie PodcastBiggerPockets BlogAJ Osborne PodcastRedfinFREDBiggerPockets Rent EstimatorFundRiseStop Waiting for a Housing Crash (Do This Instead)Connect with DaveOn The MarketDave's InstagramCheck out the full show notes here: https://biggerpockets.com/blog/rookie-171See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.