How does a recession affect real estate investors? With layoffs, high inflation, and affordability problems, can the average American even afford to rent? What about vacation rentals—will short-term rental hosts see occupancy drop as families run out of disposable income? These types of questions can strike fear into rookie real estate investors, but we’ve brought along some veterans to clear up the facts from fiction.Welcome to another episode of Seeing Greene where David is joined by numerous expert investors to help him answer real estate-related questions. Ashley Kehr, Avery Carl, Craig Curelop, and Matt Faircloth are all on today’s episode to answer questions ranging from recession risk to house hacking income, scaling from small to large multifamily, and more. If you want to dive deeper into any of these niches, be sure to sign up for the BiggerPockets Bootcamps, featuring strategy-specific live lessons for house hackers, short-term rental hosts, multifamily investors, and more.Want to ask David a question? If so, submit your question here so David can answer it on the next episode of Seeing Greene. Hop on the BiggerPockets forums and ask other investors their take, or follow David on Instagram to see when he’s going live so you can hop on a live Q&A and get your question answered on the spot!In This Episode We Cover:Finding a mentor and how to choose a real estate market as a beginnerWhere the short-term rental market is trending and whether or not recession puts it at riskRenting to family and friends, whether to discount rent, and how to treat them as a tenantDebt-to-income ratios and how house hacking rent could affect yoursScaling from small multifamily to large multifamily properties and the differences between the twoInvesting in real estate vs. stocks and the risks of selling a rental propertyHELOCs vs. cash-out refinances and which is best when buying more real estateAnd So Much More!Links from the ShowBiggerPockets Youtube ChannelBiggerPockets ForumsBiggerPockets Pro MembershipBiggerPockets BookstoreBiggerPockets BootcampsBiggerPockets PodcastGet Your Ticket for BPCon 2022Listen to All Your Favorite BiggerPockets Podcasts in One PlaceLearn About Real Estate, The Housing Market, and Money Management with The BiggerPockets PodcastsGet More Deals Done with The BiggerPockets Investing ToolsFind a BiggerPockets Real Estate Meetup in Your AreaDavid's BiggerPockets ProfileDavid's InstagramEnroll In the BiggerPockets Bootcamps and Get 10% Off Using Code “BOOTCAMP10”No, Life Isn’t Fair—But Here’s How You Can Turn Things AroundBooks Mentioned in the Show:The House Hacking Strategy by Craig CurelopThe Multifamily Millionaire Part 1 by Brandon Turner & Brian MurrayThe Multifamily Millionaire Part 2 by Brandon Turner & Brian MurrayRaising Private Capital by Matt FairclothShort-Term Rental Long-Term Wealth by Avery CarlConnect with Ashley, Avery, Craig & Matt:Ashley's BiggerPockets ProfileAvery's BiggerPockets ProfileCraig's BiggerPockets ProfileMatt's BiggerPockets ProfileAshley's Instagram: @wealthfromrentalsAvery's Instagram: @theshorttermshopCraig's Instagram: @thefiguyMatt's Instagram: @themattfairclothClick here to check the full show notes: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-651Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Check out our sponsor page!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.