597: Seeing Greene: Should You Pay Off Debt or Invest in Real Estate?

<p><strong>Should you&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/rookie-podcast-94" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>pay off debt or invest in real estate</strong></a><strong>?&nbsp;</strong>Whether you’re young or old, rich or poor, in consumer debt or student debt, this is a question that almost everyone has. With&nbsp;<strong>inflation hitting decade-long heights</strong>, debt seems to be worth less and less every day. But, the other side to this coin is that&nbsp;<strong>asset prices, including real estate, are going up</strong>. Is there a right move to make, or are we stuck treading water without enough financial traction to stick to?</p><p>Hear answers to this question (and many more) on this week’s&nbsp;<strong>Seeing Greene</strong>, with your favorite host, agent, investor, and mortgage magician, David Greene. In this episode, you’ll hear topics touched on like&nbsp;<strong>whether to house hack or buy cash-flowing rentals</strong>,&nbsp;<strong>what to expect (and not expect) from your real estate agent</strong>, how to reduce (and account for) property taxes,&nbsp;<strong>how inflation and interest rates will affect the housing market</strong>&nbsp;and the best piece of advice David would give new real estate investors.</p><p>Heard a question that resonated with you? Want to hear David’s thoughts on a certain topic? If so,&nbsp;<a href="http://biggerpockets.com/david" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>submit your question here</strong></a>&nbsp;so David can answer it on the next episode of Seeing Greene. Hop on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BiggerPockets forums</a>&nbsp;and ask other investors their take, or&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/davidgreene24/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>follow David on Instagram</strong></a>&nbsp;to see when he’s going live so you can hop on a live Q&amp;A and get real-time answers!</p><p><strong>In This Episode