33: Could Build-to-Rent Investing Deliver a Deathblow to Multifamily? w/Fundrise’s Ben Miller

It’s a little strange how long it took build-to-rent real estate investing to catch on. For decades, landlords were used to buying older homes, many without renovations, and renting them out to whoever needed housing. This trend has continued up until today as numerous buy-and-hold investors buy homes well past their prime. It seems almost natural to think that building brand new homes would allow you to get the highest rent price, and that’s why so many investors, like Fundrise’s CEO Ben Miller, are so gung-ho about build-to-rent rentals. Ben Miller knows the housing market/real estate industry inside and out. He’s helped over 350,000 real estate investors passively make profits through Fundrise’s simple and groundbreakingly open investing platform. Any investor, accredited or not, can now get a piece of the pie on a cash-flowing property, even if they don’t have enough money to buy it themselves. Since Ben is at the forefront of this industry, it serves him well to know which areas are trending, how investors can get ahead, and the asset classes most worth investing in. He shares valuable insight on how institutional investors operate, why many active investors still choose to invest with Fundrise, real estate markets with the strongest property potential, and why build-to-rent could deal a serious blow to the multifamily and commercial office industry. In This Episode We Cover How any investor, no matter how much money they have, can start investing in real estate Passive vs. active investors and which are better suited to use Fundrise’s platform Top real estate markets and when the sun belt may start to see a shift in demand Why build-to-rent could pose a threat to multifamily housing  Inflation, supply chain issues, and the “shadow real estate industry” no one talks about Buying from big developers as home sales come to a halt and prices drop  And So Much More! Links from the Show BiggerPockets Forums BiggerPockets Agent Join BiggerPockets for FREE On The Market Join the Future of Real Estate Investing with Fundrise Connect with Other Investors in the “On The Market” Forums Subscribe to The “On The Market” YouTube Channel Find an Investor Friendly Agent in Your Area Dave’s BiggerPockets Profile Dave’s Instagram James' BiggerPockets Profile James' Instagram Hear Our Interview with the Vice President of Research at the National Multifamily Housing Council Connect with Ben: Ben's Twitter Ben's LinkedIn Ben's Email Ben's BiggerPockets Profile Check the full show notes here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/on-the-market-33 Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Check out our sponsor page! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices