In 2019, the typical home in St. Louis cost about $815 a month. Today, it's $1,584.

Home prices went up 28%. The monthly payment went up 94%. And household income didn't come close to keeping up.

So can Americans still afford to buy a house? Or is homeownership quietly turning into a luxury?

In this episode, Sam and Lucas run the actual numbers on housing affordability across America. They compare St. Louis to Kansas City, Dallas–Fort Worth, Denver, and San Diego, break down what's really happening to the housing market, and explain why an unaffordable market doesn't mean prices are about to crash. Then they cover where the opportunities are for real estate investors right now.

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📖 In this episode you'll hear:

✅ What our first homes cost compared with what they'd cost today

✅ Why the monthly payment matters more than the price of the house

✅ How St. Louis compares to Kansas City, Dallas, Denver, and San Diego

✅ Why mortgage payments nearly doubled while home prices rose 28%

✅ Why homeowners with 3% mortgages refuse to sell

✅ Why unaffordable doesn't mean prices are about to crash

✅ What we're seeing firsthand at FasterHouse in the $150K–$250K market

✅ Where the opportunities are for investors in rentals, flips, wholesaling, and creative financing

✅ Our predictions for mortgage rates and home prices in 2027

✅ Would we buy our first home today, or wait?

THE ST. LOUIS AFFORDABILITY MATH:

🏠 2019 → $815/month, 14.7% of household income

🏠 2026 → $1,584/month, 23.8% of household income

The American Dream of homeownership isn't dead. But the math behind it has changed dramatically. Whether you're buying your first house or your fiftieth rental, understanding that math matters more than ever.

FREE RESOURCES + LINKS MENTIONED:

🚀 The Infinite Rental System — Sam's step-by-step system to buy your first (or next) rental in 6 months with none of your own money. Lifetime access. → https://rentals.fasterfreedom.com

🏦 FasterFreedom Capital — Short-term, long-term, and gap funding for real investors → https://www.fasterfreedomcapital.com

🏠 RE Launch Free Community — Weekly coaching, deal reviews, and community support → https://www.skool.com/relaunch/about

📊 RealBooks — The bookkeeping software built specifically for real estate investors. Get 30% off + a free trial → https://realbooks.io/fasterfreedom/?utm_source=faster-freedom&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=tof_all_30-off-free-trial_us_202606

📱 FOLLOW SAM: @samfasterfreedom

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🎙️ ABOUT THE FASTERFREEDOM SHOW:

Hosted by Sam Primm and Lucas. Sam and Lucas own $40 million in real estate and have closed over 2,000 deals, all built using other people's money. Every week, they break down the actual strategies for using real estate to build wealth on a normal income. No fluff. No hype. Just the truth about how to escape the W-2 grind and build lasting financial freedom.

Mortgage payments are estimates based on 20% down and a 30-year fixed rate (3.64% in 2019, 7.40% in 2026), principal and interest only. Figures are approximate and for educational purposes.

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Pending home sales just hit their lowest level in 12 years. Mortgage rates are back above 7%. Consumer confidence just hit an all-time low.

And home prices in St. Louis went UP almost 7%.

Two of those things can’t be true at the same time — unless the headlines are only telling you half the story.

In this episode, Sam and Lucas cut through the fear and break down what’s actually happening in the housing market and the economy right now. Fact vs. fiction, headline by headline, using the latest data from Redfin, Zillow, Cotality, and the University of Michigan. Then they lay out exactly how to keep winning in a market like this by sticking to the basics.

Because if you can only make money in one type of market, you don’t have a strategy. You have luck.

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📖 In this episode you’ll hear:
✅ Why consumer sentiment just hit an all-time low (and who actually feels it)
✅ The K-shaped economy: why asset owners are getting richer while paycheck earners get squeezed
✅ Why pending sales are at a 12-year low while home prices are still rising
✅ The housing headlines that are FACT and the ones that are FICTION
✅ Why this is officially the strongest buyer’s market on record
✅ The markets where prices are climbing (including St. Louis) and the ones falling
✅ Why rents are rising as buyers get priced out
✅ The 5 back-to-basics plays for winning in today’s market

The headlines are designed to make you feel something. The data is designed to tell you something. This episode teaches you the difference — and how to use a fearful market to your advantage while everyone else sits on the sidelines.

Markets change. Math doesn’t.

FREE RESOURCES + LINKS MENTIONED:

🚀 The Infinite Rental System — Sam’s step-by-step system to buy your first (or next) rental in 6 months with none of your own money. Lifetime access. → https://rentals.fasterfreedom.com

🏠 RE Launch Free Community — Weekly coaching, deal reviews, and community support → https://www.skool.com/relaunch/about

📊 RealBooks — The bookkeeping software built specifically for real estate investors. Get 30% off + a free trial → https://realbooks.io/fasterfreedom/?utm_source=faster-freedom&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=tof_all_30-off-free-trial_us_202606

🏦 FasterFreedom Capital — Short-term, long-term, and gap funding for real investors → https://www.fasterfreedomcapital.com

📱 FOLLOW SAM: @samfasterfreedom
📱 FOLLOW LUCAS: @lucasfasterfreedom

🎙️ ABOUT THE FASTERFREEDOM SHOW:
Hosted by Sam Primm and Lucas. Sam and Lucas own $40 million in real estate and have closed over 2,000 deals, all built using other people’s money. Every week, they break down the actual strategies for using real estate to build wealth on a normal income. No fluff. No hype. Just the truth about how to escape the W-2 grind and build lasting financial freedom.

#HousingMarket #RealEstateInvesting #MortgageRates #BuyersMarket #KShapedEconomy #SamPrimm #FasterFreedom #RealEstate2026 #RentalProperty #WealthBuilding #FinancialFreedom

$100,000 a year on the side.

That's the number almost every W-2 earner secretly wishes they could add to their income — because it's the number that gives you options. Options to quit. Options to invest. Options to live differently.

The problem? Every finance guru on the internet tells you "just start a business" or "just invest in index funds" — with zero actual math behind it.

In this episode, Sam Primm and Lucas pull out the calculator and walk through 4 realistic paths to make $100,000 a year in real estate — deal by deal, number by number, so you can see exactly what it takes.

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📖 In this episode you'll hear:
✅ Path #1 — WHOLESALING: how many deals, average fee, and the realistic monthly volume
✅ Path #2 — FLIPPING: how many flips, average profit per flip, and the real timeline
✅ Path #3 — RENTALS: how many doors you actually need to clear $100K in cash flow
✅ Path #4 — PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: units under management, fee structure, and the math nobody shows you
✅ Which path is best if you have ZERO cash to start
✅ Which path is best if you have a full-time W-2 and limited hours
✅ Which path scales fastest (and which one caps out)
✅ The honest tradeoffs — speed vs stability vs passive income
✅ Plus: fantasy football hot takes and life talk

This isn't theory. Sam has personally done all four paths. He's wholesaled, flipped, bought and held, and runs one of the largest property management companies in St. Louis. He knows the exact math on each because he's lived it — over 2,000 deals across 12 years.

Pick the path that matches your situation. Run the math. Do the reps. $100K/year on the side isn't a dream — it's a deliberate number of deals with a known margin. This episode gives you the exact map.

Whether you're trying to replace your W-2, pay off debt, or build an exit plan — one of these four paths will fit your life.

FREE RESOURCES + LINKS MENTIONED:

🏠 RE Launch Free Community — the free community where Sam and Lucas coach investors weekly → https://www.skool.com/relaunch/about

🚀 The Infinite Rental System — Sam's step-by-step system to buy your first (or next) rental in 6 months with none of your own money. Lifetime access. → rentals.fasterfreedom.com

📊 RealBooks — the bookkeeping and accounting software built specifically for real estate investors. Get 30% off + a free trial → https://realbooks.io/fasterfreedom/?utm_source=faster-freedom&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=tof_all_30-off-free-trial_us_202606

🏦 FasterFreedom Capital — Short-term, long-term, and gap funding for real investors. → www.fasterfreedomcapital.com

🎙️ ABOUT THE FASTERFREEDOM SHOW:
Hosted by Sam Primm and Lucas — real estate investors who have closed over 2,000 deals and control $40M+ in real estate. Every week, they break down the actual strategies for using real estate to build wealth on a normal income. No fluff. No hype. Just the truth about how to escape the W2 grind and build lasting financial freedom.

#RealEstateInvesting #100KPerYear #SideHustle #Wholesaling #HouseFlipping #RentalProperty #PropertyManagement #SamPrimm #FasterFreedom #PassiveIncome #CashFlow #FinancialFreedom #RealEstateStrategy #WealthBuilding #FantasyFootball