Accredited Income Property Investment Specialist (AIPIS)

Returning guest Adam Schroeder joins Jason Hartman for this episode, as the two discuss the steps for transitioning from professional management of rental properties to self management. Adam and his wife have 3 (going on 4) properties and are thinking that the time is soon coming to venture out on their own. But before doing that there are some important things to do like what information to get from your property manager, what kind of initial contact to have with the current tenant, finding forms and contracts when you're finding/reupping tenants, pet rent, and more. They also discuss finding repair people, what to expect from property management software, whether to allow grace periods and what kind of late fees to charge.

Key Takeaways:

[4:24] Sometimes removing a property manager actually makes things easier

[7:43] The information you need to get from your current property manager if you're going to make a switch

[12:42] A way to change your relationship with your property manager rather than completely ending it

[15:25] Bad property manager reviews on sites like Yelp might be a good thing, that's why you have to read them

[20:23] Insurance: individual policies or a commercial policy?

[25:07] You should have a clause in the lease stating which repairs the tenant is responsible for

[29:33] What to expect from property management software

[33:36] The importance of an increasing late fee

Websites:

www.JasonHartman.com/Properties

The PropertyCast

www.WeGoLook.com

www.NoLo.com

www.RocketLawyer.com

www.Buildium.com

Direct download: AIPIS_258_Adam_Schroeder.mp3
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Jason Hartman talks with Keith McIntosh, President of McIntosh & Associates, LLC, about protesting your property taxes for your rental properties across the country. Keith explains the different ways you can protest your taxes, why the government big data doesn't get it right all the time, and more.

Key Takeaways:

[2:01] The property tax process & the 3 typical opportunities to dispute

[8:27] How does the process with Keith's company work?

[10:51] Why is Keith's "big data" different/better than the tax assessors?

[15:34] Is there a non-automated product available?

[17:51] How much people are usually able to save when protesting their taxes using Keith's data

[20:04] Protesting your taxes gives you a cumulative effect over the years

Website:

www.HomeTaxSavings.com

Direct download: AIPIS_257_Keith_McIntosh.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:00pm EDT

Jason Hartman talks with Paul Moore, author of The Perfect Investment: Create Enduring Wealth from the Historic Shift to Multifamily Housing, about what demographics are telling the two of them about the next decade for landlords, as well as home ownership rates and the current habits of both baby boomers and millennials.

Key Takeaways:

[1:46] How the demographics for the next decade looks for landlords

[3:44] Where Jason believes home ownership rate should be

[5:59] The faster growing demographic of renters is the baby boomers

[8:59] Millennials are renting in large numbers, partially thanks to the portability society

[12:55] What investing really is and other investment philosophies

Website:

www.WellingsCapital.com

The Perfect Investment: Create Enduring Wealth from the Historic Shift to Multifamily Housing

Direct download: AIPIS_256_Paul_Moore.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:31pm EDT

Jason Hartman talks with Mitch Stephen, author of My Life and 1,000 Houses, on Mitch's start in real estate, the importance of not having 100% occupancy, how to determine if your market is overbuilt, doing due diligence, and more.

Key Takeaways:

[2:38] Is self-storage overbuilt? How Mitch tries to minimize his competition

[8:05] Self-storage facilities can go up really quick, is it better to buy an existing or build a new one?

[12:45] Jason's revelation about commercial vs self-storage real estate back in 2010

[16:20] Why you never want to be full in any sector of real estate investing & what you should do if facilities in the area are full

[19:49] Some of the due diligence Mitch does when looking for a facility to buy

Website:

www.REInvestorSummit.com

Direct download: AIPIS_254_Mitch_Stephen.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:00am EDT

Jason Hartman talks with Nick Vertucci, author of Seven Figure Decisions and founder of NV Real Estate Academy, about Nick's journey through the real estate world after his tenure in the tech industry. Nick spills the details of his change and why he switched from selling and flipping to educating. The two discuss the downsides of real estate, but also the incredible rewards that can come if you stick with it, make decisions and keep moving forward.

Key Takeaways:

[1:20] Nick's journey from selling and flipping real estate to the education side

[7:48] Nick's first realization that he was making 7 figure decisions, and what true leaders all have in common

[10:50] Real estate isn't perfect, and it isn't easy, but it can bless you significantly

[14:32] Whether it's full or part time, have the entrepreneurial spirit and go create wealth

[16:25] Decision making is one of the most important things a successful person has to have

Website:

www.NVRealEstateAcademy.com

Seven Figure Decisions

Direct download: AIPIS_253_Nick_Vertucci.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT

Jason Hartman plays some of his segment from the latest Cash Flow Wealth Summit where he talks about the 6 ways the US government can solve their $220 trillion obligation and which one we can take the most advantage of as investors.

Key Takeaways:

[2:57] The difference between money and currency

[5:50] The 3 basic economic maladies

[8:01] The entitlement society isn't going to change, so align your interests

[9:45] We must understand the motivations of governments and central banks

[11:43] The 6 ways the government can deal with the looming entitlement bill

[19:23] The most likely solution the government will choose

[23:02] Inflation is the most powerful method of wealth redistribution from lenders to borrowers, old to young

Website:

www.JasonHartman.com/Properties

Jason Hartman's Flash Briefing

The PropertyCast

Direct download: AIPIS_252_6_Reasons.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:16pm EDT

Jason Hartman talks with Joe Melendez, Founder & CEO of Value Insured, which features a new product that can reimburse homeowners up to their full down payment if the market went down when they sold their house. The two discuss the lack of inventory in the entry level home market, the hazards of regulation on today's market, and how Value Insured is able to work to help home owners.

Key Takeaways:

[2:30] The entry level home market has been completely shut out from new home construction

[5:55] How to encourage builders to builder entry level homes

[9:50] Where is all the manufactured housing that people have been expecting?

[12:43] Equity insurance for the homeowner

[19:17] The math behind the equity insurance

[24:02] $60/year for equity insurance seems to say that Joe is bullish on the housing market. Is that true?

[27:11] When will the equity insurance for investors be available?

Website:

www.ValueInsured.com

Direct download: AIPIS_251_Joe_Melendez.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:09am EDT

In this 10th episode, Jason Hartman talks with Steven Landsburg, Professor of Economics at Rochester and author of Can You Outsmart an Economist, about the big economic questions of the day. Steven explains why central planning will never work, the "Economic Berlin Wall" Jason proposes, and why more sex is safer sex (and how that applies to economics).

Key Takeaways:

[5:25] It's virtually impossible for central planners to get economic issues right

[9:55] How minimum wage is taken care of by the Earned Income Tax Credit

[13:14] The "Economic Berlin Wall" in today's society

[22:55] Using economics when considering the world's population

Website:

www.TheBigQuestions.com

www.JasonHartman.com/Events

Direct download: AIPIS_250_Steven_Landsburg.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:16am EDT

Jason Hartman talks with client Diana Dine about her experience investing in real estate. Diana just recently bought her first home and is now up to 5 properties between Jackson and Memphis. She recently went to both cities to meet with the Local Market Specialists and discusses her future plans as she moves toward her financial independence.

Key Takeaways:

[2:15] Why did Diana get interested in real estate?

[6:16] Diana decided to buy her first property at the 2018 Meet the Masters

[7:35] Diana's experience meeting the Local Market Specialists

[12:05] How many properties Diana thinks she needs to reach financial independence

Website:

www.JasonHartman.com/Properties

Direct download: AIPIS_249_Diana_Dine.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:47pm EDT

Jason Hartman talks with Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist at Windermere Real Estate. The two discuss what's going on in the macro US economy, what's going on with home inventory levels, some of the easiest ways to lower home prices, and the Millennial's (mostly futile) quest to save up for a down payment. They also discuss the lack of home inventory and why the loosening of credit regulations isn't going to impact home sales as much as some are hoping. Then they also delve into millennials trying to afford homes and WHERE they can actually afford to live.

Key Takeaways:

[1:18] What's Matthew's take on what's going on in the macroeconomy

[4:06] What's going on with new home development? Will there be any break in inventory shortgage?

[8:19] The easiest way to lower home costs and ease the inventory crisis is by easing regulatory burdens

[11:54] Millenials are having a hard time saving up for a down payment and are asking for a loan from the bank of Mom & Dad

[14:39] Milennials want to live in the "exurbs" in townhomes, but home prices are pushing them out further

[17:05] It's taking a credit score of 740 to get a mortgage loan these days, but even if more people become eligible there's no inventory

[20:16] Factors that could trigger the next business cycle recession and what the next recession might look like

[24:34] Who are the "Boomerang Buyers" and how might they impact the single family rental rate growth?

Website:

www.Windermere.com/Economics

Direct download: AIPIS_248_Matthew_Gardner.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:11pm EDT

Jason Hartman talks with 24 year old real estate investor Ben Mizes, co-founder of Clever Real Estate, about how he got started in the business, what lessons he's learned over his time in the industry, and what technologies he's using to keep up with all his properties. Ben also gives a few best practice tips to those who want to get involved in real estate like he is.

Key Takeaways:

[1:23] How Ben became interested in real estate

[5:23] Ben's deal experience as he started growing his portfolio, and why his 2nd deal may have been his most important

[9:34] Ben's thoughts on what's happening in the real estate industry as a whole

[13:10] Best practices when managing your own properties is to make sure you make your expectations very clear with your tenants

[17:45] If you don't do a good job with repairs it makes managing the building that much harder

[20:05] The two main technologies Ben is using for his real estate, and one hack Ben uses to allow his tenants to pay cash

Website:

www.ListWithClever.com

Direct download: AIPIS_247_Ben_Mizes.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am EDT

Jason Hartman talks with Dr Andy Krause, Principal Data Scientist at Greenfield Advisors and AVM Analytics, about the state of automated valuation models (AVMs), the potential future for AVMs, how they work, and what practicalities are slowing their development down. The two also discuss the wide range of uses AVMs have, how they're going to be changing moving forward, and how short-term rentals are impacting housing markets across the country.

Key Takeaways:

[1:16] The biggest AVM people know about is Zillow

[2:18] The science (and accuracy) behind current AVMs

[5:11] 2 things that are stopping a database from happening that would significantly improve appraisals

[9:42] How does the AVM come up with a value?

[15:17] What the AVMs do outside of simply valuing individual homes

[17:38] The future of AVMs

[20:57] The effects of the short-term rental market on the overall housing market

Website:

www.GreenfieldAdvisors.com

www.AVMAnalytics.com

Direct download: AIPIS_246_Andy_Krause.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:34pm EDT

Jason Hartman talks with Natalia Karayaneva, founder of Propy, about how the blockchain can be used in real estate transactions. The main purpose of doing so is that it can drastically reduce closing costs, and potentially eliminate the need for title insurance in the future (if states allow it). Jason and Natalia look at the uses for Propy and how it can be used both in and outside of the United States.

Key Takeaways:

[1:31] How can the blockchain be used in the real estate world?

[8:27] Do countries outside the US needs this more than the US does?

[13:05] Propy is mostly going to be cutting down on closing costs

[14:13] How do you use Propy in real life?

[18:55] What's the future for Propy?

Website:

www.Propy.com

Direct download: AIPIS_245_Natalia_Karayaneva.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:15pm EDT

Jason Hartman talks with Jeff Cronrod, founder of the American Apartment Owner Association & founder of Rent Recovery Service, about his new program called Lease Guarantee, and how landlords need to take a more aggressive approach toward tenants who don't pay. They focus today on property management best practices and tenant screening.

Key Takeaways:

[22:02] What is Lease Guarantee?

[24:18] How much does the Lease Guarantee cost and what exactly does it cover?

[28:32] The steps you have to go through when a tenant misses their rent payment

[31:40] What judgement do you need to get for Lease Guarantee to pay out?

[20:02] Jeff's property management best practices, and proper tenant screening

[24:18] What sort of reports are available for landlords?

[20:02] Jeff's property management best practices, and proper tenant screening

[24:18] What sort of reports are available for landlords?

Website:

www.AAOA.com

www.TenantAlert.com

Direct download: AIPIS_244_Jeff_Cronrod.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:53pm EDT

The worlds of cryptocurrencies and crowdfunding can work in harmony, but the world of the long term cryptocurrency lover and day traders may not be so harmonious.

Jason Hartman talks with David Drake, founder of LDJ Capital, about what's going on in the cryptocurrency world, regulations on the ICO market, and how currencies like Bitcoin might be incorporated into international currency baskets.

Key Takeaways:

[3:33] What kind of regulations do ICOs have?

[8:13] Cryptocurrencies are now seeing two worlds collide: the old guard of people who are buying and holding versus the hedge funds coming in to trade and make money quickly

[12:12] G7 might put Bitcoin into their currency baskets because they're anti-inflationary

[15:07] Can cryptocurrencies overcome any potential opposition from governments and central banks?

Website:

www.LDJCapital.com

Direct download: AIPIS_243_David_Drake.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:44pm EDT

Jason Hartman presents a client case study with Muthiah where the two discuss an incident Muthiah recently had with a vendor, and what actions you can take when you're being wronged. They explore the actual process of Muthiah filing a claim against a bad provider and how he was about to get restitution after some avenues had failed. Jason also explains how to get a hold of his Hall of Shame resource list, and why you should file complaints even if they're not likely to help you alone.

Key Takeaways:

[2:37] What happened to Muthiah that created tension with the seller

[5:13] If the seller wants to close before the repairs are completed, the only way you accept is if they have money held in escrow in case they don't do what they promised

[8:28] The two ends of the company spectrum

[11:28] What Jason wants you to negotiate with your property management contract

[15:41] The inherent conflict of interest with property managers

[23:04] Muthiah has never tried to self manage his current 20 properties

[26:04] Want Jason Hartman's Hall of Shame resource list? Fill out any form on JasonHartman.com

[28:22] Muthiah's process of filing complaints against the provider

[32:53] You're not just filing these complaints for yourself, it's your duty to protect other people

Website:

www.JasonHartman.com/Properties

Direct download: AIPIS_242_Muthiah.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:37pm EDT

There is a lot of talk in the news lately about a possible downturn in the US economy, yet Jason’s guest, Ali Wolf of Meyers Research is staying bullish. She says the important indicators to watch aren’t showing the normal warning signs of a market drop. Ali also discusses the trends of Millennials with regards to renting vs. buying a home, their purchasing cycles and what they are willing, and not willing, to pay for.

Key Takeaways:

[01:03] Are we at the end of a business cycle?

[04:30] Ali uses the Quits ratio to judge the state of the economy.

[06:39] Three critical indicators to use as early warning signs to a possible market drop.

[09:29] Wiil Millennials be staying put and buying homes or are they the rental generation?

[16:33] Why modern, prefab homes may offer Millennials more amenities than space.

[27:34] Inventory of existing, resale housing is lower in every single market Zondo tracks.

Website:

www.MeyersLLC.com

www.Zonda.co

Direct download: AIPIS_241_Ali_Wolf.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:32pm EDT

In this 10th episode, Jason Hartman talks with Dr. Robert Whaples, Professor and Chair in the Department of Economics, Wake Forest University and co-editor and managing editor of The Independent Review. The two discuss the current Pope's world view and the nature of the Catholic church today.

Key Takeaways:

[2:58] What is Pope Francis' world view?

[7:23] How the economy is connected to the environment in the Pope's world view

[13:02] Do we need environmental regulations and taxes?

[14:49] Have we just exported our pollution?

[20:05] Where does the Catholic church come in on the uneven playing fields of markets and oligarchies

Website:

www.Independent.org

Direct download: AIPIS_240_Robert_Whaples.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:01pm EDT

Jason Hartman talks with Barry Habib, renowned mortgage industry executive and founder of MBS Highway, about what to expect in the mortgage world in 2018. The two discuss why the media doesn't seem to get real estate, why real estate appreciation doesn't have to match stock market appreciation, mortgage tax deductions, and how the Roe v Wade decision actually impacted a housing bubble.

Key Takeaways:

[1:18] Is Barry still bullish the US real estate market?

[5:23] The power of leverage, when a 6% return can dwarf 20%

[9:12] The interest you pay for your house goes to the lender, but the principle is STILL YOUR MONEY

[11:37] How much Barry expects mortgage rates to rise in 2018, and how it impact appreciation

[12:42] Why aren't people taking the mortgage tax deduction?

[14:23] The bullish sentiment is the highest it's been in about 20 years

[18:33] How Roe v Wade led to a housing bubble

Website:

www.MBSHighway.com

Direct download: AIPIS_239_Barry_Habib.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:01pm EDT

Jason Hartman talks with Cullen Roche, founder of Pragmatic Capitalism, about macroeconomic events going on today, how Cullen studies the markets, why bonds are more attractive than many believe, and the investment strategy you have to adopt when investing in cryptocurrencies today. The two also take a look at the banking industry, money supply, and asset inflation.

Key Takeaways:

[2:12] What does Pragmatic Capitalism really mean?

[10:45] The macro-economy still looks healthy

[13:59] Cullen looks at the economy like an engineer in order to try and understand what's going on

[17:37] Bonds are probably more attractive than most people believe

[20:29] Cryptocurrencies have become a "greater fool theory" investment

[24:51] Asset inflation is real and it's becoming harder and harder to get into the investor class

[29:09] The banking industry is what creates most of the money in our economy

[31:27] One of Cullen's outlandish theories

Website:

www.PragCap.com

Direct download: AIPIS_238_Cullen_Roche.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT

Jason Hartman talks with Mike Moyer, creator of Slicing Pie, about how to partner with people on startups and real estate investing in a way that fairly incorporates everything people bring to the table. The two discuss the need to factor in work, cash, ideas, goods, etc when valuing contributions, as well as the multipliers for each faction depending on their scarcity.

Key Takeaways:

[2:08] You have to go into a startup with the knowledge that you can lose all of your money

[3:09] How would you use Slicing Pie in a real estate deal?

[7:17] Why there's a difference between cash & non-cash contributions when you're slicing

[10:12] The reason there are multipliers in slices is so that there are consequences if someone leaves the pie

[13:35] Why time based vesting isn't the way to go

[16:04] What is Mike's definition of a startup?

[21:20] What are all the ways you can get a slice of pie in a company?

[25:29] How do you get started slicing pie?

Website:

www.SlicingPie.com

Direct download: AIPIS_237_Mike_Moyer.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:24pm EDT

Jason Hartman is happy to bring one of his clients, Adam Jackson, on to the show to talk about his journey into real estate investing. Adam started buying properties toward the end of 2016, and has subsequently purchased 11 homes in the past year on his quest for financial freedom.

Adam shares what markets he's currently invested in, where he's looking to expand, keeping score with personal financial statements, and keeping a healthy balance.

Key Takeaways:

[1:47] Who is Adam Jackson?

[7:26] Where Adam bought his first property, and why

[9:36] Why Adam chose to buy a home with cash

[17:26] When you suffer through an expensive repair, remember that your loss is shared by the government on your tax return

[20:03] How to keep score via financial statements

[24:57] The P vs PC Balance

[28:03] Adam's attempt at the abundance mentality and trying to pass along whatever wisdom/money/time he can

[31:44] Focusing on a few things in-depth is better than a little bit of everything

Website:

www.JasonHartman.com/Properties

Direct download: AIPIS_236_Adam_Jackson.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:07pm EDT

In part 2 of Jason Hartman's interview with his client Sean, the two discuss how to deal with people who are taking advantage of you. Sean & Jason talk about how apps are allowing people to cut out fraud from providers, and how it's our job to protect other people from bad apples by filing complaints and letting as many people know as possible.

Key Takeaways:

[2:31] Some apps out there are cutting down on overzealous hourly billing

[7:45] Filing complaints against other parties

[11:59] You can always learn lessons from other people's (or your own) bad situations

Website:

www.JasonHartman/Properties

Direct download: AIPIS_235_Client_Sean.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:58pm EDT

In Part 1 of this client case study with Sean, Jason Hartman discusses the beginning of Sean's real estate investing career and the mistakes he made. Sean ended up with 6 figures worth of debt when the great recession hit, and he admits it's because he made some terrible decisions. Jason and Sean look into why they were bad decisions and how Sean and his wife have been able to dig out of that hole and continue to invest in real estate.

The two then begin their discussion on property managers and what to do when repairs are needed. Part 2 will be next week.

Key Takeaways:

[3:10] Real estate investing allows Sean to supplement his acting income and not have to stay in one place

[8:03] Sean & his wife got caught up in the Florida FOMO and kept him from doing more real estate until 2013

[13:26] What part of Jason's investing philosophy really opened Sean's eyes

[16:51] Sean's personal philosophy on the markets he's investing in

[21:00] Only accept invoices from vendors, not from managers

[24:51] Make sure you find a trusted handyman

Website:

www.JasonHartman.com/Properties

Direct download: AIPIS_234_Sean.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT

Jason talks with Jorge Newbery, author of Debt Cleanse: How to Settle Your Unaffordable Debts for Pennies on the Dollar, about fake news, erasing debt, the creation (and destruction) of bubbles, and what to do if you're in trouble with a loan.

Key Takeaways:

[1:52] How Jorge got into the real estate business, and was taken down by a single ice storm

[6:12] The City of Columbus, OH wouldn't let Jorge's renovations pass inspections

[10:22] A fake news story about Jorge being investigated turned the public against him and his renovations

[14:39] Why Jason is okay with the strategic default practice, even as a lender himself

[16:05] In his quest to erase his $26 million in debt, Jorge found an error that erased $5 million of it, which led to a startling revelation

[20:05] Our whole society is set up to create massive bubbles that burst and allow the powers that be to buy assets for pennies on the dollar while we blame ourselves for the situation

[22:11] The wealth concentration in our nation is becoming untenable

[23:46] The #1 piece of advice for if you're in trouble with your loan

Website:

www.AHPFund.com

www.DebtCleanse.com

Direct download: AIPIS_233_Jorge_Newberry.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:54pm EDT

Homee on Demand is a new app that's aiming to make property management from afar easier than it's ever been before. Your tenant can alert you to a problem, send you a picture of the issue, you can get a quote, and verify the issue is taken care of.

Listen in as Sara McFarland gives a rundown of the service, how they ensure you don't get ripped off, and how you can best use it in your portfolio.

Website:

www.HomeeOnDemand.com

Direct download: AIPIS_232_Sara_McFarland.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:07pm EDT

Jason Hartman talks with CEO of the NHP Foundation, Richard Burns, about the affordable housing crisis in the United States. The current method of creating affordable housing isn't working for anyone, but Richard thinks there's a way that it can be solved that benefits all parties.

Key Takeaways:

[1:36] What solutions are available for affordable housing?

[4:29] The two components of real estates value

[6:12] We are nowhere near meeting the affordable housing demand, so what do we do?

[10:09] Where did the high paying, real careers go that made people end up in careers that were meant to be stop-gap jobs?

[12:16] What does Richard's non-profit do?

[15:51] Richard's thoughts on rent control

[17:42] What the Baby Boomer survey showed

Website:

www.NHPFoundation.org

Direct download: AIPIS_231_Richard_Burns.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:13pm EDT

Jason Hartman talks with Peter Shankman, author of Faster Than Normal: Turbocharge Your Focus, Productivity, and Success with the Secrets of the ADHD Brain, about how people with ADHD can use it to their advantage, what actions people need to take in order to be successful in their ventures, how to figure out what your audience wants, and when to ignore your audience.

Key Takeaways:

[3:08] How is ADHD a benefit?

[5:35] It's important to set up your life in a way that doesn't allow you to get derailed, and the 4 undeniable ADHD life rules

[8:39] You can lead the life you want, you just have to be willing to make the trade offs

[12:47] Your audience will tell you what they want and where they are, if you're willing to listen

[14:42] The only time you want to ignore what your audience is saying they want is when you're a part of a big market disruptor

Website:

www.ShankMinds.com

www.FasterThanNormal.com

Direct download: AIPIS_230_Peter_Shankman.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:18pm EDT

Jason wraps up his interview with Macro Watch's Richard Duncan. The two tackle the topic of rising interest rates, better uses for going into further debt than giving it to tax reform, how the Fed will react to a tanking stock market, and what we can expect to see over the next few years.

Key Takeaways:

[00:45] What people don't realize about interest rates

"People buy houses on a payment, not a price"

[1:56] What the Fed will do if the market drops 10% and what else will happen if it drops 20%

[5:15] What Richard wishes the government had done with the $1 trillion in new deficits that will occur from the new tax reform

[9:50] Why Richard thinks the government can invest as wisely as private companies

[14:16] What are the next few years going to look like?

[16:49] People need to get very familiar with quantitative tightening

Websites:

www.RichardDuncanEconomics.com
(promo code: GLOBAL for 50% off)

Direct download: AIPIS_229_Richard_Duncan_2.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT

Jason Hartman welcomes Richard Duncan back to the show to discuss what's going on with fiscal policy and interest rates right now. In the first half of the interview Richard talks about how the trade imbalance with China has enriched the nation and brought millions out of poverty, as well as how the general public has no idea how much the Fed is actually tightening, and how that will impact interest rates.

Key Takeaways:

[3:04] Jason's theory on asset inflation and what it means if the millennials don't join the investor class like the baby boomers did

[5:41] Why the future from an Asian perspective is much brighter than from a US perspective

[7:50] Who's gotten the better end of the China/US trade imbalance?

[13:27] Richard believes the Fed is tightening more than people are understanding

[17:36] The Fed has been destroying at least $10 billion a month since October 2017 and it's going to get bigger

[20:11] The Fed will have destroyed $1 trillion by the end of 2019 if they follow through on their announced plan

[22:20] Is the Fed likely to make a course correction if rates go too high?

Websites:

www.RichardDuncanEconomics.com
(promo code: GLOBAL for 50% off)

Direct download: AIPIS_228_Richard_Duncan_1.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:37pm EDT

Jason Hartman talks with Jason van den Brand, CEO & Co-Founder at Lenda, an online mortgage platform. The two of them discuss the current status of the mortgage market, what kind of easing or tightening we might see in the near future, how Lenda is able to cut fees in the lending process, how to get a rate quote, and more.

Key Takeaways:

[1:24] What is Lenda?

[4:07] What Lenda is expecting to happen in the mortgage market this coming year

[8:38] The loans that are available through Lenda

[13:23] What you need to do to get a rate quote

[16:40] Is mortgage regulation going to loosen in the near future?

[19:06] Does Lenda have the same fees as conventional lenders or do they differ?

Website:

www.Lenda.com

Direct download: AIPIS_227_Jason_van_den_Brand.mp3
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Jason Hartman talks with Flavia Berys, host of the Lifestyle Solopreneur podcast and teacher at Landlord Prep, about the current legal landscape of short term rentals. The fight between residents and landlords of short term rentals isn't going to end anytime soon, but Flavia has her finger on the pulse when it comes to what's happening right now.

Flavia discusses where to find good, long term tenants, and gives some tips on how to properly manage your properties to get the best reviews from your tenants, and keep your things safe.

Key Takeaways:

[3:56] What is the status of STRs in California

[6:14] The issue of laws for STRs and property rights of the owner

[12:44] 2-3 month long rentals for traveling professionals is a great market, but where do you find them?

[15:29] You need to decide what amenities to offer from the onset

[18:46] How Flavia uses her security system, and how you have to deal with cameras and your tenants

[21:34] How remote Flavia manages her properties, and a reminder that being a STR host is MUCH more personal than being a landlord

Websites:

www.LandlordPrep.com

www.FurnishedFinder.com

www.SimpliSafe.com

Direct download: AIPIS_225_Flavia_Berys.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:46pm EDT

Jason Hartman takes this episode to delve into some important happenings in the real estate world today. Some of Trump's recent moves have been bringing jobs back to the states, and companies are expected to bring money back, and it's creating good times for a lot of people.

With that good time comes something every real estate investor can enjoy, rent inflation. BUT, when times are good it's important to be vigilant with your providers and make sure they're not getting lazy.

Key Takeaways:

[3:58] Jobs are coming back to America

[7:27] Rent inflation is coming

[12:46] As a real estate investor, it's critical that you remember who your customer really is (hint: it's the tenant)

[16:05] In a booming economy, the big job as a real estate broker is the job of sorting people out

[20:12] Sometimes the booms can make providers a little sloppy, so it's important to stay on top of property managers and the like

Website:

www.JasonHartman.com/Properties

Direct download: AIPIS_224_Mason.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:34pm EDT

If you want a story of someone who started with nothing and ended up with everything, Tom Cafarella is your man. Jason Hartman talks with Tom about his experience starting out in real estate with no money, how he worked his way up, how he sources his properties, how you can evict tenants in tenant friendly areas, and more.

Key Takeaways:

[2:09] Tom's journey to leave corporate America (which started immediately upon entering)

[7:02] Tom's first fix and flip deal

[9:59] Flippers may have spending money, but buy and hold investors accumulate real wealth

[14:18] How is Tom sourcing his properties?

[17:56] Suggestions for evicting in tenant friendly municipalities

[19:30] Should you have a real estate license when you start wholesaling?

Website:

www.RealEstateInvestingIsEasy.com

Direct download: AIPIS_223_Tom_Cafarella.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:40pm EDT

Jason Hartman talks with Daniel Amerman, CFA, about the need for legitimate economic data and whether we can get any of that from the government. The two also take a deep look at our nation's rising debt and what that means for the US currency moving forward.

Key Takeaways:

[2:42] Daniel recently reverse engineered the Congressional Budget Office's long term economic outlooko

[6:32] Is the CBO a credible source of information?

[8:41] Technically there's no such thing as an unfunded liability

[13:47] What does a heavily indebted nation mean for the investor?

[15:57] "It's crucially clear that, when you have a $20 trillion national debt, that interest rates can't rise too much"

[19:48] Why Jason hates hedonic indexes

[23:39] There's a lot of inflation that we either don't see or we don't acknowledge

[28:12] A 2% higher rate of inflation is magic for maintaining financial solvency

[31:23] When everyone learned that stocks were the magic wealth building machine they bid the prices of stocks so high the dividends crashed, which ruined the wealth creation

[34:02] Daniel is a huge fan, not of income property, but of the mortgage

Website:

www.DanielAmerman.com

Direct download: AIPIS_222_Daniel_Amerman.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:24pm EDT

Jason Hartman went on The Financal Survival Network with Kerry Lutz on October 16, 2017, to discuss what's going on in real estate around the country, if we're approaching the top of the market, what's happened to the banks that were "too big to fail", Blockchain technology, and more.

Host Kerry Lutz and Jason also take a dive into the mortgage crisis of 2008, and whether it could make a comeback in today's environment.

Key Takeaways:

[2:46] Where are the assets?

[7:22] Why it's important to remember that you can't hear the dogs that don't bark

[9:27] Too big to fail has gotten even bigger

[12:54] Jason saw the first part of the mortgage crisis coming, but didn't see the second part that involved Wall Street coming at all

[17:57] Blockchain technology is phenomenal, but it's not Bitcoin, which you HAVE to remember

Website:

www.FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com

www.JasonHartman.com

Direct download: AIPIS_221_Kerry_Lutz.mp3
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In this 10th episode interview, Jason talks with serial entrepreneur Peter Sage, author of 5 Keys to Master Your Life, about his recent 6 month stay in jail and how he was able to use that as a teaching (and learning) experience for himself, the inmates, and his students.

The two touch on the importance of identity, the need for ego strength & ego drive, what drives people, and more.

Key Takeaways:

[2:49] Peter's latest "adventure" that landed him in jail

[7:15] Identity plays a huge part in how you deal with life

[13:06] Peter's idea of a "contrast frame"

[15:23] Why do people give up at the first sign of adversity? The difference between ego strength & ego drive

[17:34] Most people are driven by G.O.O.P.

[21:57] We need to learn how to love more

Websites:

www.PeterSage.com

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

Direct download: AIPIS_220_Peter_Sage.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:38pm EDT

Jason talks with Jeff Meyers, President at Meyers Research, about the state of the housing market across the USA, and how much runway the market might have. They also discuss whether millennials are finally ready to buy their first houses, and the incredible impact the self-driving car will have.

Key Takeaways:

[2:13] Are the millennials finally entering the home buying market?

[5:04] There's been a long economic recovery, but housing hasn't led the way so Jeff sees more runway

[9:43] When did the real recovery from the Great Recession begin, and how does it affect where we are in the housing cycle?

[12:24] Mortgage lending is getting tighter than ever, with the average FICO score on each loan being 720 (the banks are allowed to loan at 680)

[13:56] The self driving car could cause a resurgence of the suburbs, but it will DEFINITELY be a game changer for real estate (perhaps like how Amazon has changed the retail industry)

[17:09] The cottage industry that could spring up out of the emergence of the self driving car

Website:

www.MeyersResearch.com

Direct download: AIPIS_219_Jeff_Meyers.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:04pm EDT

Jason Hartman talks to Meet the Masters of Income Property keynote speaker John Burns, CEO of John Burns Real Estate Consulting, about how the autonomous car is going to change the look of cities, what a "surban" is, and why the 1980s is "the sharer" generation. The two also go into a more in-depth look about what kind of markets there are in the United States, and which hybrid markets may be on their way down.

Key Takeaways:

[1:53] Amazon's search for a second headquarter location, and where John thinks it will be

[4:35] How John classifies markets

[7:04] Hybrid markets like Austin and Dallas are seeing way more growth than they normally do in cycles, and why Austin's best days may be behind it

[8:33] The world is shifting more toward suburban apartments, being driven by local money

[11:09] The definition of "surban"

[16:16] The nickname for those born in the 1980s is "the sharers"

[19:17] The impact of autonomous cars

Websites:

www.RealEstateConsulting.com

Direct download: AIPIS_218_John_Burns.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:09pm EDT

In the final part of Jason's interview with Andrew Zatlin, the two take a look at whether the future of our economy is inflationary or deflationary. The two also look at the impact of technology on inflation, how it impacts the rental markets, and where the volatility in our economy will be in 2018.

Disclosure: this interview was recorded prior to the GOP Tax Reform being written and passed

Key Takeaways:

[1:32] The proof in the inflation pudding is shipping costs

[6:47] The economy is strong in the background

[8:31] Warehousing had a huge impact on the start of the internet

[11:10] When you reach the point where payroll and population growth are the same you don't get wage inflation

[15:35] When housing affordability is low and prices soften, the rental market strengthens

[19:30] Where 2018 volatility will come from

Website:

www.MoneyballEconomics.com

www.TheMoneyballTrader.com

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In the first part of Jason Hartman's interview with Moneyball economist Andrew Zatlin, the two of them take a deep look at what's going on in the housing market through the lens that Andrew uses. He looks at hiring patterns of home builders, and has seen a distinct problem in their search for labor. So many industries are hunting for labor that it's creating a bottleneck.

The two also look at short-term rentals, hotel vacancies, the Fed's monetary policy, and what's creating the demand for housing.

Key Takeaways:

[1:35] Andrew likes to check in with companies about what they're doing in regards to hiring

[4:05] Home builders can't hire enough people right now. The bottleneck is labor because there's a LOT of competition for it

[7:02] One question we need to ask is: what's creating all this demand for housing?

[11:06] The environment today makes it more attractive to buy rather than rent

[16:57] Do short-term rental providers need to worry about oversupply?

[19:15] Hotel vacancy rates tipped into the negatives this past year because of short-term rentals exploding in popularity

[21:55] Demand will create supply, but sometimes supply can create demand

[25:47] The Fed is on a trajectory of tightening

Website:

www.JasonHartman.com/Masters

www.MoneyballEconomics.com

Direct download: AIPIS_216_Andrew_Zatlin_1.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:32am EDT

Jason Hartman is proud to announce the latest addition to the 2018 Meet the Masters of Income Property event, Ken McElroy.

Ken is a Rich Dad Advisor and entrepreneur who is an expert in investment analysis, property management, and property development. He's responsible for over $700 million investment dollars in real estate.

Ken is the author of the best-selling books The ABC’s of Real Estate Investing, The Advanced Guide to Real Estate Investing, The ABC’s of Property Management, and most recently his book on entrepreneurship: The Sleeping Giant.

Website:

www.JasonHartman.com/Masters

www.KenMcElroy.com

Direct download: AIPIS_Ken_McElroy_Announcement.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am EDT

2018's Meet the Masters event was already packed with great speakers like Jason Hartman, Garrett Sutton, Brian Smith, Danielle DiMartino-Booth, John Burns, and more. Today, Jason Hartman is proud to announce that former Congressman (and America's foremost advocate for libery) Ron Paul will be joining the fold to headline the event.

Ron Paul was most recently a Republican candidate for President in 2008 and 2012, and served in the US House of Representatives for Texas for more than 25 years in all. He is a critic of policies like the USA Patriot Act and has criticized the federal governments fiscal policies a multitude of times. He's also outspoken against Federal Reserve, and the US tax code.

Website:

www.JasonHartman.com/Masters

www.CampaignForLiberty.org

Direct download: AIPIS_Ron_Paul_Announcement.mp3
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