Today's off-topic 10th episode has Jason Hartman talking with Sally Kohn, CNN political commentator, host of The State of the Resistance podcast and author of The Opposite of Hate: A Field Guide to Repairing Our Humanity, about why there's so much hate in our country at the moment and how we need to continue acknowledging problems and working to get better.

Key Takeaways:

[4:16] Technology makes us feel more anonymous, which isn't always the best thing

[6:54] Does the US deserve credit for being better than the rest of the world?

[11:45] What definition of "hate" Sally's working from

[15:56] Most people don't think they're hateful, they believe "those people" are hateful so the things they do are justified

[19:40] We have been taught throughout history that men should be in positions of power, which is a powerful thing to have to break through

Website:

www.SallyKohn.com

Jason Hartman talks with Chris Porter, Senior Vice President & Chief Demographer at John Burns Real Estate Consulting, about what trends their company has been seeing. There have been some profound shifts in the way that Americans want their communities, what they're looking for in a house, and whether they even WANT to own a house.

Key Takeaways:

[2:30] The labor shortage in construction right now is a great opportunity for new technology to come into the market

[7:50] Some developer trends going on right now

[11:49] The current housing trends of Millennials and Baby Boomers

[15:16] Are the insititutional investors here to stay?

[19:50] Chris' prediction on home ownership rates has been somewhat right. Why he thinks it wasn't completely acurate

[24:43] Why the way generations are widely defined make no sense

Website:

www.RealEstateConsulting.com

www.BigShiftsAhead.com

Jason Hartman talks with Matt Curtis, founder and CEO of Smart City Policy Group, about the state of short-term rentals in today's society. Matt explains why he thinks that no matter what people in power do, they won't be able to stop the movement that is short-term rentals. Matt also discusses what he expects for the market when the economy inevitably sinks into a downturn and people stop taking so many vacations, and why a societal shift is key to that.

Key Takeaways:

[4:06] Technology is leading us closer to a Jetsons like world

[6:43] Short-term rentals seem like they're going to win out over areas that are currently resisting

[9:57] It's not hard to see why some areas of the country are resistant to the idea of short-term rentals

[13:42] Are short-term rentals squeezing renters out of the higher end homes?

[18:04] Commercial mix-use multifamily seems to be an area that there's no qualms using for short-term rentals

[20:14] What happens to short-term rentals when the next recession hits?

Website:

www.SmartCityPolicyGroup.com

www.SmartCityPolicySummit.com

Jason Hartman talks with Jeb Carty, co-founder of Zumbly, joins the show today to discuss their new product and how investors can use them to maximize their returns.

Key Takeaways:

[1:38] How Zumbly differentiates itself from generic MLS websites

[5:51] All the assumptions in Zumbly's calcuations are adjustable

[9:01] Zumbly is hoping to provide the newest of investors the best information possible to make smart deals

[9:58] Millennials are looking for a new way to buy

[14:26] Zumbly's rolling out in 10 more markets

Website:

www.Zumbly.com

www.JasonHartman.com/Properties

Jason Hartman talks with Marc Biron, founder and CEO of Home Diversification Corp, about his product that is intended to help homeowners diversify their market risk in their own home purchase. The product is intended to help protect homeowners from downturns in the housing market in their local zip code by indexing it to the national housing market. Listen in as Marc explains why it would make sense for homeowners and how it works.

Key Takeaways:

[1:48] How Marc's mortgage product can help diversify market risk

[6:07] Marc claims his product is 42% more stable than the average housing market

[10:22] A sample case of how the product works

[13:51] Home Diversification uses the Zillow statistics for national home price indexing

Website:

www.JasonHartman.com/Properties

www.HomeDiversification.com

Jason Hartman joins Investment Counselor Sara and one of the Florida market specialists to discuss the upcoming Profits in Paradise event and the Florida property tour the Friday before the event. Prior to the Great Recession, the network dealt exclusively with new construction. Now it's a rarity, but Florida (and Atlanta) is able to provide that right now. New construction allows for win-win-win situations between investors, developers, and tenants.

Website:

www.JasonHartmanLive.com

Jason Hartman and his mom take today's episode to review the book The American Jubilee: A National Nightmare is Closer Than You Think, as well as discussing the impact of loan forgiveness and some self-management strategies that can save you money and headaches when it comes to repairs and tenant retention.

Key Takeaways:

[1:47] Jason's mom's takeaway from the book The American Jubilee

[4:33] The middle class is getting crushed today more than they ever have in American history

[7:47] You can use debt as a strategy

[11:38] Impact of the bank holiday

[14:07] Student loans are being packaged and sold to financial firms just like liar loans were

[18:59] The federal government can nationalize your stock and bond portfolio a lot easier than your property

[23:08] Turnover can be expensive, but keeping tenants for too long could mean your rents are too low

[27:36] The longer your tenant is there the more they treat it like their own home

[31:44] A recommendation to reduce your insurance prices

Website:

www.JasonHartman.com/Properties

Jason Hartman talks with Bill Ness, CEO and founder of Neighborhoods.com and 55Places.com, about how to evaluate neighborhoods and the incredible opportunity that the 55+ age market is presenting for investors.

Key Takeaways:

[1:52] As Bill started Neighborhoods.com, how did he define a neighborhood?

[5:02] How do people sort neighborhoods

[9:26] Last year only 38% of home buyers were over the age of 55

Websites:

www.Neighborhoods.com

www.55Places.com

Jason Hartman talks with Michael Finch, Principal at SVN and SFRhub Advisors, about the latest trend in real estate development: the build to rent model. The two discuss why this model is so popular, why developers love it and why it's not likely to be going away any time soon.

Key Takeaways:

[1:26] Why is the build-to-rent model so attractive?

[6:15] Build to Rent properties tend to haev drastically lower tenant turnover

[10:48] Financing build to rent properties

[14:09] Do communities have to be all or nothing in terms of build for rent sales?

Website:

www.SFRhub.com

Jason Hartman talks with Romana King, award winning real estate writer and director of content for Zolo, about what's going on in the Canadian real estate market (specifically Vancouver), as well as some of the best tips for real estate investors. Romana is another buy and hold real estate investor, and she and Jason explore what the best practices are in that marketplace.

Key Takeaways:

[4:50] When you purchase a property, the value isn't in the property it's in the land

[7:56] Canadian financing options

[12:13] Romana's take on Opportunity Zones

[15:09] What is Zolo?

[17:42] Romana's tips for purchasing investment properties

[21:26] Some signs that the area might be a good one to invest in

Website:

www.Zolo.ca

www.RomanaKing.com