Jason Hartman welcomes Gary back to the show to review current news articles which impact income property investors. Does an excess of tower cranes in an area tell a tale of a future bubble? Can you afford the rent in a large US city and still have a savings account? How does the sharing economy can make life better for consumers? And later in the show, Jason and Gary answer listener questions and Gary describes how to use a life insurance policy to make a down payment on your next income property.

Key Takeaways:

[01:01] Jason and Gary review an article about how a tower crane can indicate a real estate bubble.

[08:23] The Income Needed to Pay Rent in the Largest U.S. Cities by Derek Miller.

[10:35] Bloomberg’s article, What a London Cabbie Taught Me About Uber.

[12:30] The New Human Rights Movement by Peter Joseph doesn’t look at the whole picture.

[17:07] Jason and Gary answer Derek’s question about appreciation submitted during the Airpods raffle.

[26:25] Gary explains how to borrow money from your own insurance policy to buy income properties or make necessary repairs.

Website:

www.JasonHartman.com/Properties

www.PropertyTracker.com

www.BeYourBank.com

Venture Alliance Mastermind

This week’s episode was recorded in Helsinki, Finland. Jason studies the economies of all the countries he visits and believes traveling to be an important educational experience. He shares an article which supports his long-held opinion that the rental market in the US is growing by way of demographics and rising home prices.

Key Takeaways:

[03:29] Jason encourages us to become an engaged student of life.

[07:13] The power of having a robust vocabulary.

[13:16] How to sign up for the Property Tracker Affiliate Program.

[15:59] Win an Amazon Echo for submitting your questions and comments.

[18:27] Jason reviews an article about the cost of rising home prices and what it means to rents.

[22:29] Jason has taken on the plight of the middle class.

Website:

www.JasonHartman.com/Resources

2018 Meet the Masters Event

www.VentureAllianceMastermind.com

The month of October brings the 2017 tax season to a close. Jason brings Fernando and Zack on the show to showcase the organizational tools and portfolio management options available through the newly upgraded Property Tracker 2.0.

The Property Tracker software makes creating Schedule E’s, depreciation schedules and other tax forms easy as well as a robust calendar which keeps track of all of your income properties important dates.

Key Takeaways:

[1:14] Fundamentals for organizing and tracking investment properties.

[8:30] Property Tracker produces tax schedules including Schedule E and an up-to-date Schedule of Depreciation.

[12:28] Property Tracker 2.0 has updated proformas with RV ratio evaluations.

[14:54] Clarifying the statement “Every day you have a property you own and don’t sell, you are buying it back from yourself.”

[19:35] Organizational tips for using Property Tracker.

[23:58] Scanning with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) makes you more efficient.

[31:08] Details about the new Amazon Echo contest, the Meet the Master’s event and the upcoming Venture Alliance Mastermind.

[34:50] Free one-hour Property Tracker onboarding session with Zack for Jason Hartman clients.

Website:

www.PropertyTracker.com

Our movements and habits are being tracks more and more with each passing year, and even sometimes days. All of that data can come in quite handy when you're looking to buy commercial real estate. Where are your customers coming from? Where are they going? How long do they spend in your location? This knowledge can be crucial when you're considering purchasing a property.

Donna Salvatore is CEO and Founder of Megalytics, a company designed to take big data and decipher it for real estate investors, both big and small. Donna has worked with SaaS and IT companies for the past 22 years, and previously provided venture equity and debt financing for a decade.

Key Takeaways:

[2:28] Some areas of big data that commercial real estate investors that Megalytics can track

[6:14] Has the retail apocalypse peaked yet?

[10:18] What is the social media score and property management score that Megalytics provides?

[15:29] The explosion in available data and what it looks like going forward

[19:11] Big data isn't just for big commercial real estate investors, landlords of single family homes can use it as well

Website:

www.Megalytics.net

Jason welcomes Patrick Donohoe of The Wealth Standard Podcast to discuss the dirty details of pensions, insurance policies and Ponzi schemes. Jason describes the difficulties and common mistakes average retail investors make when investing in financial services. And, Pat gives a comprehensive overview of how to make the most of your existing policies in order to invest your money in the most historically-proven asset class, income property.

Key Takeaways:

[1:15] Is the US a giant Ponzi scheme?

[4:21] Understanding the difference between pension benefit plans and contribution plans is essential.

[14:05] The financial service industry preys on retail investors.

[19:39] Harry Markopolos is waiting to capitalize on a market correction.

[25:59] Analyzing the patterns and mistakes of the middle-class investor.

[34:17] The Wealth Standard Podcast focuses on helping individuals understand the comprehensive nature of the economy.

[36:39] Pat explains how policyholders can reduce their risk and get investment money for cash-flow properties.

Website:

Be Your Bank

The Wealth Standard Podcast

The Wizard of Lies

Venture Alliance Mastermind

In the early 1980s Seth Merrin was an intern on Wall Street who saw ways the industry could change for the better. His first startup was an order management software that asset managers around the world use. He later created the company Liquidnet Holdings that allows institutional investors to trade large blocks of stock.

Jason Hartman caught up with Seth to talk about his newest book, The Power of Positive Destruction, and how business owners can take ideas from other industries and disrupt theirs.

Key Takeaways:

[1:01] The premise for the Power of Positive Destruction

[3:05] Taking things from one successful industry, and applying them to your different industry, can provide huge boons

[5:50] The positive destruction created by companies like Uber, Lyft, AirBnB, etc

[9:14] The art and science of launching a company

[12:39] How Seth applied the principles from his book on his own companies

[16:20] Whether Wall Street is swinging back toward being an institutional game, and how Seth's platform plays in that

[21:18] The idea of corporate responsibility, and how the proceeds from the book sales are going to help house the orphans of the genocide in Rwanda

Website:

www.PositiveDestructionBook.com

www.LiquidNet.com

Elisabeth and Jason finally get back together to talk about what's going on in the world of real estate and inflation right now. They discuss some linear, hybrid, and cyclical markets, as well as the influence of foreign investors in the US real estate landscape.

Key Takeaways:

[1:01] What Jason learned on his 7 week vacation/trip to Europe

[5:03] The patterns of countries like Japan and the importance of demographics

[9:28] Whether "this time it's different" is at all applicable in this cycle, or if it's just wishful thinking before a bubble bursts

[13:36] Donald Trump is loosening the flood gates of money, and how it will effect real estate investing

[19:16] The impact that foreign investment has on US markets

[26:01] A lot of the invisible inflation can be seen is by the rise of self-service

[31:14] We've got to stop viewing minimum wage jobs as careers

Website:

www.JasonHartman.com/Events

www.WomenInvestingNetwork.com

Julia Spencer used to invest in long-term rental homes, but decided to switch over to short-term rentals a few years ago. She shares with Jason what she has learned over the years while self-managing the properties she owns, and gives some tips on how to avoid pitfalls that she experienced. The fears of an all consuming time commitment, never being able to go on a vacation, and having your home destroyed by guests are explored, and we find out the true income potential of short-term rentals.

Key Takeaways:

[2:43] Julia has about 30 listings for her 7 homes

[6:56] Julia's portfolio prior to starting short-term rentals

[9:40] The importance of the review system in the short-term rental market

[12:45] Julia started her short-term rental career by moving out of her own house and renting it out, and got rid of some of her long-term rental homes

[16:37] Short-term rentals and problems with neighbors

[21:10] Red flags (and green flags) for properties you're considering for short-term rentals

[25:38] What team members do you need in order to self-manage?

[31:11] Whether Julia has ever looked into using (or used) a property manager

[34:28] How Julia streamlines her operations

[38:08] A real life example of what kind of profits Julia makes on her properties

Website:

www.JuliaMSpencer.com

In 2016 Jason was joined by Harry Dent, from Dent Research, to discuss the tax benefits you can get from moving to a US territory like Puerto Rico, some cyclical markets that are out of control, demographic problems around the world, inflation, and foreign investors in US real estate.

Key Takeaways:

[1:20] Harry's new home in Puerto Rico, and the tax benefits he can receive

[5:18] Vancouver real estate is out of control

[10:31] Japan's biggest problem is a demographic problem

[14:21] Previously Harry had predicted a drop in gold which hasn't happened, does he still believe it's going to go down or was he wrong?

[19:01] In a deflationary environment the only chance you have to make money is in yield, which can be found in linear markets with cash flowing properties

[24:22] Most foreign real estate investors are legally laundering their money out of their country

Website:

www.HarryDent.com

www.DentResearch.com

Part 2 of Jason’s interview with Richard Duncan includes information about the what Richard believes will happen if the government doesn’t continue to intervene in keeping the global bubble afloat, how the government can get back to the black and why we are at a unique time in economic history.

Richard Duncan is Chief Economist at Black Horse Asset Management, the author of The New Depression: The Breakdown of the Paper Money Economy and The Dollar Crisis: Causes, Consequences, Cures. His Macro Watch video series can help individuals to clearly understand how the financial system really works. Mr. Duncan previously held the position of economist for the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

Key Takeaways:

[1:00] Once the US moved from a gold backed monetary system to paper money system the rules changed.

[10:35] Who has benefited most from a globally-based economy?

[13:16] The global bubble is inflated by government policy.

[16:15] The combination of printing money and globalization makes this a unique time in history.

[21:33] How Richard Duncan believes the US can pull itself out of debt.

Website:

www.Blackhorse.com.sg

The New Depression: The Breakdown of the Paper Money Economy

The Dollar Crisis: Causes, Consequences, Cures