Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman

Today's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 491, originally published in March 2015.

Jason invites Diane Kennedy on the show to talk about taxes and how to save you money. Diane is an experienced CPA and helps her clients all over the world with their taxes, accounting, and investing. The main subject of today's focus is why you should get real estate professional status, the benefits it provides, and what you need to do in order to qualify. 

Key Takeaways:

2:40 – The government takes a big cut whenever you sell stocks and precious metals, but that doesn't happen with income property

7:40 – Diane explains what the charitable remainder trust is

13:05 – There are three tests you need to qualify in order to get the real estate professional status

20:00 – What is the an aggregation election? Jason explains

29:50 – If you have a property manager, it's going to be hard for you to qualify. It is best in this case to self-manage your properties

34:15 – This stuff is complicated! Get advise from a good CPA and attorney before it's too late

36:00 – Why do you even want to get real estate professional status? Jason breaks it down

42:30 – The government wants you to own property. They are even incentivizing you for it

Website:

www.USTaxAid.com

Today's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 491, originally published in March 2015.

Jason invites Diane Kennedy on the show to talk about taxes and how to save you money. Diane is an experienced CPA and helps her clients all over the world with their taxes, accounting, and investing. The main subject of today's focus is why you should get real estate professional status, the benefits it provides, and what you need to do in order to qualify. 

Key Takeaways:

2:40 – The government takes a big cut whenever you sell stocks and precious metals, but that doesn't happen with income property

7:40 – Diane explains what the charitable remainder trust is

13:05 – There are three tests you need to qualify in order to get the real estate professional status

20:00 – What is the an aggregation election? Jason explains

29:50 – If you have a property manager, it's going to be hard for you to qualify. It is best in this case to self-manage your properties

34:15 – This stuff is complicated! Get advise from a good CPA and attorney before it's too late

36:00 – Why do you even want to get real estate professional status? Jason breaks it down

42:30 – The government wants you to own property. They are even incentivizing you for it

Website:

www.USTaxAid.com

Jason Hartman starts off the show by discussing alligators, both real life ones and real estate ones, and how we need to avoid both. As we go through life, it's easy to look back and say "If only I'd invested then", so the current you should invest for the sake of future you.

Then, Jason talks with Ben Way, CEO of Digits, about how the future is going to look in the first part of their interview. The two start off discussing how Digits is going about turning regular credit cards into Cryptocards that allow you to spend your cryptocurrency but also hedge that purchase for a year. Then the two discuss the changes that automation is going to bring to our society.

Key Takeaways:

[2:07] A trivia fact about real alligators, and avoiding real estate alligators

[5:07] The short term trends are what gets people, because you have to allow for 2-3 years

[10:19] Naresh's realization that real estate was a worthy investment

[14:11] Invest for your future because there will be a time that you will say "I wish I'd started back then"

Ben Way Interview, Part 1

[18:40] How Digits converts your existing credit cards into crypto cards and gives you up to a 1 year hedge on your currency

[21:55] How the 1 year hedge is made possible

[26:10] Every innovation leads people to fear that everyone was going to lose their job and be displaced, but it's never really happened. Is this time different?

[29:42] What people forget about automation

Website:

www.JasonHartman.com/Properties

www.RainmakersGlobal.com

Jason Hartman starts off the show by discussing alligators, both real life ones and real estate ones, and how we need to avoid both. As we go through life, it's easy to look back and say "If only I'd invested then", so the current you should invest for the sake of future you.

Then, Jason talks with Ben Way, CEO of Digits, about how the future is going to look in the first part of their interview. The two start off discussing how Digits is going about turning regular credit cards into Cryptocards that allow you to spend your cryptocurrency but also hedge that purchase for a year. Then the two discuss the changes that automation is going to bring to our society.

Key Takeaways:

[2:07] A trivia fact about real alligators, and avoiding real estate alligators

[5:07] The short term trends are what gets people, because you have to allow for 2-3 years

[10:19] Naresh's realization that real estate was a worthy investment

[14:11] Invest for your future because there will be a time that you will say "I wish I'd started back then"

Ben Way Interview, Part 1

[18:40] How Digits converts your existing credit cards into crypto cards and gives you up to a 1 year hedge on your currency

[21:55] How the 1 year hedge is made possible

[26:10] Every innovation leads people to fear that everyone was going to lose their job and be displaced, but it's never really happened. Is this time different?

[29:42] What people forget about automation

Website:

www.JasonHartman.com/Properties

www.RainmakersGlobal.com

Jason Hartman starts off the show by discussing alligators, both real life ones and real estate ones, and how we need to avoid both. As we go through life, it's easy to look back and say "If only I'd invested then", so the current you should invest for the sake of future you.

Then, Jason talks with Ben Way, CEO of Digits, about how the future is going to look in the first part of their interview. The two start off discussing how Digits is going about turning regular credit cards into Cryptocards that allow you to spend your cryptocurrency but also hedge that purchase for a year. Then the two discuss the changes that automation is going to bring to our society.

Key Takeaways:

[2:07] A trivia fact about real alligators, and avoiding real estate alligators

[5:07] The short term trends are what gets people, because you have to allow for 2-3 years

[10:19] Naresh's realization that real estate was a worthy investment

[14:11] Invest for your future because there will be a time that you will say "I wish I'd started back then"

Ben Way Interview, Part 1

[18:40] How Digits converts your existing credit cards into crypto cards and gives you up to a 1 year hedge on your currency

[21:55] How the 1 year hedge is made possible

[26:10] Every innovation leads people to fear that everyone was going to lose their job and be displaced, but it's never really happened. Is this time different?

[29:42] What people forget about automation

Website:

www.JasonHartman.com/Properties

www.RainmakersGlobal.com

Jason Hartman begins today talking about a recent article on Globe St that discussed the 7 ways Generation Z will impact the commercial real estate world. Jason also discusses how it also impacts residential real estate.

Then Jason finishes his interview with Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist at Windermere Real Estate. The two 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:

[3:58] Education is the shortest distance between poverty and wealth

[6:56] Generation Z is going to bring the suburbs back

[12:27] What the shift back to suburbs will do to companies

Matthew Gardner Interview:

[16:58] 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

[20:09] Factors that could trigger the next business cycle recession and what the next recession might look like

[24:27] Who are the "Boomerang Buyers" and how might they impact the single family rental rate growth?

[24:18] Millennials are having a hard time saving up for a down payment and are asking for a loan from the bank of Mom & Dad

[27:04] Milennials want to live in the "exurbs" in townhomes, but home prices are pushing them out further

Website:

7 Ways Generation Z Will Change CRE on GlobeSt.com

www.Windermere.com/Economics

Jason Hartman begins today talking about a recent article on Globe St that discussed the 7 ways Generation Z will impact the commercial real estate world. Jason also discusses how it also impacts residential real estate.

Then Jason finishes his interview with Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist at Windermere Real Estate. The two 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:

[3:58] Education is the shortest distance between poverty and wealth

[6:56] Generation Z is going to bring the suburbs back

[12:27] What the shift back to suburbs will do to companies

Matthew Gardner Interview:

[16:58] 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

[20:09] Factors that could trigger the next business cycle recession and what the next recession might look like

[24:27] Who are the "Boomerang Buyers" and how might they impact the single family rental rate growth?

[24:18] Millennials are having a hard time saving up for a down payment and are asking for a loan from the bank of Mom & Dad

[27:04] Milennials want to live in the "exurbs" in townhomes, but home prices are pushing them out further

Website:

7 Ways Generation Z Will Change CRE on GlobeSt.com

www.Windermere.com/Economics

Jason Hartman begins today talking about a recent article on Globe St that discussed the 7 ways Generation Z will impact the commercial real estate world. Jason also discusses how it also impacts residential real estate.

Then Jason finishes his interview with Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist at Windermere Real Estate. The two 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:

[3:58] Education is the shortest distance between poverty and wealth

[6:56] Generation Z is going to bring the suburbs back

[12:27] What the shift back to suburbs will do to companies

Matthew Gardner Interview:

[16:58] 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

[20:09] Factors that could trigger the next business cycle recession and what the next recession might look like

[24:27] Who are the "Boomerang Buyers" and how might they impact the single family rental rate growth?

[24:18] Millennials are having a hard time saving up for a down payment and are asking for a loan from the bank of Mom & Dad

[27:04] Milennials want to live in the "exurbs" in townhomes, but home prices are pushing them out further

Website:

7 Ways Generation Z Will Change CRE on GlobeSt.com

www.Windermere.com/Economics

Today's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 692, originally published in June 2016.

This episode starts out with an introduction on buy downs and then finishes up with a live recording of Jason’s session on SWOT aka Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats, as they apply to the most historically proven asset class in the world. Jason explains why the imperfection and fragmentation of the U.S. real estate market make it a beneficial investment vehicle and why it outperforms Wall Street and stocks every single time.

Key Takeaways:

[2:50] What is a buy down?

[8:34] Looking at a real life example of points and how they affect your loan amount.

[16:07] Should you buy a rate down or is it better to put more money down?

[22:59] Why Wimpy from Popeye was a fantastic economic teacher.

[25:38] Real estate is a fragmented investment class but this is why it’s a good thing.

[38:59] Weaknesses of income property include property management and rent collection.

[41:45] Regression to replacement cost is different than appreciation.

[46:10] What are some threats to income property values?

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Jason Hartman

Hartman Education

Today's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 692, originally published in June 2016.

This episode starts out with an introduction on buy downs and then finishes up with a live recording of Jason's session on SWOT aka Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats, as they apply to the most historically proven asset class in the world. Jason explains why the imperfection and fragmentation of the U.S. real estate market make it a beneficial investment vehicle and why it outperforms Wall Street and stocks every single time.

Key Takeaways:

[2:50] What is a buy down?

[8:34] Looking at a real life example of points and how they affect your loan amount.

[16:07] Should you buy a rate down or is it better to put more money down?

[22:59] Why Wimpy from Popeye was a fantastic economic teacher.

[25:38] Real estate is a fragmented investment class but this is why it's a good thing.

[38:59] Weaknesses of income property include property management and rent collection.

[41:45] Regression to replacement cost is different than appreciation.

[46:10] What are some threats to income property values?

Mentions:

Jason Hartman

Hartman Education