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Jason Hartman interviews Bob Bly, author of over 100 books. Today, Bob discusses how to get traffic to your website, convert people, and have a more successful business. Bob shares tips and tricks about SEO placement and different uses of marketing to build your multi-channel program. Bob and Jason also discuss the customer experience and the importance of building platforms designed around their thoughts.  Key Takeaways: [2:15] Bob opens with a quick explanation of the customer journey online.  [3:30] What are some ways to drive traffic to your website? [4:00] Explaining affiliate marketing for online traffic. [7:45] Pros/Cons of long copy vs. a short copy.  [10:45] Bob goes through credibility with web design.  [14:00] SEO should be stronger set on the main site, and the sales aspect should be saved for the microsite. [15:00] The best marketers have integrated multi-channel programs or campaigns to grow their visibility.  [16:45] When a potential customer is on your site, they either buy the product or leav

Jason Hartman talks with Ross Wordon in today’s client case study. Ross Wordon started a fast-growing business from an Etsy store. His early interest in real estate sent him on an investment quest. After being a devoted listener of more than 500 episodes, he managed to purchase his first investment property and set into motion a plan to own 93 properties in 10 years. Jason and Ross break down Ross’s strategy to grow his investment portfolio and discuss options for growth and the financial freedom date.  Key Takeaways: [1:45] Since the Coronavirus outbreak; Travel is only 17% of what it was a year ago. [6:00] Discussing wanderlust from the perspective of someone who’s business revolves around people’s desire to travel, amid a pandemic.  [9:00] Ross shares his early interest in real estate.  [12:30] Breaking down a 7-year real estate investment strategy.  [21:00] Jason and Ross talk about the compounding effect of staying the course. 93 properties in 10 years.  Websites:  ConquestMaps.com JasonHartman.com/Asset

How much more can I borrow with interest rates this low? Jason Hartman shares some great news about mortgage rates and takes you through some strategy to take advantage of them. This investment discourse is built on United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) announcing today that they are rolling our a loan program that offers mortgage rates as low as 1.99%. Key Takeaways: [1:10] Mortgage interest rates: UWM announced today that it’s rolling out a loan program that offers mortgage rates as low as 1.99% [8:00] What if you could only get a 10-year mortgage?  [15:30] Mortgage hypotheticals: How much can I borrow today? Websites: www.JasonHartman.com www.JasonHartman.com/properties Jason Hartman Quick Start Jason Hartman PropertyCast (Libsyn) Jason Hartman PropertyCast (iTunes) 1-800-HARTMAN

Necessity is the mother of all invention, so let’s talk about creative destruction. The world is fast-tracking technology, and everyone is on zoom. The changes to our everyday culture have changed due to coronavirus. Jason and Evan discuss being adaptable to your environment and how to position yourself properly.  What is a rentier ränˈtyā? Be a part of the elite, provide a service and safety, and understand the concept of economy rent.  Key Takeaways: [3:00] Necessity is the mother of invention, talking about creative destruction.  [4:15] Location isn’t as important anymore: the big city has less draw. You can live anywhere in the world now with the work-from-home application.  [8:15] You’ve got to be adaptable in an environment like this.  [9:45] The answer to any reasonable question is yes.  [10:00] The Rentier Class [17:00] Some economic ideas, even Keynesian ideas, are counterintuitive.  [18:30] Understanding the concept of economic rent being in the rentier class. [22:45] When you buy a house, you are p

Real Estate Star, Bryan Casella joins Jason Hartman from sunny California to share tips on getting started in real estate. This interview is all about having a top producer mindset. Bryan shares his story from pro basketball to real estate broker and the tips he’s learned about being on a high level of success. Bryan answers questions about what he studied to gain the knowledge and tactics he used to get ahead.  Key Takeaways: [2:00] How did you go from a professional basketball player to a real estate broker? [6:00] “Getting started and door knocking was my claim to fame.” - Casella [7:13] Were you prospecting in a sort of shotgun-style, or farming specific areas? [8:45] In regards to career-advancing, Casella studied the greats and got certified in hypnotism. Mind and communication versus sales and techniques.  [12:00] Are you the agent concerned about the latest and greatest tech, shotgun, and sweat, or combining the two? [15:12] It’s the Production versus Production Capacity balance.  Websites: BryanCasel

Jason Hartman talks with Josh Simon, distinguishing different types of commercial real estate, and how they were affected by coronavirus. Most of the media was publishing that commercial real estate is suffering, but it's important to distinguish what kind. Commercial spaces have shifted from experiential to essential, but most successful companies are making adjustments along the way.  New York and California, and similar high-density areas are having trouble enforcing social distancing. How will this affect possible migrations away from heavily populated areas, and the commercial property within? As these changes are made, and commercial spaces are being reused, what kind of zoning problems might come up? Key Takeaways: [3:45] While the news has published what they are calling disaster in retail spaces, Josh Simon clarifies exactly which retail spaces are struggling the most. [5:15] Commercial space has moved largely from experiential to essential. [11:25] The grocery store will likely get smaller over time

Mike Robbins joins us for some important lessons in mental health and dealing with grief. We are all grieving together, for ourselves and for those that surround us. It’s time to stop, pause, and reflect. How can we focus on the moment? Key Takeaways: [1:30] Mike Robbins, the author of five books, Focus on the Good Stuff, Be Yourself Everyone Else is Already Taken, Nothing Changes Until You Do, and, Bring Your Whole Self to Work [5:45] Perspective is important, and when we are in the middle of something, it’s difficult to have perspective on it [7:30] Even though it may not seem like it right now, you have more than this requires [8:15] If we are experiencing difficulty the common element is that we are focusing internally instead of externally [11:30] The world has intervened in a way, and forced all of us to stop, pause, and reflect [17:30] How do we focus on the moment? [23:30] You can control your attitude and you can control your effort, everything else is some form of out of your control Websites: Mi

Pat Donohoe returns to the show to discuss how it is that an economy grows. The keyword here is debt. Debt is priced into everything and used for growth. Jason Hartman asks, “have the rules changes in an era of riots and civil unrest? Bailouts for everyone! Key Takeaways: [1:25] Have the rules changed in an era of riots and civil unrest? [4:45] Sometimes, you need contrast to understand the value of one system. [9:00] If someone makes a poor choice, there is no bailout.  [13:00] Debt is priced into everything. It fuels the economy.   [14:45] If you want to create real wealth, you simply must have capital formation. Websites: JasonHartman.com/Webinar www.JasonHartman.com www.JasonHartman.com/properties Jason Hartman Quick Start Jason Hartman PropertyCast (Libsyn) Jason Hartman PropertyCast (iTunes)

Dan Franks joins Jason today as part of a client case study. Dan is a former CPA, happy to have handed off the CPA duties to someone else as he manages his investment portfolio. As a fellow podcaster, he understands the value of information through podcasting and is here to share his story as a twelve-year listener of this show, and real estate investor.   Key Takeaways: [2:30] Dan Franks, the first podcast ever listened to was Creating Wealth. Now, the Podcast Movement [8:00] How and where did you get started investing? [9:30] What got you interested in real estate, and the podcast? [12:00] What was step two for real estate investing? [17:00] When hiring an accountant, it’s great to find out if they speak the lingo of someone involved in real estate investing. [20:00] How did this transform from investment to real estate business for you? [26:15] What are your goals with your real estate portfolio? Websites: Podcast Movement with Co-Founder Dan Franks JasonHartman.com/Webinar www.JasonHartman.com www.JasonH

Banks are worried, lenders are tightening up, and the overall mortgage process has changed. Aaron Kopelson discusses with Jason Hartman, some of the biggest changes he has seen in the last few months.  Key Takeaways: [1:30] One of the mortgage lenders' current biggest fears, and reason for tightening up, is an early payment default or a first payment default.  [3:00] What is a jumbo loan, and what defines the limits per market? [5:00] There’s no appetite from investors that want to buy mortgage-backed securities for these non-QM loans.  [7:00] Real estate is a credit backed asset. When the financing starts to dry up, so do the prices.  [10:00] Nobody was paid to put the breaks on and look at where we ended up (2008 recession)?  [11:20] Fannie and Freddie are allowing for drive-by and desktop appraisals.  [14:25] Is mortgage insurance allowed on investment properties? [18:10] V.O.E. Verification of Employment [19:45] What’s an overlay? Websites: Kopelson Team awmloan.com JasonHartman.com JasonHartman.com/prope

Ryan Moran, author of, 12 Months to $1 Million, joins Jason today to discuss some of his tactics that led to his success. Sometimes better business isn’t about what you sell, but more-so, how your business is focused. While we often think of the question, “what is the product,” the focus needs to be, “who is the audience?” As well, Ryan shares his views on real estate investing and the economy, post-pandemic.  Books: 12 Months to $1 Million by Ryan Moran Key Takeaways: [4:20] “I’ve discovered that there are a lot of things not worth pursuing, but the pursuit is worth it.” [10:15] “Minimum wage is an institution, something that you’re trying to force into society…” [13:00] Moran, how did you get your career started, and what role did the early affiliate marketing role play in where you are today?  [15:20] Your business is determined not by what you sell, but who you sell to. [16:50] The game is about building to an audience quickly, and monetizing to that audience.  [17:00] What Joe Rogan did for Spotify! [20

Jason Hartman and Rabbi Evan Moffic talk about the big migration out of high density areas. Starting in 2016 a trend of moving to low density areas started to grow and the pandemic has encouraged the departure from more densely populated areas. While these trends may rely heavily on the wants and needs of Generation Z, health issues and worker experiences might speed up the migration.  Key Takeaways: [4:00] Pandemic proved how densely we are living, and also how successfully you can live working remotely [7:00] Starting in 2016, a trend of non-metropolitan counties were gaining population more-so than metropolitan counties [9:45] A lot of the migration trends could depend a lot on Generation Z [13:00] What led you to believe that this mass migration to lower density living would occur? [16:40] The average population density (APD) of the U.S.A. is only 87 people per square mile [17:28] The APD of metropolitan areas of the U.S.A. is 283 people per square mile, and the APD of New York City is 27,000 people per s

Escape to the suburbs! Jason Hartman and Evan Moffic discuss the changes approaching in how we look at our homes. With the benefit of work and school being just a few feet away from our beds, we are all looking to improve our homes. And for those that are currently renting an apartment in the high-density, urban environments, a move in the direction of suburban-living is looking more and more promising. Homebuilders are saying that they are already seeing the effects of this growing trend.  Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are buying loans in forbearance and essentially they keep kicking the can down the road, delaying the inevitable.  Key Takeaways: [1;30] “Inflation is a disease of money, thus inflation may have become the oldest form of government finance…” - Jens O. Parrson [7:00] Escape to the suburbs! All of the reasons why both present and past.  [9:00] People are cocooning in their house. [13:30] Home improvement will climb as a home office and school space is needed, colleges will change their format, gyms

Jason Hartman shares sound advice on the top four reasons that a company fails. Steve Hochberg joins Jason to break down the methods of the Elliott Wave Principle. Listen to how the Elliott Wave Principle used collective investor psychology to predict 2020 stock market trends, without the influence of Coronavirus, as early as late 2019. Will we continue to see the stability of linear markets vs the volatility of cyclical markets, post-pandemic? Do recessions cause cautious businessmen or do cautious businessmen cause recessions?  Key Takeaways: [2:30] From a discussion: the four primary reasons a company fails [4:00] Number one, FEAR - Faults, education, appearing, real [5:15] Number two, mindset [9:00] Number three, lack of connections [11:30] Number four, Lacking systems and process [15:20] What is going on in the financial world? [17:00] Unfolding the Elliott Wave Principle  [18:20] “Late 2019, the U.S. economy had some very strong economic numbers, the social mood was very elevated, but there were some un

Jason Hartman talks with Norm Champ, a partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP about preventing the next crisis. Find out some helpful financial tips from the author of Mastering Money: How to Beat Debt, and Be Prepared for Any Financial Crisis. As the former director of the Division of Investment Management at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Norm’s experience and viewpoint has many valuable lessons.  Key Takeaways: [2:05] Where is the next financial crisis going to come from? [5:00] The home in which you live, is not necessarily something that needs to be owned [11:00] Renting vs owning, taking care of the property is one of the major benefits to seeing ownership [15:00] Understanding affinity fraud [20:00] What is the Volker Rule? Was it supposed to replace the Glass-Steagall Act? [28:00] There are some benefits from circulation between the private side and the public side Websites: www.NormChamp.com www.JasonHartman.com

Today, Jason Hartman and George Gammon discuss topics such as, The Doom Vortex/feedback loop, oil prices, bonds, and what the world needs to prepare for the Coronavirus fallout. COVID-19 is playing a big role in economic changes and Jason and George break down some of the less obvious concepts of how this plays out. Today’s episode dives deep into understanding the relationships existing in the global market. Key Takeaways: [3:05] The big differences between the Coronavirus and the normal Flu are the R Naught Value, and Serious (non-fatal) Complication Rate [9:25] COVID-19: a tougher, more hardy virus, living outside of the body [12:00] A supply shock and a demand shock in the U.S.? [16:05] How the corporate bond markets and the credit markets are affected by the crash in oil, Coronavirus and everything bubble turning into an everything crash [14:15] The stock market is like buying in cyclical real estate markets [28:15] When Triple B bonds get downgraded to junk bonds [34:25] Sooner or later, companies like

Coronavirus Quarantine Survivor, attorney, author, and actress, Juanita Ingram joins Jason Hartman to discuss Taiwan’s reaction to Coronavirus, approximately 30 days before it hit the U.S. What did Taiwan do right, and how did SARS prepare them for this problem. Born in Tennessee, and made her way through the U.K. and finally to Taiwan, hear Juanita’s perspective on the differences of culture and how Coronavirus was handled.  Key Takeaways: [1:45] What’s going on in Taiwan, so close to China?  [5:00] From Wuhan Virus to COVID-19, the changes made in Taiwan, approximately 30 days ahead of the U.S. [6:45] After Taiwan’s experience with SARS, they had a pandemic plan in place. Taiwan is now being called the blueprint of what should’ve been done [9:30] Taiwan’s cases escalated due to the import of cases from outside of the country.  [13:30] Two ER Doctors in Atlanta, Georgia that both tested positive. One is very sick, and the other is asymptomatic.  Websites: www.iamjuanitaingram.com www.JasonHartman.com

Stay Calm, Keep Good Counsel, Keep Your Eye On The Ball, Take Action. Rinse, and repeat. Jason Hartman is joined in today’s episode with his co-host from the Solomon Success Show, Rabbi Evan Moffic. Evan brings up some challenging questions about a new potential tax break from the CARES Act. What does Trump bring to the table as our first RE President? Will there be a global currency or an ever-growing nationwide rental assistance program? Key Takeaways: [1:25] New tax break, CARES Act, using depreciation to offset capital gains?  [5:20] Trump is the first RE President [8:30] Herd immunity thoughts in the U.S. [10:00] Public health is linked to the economy [12:30] Stay calm, keep good counsel, keep your eye on the ball, take action [23:00] Review from a listener, Andrew. Thank you! [25:15] Will we go to a nationwide rental assistance program, like section-8? [27:00] Will there be a push to a crypto-currency?  Websites: www.JasonHartman.com/Properties www.JasonHartman.com Jason Hartman PropertyCast (Libsyn)

Beware of the 'invisible tax,' inflation. Jason Hartman discusses inflation, poverty, and work-from-home lifestyle and advantages. In these challenging times, what professionals are able to stay optimistic? How are the elites transferring wealth? In part II of today’s show, Jason interviews Jessica Mah, founder of inDinero. Tune in for pro-tips on loan approval for PPP & EIDL. How can you optimize your time with loan delays, and get ahead of the game? And, don’t forget to prep for the end-game of these loans, will they be forgiven? Follow the rules and we shall see.  Key Takeaways: [3:15] There are two types of taxation that we are paying: 1) The tax that we see, income tax, sales tax, etc 2) The inflation tax, which destroys the purchasing power of our money [7:30] People are being driven into poverty in this quarantine, making it very difficult for some to adjust to the work-from-home lifestyle [13:30] “Tis the set of the sails, And not the gales, Which tell us the way to go.” -Ella Wheeler Wilcox [16:0

Today, Jason Hartman unlocks one of the most powerful investment tools as an alternative to the 1031 exchange. The great thing about coupling an unsecured loan with a qualified intermediary installment sale is that you start with a new property and a new depreciation schedule.  Before this investment skill is revealed, Jason shares an update on the promise of the ‘federal’ reserve plan to keep the economy in shape. Beware of the elevator, even the NYTimes is talking about the population density problem.  Key Takeaways: [2:10] The US ‘federal’ reserve is taking the role of buzz lightyear, to infinity and beyond. They will provide unlimited asset purchases, with no limit to what they will do to prop up the economy [5:32] Winning is a relative game: Here’s how you do it! [9:35] “Density is really an enemy in a situation like this (coronavirus)” NYTimes Dr. Steven Goodman, an Epidemiologist at Stanford University [10:10] Trump is going to reopen the US [11:00] Chinese are cleaning their money, digital currency [1