The Commercial Investing Show

Jason Hartman talks with Julia, who will be speaking at the event in Savannah, GA about tax liens and deeds. She gives a brief intro to what they are and what she'll be discussing at the event. Key Takeaways: [2:19] An intro to tax liens and tax deeds [3:17] How Julia was able to buy a house in Savannah for simply paying back taxes [5:46] Julia will be teaching how to avoid problem properties and...

Jason Hartman talks with Anton Ivanov, founder of DealCheck.io, about his real estate journey and what made him create his deal evaluating software. The two also explore what metrics real estate investors can use to best evaluate deals and where to get numbers that will actually give you accurate results. Key Takeaways: [1:24] How Anton became an accidental landlord and started his real estate jou...

Jason Hartman talks with Robert Greene, author of the new book The Laws of Human Nature as well as New York Times bestsellers like The 48 Laws of Power and The 33 Strategies of War, about how to approach people to put yourself in the best position for success as well as how to best change your life and circumstances. Robert goes over a few of his 18 laws to help you on your way. Key Takeaways: [5:...

Jason Hartman talks with Jason Franciosa, CEO & co-founder of Element 26, about the time value of money. Both Jason's are concerned about inflation, and the two look at ways you can maintain your leverage so your returns can beat inflation, as well as how you can utilize your home loans to house hack (especially if you're in the military). Key Takeaways: [5:33] Jason's 6 ways governments can get o...

Jason Hartman talks with Nobu Su, chairman of the shipping company Today Makes Tomorrow and author of The Gold Man From the East. Back in the 2008 financial crisis, Nobu's company was a $5 million victim of Western bankers. Nobu is now fighting back, suing the institutions that took his money and trying to tell his story so others don't suffer the same fate. Key Takeaways: [1:39] What's the status...

Jason Hartman talks with Rohit Talwar, founder of Fast Future Publishing and author of A Very Human Future, about what we can do about the large companies who seem to be in a winner take all society, how life and body hacking are going to change the world, and more. Key Takeaways: [2:54] What is value? [9:57] The 4 views people have of companies like Facebook and Google [13:33] 3 types of exponent...

Jason Hartman talks with Edwin Kelly, founder & CEO of Specialized IRA Services, about some of the creative ways you can use your self-directed IRA to invest in non-stock market related assets. Edwin provides several case studies that show the power of self directing, as well as his "Triple D" process to help you on your way. Key Takeaways: [4:07] What is a Self Directed IRA and what kind of asset...

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 s...

Jason Hartman talks with Matt Taibbi, contributing editor at Rolling Stone and author of books such as Griftopia and The Divide, about bubbles. The two explore how Fed policy has been leading to bubbles throughout the years, how Wall Street is designed to take advantage of the average citizen and what we can learn from the history of bubbles. Key Takeaways: [3:04] There's a pretty decent path from...

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...

Jason Hartman talks with Steven Blue, author of Metamorphosis, about changing your business in today's economic environment. Steven explains what's happening in the Rust Belt, the impact tariffs are having, and the state of manufacturing in the United States. Key Takeaways: [2:06] What's going on in the Rust Belt? [4:45] Even with even tariffs, the circumstances each country allows their companies...

Jason Hartman talks with George Gilder, author of Wealth & Poverty, Knowledge & Power, The Israel Test, The Scandal of Money, Life After Google, as well as being an investor, writer, economist, and info-theorist, about his newest book, Life After Google. The two discuss how society is shifting when technology continues to change, as well as how blockchain is going to disrupt the entire thing anywa...

In this 10th episode, Jason Hartman talks with Michael Guillen, Emmy Award Winner and author of The End of Life As We Know It, about some of the ethical dilemmas facing society today. Jason and Michael look at one particular case going on today involving chimeras and question whether this is something we SHOULD be doing. We always have to ask whether we're doing something because we CAN or because...

Jason Hartman talks with Pat Donohoe, author of the new book Heads I Win, Tails You Lose, about the habit of most Americans to delegate their investing, what we should be doing today financially, the use of debt in our country and more. Key Takeaways: [2:09] The average American has delegated most of their life to 3rd parties [5:21] The drive to save money now for the future and retirement is so t...

Jason Hartman talks with Venture Alliance member Mike Zlotnik about the new trend in real estate investing, which is "Opportunity Zones". The two discuss what they are, when they can be a good idea, how the funds work and some potential tax implications. The two implore the listener to vet your sponsor before investing, not invest just for tax purposes and aligning your interest. Key Takeaways: [3...

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: [6:08] It's virtually impossible for central planner...

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: [1:45] How the demographics for the next decade looks for lan...

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 a...

Jason Hartman talks with Nely Galan, former president of Telemundo and author of Self-Made: Becoming Empowered, Self-Reliant and Rich In Every Way, about her journey up the corporate ladder and why she got in to investing in commercial properties. Nely took the dramatic step of leaving a solid, promising job in network TV to become employee #1 at a small startup called Telemundo. Nely explains how...

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 you...

Jason Hartman talks with Ross Baird, President at Village Capital Group and author of The Innovation Blind Spot, about where all the startup money is going these days. Venture capital is flowing to tech and everyone's trying to hit a home run, not a bunch of singles. Ross discusses the danger of our current "winner take all" mentality, some options for what to do with the big companies like Google...

In this 10th episode, Jason Hartman speaks with Dr. Gina Loudon, co-host of America Talks Live on NewsmaxTV, certified hypnotherapist, founding writer at Breitbart and official Trump campaign surrogate, spokesperson to Donald Trump's 2016 Presidential campaign and member of the President's 2020 Media Advisory Board. The two discuss the political divide that's present in today's society and whether...

Jason Hartman takes today's episode to look at inflation, the trade war, and how the economy lags behind things like these. To help him with that dissection he brings in one of the new additions to his team, in house economist Thomas. Thomas helps Jason decipher his charts that show how the home sales change along with inflation and mortgage rates. All of these things add up to important tools you...

Jason Hartman talks with Venture Alliance member Mike Zlotnik about cap rates in today's interest rate environment. Mike explains what happens to cap rates (and commercial real estate investing as a whole) when interest rates start rising. After years of artificially low interest rates, we're starting to see rates finally rise, so strap in and learn how to navigate the waters and get some real lif...

Jason Hartman 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, from d...