Accredited Income Property Investment Specialist (aipis)

Salvator Buscemi is the author of Making the Yield, a managing partner in Dandrew Partners and runs the Oasis Fractionalized Real Estate Equity. Mortgage Brokers took to the streets to get funding for homes in pre-foreclosure and that was the start of the real estate crisis. Investing with short money people (those who invest $50,000 and under) can be costly to the entire deal. Jason and Salvator agree on most things and being cynical is the best way to be in business.    Key Takeaways: [1:48] Hard money lending uncovered [5:32] No exit strategy on Sub-prime loans [6:30] Funds to buy other funds [7:59] Inexperienced fund managers [11:50] 10 commandments of investing [13:15] The rack rate secret [15:28] Operator should be local to the asset [19:00] Crowdfunding [20:40] Short money? [23:59] Federal Reserve’s no yield environment [27:25] Massive interventions by Govt’s and Central Banks [30:50] Resume of Bernie Madoff and others [32:45] It’s all political [34:20] Golden Age of Real Estate [35:15] Intimate money

Scott Sharpe comes with an impressive resume in racing and has moved on to the real estate crowdfunding business. He and his team buy notes in bulk and then sell each individual note on KC iFund website. Scott talks to Jason about how the website works, what kind of returns an investor can expect to see, and more.    Key Takeaways: 2:00 – Scott shares a little bit about his background and experience.  6:20 – Investors can put in as little as they want and still earn the same percentage as the larger investor.  10:10 – KC iFund co-invests with the investor who has purchased a note from them.  12:40 – Scott talks about his partner's experience in the note industry.  14:25 – KC iFund only invests in first position performing and non-performing notes.  15:10 – RealInvest.com allows unaccredited investors to participate in real estate investing.    Mentioned In This Episode: KciFund.com RealInvest.com

On today's AIPIS show, Jason introduces an interesting format where it's just Pat Hiban and him sitting down and having a real estate-focused conversation. Jason and Pat both switch off on the interviewing process to share each other's stories on how they got into real estate. Pat shares some key mistakes he learned from investing in a mobile home, why he loves sorority housing, and much more on today's show.    Key Takeaways: 2:15 – Pat talks about how he got started in real estate.  6:20 – Jason shares his personal story about how he achieved real estate success.  11:40 – Jason really loves single-family homes as investments.  18:20 – Where are some of the hottest real estate investment markets right now? Jason explains. 25:00 – Pat explains why his mobile home investment deal went bad.   29:30 – Pat loves section 8 tenants and he explains why.  32:40 – Pat also loves renting to sororities.  38:40 – There are so many rags to riches stories in real estate investing. It's almost like those stories don't exist

Alan Cowgill teaches others how to get private investors as well as become a hard money lender. Alan became a full-time real estate investor in 1995 and has overseen hundreds of real estate transactions. He talks to Jason primarily about hard money lending as well as some tricky states to look out for when trying to get your first private lender. He also talks about SEC filing regulations, a California loophole, and more on today's episode.    Key Takeaways: 2:00 – Alan teaches people how to become private lenders.  4:18 – In private lending, the terms are very flexible and you can usually find someone to meet your terms.  12:20 – If you want to get private lending from strangers, then there's 5 areas of control in every state. Alan explains what those are.   16:45 – There are rules to follow that are set by the SEC when it comes to private lending.  23:00 – Make sure you acquire an SEC attorney and not a real estate attorney.  26:00 – Alan talks about California's loophole when it comes to lending money.  29

Larry Makowski is the founder of Express Auctioneers and has been an auctioneer himself for over 40 years. Larry shares some insider information about the real estate auctioning industry and talk to Jason Hartman about why people choose auctions, what he does to qualify auction bidders, and much more on the AIPIS show.    Key Takeaways: 1:40 – Some states have exemptions for selling real estate at auctions and you don't need a license for them.  8:30 – There isn't a set reserve price at the auction, so the seller can decline or accept an offer after the bidding process is done.  15:10 – Most buyers come the day of the sale and buy without inspecting the property.  17:30 – Larry is part of quite a few MLSs, but he says it's necessary to get the needed exposure.  20:10 – According to an older statistic produce by the National Association of Realtors, 1/3rd of properties will be sold through auctions by 2020.    Mentioned In This Episode: sellyourflips.com

Jason Hartman talks with Chris Cabanillas, a foreclosure defense attorney. Chris opened his own law firm, Cabanillas Law, in 2006 and his office represents homeowners in the states of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. He gives Jason and his listeners some great advise about what to do when you're facing foreclosure and more on today's AIPIS show.    Key Takeaways  3:50 – Chris explains why foreclosure cases take so long to process.  7:50 – Only 5% of homeowners getting sued for foreclosure actually fight the case.  12:40 – These old-fashioned foreclosures laws are inhibiting the economy.  14:50 – If you're facing foreclosure, check if you can modify the loan terms.  20:00 – What is the payment structure for a foreclosure defense attorney? It all depends on the situation.  26:10 – Remember, Chris specializes in more high-priced markets and some of this advise may not accurately reflect other regions throughout the US.  28:30 – There's a lot of foreign investment happening in Manhattan right now.    Mentio

In today's APIS show, Jason Hartman does not have a guest for today, but instead he talks to the audience about the San Diego market, how he was right about Bitcoin, and why being a stock market investor is such a stressful job. He also gives you a heads up on some of the upcoming guests for the show that you should look out for.     Key Takeaways: 1:50 – Jason is looking for a new place to live.  6:40 – The rental market in San Diego is booming.  11:20 – Jason's prediction about Bitcoin was right.  13:20 – Why rent in San Diego? Jason explains.  19:50 – Jason's company is no longer recommending Houston.   24:55 – People who buy and hold property are the ones who create real wealth.  27:45 – The stock market is an emotional roller coaster.  31:10 – Jason talks about his Creating Wealth show.  36:00 – Do not forget to visit JasonHartman.com   Mentioned In This Episode: Coinbase.com

J. Massey is a full-time real estate entrepreneur, developer, investor, sales coach, and problem solver. He has a background in insurance and fiances and talks to Jason today about some of his fun real estate deals. J also shares some creative advice on how you can obtain cell phone towers as well as shares some insightful thoughts on the Memphis real estate market.    Key Takeaways: 2:30 – J talks about what his company does.  5:10 – Many big multimillion dollar deals are never done solo. You need partners to help you.  12:00 – J owns cell phone towers and talks about how he was able to purchase them.  16:15 – You should come from the standpoint of solving the customer's problem. It's not about you.  22:00 – If you're a problem solver to your customer, they will refer you to other people.  27:00 – J looks for threats in the job economy and tries to invest in places with stable work flow.  30:15 – J loves Memphis and talks about why the Amazon drones won't deter Memphis's job market.  34:00 – You're going to

Today’s episode of the AIPIS Show features Toby Salgado of Super Agents Live as the guest. With a wealth of knowledge thanks to countless interviews with industry experts in the real estate marketing fields, he’s more than equipped to  talk to Jason Hartman about getting the right team size for your budget, how to make the most of leads and why knowing yourself is the first and most important step to success.   Key Takeaways 02.14 – Our perception of a ‘team’ is changing. Now it’s more like a whole staff! 03.30 – Has the real estate business really matured that much? What’s your stance? 05.54 – Know the different types of leads and know what works for your company. 10.28 – Your entire marketing strategy is about getting the message across different audiences.  13.24 – Keeping an updated database is crucial to ensuring interested parties are well-informed. 15.47 – Have you noticed a gender gap in the real estate marketing business? 18.10 – You can’t go into this blindly. Know what your strengths are and work o

Today’s AIPIS show features Scott Picken of Wealth Migrate as the guest. He and Jason Hartman discuss demographic trends, the importance of transparency and really knowing what’s going on with your own investments and how crowd-funding as a means of investment is changing and developing.    Key Takeaways 02.32 – Scott Picken gives the back story to how Wealth Migrate came into being. 05.16 – It’s important to look at demographic and societal trends when figuring out different markets. 08.37 – Is direct investing still the only real way to know what’s happening with your investment? 12.18 – Wealth Migrate sets itself apart from other companies through its international links and its professional nature with reliable experts on the ground. 15.57 – The attitude to crowd-funding is changing, and it’s only going to get bigger. 18.24 – You can reach a point where, regardless of your background, you are an equal.  21.54 – For more information, head to the main website at www.WealthMigrate.com   Mentioned in this epi

Today’s AIPIS show gives a real insight into Jason Hartman’s professional life – how he got started in real estate, what his philosophies are, how to achieve and work towards successful investing. He also goes into just what investing with his company can really bring to you and your investment portfolio.    Key Takeaways 01.10 – Jason Hartman describes his background and his humble beginnings in real estate.  06.15 – Everything focuses on the rent-to-value ratio. Get that right and you’re so much closer to success. 07.20 – The age-old investment question: Single-family homes, apartments, condos, retail, office space? 10.15 – If you can, leveraging is such a manageable, usable way of funding your investments.  13.59 – Inflation-induced debt-destruction is a way of making your money work for you. 18.57 – So much of this is focused on demographics – it’s about the people living in these countries and who are affected as a result of these decisions. 24.24 – When you have a country as enormous as the US, you just

David Porter first became a real estate investor in the California area and then branched out to Indianapolis with Jason's company. He has made about a 700k appreciation since he has started. Jason and David have worked together since 2009 and they have quite a bit of catching up to do. David also shares some important insight as to what he looks for when purchasing a home in an area he's never stepped foot on.    Key Takeaways: 4:10 – David has been working with Jason's team since 2009.  9:30 – David talks about how he got into real estate investing.  18:20 – It's incredibly hard to predict stocks because the banks and government policy often interfere  with the numbers.  21:30 – Debt it sometimes a good thing, especially when investing in property.  24:25 – David talks about his shipping background and what his company does.  28:10 – Will China take over the US economy? Jason thinks not yet.  33:40 – Remember, The US's ability to print as much money as they want is what saved the economy. How long will it l

Today’s episode of the AIPIS show is a bit of a reverse style to normal. Rather than being the interview, Jason Hartman takes a turn to answer Kevin Bupp’s questions. They talk about the ideas and motives that led Jason to get involved in real estate in the first place, and then move on to some of the wider issues affecting real estate for investors. He also gives a few of his personal favorite quotes to live by and considers what he would tell his younger self to do.    Key Takeaways 06.23 – Find role models you can look to and embrace the influence they have on your life. 11.10 – So much of creating success is about doing something that nobody else has done. 13.30 – Jason Hartman’s investment teachings work with specific markets. What makes a good market? 19.00 – When working on inflation-based strategies, you have to know what will have the most effect. 25.40 – Demography always plays a huge part and when you bring in a group as large as Generation Y, you can’t help but notice the effects.  31.56 – Rent to

Lee Arnold is an international speaker, trainer, and licensed broker who has had over 13 years of experience in the real estate investment market. Lee helps connects private investors to borrowers all across the United States as well as Canada. He comes on the AIPIS show today to talk about note investing. He shares some important tips and insights on the subject along with some other very important investment tips any investor could use.    Key Takeaways: 2:40 – How can you be good at note investing? Lee explains in this segment.  6:40 – Before you buy a note, ask the lender if they provided the home owner with all of the compliance regulations.  8:10 – Disclaimer: keep in mind everything Lee says is just his opinion and you should personally variety what he says.  9:50 – Always do background checks from everybody you're buying from. Who is the home owner? Who signed for the loan? Etc. 13:30 – When working with Lee's company, the serving fees and all closing fees are paid by the burrower. The only fees inves

In today’s AIPIS Show, Jason Hartman invites Val Sotir of Watermark Capital Partners to discuss his company’s specific details in the note business. During the interview, they also get into topics such as the changing ways of Wall Street, how bankers are always looking for the best route for themselves and the patterns between liens.    Key Takeaways 02.29 – Val Sotir, of Watermark Capital Partners deals with notes in lower-banded residential properties. 04.49 – Always remember with first and second liens, if the first and the second are not performing, the pricing is a lot lower. 07.46 – With the banks still having 80-85% of notes not released, there are still lots of trading opportunities available. 10.07 – The Wall Street from 1-2 decades ago was very different to the Wall Street we know now. 12.40 – Jason Hartman tries to understand the ever-confusing motives behind bankers’ actions. 14.39 – Banks have to treat all homeowners the same, so it’s easier for them just to sell! 15.14 – Find out more about Val

John Jamieson is from Detroit and is the owner of the Perpetual Wealth System. He is also the best selling author for the book entitled “The Perpetual Wealth System”. His work and business focuses on helping people develop better business models and to create tax free wealth. He talks to Jason today about Detroit and its economic decline.    Key takeaways: 4:30 – John talks about the decline of Detroit.  7:30 – Detroit has a bout of corrupt politicians over the years.  9:10 – John tells the audience that all the schools and churches he went to as a kid are now closed. His friends' parents have all moved out of the area. All that's left of his home town is memories.  15:20 – What's happening now in Detroit?  19:10 – Detroit currently has some very unique investing options right now.  21:35 – John talks about the kind of taxes and insurance you'd be expected to pay while owning a house in Detroit.    Mentioned In This Episode:  www.johnjamieson.com

William Skelley is the founder of iFunding, an online investment firm that allows accredited investors to make great investments in real estate on the web. He appears on the AIPIS show today to talk to Jason about what it means exactly to be an iFunding member and how Jason's listeners can benefit from the website as well.    Key Takeaways: 4:20 – iFunding's minimum investment per project is $5,000.  7:00 – William says over 60% of real estate private equity money goes into new development.  13:20 – William gives his insight on the future of crowd funding and where he sees it going.  15:45 – William does background checks on all of the people his company gets involved with to prevent fraud and scams from happening. 18:33 – William breaks down the kind of fees a potential investor might face when working with iFunding. 22:00 – Jason asks why William's company has a .co domain name and not a .com one.    Mentioned In This Episode: https://www.preqin.com http://www.lexisnexis.com https://www.ifunding.co/

Joe Fairless's raised close to $1.5 million dollars in investor money on his first big real estate deal. He credits his success to hiring professional and experienced consultants and having a great team. On the show he shares some really good advice on how you can follow in the same footsteps. Joe Fairless has a fantastic podcast called Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever and is certainly no rookie about this subject.    Key Takeaways: 7:15 – When Joe found out he had to raise $1.3 million, he had to take a big mental leap.  10:00 – Joe talks about how you can be smart with paying off your loans by arranging a master lease.  13:25 – Joe wrote down a list of all the networks he was associated with and then he contacted the members in these groups and asked if they wanted to invest.  19:45 – Joe had to pitch half of his investors differently because they've never invested in real estate before.  23:15 – Developing the seller's trust comes with your credibility and the seller knew Joe's consultant very well a

In today’s AIPIS Show, Jason Hartman talks to Mark Mascia of Mascia Development about different market sectors and their impact on real estate investment. They also consider how topics of technology (the self-driving car) and demography (changing generational attitudes) can affect real estate trends and patterns.   Key Takeaways 02.27 – Mascia Development works on the idea of deciding which markets you want to be involved with and then assessing deals based on if they fit those markets. 05.03 – The rents and situations may be different, but in terms of retail, the tenants are often the same nationwide. 10.02 – Whatever you main purpose of the building is, you need to ensure there’s traffic going past it to keep visibility high. 11.10 – The self-driving car is going to have an impact on so many aspects of our lives. We have to take this seriously because the technology itself will catch up. 13.00 – Rents are likely to continue to rise, and that’s partly because we’re no longer in a generation where everyone bu

Jeff DeGraff joins the show today with Jason Hartman. DeGraff is a professor for the University of Michigan’s Ross Business school and has worked extensively in teaching innovation. Today, he joins the show to talk a little bit about his new book called, “Making Stone Soup: How to Jumpstart Innovation Teams” and how it can help you succeed in your business venture. Key Takeaways:  1:25 – Companies are struggling with innovation on a team level and Jeff DeGraff’s new book, Making Stone Soup, talks about some of these challenges and how they can overcome it. 4:25 – When you look at the history of innovation, most of these come from conflicting ideas or completely new hybrid ideas to try and make something better. 7:05 – Forget the 80/20 rule. Innovation uses the 20/80 rule. 11:40 – When you look at the patent timeline, it is more incremental than ever before. Jason asks, “Is it because everything has already been invented?” 14:30 – Remember, you’re catering to a completely new generation. Millennials experience