1767 FBF: Predicting Market Trends, Financing through Debt, Reserve Ratios & Leverage

Today's Flash Back Friday is from episode 622, originally released last January 18, 2016. This episode can be summed up by the popular saying "Everyone is a genius in a bull market". Many financial hosts warn against taking on debt to build wealth. Jason clearly illustrates why we should be using fixed rate mortgage as a financing vehicle and outsourcing debt to tenants while enjoying the tax advantages. Naresh is not a real estate investor, yet. He has come up with some basic, but necessary questions for Jason which will help him and all of you budding, soon to be real estate income property investors out there. Jason reminds us "real estate is the most historically proven asset class" and carefully lays out his answers in easy to understand, common sense terms.   Key Takeaways: Jason's editorial: [3:05] Predicting market cycles would be easier if governments and central banks didn't interfere [9:15] The business cycle is an economic concept which affects real estate [10:54] The Reluctant Investor's Lament poem by Donald Weill [18:26] Everybody's a genius in a bull market [20:35] Our Investment Counselors are geographically independent, market-wide gatekeepers [24:00] Our organization has relationships with local market specialists which give clients leverage [27:35] New clients need at least 24% cash down when purchasing a property [30:07] The rise of the "debt bigots" [33:38] Debt is a powerful thing, you must be wise with it [35:15] Always use debt as leverage when purchasing real estate income properties [38:49] A fixed rate mortgage guarantees your rate for 30 years plus tenants pay off your debt [39:13] Podcast feeds are divided and education is free   Mentions: JasonHartman.com HartmanEducation.com - The Meet the Masters on-line course Venture Alliance Mastermind   The WEALTH TRANSFER is happening FAST! Protect your financial future now! Did you know that 25% to 40% of all dollars ever created were dumped into the economy last year???  This will be devastating to some and an opportunity to others, be sure you're on the right side of this massive wealth transfer. Learn from our experiences, maximize your ROI and avoid regrets. Free Mini-Book on Pandemic Investing: https://www.PandemicInvesting.com Jason's TV Clips: https://vimeo.com/549444172  Asset Protection, Tax Savings & Estate Planning: http://JasonHartman.com/Protect What do Jason's clients say? http://JasonHartmanTestimonials.com Easily get up to $250,000 in funding for real estate, business or anything else  http://JasonHartman.com/Fund  Call our Investment Counselors at: 1-800-HARTMAN (US) or visit www.JasonHartman.com Guided Visualization for Investors: http://jasonhartman.com/visualization