CW 505 – How Declining Home Ownership Rates for Millennials Creates Opportunities For Real Estate Investors with Jason Hartman

Jason starts by talking about the Millennial demographic and its benefits for real estate investors. In relation to this, he reads an article on the renter market and why fewer people are purchasing homes. He also takes the time to answer a couple of listener questions about home-owner risk mitigation and renting versus owning property on today's show.    Key Takeaways: 2:00 – Millennials have seen their parents get burned by the real estate crash.  7:40 – Millennials are putting off marriage, living with their parents, and have massive student loan debt.  9:35 – It's hard to get good stats on individual home owners or single family homes. 11:35 – If Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were to go away, it would free up 25 million new renters.  14:30 – Jason answers a listener question about risk mitigation for properties.  19:20 – Jason answers another question about renting versus owning.    27:05 – Next episode Jason will have Dan Mitchell, Senior Fellow from the Cato Institute, on the show.    Mentioned In This Episode:   http://realestateconsulting.com/affluent-apartment-renters-slow-to-buy-a-home/