CW 574 - Daren Blomquist of RealtyTrac Analyzes Geographical Housing Data

09/29/15 • 55 min

Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman

Crunching the numbers sounds easy enough but which numbers do you use? National data doesn’t always reflect individual markets and using geographical data isn’t always a telling sign due to widespread changes in Fannie and Freddie’s level of risk. Jason and Daren take a deep dive into analyzing market data and how tagging markets as linear, cyclical and hybrid allow investors to understand good properties based on cash flow and ROI.

The Venture Alliance trip to Newport, Rhode Island was a great success. The speakers who are specialists in their fields were truly informative. The very first Venture Alliance member shares his favorite part of the Mastermind, the hot seat.

Key Takeaways:

Jason’s Editorial:

[1:26] Upcoming episodes on financing

[2:07] Our first Venture Alliance member is on the podcast

[5:01] Houses starting at $400,000 on Martha’s Vineyard

[9:06] Rehashing the Rhode Island trip

[10:21] Hard money, short and long term lending, how it affects your debt to income ratio

[14:18] The hot seat is the best part of the Mastermind

[16:10] Recreational time is still business time during the Venture Alliance trips

[17:44] A discussion is more intimate than a presentation

[18:26] The inflation/deflation debate

Daren Blomquist Guest Interview:

[20:44] National data doesn’t always reflect geographic niches

[22:24] RealtyTrac is, at its core a data company

[25:07] We have the ability to license, or re-sell the data to other companies

[26:40] Home sales are at an 8 year high when analyzing 190 markets

[29:00] The homeownership rate helps our clients to analyze markets

[30:54] We analyze the tax assessor information for rental properties

[33:37] Everything’s relative

[37:32] Thinking of real estate markets as linear (boring), cyclical and hybrid

[42:40] A combination of jobs and universities help real estate markets

[44:43] Extend and pretend or delay and pray markets

[49:44] Market influences are tipping towards introducing additional risk

Mentions:

JasonHartman.com

Venture Alliance Mastermind

RealtyTrac

CoreLogic

Black Night

Key Takeaways:

Jason’s Editorial:

[1:26] Upcoming episodes on financing

[2:07] Our first Venture Alliance member is on the podcast

[5:01] Houses starting at $400,000 on Martha’s Vineyard

[9:06] Rehashing the Rhode Island trip

[10:21] Hard money, short and long term lending, how it affects your debt to income ratio

[14:18] The hot seat is the best part of the Mastermind

[16:10] Recreational time is still business time during the Venture Alliance trips

[17:44] A discussion is more intimate than a presentation

[18:26] The inflation/deflation debate

Daren Blomquist Guest Interview:

[20:44] National data doesn’t always reflect geographic niches

[22:24] RealtyTrac is, at its core a data company

[25:07] We have the ability to license, or re-sell the data to other companies

[26:40] Home sales are at an 8 year high when analyzing 190 markets

[29:00] The homeownership rate helps our clients to analyze markets

[30:54] We analyze the tax assessor information for rental properties

[33:37] Everything’s relative

[37:32] Thinking of real estate markets as linear (boring), cyclical and hybrid

[42:40] A combination of jobs and universities help real estate markets

[44:43] Extend and pretend or delay and pray markets

[49:44] Market influences are tipping towards introducing additional risk

Mentions:

JasonHartman.com

Venture Alliance Mastermind

RealtyTrac

CoreLogic

Black Night

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CW 573 FBF - Domestic & International Real Estate Investing with Dr. Steve Sjuggerud of Stansberry Research

Jason Hartman is joined by Dr. Steve Sjuggerrud, editor for Stansberry Research, for a discussion of real estate investing domestic and international, attractive mortgage rates, and government deals that are making real estate a much more attractive investment. Steve talks about what he calls the “Bernanke Asset Bubble,” where the Fed would like to see a booming real estate market and stock market to get the country back on its feet. Jason and Steve also talk about the demographics of the rental market and comparative returns of the rental market and stocks.

Dr. Steve Sjuggerud is the founder and editor of one of the largest financial newsletters in the world, True Wealth. Since inception in 2001, True Wealth readers have made money every year with safe, contrarian investment ideas. Steve did his PhD dissertation on international currencies, he’s traveled to dozens of countries looking at investment ideas, and he’s run mutual funds, hedge funds, and investment research departments. Steve’s investment philosophy is simple: “You buy something of extraordinary value at a time when nobody else wants it. And you sell it at a time when people are willing to pay any price to get it.” It’s harder than it sounds, but Steve continues to be able to do just that for his readers.

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CW 575 - Understanding Closing Costs, Good Faith Estimates (GFE), Loan Points, Title Insurance

We break closing costs down into small pieces to support Jason’s #1 rule of investing, thou shalt become educated. Understanding which costs are fixed and which are variable will help you to protect yourself and allow you to become your own best advisor. We take the confusion out of calculating the fees. And, will private equity firms be the next big player in the mortgage game?

Key Takeaways:

Jason’s Editorial:

[3:01] An article about character - the essence of a person

[7:07] If you don’t stand for something you’ll fall for anything

[7:51] Artificially intelligent ads

[8:37] Edward Snowden, Hero or Villain?

[11:04] As banks retreat private equity rushes in

[11:37] Meet the Master event in January, SoCal - Get your earlybird pricing

[12:26] Orlando Property Tour

Guest Interview with Joe:

[15:45] Looking at lender fees

[17:15] Requirements for good faith estimates