Double-Dip Recession - What this means for real estate investors - 02/15/11 06:43 PM
The recent financial news has been abuzz with exhortations over the anticipation of an end to the recent financial calamity. The stock market has already discounted this optimism into its valuation, as current market values represent a multiple of forecasted earnings per share well in excess of historical trends. The conventional wisdom is that the economy will get “back on track” in the next few months and resume its previous trajectory of long term growth. The factor that nobody seems to be considering is the fact that the previous ‘track’ the economy had been traveling down is the express route to … (4 comments)

3 Self Storage Investing Myths Revealed - 02/09/11 12:47 PM
Have you heard of the dangers involved in self storage investing? Too much competition. You have to build a new facility to make money. Financing is difficult to find. While one should never enter a serious investment on a whim, we suspect that much of this type of propaganda is circulated by people already making nice money in the industry, and who would say anything to keep others from taking a slice of the quite lucrative pie. We know real estate investing is history’s best bet. The numbers prove that fact. Self storage investing, though, might be the best of the … (4 comments)

Tracking Inflation in the Coming Year - Important for Real Estate Investors - 02/09/11 12:22 PM
The general price level in 2010 relative to 2009 shows average price levels that are nearly flat. The reason for this trend is significant commodity price increases in 2007 and 2008 that collapsed after the global financial crisis. Much of the reason for the price volatility in commodities is leveraged buying and selling through hedge funds that drove prices up during the bubble and precipitated a price crash after the bubble collapsed as many entities were simultaneously deleveraging their positions. To demonstrate this phenomenon, we have graphed the Consumer Price Index for Urban residents (CPI-U), Producer Price Index for Finished Goods … (0 comments)

Phoenix, AZ - 19.4% Return On Investment Property for 2011 - 02/07/11 02:34 PM
Market values in Phoenix are currently at approximately the same level as in the year 2000. The market area experienced a tremendous run-up during the real estate bubble and a spectacular during the financial crisis. During 2010, the regression back to fundamentals continued in Phoenix. For people who bought at the wrong time, this value contraction leverages out to a rather substantial loss. However, the current low interest rates allow buyers to generate cash flows that will help them to sustain the investment through value fluctuations until a path of growth is resumed.
By focusing on investment in deals that produce … (0 comments)

What Killed the Commercial Real Estate Goose? - 02/01/11 07:15 PM
At the Commercial Investing Center, we keep an eye on the possibilities inherent in commercial real estate though, outside of mobile home parks and self storage properties, we’re not too excited about the industry’s current state. Not so long ago, commercial investments were flying high on golden wings but present circumstances have brought the goose crashing to the ground. During the free and easy credit time of the 2000′s, traditional lenders commonly offered a 65% loan to value ratio, which means that if you owned a $100 million property, you could get a $65 million loan on it.
But then private … (0 comments)

 
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While running my successful real estate and media businesses, I (Jason Hartman) believe that giving back to the community plays an important role in building strong personal relationships. In addition to my real estate investing company (Platinum Properties Investor Network - www.JasonHartman.com), I established The Jason Hartman Foundation in 2005 with $200,000 of my own money to provide financial literacy education to young adults so they can utilize the all important real world skills not taught in school which are the key to the financial stability and success of future generations. We’re in a global monetary crisis caused by decades of misguided policies and the cycle of financial dependence has to be broken, literacy and self-reliance are a good start. I am here to help!


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