Jason Hartman talks with Jeb Carty, co-founder of Zumbly, joins the show today to discuss their new product and how investors can use them to maximize their returns.

Key Takeaways:

[1:38] How Zumbly differentiates itself from generic MLS websites

[5:51] All the assumptions in Zumbly's calcuations are adjustable

[9:01] Zumbly is hoping to provide the newest of investors the best information possible to make smart deals

[9:58] Millennials are looking for a new way to buy

[14:26] Zumbly's rolling out in 10 more markets

Website:

www.Zumbly.com

www.JasonHartman.com/Properties

Jason Hartman talks with Marc Biron, founder and CEO of Home Diversification Corp, about his product that is intended to help homeowners diversify their market risk in their own home purchase. The product is intended to help protect homeowners from downturns in the housing market in their local zip code by indexing it to the national housing market. Listen in as Marc explains why it would make sense for homeowners and how it works.

Key Takeaways:

[1:48] How Marc's mortgage product can help diversify market risk

[6:07] Marc claims his product is 42% more stable than the average housing market

[10:22] A sample case of how the product works

[13:51] Home Diversification uses the Zillow statistics for national home price indexing

Website:

www.JasonHartman.com/Properties

www.HomeDiversification.com

Jason Hartman joins Investment Counselor Sara and one of the Florida market specialists to discuss the upcoming Profits in Paradise event and the Florida property tour the Friday before the event. Prior to the Great Recession, the network dealt exclusively with new construction. Now it's a rarity, but Florida (and Atlanta) is able to provide that right now. New construction allows for win-win-win situations between investors, developers, and tenants.

Website:

www.JasonHartmanLive.com

Jason Hartman and his mom take today's episode to review the book The American Jubilee: A National Nightmare is Closer Than You Think, as well as discussing the impact of loan forgiveness and some self-management strategies that can save you money and headaches when it comes to repairs and tenant retention.

Key Takeaways:

[1:47] Jason's mom's takeaway from the book The American Jubilee

[4:33] The middle class is getting crushed today more than they ever have in American history

[7:47] You can use debt as a strategy

[11:38] Impact of the bank holiday

[14:07] Student loans are being packaged and sold to financial firms just like liar loans were

[18:59] The federal government can nationalize your stock and bond portfolio a lot easier than your property

[23:08] Turnover can be expensive, but keeping tenants for too long could mean your rents are too low

[27:36] The longer your tenant is there the more they treat it like their own home

[31:44] A recommendation to reduce your insurance prices

Website:

www.JasonHartman.com/Properties

Jason Hartman talks with Bill Ness, CEO and founder of Neighborhoods.com and 55Places.com, about how to evaluate neighborhoods and the incredible opportunity that the 55+ age market is presenting for investors.

Key Takeaways:

[1:52] As Bill started Neighborhoods.com, how did he define a neighborhood?

[5:02] How do people sort neighborhoods

[9:26] Last year only 38% of home buyers were over the age of 55

Websites:

www.Neighborhoods.com

www.55Places.com