First-Time Home Buyers are a Vanishing Species

Numbers don’t lie. It used to be that 40 percent of the resale market was populated with first-time buyers, according to the National Association of Realtors. By April of 2012, in the wake of the foreclosure crisis, the number had drifted down to 28 percent. That’s a...

Donald Trump’s For-Profit University Under Fire

As a self-professed news-addict, Jason Hartman can’t resist a good Donald Trump scandal, and since everyone’s favorite real estate mogul turned reality television star can’t seem to keep himself out of the spotlight for more than thirty seconds, here we go again. Hang...

Landlords: Are You Missing These Deductions?

One of Jason Hartman’s mantras is that real estate is the most tax-favored asset. As a landlord, skim the list below and make sure you’re taking the maximum allowable deductions approved by the IRS. Since your rental property is a business, most related expenses...

Cherry-Pick Austin Investment Properties

Despite the hue and cry from the national media decrying the demise of the housing industry, some markets never went away, maintaining a steady economy in the face of the foreclosure crisis. Austin, Texas, is one such city. Jason Hartman has had his eye on this area...

Hard Money Specializes in Non-Conforming Loans

Both residential and commercial real estate investors sometimes run into problems qualifying for a loan through the traditional lending industry. Time to throw your hands in the air, give it all up and become a worm farmer? Not just yet. There are alternatives and one...