U.S. election year political rhetoric has already hit high gear, but we’re sure the best (worst?) is yet to come.  And you can bet tinkering with the economy is going to be a major part of the conversation - probably more so than any time since 1992 and Bill Clinton’s now famous slogan, “It’s the economy, stupid.”  

As real estate investors, we care deeply about things like the supply and cost of capital, job creation and tax rates.  And while we can’t control what happens, we sure want to anticipate it - especially if big changes are being proposed.  End the Fed?  Return to a gold standard?  Raise taxes on capital gains?  Eliminate the mortgage deduction?  Lions, tigers and bears? Oh my! 

What’s an investor to do?  Well, start by paying attention to people who are paying attention.  To help you, we traveled to the Las Vegas Money Show to sit down face to face with our good friend, economist and outspoken political opiner, Dr. Mark Skousen. 

As the founder of Freedom Fest, Mark Skousen is one of most connected and intellectually honest people we know.  Every time we sit with Mark, we learn and we’re sure you will too.  So tune in and find out what Dr. Skousen sees for the economy and economic policy as the United States  enters one of the more interesting election years in recent history.  

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At a time when everyone is crying about how Uncle Sam is making it hard to do business, real estate entrepreneurs are getting a break.  Actually, ALL entrepreneurs are getting a break, but since we’re The Real Estate Guys, we’re excited about the real estate angle.  The short of it is that the recently passed JOBS Act will make it easier for new businesses to raise start-up capital through “crowd funding”.  To tell us all about, we welcome back special guest, attorney Mauricio Rauld.  So grab your notepad and listen in to another informative episode of The Real Estate Guys™ radio show!  The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed.  Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter at www.realestateguysradio.com

Over $1.7 trillion of commercial mortgages are coming due in the short term.  In a normal world, that debt would be refinanced and life goes on.  But today, many of those properties are underwater and there just aren’t as many lenders willing to refinance these loans.  In fact, our guest says that over $1 trillion of those loans will need to be re-negotiated.  Why?  Well, when you owe the bank a $10,000 you have a problem, but when you owe the bank $10 million, the bank has a problem.  And when banks lose a trillion dollars, we all have a problem.  It’s a complex topic with many nuances and lots of lessons.  Our expert guest Phil Jemmet runs a company that specializes in large balance commercial loan workouts.  He gives us a street level perspective and explains the process for getting these big problems down to a manageable size.  Your problems may be smaller (for now), but the principles of dealing with them are very similar.  So listen and learn as Phil Jemmet shares his secrets for reworking loans that are no longer working for you.  The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed.  Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter at www.realestateguysradio.com

One of the secrets to making a lot of money is to catch a profitable wave.  Sounds interesting, but what does it mean?  Well, a financial wave happens when a variety of forces converge to move people or their money in a particular direction. That movement can have a substantial impact on any given asset class or geographic region - and the effect can be much more pronounced when the asset class or region is very limited in size.   That's why we've been intrigued over the years by the tiny country of Belize. 

In this episode, The Real Estate Guys™ are on location at a beautiful beachfront resort on tropical Ambergris Caye (yes, it’s a rough life on the road as radio talk show hosts).  Here, we meet up with the #1 real estate broker in the country, who’s also the #2 international broker in the world for the #1 real estate brokerage in the world.  Yeah, he’s pretty big.  But he’s humble.  And he says the secret to his huge success is timing and location, location, location.  In other words, he’s riding a wave of surging interest in a particular part of Belize.  Very interesting!  So we turn on the microphones and ask him to tell us all about it.  Next thing we know, all kinds of real estate brilliance is falling out of his mouth!  Now we know why he’s so successful. 

So grab your notepad and listen in as we discover how to catch a wave of opportunity and reap tropical profits in paradise! 

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