{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"2464: The 'Free Lunch Metric' Revisited, Client Case Study - Dave Porter","description":"  Jason&amp;nbsp;welcomes his long-term client&amp;nbsp;David Porter, a retired executive who began investing in&amp;nbsp;residential real estate&amp;nbsp;around 2008. David explains his unique &quot;free lunch metric,&quot; which he used to identify stable neighborhoods by ensuring fewer than 50% of local students qualified for government-assisted meals. Throughout the discussion, the pair explores the benefits of&amp;nbsp;buy-and-hold strategies&amp;nbsp;in linear markets like&amp;nbsp;Indianapolis, emphasizing cash flow over speculative appreciation. David shares practical advice on&amp;nbsp;managing property managers, maintaining financial buffers, and the importance of professional oversight for supposedly passive investments. They conclude by highlighting how David\u2019s&amp;nbsp;courageous investing&amp;nbsp;during the Great Recession successfully built a&amp;nbsp;reliable income stream&amp;nbsp;for his retirement. &amp;nbsp; EmpoweredInvestor.com\/Wednesday  PropertyTracker.com  &amp;nbsp;  Key Takeaways:  0:00 The 'Free Lunch' Metric  5:28 3 Markets and TGF crisis  9:00 Lessons learned along the way  17:46 Here's the key  22:05 Tools and market updates  24:46 Thoughts of giving up and insurance  27:34 The great tenant  &amp;nbsp;_______________________________________________________________  Follow Jason on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM &amp;amp; LINKEDIN   Twitter.com\/JasonHartmanROI   Instagram.com\/jasonhartman1\/   Linkedin.com\/in\/jasonhartmaninvestor\/  Call our Investment Counselors at: 1-800-HARTMAN (US) or visit:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/empoweredinvestor.com\/  Free Class: &amp;nbsp;Easily get up to $250,000 in funding for real estate, business or anything else:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/empoweredinvestor.com\/Fund  CYA Protect Your Assets, Save Taxes &amp;amp; Estate Planning:   https:\/\/empoweredinvestor.com\/Protect  Get wholesale real estate deals for investment or build a great business \u2013 Free Course:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/empoweredinvestor.com\/deals  Special Offer from Ron LeGrand:  https:\/\/empoweredinvestor.com\/Ron  Free Mini-Book on Pandemic Investing:  https:\/\/www.PandemicInvesting.com  &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman","author_url":"http:\/\/www.jasonhartman.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42570180\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/205483000"}