Jason Hartman is the founder and CEO of Platinum Properties Investor Network, The Hartman Media Company, and The Jason Hartman Foundation. Starting with very little, Jason, while still in college at 19, embarked on a career in real estate while brokering properties for clients. He was investing in his own portfolio as well. Through creativity, persistence and hard work, he soon joined the ranks of the top 1% of realtors in the U.S., and in quick succession, earned a number of prestigious industry awards and became a young multimillionaire. Hartman now has been involved in several thousand real estate transactions, and he has owned income properties in 11 states and 17 cities. His companies help people achieve the American Dream of financial freedom by purchasing income property in prudent markets nationwide.