The Gerald Lucas Real Estate Podcast

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www.geraldlucas.com; Gerald Lucas is an internationally recognized real estate expert who holds business degrees from MIT and Howard University. Gerald is a landlord, licensed realtor and investor who has owned and managed properties that range from single family homes and condos to apartment complexes. Gerald has coached hundreds of students throughout the US and Canada how to invest in residential real estate. Gerald accurately identified the local real estate market price bottom in early 2011 then partnered with a pension fund to form a REIT where he raised over $100 million of investment capital and served as Chief Investment Officer. In 2017, Gerald co-founded NNG Capital Fund, a groundbreaking real estate fund that provided protection against market uncertainty by combining residential real estate with mortgage notes. Gerald is the author of “How To Sell Your Home During COVID-19”, "Real Estate Investing Secrets” and "Short Sale Specifics" which draw from his 20+ years of experience as a real estate professional. In 2019, Gerald founded Youth Passion For Music whose proceeds fund musical instruments, instrument repair and music lessons for Jersey City kids. Gerald has also been a long-time supporter of Big Brothers Big Sisters.

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    • May 27, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 604: Episode 604: Should You Pay A Contractor Up Front?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 3:37


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses whether you should pay a contractor up front before they begin work.

    Episode 603: Episode 603: What Insurance Do You Need When You Move?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 2:24


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses the kind of insurance you need when you move.

    Episode 602: Episode 602: 7 Things To Never Put Into A Garbage Disposal

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 2:26


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas reveals 7 things you should never put into a garbage disposal.

    Episode 601: Episode 601: Danger Of Using Drano To Unclog Kitchen Sinks

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 1:56


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses the danger of using Drano to unclog kitchen sinks.

    Episode 600: Episode 600: New Crypto Real Estate Grift To Beware Of

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 5:09


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses several problems associated with block-chain listed slices of properties.

    Episode 599: Episode 599: Title Company Or Attorney-Which Is Better To Buy-Sell Property?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 2:45


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses whether it's better to use a title company or attorney when you buy or sell property.

    Episode 598: Episode 598: How Tariff-Induced Market Gyrations Will Affect Real Estate

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 2:36


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses how recent tariff-induced market gyrations will affect real estate.

    Episode 597: Episode 597: Is A Final Walk through Necessary When You Buy A Home?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 2:34


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses whether a final walk through is necessary when you buy a home.

    Episode 596: Episode 596: How Many Homes Should You Look At Before You Buy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 2:18


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses the ideal number of homes you should look at before you buy.

    Episode 595: Episode 595: How Much Do Local School Districts Affect Home Values?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 2:34


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses how much local school districts affect home values.

    Episode 594: Episode 594: Should You Price Your Home High When You Sell?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 2:25


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses whether home sellers should price their home high.

    Episode 593: Episode 593: How Much Should You Pay For A Home Inspection?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 2:54


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses how much home buyers should pay for a home inspection.

    Episode 592: Episode 592: Will Late Rent Payments Hurt Your Credit?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 2:41


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas reveals whether late rent payments can impact your credit rating.

    Episode 591: Episode 591: 3 Quick Repairs To Help Sell A Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 4:32


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas reveals 3 quick & inexpensive improvements to make a home more appealing to home buyers.

    Episode 590: Episode 590: 3 Solutions When A Home Doesn’t Appraise

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 3:49


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas reveals 3 solutions when a home does not appraise for the purchase price.

    Episode 589: Episode 589: When You Can Refuse To Pay Condo Fees

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 2:32


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas reveals when a NJ condo owner can legally refuse to pay their condo fees.

    Episode 588: Episode 588: Is It Smart To Subdivide A Property?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 2:48


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses the pros and cons of subdividing a property.

    Episode 587: Episode 587: How Mortgage Buydowns Differ From ARMs & Discount Points?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 2:24


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses the difference between mortgage buydowns, adjustable rate mortgage (ARMs) & discount points.

    Episode 586: Episode 586: Is The 'Iceberg House' Trend A Good Idea?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 2:51


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses whether the "Iceberg House" trend is a good idea for homeowners.

    Episode 585: Episode 585: 2025 Housing Forecast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 5:06


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas presents his 2025 housing forecast.

    Episode 584: Episode 584: 3 Real Estate New Year's Resolutions for 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025 3:24


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas suggests 3 real estate related new year's resolutions for 2025.

    Episode 583: Episode 583: Biggest Real Estate Story Of 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 2:09


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas reveals and talks about the biggest real estate story of 2024.

    Episode 582: Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 0:15


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas wishes Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays 2024 to his real estate insider family.

    Episode 581: Episode 581: Will An EV Charger Increase A Homes Value?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 1:38


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas reveals whether having an EV charging station will increase a home's value.

    Episode 580: Episode 580: Year End Real Estate Tips For Homeowners, Buyers & Sellers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 2:04


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas shares year end real estate tips for homeowners, home sellers & buyers.

    Episode 579: Episode 579: Are Section 8 Tenants Bad?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 1:58


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses whether section 8 tenants are bad.

    Episode 578: Episode 578: 3 Things To Be Grateful For This Thanksgiving 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 0:49


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses 3 things to be grateful for this thanksgiving 2024.

    Episode 577: What Happens When A Home Purchase Contract Expires?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 2:26


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses what happens when a home purchase contract expires.

    Episode 576: What Happens When A Tenant’s Lease Expires?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 2:02


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses what happens when a tenant's lease expires.

    Episode 575: Episode 575: Essential Home Clean Out Tips

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 1:40


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas reveals several essential home clean out tips.

    Episode 574: Episode 574: How Home Building Costs Have Changed Recently

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 2:03


    Real estate expert & best-selling author, Gerald Lucas discusses how home building costs have recently changed.

    Episode 573: Episode 573: Which is Better-Concrete Block Or Wood Framed Homes?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 1:59


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses the pros & cons of concrete block homes versus wood framed homes.

    Episode 572: Episode 572: Which Homes Had The Biggest Insurance Increases?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 2:33


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas reveals which type of homes had the biggest recent insurance cost increases.

    Episode 571: Episode 571: Biggest Mistake To Avoid In Winning A Property Tax Appeal

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 2:16


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas reveals the most common mistake homeowners make in filing a property tax appeal.

    Episode 570: Episode 570: Better To Buy A New Home Or Pre-Existing Home?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 3:28


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses the pros and cons of buying a newly built home vs. a pre-existing home.

    Episode 569: Episode 569: How The Fed's Big Rate Cut Will Affect Real Estate

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 2:32


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses how the Fed's half point rate cut this month will affect real estate

    Episode 568: Episode 568: How Much Will You Make On An Airbnb Listing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 2:57


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses how much money a property owner will make on an Airbnb listing.

    Episode 567: Episode 567: Which Is Better a HELOC or Cash Out Refinance?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 2:41


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses whether a HELOC (home equity line of credit) or a cash out refinance is better for property owners.

    Episode 566: Episode 566: Expected Fed Rate Cut-What Homeowners & Buyers Should Know

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 3:06


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas reveals what homeowners & buyers should know about the Fed's expected September rate cut.

    Episode 565: Episode 565: Has Lower Home Inventory Cooled Home Buyer Demand?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 2:19


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses whether lower home inventory has cooled home buyer demand.

    Episode 564: Episode 564: Credit Score You Need To Buy A Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 2:45


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas reveals what credit score you need to get a mortgage to buy a home.

    Episode 563: Episode 563: Key First Step Many Home Buyers Miss

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 2:05


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas reveals a  key first step that home buyers often miss when they're trying to buy a home.

    Episode 562: Episode 562: What The July 24' Fed Meeting Means For Housing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 2:40


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses how the July 2024 Fed meeting may affect housing.

    Episode 561: Episode 561: 3 Ways To Lower Home Insurance Premium

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 3:02


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas reveals 3 ways to lower your home insurance premium.

    Episode 560: Episode 560: The Best Way To Resolve A Real Estate Dispute

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 1:46


    Real Estate Expert & Best Selling Author, Gerald Lucas reveals the best way to resolve a real estate dispute.

    Episode 559: Episode 559: What To Do When Your Adjustable Rate Mortgage Increases

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 1:47


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses what to do when your  adjustable rate mortgage increases.

    Episode 558: Episode 558: 3 Tips For Lowering Your Electric Bill In Summer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 1:26


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas reveals 3 tips for lowering your electric bill in summer.

    Episode 557: Episode 557: 3 Tips For Finding A Good Mason

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 2:01


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas reveals 3 tips for finding a good mason.

    Episode 556: Episode 556: Is A Tenant Or Landlord Responsible To Unclog A Toilet?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 1:51


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas reveals whether a tenant or a landlord is responsible for unclogging a rental unit toilet.

    Episode 555: Episode 555: Do You Really Need Title Insurance?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 1:43


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas discusses whether homeowners really need title insurance.

    Episode 554: Episode 554: 3 Things You Should Never Do Before Getting A Home Mortgage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 2:25


    Real Estate Expert & Best-Selling Author, Gerald Lucas reveals 3 things borrowers should never do before getting a home mortgage.

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