This Flashback Friday is from episode 857 published last July 17, 2017. Jason and Keri start things off by answering a client’s question submitted as part of the Airpod contest and then warn against working with companies who do not require inspections and only deal in cash. During the guest interview, Jason asks James Ledbetter about his books One Nation Under Gold and The Great Depression: A Diary. James Ledbetter is the Founding Editor of Slate's financial site, Big Money, Editor of Inc. Magazine and a contributor to Reuters and Time. Key Takeaways: Jason's edtorial 3:42 Captain Gary Pinkerton asks how to know if the person you are doing business with has bad intentions. 6:50 Red flags to watch out for when making cash deals and dealing with new providers. 15:12 It's common for lower-end properties to sell for cash. 16:30 Gary shares a kind word about working with Jason. 18:54 Hawaii could be the location of the next Creating Wealth Seminar. James Ledbetter Interview 20:53 One Nation Under Gold tells of America's obsession with gold. 22:36 The Bretton Wood system fixed the value of the dollar to gold. 24:27 Operation 'Goldfinger' was the Johnson administration's attempt at finding more gold. 30:23 Why do people believe in using gold as a measuring stick? 34:42 Learning from the past, The Great Depression: A Diary depicts how people made it through the financial disaster. 36:50 The 500 fastest growing companies will be featured in Inc.'s September issue. Mentioned in This Episode: Jason Hartman Airpod Contest Entry Venture Alliance Mastermind One Nation Under Gold Inc. Magazine     Follow Jason on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM & LINKEDIN Twitter.com/JasonHartmanROI Instagram.com/jasonhartman1/ Linkedin.com/in/jasonhartmaninvestor/ Call our Investment Counselors at: 1-800-HARTMAN (US) or visit: https://www.jasonhartman.com/ Free Class:  Easily get up to $250,000 in funding for real estate, business or anything else: http://JasonHartman.com/Fund CYA Protect Your Assets, Save Taxes & Estate Planning: http://JasonHartman.com/Protect Get wholesale real estate deals for investment or build a great business – Free Course: https://www.jasonhartman.com/deals Special Offer from Ron LeGrand: https://JasonHartman.com/Ron Free Mini-Book on Pandemic Investing: https://www.PandemicInvesting.com