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Best Business Podcast – Episode Ranking | May 2021

May had been a good month! Home Value lifted from where it was in April and we also chatted with Phil Slade and Veronica Morgan and the amount of knowledge that they shared is priceless. 

And through all what the mighty seasons may bring, here’s what happened on the show in May.

🎥 Here are May the Podcasts that trended in iTunes

🎥 May Episodes

May 4, 2021 : RBA May 2021 – When What Gets Better, Gets Better!

Ben gives an update on Reserve Bank of Australia’s cash rate, the United States GDP, Jobs Market, Housing Market and the IMF Latest World Economic Outlook. He also talked about the positive economic indicators for Australia and the why is the RBA fixated on inflation and if you want to get more information on the Australian Market and what’s it looking like, this is the episode for you.

👉 Reserve Bank of Australia’s cash rate

 

May 6, 2021: Episode 337 | The 4 Pillars of Money Health

This Episode talks about the 7 grades of financial wellbeing, achieving financial abundance, defining TRUE wealth and propsperity, Types of wealth and which type robs you of others.  Active and Passive Investment and a BONUS – Secret to a Cheap Wedding and the FORMULA to be Health, Wealth and Wise!

👉 Money FIT – thepropertycouch.com.au/financialpeace

 

May 13, 2021: Episode 338 | Going Ape S#!t: How To Hack Your Brain To Make More Money – Chat with Phil Slade

We have Behavioural Economist and Psychologist Phil Slade – the author of “Going Ape S#!t”, Founder of Decida and regular contributor to Money Magazine was a guest on this episode. Learn about Behavioral Economics, which part of your brain controls financial decisions and “The Ape Brain”

👉 Phil’s Book – Going Ape S#!t

 

May 20, 2021: Episode 339 | “Man, Can Politicians Spend Money!!” – ft Property Q&A

Let us deep dive on 2021-22 Budget Review!  Ben & Bryce talked about $15.2 Billion Infrastructure spend, Superannuation Downsizer Scheme, the Victoria State Budget & the consequences for property owners and developers. More information on the First Home Saver Scheme, New Home Guarantee, Home Guarantee for Single Parents and so much more.

👉 First Home Loan Deposit Scheme (New Homes) FACT SHEET

👉 Federal Budget 2021-22 Announcement

👉 Victoria State Budget 2021-22 Announcement

 

May 27, 2021: Episode 340 | Auction Ready: How To Win In Any Market! – Chat with Veronica Morgan

Learn strategies Professional Buyers Agents use! Learn more tips (and tricks) on Auctions from our guest and good friend Veronica Morgan Founder and Principal of  Good Deeds Property Buyers, co-host of The Elephant in the Room and also Bryce’s co-host in Location, Location, Location Australia. We are lucky to have her as our guest, one of the BEST Buyers Agent in Australia! Enjoy  👏  👏  👏

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👉 Veronica’s Book – Auction Ready — Get 30% Discount & Free Postage with this Promo Code: TPC

 

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341 | How To Pivot Your Investment Strategy When Affordability Changes

Folks, it’s no secret that property prices have seen a significant uptick – so what does this mean for your investment strategy if you can no longer afford to buy investment grade locations that are close to the city?

See, if you’ve read our book The Armchair Guide To Property Investing, or heard any of our earlier episodes, you might have heard us quote particular price points that now seem, well, a bit ridiculous.

You might’ve thought, “A $650,000 property in inner city Melbourne… what? They’re now over a mill, guys…?”

Or, “Where on earth can I buy a property for $450,000 in this market!?!”

 Or, “You said to aim for inner city properties with owner-occupier appeal, but now you’re talking about regional markets… what’s the deal?”

We hear you. And we get it.

That’s why today we’re doing a deep dive on how to pivot your investment strategy when affordability changes!

Make no mistake – the fundamentals DON’T change… but you need to be both smart AND realistic about the locations that are available to you, whatever your price point may be.

This is a Q&A episode you don’t want to miss – we tick off A LOT of key property investment questions that we’re confident will allow you to find success no matter what your price point is! Plus, we’ve got some new frameworks on how to navigate land tax, learn when it’s time to SELL (yep) and best practices to manage your money without dedicating your life to managing a spreadsheet….

Tune in now – and let us know what you think!

 

P.S. Yes, Ben is actually in his CAR when we’re recording this episode… find out why in the first five minutes 🤣

 

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The Questions

Question From Valarie on Tips For Money Management

I bought a course and really love I’m also through the Make Money Simple Again book. I have one question: How do you apply the Money SMARTS system to a couple? At the moment we have separate accounts, something like 12 accounts between the 2 of us. How do you change that to fit into the system? Do you go with one family account and 2 debit cards account and 2 credit cards account or is there another configuration that you recommend? Many thanks in advance for your feedback Tips and Have a Great weekend. Thank you!

 

Question from Kiran on Land Tax and Different Entities

Good day Bryce, Ben, Stiggy and the team. My name is Kiran, I’m from Melbourne. I was listening to your podcast a week or two ago and you spoke about an active, investor Bruce in this episode who had land tax issues because he was investing in the same state. All investments are in the same state. I understand the active investor issues but from what I understand, all these investments were possibly in his personal name. What if Bruce was able to invest in different entities for examples companies or trusts? Each entity would then be completely separate and hence reset the amount of land tax he had to pay. Can you unpack the issues as to whether this is a worthwhile strategy and other differences with finance? I understand that commercial finance is required for companies which results in less favourable LVRs. Are there any further issues that someone looking to invest using companies or trusts to reduce their land tax bill may encounter?

 

Question From Mathew Monty on How To Buy Assets Closer In On Combined $100k Income

Hi Guys, I love the Podcasts. I just got a couple of questions regarding investment grade/investment stock – more for people like me that don’t earn that much money. Can you buy with an income of $100,000? So I’ve got a property that’s got good equity and we went out and we bought another property for investment, probably just investment stock in Truganina. So 20-something kilometres from the city, I know it’s not investment grade like you just talked about. However, I wonder how people on say $100,000 a year in combined income could afford to get into those inner-city areas? I don’t know if that’s possible. Given our situation that we’ve bought a new investment stock property, where do we go from here?

 

Question from Dimitra on The 6-Part Framework That Reveals It’s Time To SELL!

Hi guys, Love your podcast. I listen regularly on the drive to and from work, and recently purchased your audio book which has been super informative. You always share a lot of knowledge when it comes to finding and purchasing an investment, but would love more information on what to do if you’ve bought a lemon! Most of the things you tell us to avoid applies to my investment property. The apartment was purchased off the plan in an area where supply exceeds demand and the property price hasn’t increased since it was purchased back in 2017. And to make matters worse, since Covid and the bad publicity new apartments have been getting, the property has gone down in value. There are tenants in the property currently and I have to contribute an extra $50 per week towards the mortgage (principle and interest)

The positive is that the property is in Sydney, 12km from the CBD and a 10 minute walk to public transport. This purchase obviously happened before I discovered your podcast, but what should I do?

Should I hold the property in the hope that it will eventually increase in value, or is there no other option but to sell and cop a loss?

Any advice you can give would be much appreciated. Many thanks.

 

 

 

 

340 | Auction Ready: How To Win In Any Market! – Chat with Veronica Morgan

Want the proven tactics and bidding tips to WIN at auction!?!

Folks, this episode will help take the STRESS out of the intimidating auction process and give you the exact strategies professional Buyers Agents use to…

  • Master the buying process
  • Outsmart real estate agents
  • Beat the competition (without overpaying)
  • Avoid auction mistakes
  • … and, ultimately, secure the property!

Here to help us unpack ALL this – plus a whole heap of other must-know property and auction tips! – is nonother than our good friend Veronica Morgan, Founder and Principal of  Good Deeds Property Buyers, co-host of The Elephant in the Room, Bryce’s co-host of Location, Location, Location Australia, and arguably one of the BEST Buyers Agents in the country.

… Together, we’re going to get you Auction Ready!

You’ll learn how to navigate auctions in a HOT property market (like a pro!) and get the epic EVERGREEN bidding tips that’ll confuse your competition so the auctioneer will drop their hammer on YOUR final “I can still sleep at night” bid.

Sound good?

Tune in now to get a complete walkthrough of the entire buying process – enjoy!

 

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Here’s What We Cover…

  • Understanding your Buyer Profile: How it affects you at auction!
  • Why do most people hate Auctions?
  • What are the benefits of Auctions for buyers?
  • How to spot the frightened buyer…
  • What do you always need to do BEFORE you purchase property?
  • What real estate agents know that you don’t!!
  • What details SHOULD you tell the agent?
  • How to work out how much the property’s worth
  • How to set your maximum bid
  • What To Do On Auction Day: Your Prep Checklist!
  • What are the 12 “Behavioural Biases” that make people irrational buyers under auction conditions?
  • Top Auction Tips For A HOT Property Market
  • 5 Powerful Bidding Tactics That Work!
  • What are 7 Types of Auction Bidders?
  • The 4 Bidding Mistakes That Cripple Property Buyers! (Ouch…)
  • The Post-Auction Process: What To Do, What Not To Do
  • The 8 Types of Real Estate Agents!
  • What are the best type of real estate agents?
  • Bidding With ODD Numbers: Why It Works And Why You Should Do It Too
  • The Quickest Way To Work Out Who Your Competition Is!
  • Wait, what… people bid against themselves!?!….
  • Vendor Bids: How can you use them to your advantage?
  • The $1 Million Dollar Bidding Mistake That You Have To Hear To Believe…

 

 

339 | “Man, Can Politicians Spend Money!!” – ft Property Q&A

Folks, as promised we’re diving deep on the 2021-22 Budget Review – what’s in it, what are the key takeaways for property investors, first home buyers and us Aussie taxpayers!!

In a one-liner summary… “Man, Can Politicians Spend Money!!”

Yep. And we’re unpacking quite a bit of it – such as…

  • The $15.2 billion infrastructure spend!
  • Free cashback (Tax Offset) & how much you’re likely gonna get back…
  • First Home Saver Scheme
  • Family Home Guarantee for Single Parents
  • New Home Guarantee
  • Superannuation Downsizer Scheme
  • The increase to the Child Care Subsidy
  • Public Housing support
  • The HomeBuilder extension
  • VIC State Budget & The consequences for property owners and property developers

Plus, to give a bit of contrast to the Budget News we’re also circling back on a few key evergreen property investment formulas and answering a couple of listener questions!!

Get ready – you’re in for a solid ep, folks!

 

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The Questions…

Question from Al Knight Lewis – Investment Stock & Investment Grade – Is it still relevant?

“Good afternoon. I have just started listening to your podcasts and am finding them so

Interesting! Episode 8 talks about investment stock vs investment grade and I’m wondering if the info in this episode is still current and relevant 6 years later? I’m looking for our first investment in Brisbane.”

 

Question from Don Holloway – Are there any benefits from having $10k sitting in an offset?

“With interest rates so low atm is there any benefits from having $10k sitting in an offset?

My calculations (and confirmed by investment bankers n mortgage brokers) best to buy quality shares with your $10k than to month ball it into an offset account. Would love to hear your thoughts on this.

BTW, I’ve read your book Make Money Simple Again last year. Found it to be a parallel to Scott Pape barefoot investor

 

 

 

 

338 | Going Ape S#!t: How To Hack Your Brain To Make More Money – Chat with Phil Slade

What if we told you there’s a hidden part of your brain that controls your financial decisions… even if you believe you’re the one calling the shots!?!

Folks, today we have a very exciting episode in store for you (Ben’s in his absolute element!) that’s about to reveal how to hack your brain to make you more money!

Here’s the reality… despite our best intentions, we DON’T make decisions out of spreadsheets – we make decisions out of emotions!

And this is where Behavioural Economics comes in.

That is: the study of the “how and why” behind our financial and property choices. The “Oh, yeah, I’m actually a human!” stuff that deeply influences our choices and the economy at large.

Fun Fact: This is the EXACT same study we used to make the correct judgement call way back in March last year (when COVID panic was at its peak!) that the property market was NOT going to fall off a cliff despite the scary economic predictions out there.

… And it ALL comes down to understanding human behaviour!

Joining us today is Behavioural Economist and Psychologist Phil Slade – the author of “Going Ape S#!t” , Founder of Decida and regular contributor to Money Magazine.

Phil makes neuroscience simple, interesting and FUN by highlighting irrational ‘blind-spots’, increasing awareness of cognitive biases that influence perception and behaviour, and inspiring people to become less reactive, and more responsive!

And he’s going to fill you in on a little thing called “The Ape Brain” and how you can tame it with a simple framework that’ll get you making better financial decisions, winning at auction (or walking away so you don’t pay too much!) and delaying gratification in a way that doesn’t trigger dread or make you feel like you’re missing out in the present moment.

Strap yourselves in folks — ‘cos no word of a lie: nail this, and you’re pretty much set for life. (Money is Simple… Behaviour is Hard, right!?!)

 

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Here’s what we cover…

  • What factors are studied in Behavioural Economics?
  • Behavioural Economics vs Classical Economic Theory (note: don’t stress, this is a palatable explanation 😉)
  • How much of the population applies this stuff to their decision making around finance?
  • How did Phil get into this field, anyway?
  • 3 Simple Ways To Apply Behavioural Economics To Your Finances!
  • How much of your income should you save?
  • What is Cognitive Bias and how does this shape your relationship to money
  • How To Tame Your Ape Brain So It Doesn’t Steal Your Money!
  • What’s the #1 Killer Of Financial Independence!?!
  • Why does the gap between your “Real Self” and “Presentational Self” have such a significant impact on your choices?
  • Why is Afterpay so dangerous!?!
  • Who are Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman? (And why should you care about them!?!)
  • The Dunedin experiment: What it teaches us about human behaviour!
  • Is all emotion BAD?
  • Practical Application For Property Investors!
  • How can you tame your ape in an auction environment?
  • What is “Loss Aversion” & “Endowment”?
  • Right… how can we HACK our brain to make us more money!?!

 

 

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