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096 | Building a Positively Geared Property Portfolio – Chat with Prue Muirhead, Property Investor of The Year (2010)

Joining us on our first online recording today is Prue Muirhead! Prue is the co-founder of Muirhead Property Management, the 2010 Property Investor of the Year, teaches property investment and property management at TAFE Adelaide and an active investor with 18 positively geared properties under her belt. So in today’s episode, Bryce and Ben will be chatting with her about how she build her positively geared property portfolio and:

  • Her journey as a sophisticated property investor, the hurdles she faced along the way and how she overcame that
  • Understanding different risk profiles and property investing risks when building a portfolio
  • The lending challenges faced by a self-employed and how she used the equity in her current home to build up her portfolio
  • What’s her investment strategy and her definition of manufactured property growth
  • The importance of continuous learning, research and taking initiatives to an active investor
  • Self-management versus using a property manager
  • Potential for upgrades and renovations from a property manager perspective
  • The mindset and preparations required for property developments
  • Mistakes made along the way and her top tips for other property investors

 

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Bonusisode – A Boxing Day Chat Between The Property Couch and Smart Property Investment Show

SURPRISE! On this Boxing Day, we are having a joint podcast with Phil Tarrant from Smart Property Investment Show! Phil joined us back in Episode 52 talking about his journey as a property investor but in this Bonusisode (Bonus Episode), the focus will be on investing in property in 2017! Ben and Phil will be chatting about:

  • The health of the Australian Property Market in 2017
  • Understanding the different market cycles and how economic activities and infrastructure development may change the market’s trajection
  • How to filter out all the noise regarding property investing and look at hard facts when making an investment decision
  • The prospects and returns from investing in apartments and city fringe location
  • What are their thoughts on the lenders’ out-of-cycle rate rise
  • What are the criteria lenders are looking for in an ideal borrower
  • The importance of borderless investing and buying counter cyclical when building out your portfolio

 

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The Property Couch Christmas Pack

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Hi all! As promised, here’s The Property Couch Christmas Pack for 2016! Just leave your details above and we’ll send it to you right away.

You should be expecting lots of goodies in this pack such as:

  • Case Study for Single 30-something Investor (How to Build a Property Portfolio to Retire on $2,000 a week in Passive Income)
  • Fact Sheet on Guarantor Loan
  • Presentation Slides (7 Ways to Get Kids on the Property Ladder Sooner)
  • Link to the Population Growth Estimate

And whilst you’re here, check out our New Website… hint, check out the “About Us” page, it is a pretty cool look at how far we’ve come.

Merry Christmas and have a happy and safe New Year!    😎

 

Bryce, Ben and The (TPC) Stig

 

 

 

 

 

094 | Which Market to Invest in for 2017? – Chat with Nerida Conisbee, Chief Economist for the REA Group

Keeping to our Summer Series tradition, Bryce and Ben are joined by yet another special guest in today’s episode; Nerida Conisbee – The Chief Economist of The REA Group: now the biggest digital real estate company in the world! With more than 20 years property research experience throughout Asia Pacific, Nerida also appears every Saturday on SkyNews Real Estate program, is an adviser on property market conditions to major Government bodies and has held senior positions within commercial agencies and major consulting firm.

Leveraging on her experience and knowledge in the property industry, the three of them will be chatting about:

  • How are the two capital cities, Sydney and Melbourne performed in 2016 particularly in the apartment market and what’s the outlook for 2017
  • What’s the level of housing affordability for property buyers across Australia
  • Investing habits between Sydney and Melbourne, and how these compare to major cities around the world and the drivers that are slowing down property listing in those two cities
  • Potential changes to the lifestyle trends in Sydney where houses are less affordable for young home buyers and how this would affect Melbourne
  • Research data and methodology in commercial real estate as compared to residential real estate
  • Seeing the GDP drop and finding that balance between the property market being strong and weak; therefore, knowing when the best time to sell is
  • The 2017 outlook for Perth, Brisbane, Hobart, Adelaide, Darwin and Canberra and which market to invest in for 2017

 

We hope you enjoyed this podcast and look forward to hearing your thoughts on the topics brought up! And here’s the site that Nerida mentioned in today’s podcast:

 

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Case Study for Single 30-something Investor (How to Build a Property Portfolio to Retire on $2,000 a week in Passive Income)

Hi Couchers! The Case Study for Single 30-something Investor demonstration is finally here! We know some of you have been waiting for this one since our second Facebook Live back in September. Thank you for your patience and let’s not wait any longer, just fill in the form below and we’ll send you the link to start watching the Case Study Demonstration on How to Build a Property Portfolio to Retire on $2,000 a week in Passive Income for a Single 30-something!

 

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093 | How to Negotiate to Win?

In today’s podcast, a much-anticipated topic features. But first, Bryce and Ben discuss the recently released GDP numbers for the September quarter. With a fall of 0.5%, what does this mean to us Australians? How will business confidence and the Australian Property Market be affected? And more importantly, is this a really bad thing?

After discussions on the GDP as well as further mentions of our 100th episode (that’s coming up very soon!), today’s main topic – as stated in the title, is: “How to Negotiate to Win”. Not all of us are used to or are comfortable in negotiating as it can be quite confrontational. But Bryce and Ben do it on a daily basis so today, they’ve decided to dish out some of their most useful pointers and success stories to help you on your next purchase! Not only do they let us in on some of the most helpful tips, they also tell us what to look out for and common mistakes not to make. With one of Australia’s leading Buyers Agents opening up about the secrets of negotiating, this is definitely an episode to tune into.

A couple of tips to listen out for include:

 

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92 | Why A Buyers Agent is Worth the Money – Chat with Rich Harvey

Today we have another special vodcast episode; and joining Bryce and Ben on the couch is the President of the Real Estate Buyer’s Agents Association of Australia (REBAA), winner of The Buyer’s Agent of the Year award 2016 on Your Investment Property Magazine and Managing Director of Propertybuyer, Rich Harvey. As an established Buyer’s Agent, Property Investor, and expert in his field, today Bryce and Ben discuss the following areas with Rich:

 

  • How Rich established his career as a property investor and eventually a Buyer’s Agent
  • What motivated him to get his first step on the property ladder and what’s his first investment property looks like
  • Some mistakes and lessons learnt in his property journey
  • The benefits of having a Buyer’s Agent and how to find one that you can trust
  • Type of properties that he considers as investment grade and other types of property to stay away from
  • The current cycle of the Australian property market and his predictions for the market in 2017
  • Tips for finding the right resources to use when looking for investment properties

 

 

ps: We hope you enjoy watching this video and we would really like to hear what you think about it!

 

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