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Most investors think they’re buying a property. What they don’t realise is they’re also taking on a small rental business. 

That business generates income, incurs expenses, carries risk and creates ongoing tax, compliance and record-keeping responsibilities. While a great property manager can handle much of the day-to-day work, there are some jobs only the owner can oversee. 

In this practical episode, Ben is joined by Senior Tax Adviser Danish Ahmed and Moorr Product Manager (and fellow property investor) Connor Christie to unpack what it really takes to run an investment property well. 

They unpack: 

  • 🔑 What to organise before and immediately after settlement 
  • 📂 Which documents you may need to keep for decades 
  • 💵 How to stay across rent, expenses and cash flow 
  • 🔨 Why repairs and improvements need to be recorded differently 
  • 🧾 The information accountants regularly find missing at tax time 
  • ⚠️ Which responsibilities still belong to you (and not your property manager) 

Plus, we’re giving you a brand-new free resource to help bring it all together: The Rental Property Owner’s Playbook. If you own an investment property, or plan to, this is your holy grail operating manual.  

Listen now!  

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Timestamps

  • 00:00 — 613 | How to Run Your Rental Property on Autopilot 
  • 02:59 — Case Study Series + A Special Discount!  
  • 04:58 — Welcome Back Danish and First-Time Crew, Connor Christie!  
  • 06:11 — Money Story: The Book That Shaped Connor’s Property Journey  
  • 09:51 — What Your Property Manager Can’t Do for You  
  • 13:20 — The Hidden Jobs You Take On After Buying  
  • 16:57 — Set Up a System and Take the Stress Out  
  • 18:59 — The Records to Keep from Settlement Day  
  • 22:35 — Is Your Rental Property Actually Performing?  
  • 24:20 — How Poor Records Lead to Missed Deductions  
  • 28:27 — Repairs, Improvements and What You Can Claim  
  • 32:19 — The Compliance Risks You Can’t Outsource  
  • 36:35 — The Tax Deductions Investors Commonly Miss  
  • 37:32 — Preparing for the Sale from Day One  
  • 40:55 — FREE Rental Property Owner’s Playbook  
  • 48:23 — Turn Rental Statements into Usable Data  
  • 52:03 — How Moorr Brings It All Together 
  • 58:56 — The One Change Every Investor Should Make