037 | Understanding the Scarcity factor in Property Investment

By The Property Couch November 12, 2015 in Podcast

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Scarcity. It is one of the three filters in our asset selection criteria and you’ve probably heard Bryce and Ben talking about it numerous times in previous podcasts. In this current market condition, it is more important than ever to ensure you nailed the scarcity factor right. But how do you determine if a property is scarce or not?

In this episode, our hosts will be breaking the scarcity factor into two parts and will be sharing their very own “Scarcity Scale”. As mentioned previously, location usually does the heavy-lifting on the performance of an asset so, Bryce and Ben will be starting with area/location (right side of the scale) and then move on to the property type.

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030 (Part 2) | What is Gentrification and Signs to look out for – Chat with Peter Koulizos

By The Property Couch September 24, 2015 in Podcast

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Following from Part 1 of Episode 30 (Five Golden Rules of Property Investment), our hosts continue on to talk about a topic that Peter Koulizos is current researching on: Suburb Gentrification. Previously in episode 26, Bryce and Ben had briefly touched on this topic and in this episode, they elaborate it further.

Gentrification in general means wealthier people moving into an area and in Australia, the gentrification process varies across different states. Most people are able to see once the process nears the completion stage or sometimes, when it has gentrified but Bryce, Ben and Peter discuss about the signs that you can look for which indicate the start of this process.

Tune in to find out more.

Resources mentioned in this podcast:

Top Australian Suburbs: A Guide for Investors and Homebuyers – Click here
Property vs Shares: Discover your knockout investment strategy – Click here
Property Options for Pensioners & Investors (POPI Australia) – Click here

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028 | Is the Property Market Oversupplied & What’s Happening in the Lending Sector?

By The Property Couch September 10, 2015 in Podcast

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With dwelling approvals remaining close to record high levels and the latest housing credit data suggesting a slowing investment credit growth, will this lead to an oversupply in the Australian property market? On top of that, how is the lending sector affected by the recent changes put in place by Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)? All these factors are a cause for concern for most property investors especially when there is a lack of awareness in this industry.

So in this episode, Bryce Holdaway and Ben Kingsley will be discussing if our property market is oversupplied and which areas will be affected by this market movement. They will also be discussing the recent changes made by APRA, how will it impact property investors and what can investors do to ensure their property plan remains on track.

Other episodes mentioned in this podcast:

Four Pillars of Mastery series
Ep. 016 – 5 Essential Steps to Property Investing in Australia
Ep. 017 – Who’s your Personal Banker?

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025 | Q&A – High LVR, Capital Gains Tax, Cross Collateralisation and SMSF Property

By The Property Couch August 20, 2015 in Podcast, Q&A

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Its Questions and Answers time! Thanks for all the suggestions on new topics to cover in this podcast. For today’s episode, Bryce Holdaway and Ben Kingsley will be addressing questions from:

High Loan to Value Ratio (LVR) question from Andy : As a relatively new investor, would you recommend gearing as many of my initial purchases at 90-95% LVR as possible to help get ahead early on and do you foresee a lot of the banks starting to restrict this type of lending going forward with the interest rates currently so low. If you do recommend it, how do we best manage the risk for the first few years until the properties grow and loans come down to the 80% mark?
Capital Gain Tax (CGT) question from Paul : It would be great if an episode could cover “capital gain tax“. I have recently had to sell an investment property due to lifestyle decision but didn’t incur any charges as it was my first place. In future if I have to sell to upgrade to a bigger investment It would be great to know the CGT laws in each state.

Cross Collaterisation from Andrew : In recent Episode 20 you touched on cross collateralisation and while it is not the best option, I was wondering if you could expand on where you might need to use, why you would use it, to what extent would you use it and how would you un-cross collateralise your portfolio?
SMSF and Property from Billy : I’m interested in using a Self Managed Super Fund to invest my super in property. I’d like to hear your opinions on this subject. Would you recommend SMSF Property or not?

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020 | Science of Asset Selection – The Buyer’s Decision Quadrant

By The Property Couch July 16, 2015 in Podcast, Property Investment

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There are many factors at play when looking for an investment property, but did you know there’s actually a science behind selecting assets?

Yep that’s right folks! This science is called: The Buyers Decision Quadrant!

It’s made up of…

Price
Location
Land proportion
Quality of Dwelling

We’ll explain what each one means, and while the concept is quite simple, the real achievement is understanding which part of the quadrant you are willing to compromise on and which is non-negotiable.

We’re also looking at some great case studies (one of which was a fictional case study…until this case study rang up Bryce to share her almost exact financial and personal story!!)…

And comparing 1970s and 1990s apartments, and which one has fared better over time!

Folks, it is rare for an investment property to tick all the boxes, and most of the time, you will need to journey through the Buyers Decision Quadrant to make the right decision for you!

So keep this episode on repeat ‘cos we think this one will help with making those hard decisions again and again!

Also, The Property Couch is hoping to get nominated for the Investor’s Choice Award 2015 for the category: Property Educator/Mentor. We would like to spread the word out on the podcast so that we can help more people avoid making bad investment choices and avoid buying the wrong asset. So if you think we are doing a good job, please do nominate us here.

Our details for nomination:

Name of the Organisation: The Property Couch
Name of the Person you deal with: Bryce Holdaway and Ben Kingsley
Suburb: North Melbourne
State: VIC
Phone number: 03 9326 8900
Email address: [email protected]

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2:08 – What is the Buyers Decision Quadrant?
3:00 – Quadrant #1
5:25 – Quadrant #2
6:17 – How THIS can make up for the selecting the wrong property
9:25 – Listen to this cookbook analogy (Pure gold!)
11:50 – How Bryce’s fictional case study became non-fiction
13:53 – Quadrant #3
15:04 – Quadrant #4
15:22 – A real example: Family with 2 young kids
16:22 – The future of the Australian property market!
17:07 – Ask yourselves these questions before buying…
18:50 – Do you want to be an active or passive investor?
20:06 – Comparing 1970s and 1990s apartments
23:45 – If you’re checking out our podcast on our website…

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