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531 | Property, Paralympics, and Perseverance: How He Secured His Financial Future and Trains for the World Stage – Chat with Jonti

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“I’ve definitely (got) no regrets and very excited for what the future holds…”   – Jonti  

Folks, this inspirational quote is from our LAST Summer Series guest for 2024/25 who, by the age of 32, has survived and grown from experiences and horrors most of us can only imagine…  

With a new business, a flourishing property portfolio in Australia and a recent purchase of his dream $1.9M home, it seemed like Jonti had his life in order. 

That is until his life-altering accident.

Tune in now to find out how Jonti not only survived but thrived after instantly becoming a paraplegic – all while juggling his own business, debt levels and a relationship breakdown…to come out with his positive outlook above.  

P.S. A heartfelt thank you to each of our incredible guests for sharing their inspirational stories. We’ve absolutely loved sitting down, listening, and learning from your journeys. These moments are what make this series so special. ❤️ 

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  • Thank you to all our amazing 2024/25 Summer Series guests!
    You can find our entire lineup of Summer/Winter series guests here if you’d like to re-listen or hear from our previous guests!  

 

Timestamps  

  • 0:00 – Property, Paralympics, and Perseverance: How He Secured His Financial Future and Trains for the World Stage – Chat with Jonti   
  • 1:22 – Welcome Jonti!  
  • 1:56 – Money Story: “That’s life, and you have to move on.”   
  • 6:09 – His first job in primary school & reaching financial independence 
  • 10:31 – Entering the property market during the earthquakes  
  • 13:49 – 3 properties by 23?!  
  • 16:25 – How wakeboarding helped him on his investing path  
  • 17:38 – Differences in NZ property laws  
  • 19:51 – Grappling with workaholism & financial discipline 
  • 22:14 – Transitioning to Australia: Renting for $200 a week  
  • 23:29 – The concrete pump that developed his financial base  
  • 26:20 – Switching to buying regional units  
  • 28:35 – Uncovering why tenant quality and property management matters 
  • 32:50 – He’s never seen these properties… 
  • 34:18 – Selling three properties to afford his $1.9M dream home  
  • 36:33 – The life-altering motorbike accident  
  • 38:39 – How he survived post-accident: Managing business, debt levels & hope   
  • 41:27– Highlighting the value of defence  
  • 43:51 – First steps again on his 31st birthday 
  • 46:47 – Navigating relationship, rehab and rising rates in the aftermath  
  • 50:09 – The fork in his future: What is his north star now?  
  • 51:51 – Regrets & Reflections  
  • 54:39 – Why did Jonti want to share his story?  
  • 56:29 – What an insanely inspiring and resilient person, thank you Jonti!  
  • 1:02:19 – Thank you to all our awesome Summer Series guests!  
  • 1:02:59 – FREE RESOURCE: Moorr app and engaging the experts at Empower Wealth 
  • 1:04:26 – Our third book incoming!

 

519 | How He Left Johannesburg at 19 with £400 to Now Owning 18 Properties! – Chat with Gavin van Zyl

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Today’s guest has a remarkable story whose lessons span international borders and redefines risk, resilience and what it means to build a real-estate empire… 🌍🏠 🔑 

Meet Gavin van Zyl, Founder of White Rhino Property and a leading property expert in Canberra and NSW’s Queanbeyan market.  

With an entrepreneurial drive and a fearless approach to property investing, Gavin has risen to prominence, ranking as Rate My Agent’s top salesperson in New South Wales and securing a spot in Australia’s REB Top 100 Agents list.  

In this episode, you’ll hear:

  • Essentials for ACT Property Investors, including how to navigate ACT’s land tax 📈
  • Finding “Real Estate Gold”: How he seized the opportunity to buy the worst house on the best street 🥇
  • From 4 to 18 Properties: Gavin’s strategies for managing risk and high debt to launch White Rhino Property. 📊
  • The 3-Month “Holiday” That Changed His Life: Hear the pivotal trip that sparked the fire for his prosperous career in real estate. 🛫
  •  His jaw-dropping global experience from share houses in London to landing in Canberra, and more! 🇬🇧

Tune in now for a fascinating discussion with one of the boldest names in NSW real estate.   

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Timestamps  

  • 0:00 – How He Left Johannesburg at 19 with £400 to Now Owning 18 properties! 
  • 1:56 – Mindset Minute: To inspire people, don’t show them your superpowers… 
  • 3:13 – Welcome Gavin!  
  • 4:16 – From Johannesburg to Canberra: How did Gavin’s background influence his property investing?  
  • 5:22 – Money Story: “All that glitters ain’t gold”  
  • 8:38 – How the 3-month holiday he never returned from led to a career in property investing 
  • 11:11 – From Pounds to AUD: The big move to Australia and how he met Chelsea  
  • 16:51 – “That put the fire under my belly”: Landing in Canberra and how he got into property  
  • 21:59 – Why invest in freestanding over units?  
  • 25:54 – The loopholes he used to leverage  
  • 30:01 – How he bought real-estate gold: Investing in the worst house in the best street! 
  • 33:22 – From broke to the birth of White Rhino Property   
  • 38:03 – From ACT to NSW: “You can essentially buy three assets in this marketplace before you even get taxed $1.”  
  • 40:03 – The issue with investing in Canberra (Watch this on YouTube!)  
  • 44:19 – Where did Gavin develop his risk appetite?  
  • 48:38 – Ben’s experience in London!  
  • 51:14 – An entrepreneurial spirit and how he picks up the diamonds  
  • 54:49 – Investing commercial & buying in Super  
  • 56:28 – What is the mindset brought Gavin to where he is today?  
  • 59:07 – “The real wealth is freedom”: His North Star now 

And… 

  • 1:06:40 – Thank you, Gavin! What a remarkable story.  
  • 1:09:10 – Lifehack: How to remove Instagram content from someone without unfollowing them.  
  • 1:11:12 – WMPN: Holding Property: Is it a bulletproof investment or not? 

 

Redefining Debt: The Game Changing Strategy You Need to Hear

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In this week’s episode, Bryce makes a guest appearance on the Wealth Time Freedom (WTF) podcast, hosted by Terry Condon!   

They cover a wide range of topics including:
        💵 Horrible, tolerable and productive debt
        🏘️ How to pick an investment grade property
        👩‍👦‍👦 Demographic shifts that are likely to impact property prices over the next 5-10 years 

This bonus episode is all about the courage to pursue passion over expectations, cultivating financial resilience, and playing the long game of property investment! 

 

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Timestamps

  • 0:00 – Redefining Debt: The Game Changing Strategy You Need to Hear 
  • 0:50 – The “Man in the Ferrari” paradox 
  • 4:09 – What piqued Bryce’s interest in property (back in 1998!) 
  • 6:50 – On Dad’s generation, mindset & influence 
  • 13:27 – Starting his own business 
  • 17:10 – When the Global Financial Crisis hit 
  • 18:27 – What advice Bryce has for his younger self 
  • 20:16 – Leaning into the “Scary Ugly” 
  • 21:49 – How The Property Couch podcast started in 2015 
  • 23:39 – We Fix Bad Advice – the barbershop analogy 
  • 25:09 – People need guides, not heroes! 
  • 29:18 – Why the best way to learn is to teach 
  • 30:52 – The journey to helping 10,000 clients get into the property market 
  • 34:26 – Horrible, tolerable and productive debt 
  • 37:21 – How to retire on $2,000 a week 
  • 42:14 – Control your debt to control your life 
  • 44:45 – How to pick a great investment asset! 
  • 56:35 – Emotional forecasting – do you do this? 
  • 58:43 – How baby boomer wealth transfers will reshape the housing market 
  • 1:01:36 – Must listen for anyone looking to get into property, but not quite sure if it’s the right time! 

 

Jan Somers: How this Housewife Built Her Multimillion-Dollar Property Portfolio from Scratch

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Please Note: This episode is a re-run. The original air date was on February 16, 2017. 😊  

In our FINAL bonus episode for 2023, we’re replaying an awesome episode with one of Bryce’s all-time property-investing heroes…  

Jan Somers!  

She is an incredibly humble housewife who is the author of 4 bestselling property books and is a successful property investor and educator extraordinaire.  

With her property portfolio spanning more than 40 years, we follow Jan’s motivational story from her first venture into property investing to her inspiration for writing her bestselling books, Building Wealth.   

Tune in now to hear her evergreen wisdom from the secret to improving your borrowing power, cultivating the right investing mindset, the types of properties Jan prefers to invest in, and much more!  

Listen now for an awesome blast-from-the-past episode! 🚀 🚀 🚀 

 

Free Stuff Mentioned

  • Check out Jan Somers’ bestselling books and software here >>  

 

Timestamps

  • 0:00 – Jan Somers: How this Housewife Built Her Multimillion-Dollar Property Portfolio from Scratch 
  • 3:29 – Mindset Minute: Beware of highlight reels!  
  • 4:55 – Welcome Jan Somers!  
  • 7:10 – The secret formula that led to success 
  • 8:25 – Her first mentor!  
  • 12:14 – Jan’s Golden Investing Principles 
  • 15:39 – The foolproof loan strategy Jan uses 
  • 18:01 – She was one of the first to do THIS!  
  • 21:33 – From humble beginnings: The origin of her first book  
  • 29:24 – Investing & Family  
  • 33:49 – “Security provides you with happiness”  
  • 37:31 – The biggest mistakes she made…  
  • 40:33 – Accumulating properties, tenants & investing Interstate 
  • 46:12 – Why do some properties perform better than others?  
  • 50:18 – The “living off equity principle” and retiring debt  
  • 54:26 – Financial messages Jan taught her kids  
  • 56:04 – Jan’s top tips for property investors  
  • 58:23 – Extra resources!  

And… 

  • 1:02:09 – Lifehack: Get 15 minutes back by turning off your notifications?!  
  • 1:03:51 – WMPN: Inside a $250M Bel Air house…

 

467 | Back To The Future: Are Our 2015 Investing Strategies Still Relevant Today?

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Folks, it’s time to strap your seatbelts in and tighten your property investing hats because in today’s episode, we’re doing our own Back to the Future with our first-ever Throwback Thursday!! 🔮

We’re revisiting our best property investing strategies and theories from aaallll the way back in 2015 and asking… 

Are they still relevant today?!?  

We’ll be unpacking (Yep, that’s still a favourite word of ours today 😉):  

🛠️ Ep 1. We Fix Bad Property Investment Advice: The two most common regrets we hear and our cornerstone “Barber Analogy”: Is it still applicable or has it become obsolete?!  

🚀 Ep 2. Regulation vs. Education: How has income vs. Property prices changed? And what makes inner land value 3x higher than land further out? 

🏠 Ep 3. The 4 Pillars of Mastery: Do we still use the same process to set investors up for success? And why is MoneySMARTS still extremely relevant today?!  

To hear all of this, plus some of our favourite quotes of all time from these episodes, tune into our first Throwback Thursday now!!  

 

Free Stuff Mentioned

  • We’ve got ONE last spot on our 2024 Summer Series. Share your story with us today! >>  
  • Check out Binge Guide featuring the first 20 episodes here >>  
  • See the graphs from Ben’s What’s Making Property News! Below:  

 

Timestamps

  • 0:00 – Back To The Future: Are Our 2015 Investing Strategies Still Relevant Today?    
  • 2:15 – We’ve got one spot left on our Summer Series!  
  • 3:03 – Mindset Minute: Where the pursuit of Mastery lives…  
  • 7:26 – It’s Throwback Thursday!  
  • 8:55 – Ep 1. We Fix Bad Property Investment Advice  
  • 9:26 – 💈 The Barbershop Analogy 💈 
  • 15:29 – The 2 most common regrets 
  • 16:33 – Is it still relevant today?!?  
  • 19:12 – The Enthusiastic Amateur  
  • 22:40 – “You can get everything you want in life, if you just…”  
  • 26:14 – Ep 2. Regulation vs. Education  
  • 29:09 – These fundamental rules have not changed folks… 
  • 35:58 – The top #3 evergreen quotes 
  • 36:57 – Is buying counter cyclical still a good idea?  
  • 38:21 – What makes this land value three times higher than other land?  
  • 41:36 – Income vs. Property Prices: What’s changed?  
  • 45:55 – We always start with THIS when building our investing strategies… 
  • 47:51 – Ep 3.The 4 Pillars of Mastery  
  • 48:56 – How we set up investors for success  
  • 52:12 – Debt Servicing Debt: Did this theory work?  
  • 54:19 – This is what drove MoneySMARTS… 
  • 58:47 – Our favourite quotes  
  • 59:42 – A moment for Ben 🤗 
  • 1:02:32 – Check out our free Binge Guide! >>  
  • 1:03:09 – Here’s to the Stig ❤️  

And… 

  • 1:04:32 – Lifehack: Table tennis on the dinner table?!  
  • 1:07:27 – WMPN: Why People Invest in Property!  

 

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