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414 | How This Couple Is Smashing Procrastination & Retiring Early

One of the biggest derailers for any investor is…

Procrastination. 😱 

So how can you avoid falling into this trap?!   

Folks this week we’re back with another super-exciting, real Case Study about Annabelle & Jamie (Pstt – These are fake names!).  

A couple in their late 30s, they’ve spent the past 5 years procrastinating their life’s dream of building a property portfolio and moving from the bustling city of Sydney to the laidback coast of Byron Bay Hinterland. 

Overwhelmed with the number of options and their lack of knowledge, sadly, they believed that this dream has passed them by. 🙁 

Tune in now to discover the sequencing that Annabelle & Jamie can take to still make this dream a reality, and the frameworks and property plan that’ll stop them from falling into the procrastination trap (or from making more costly mistakes) ever again!  

A crazy-but-true episode that highlights the power of planning, taking action and smashing procrastination!

Listen now to see how this couple can achieve all of this while setting themselves up for a $120K passive income AND an early retirement!  

 

P.S. Keen to find out how you can build your optimal property portfolio too??  
Book a free, noobligation consultation with our award-winning team of Property Investment Advisors here (and avoid falling into the procrastination trap!)  

 

 

Free Stuff Mentioned… 

 

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Here’s some of the gold we cover… 

  • 0:00 – The gold today! 
  • 1:51 – Next we’ll be seeing a mini-budget… 
  • 3:38 – Have you got a compelling story? Share it with us in our 2022/23 Summer Series! 
  • 5:36 – A lot of financial debates are actually just people with different T_m_ H_ri_o_s!  
  • 8:56  Today’s Case Study: Annabelle & Jamie 
  • 11:51 – Why this isn’t a “money map” it’s a LIFE map folks!  
  • 12:59 They decided to get help because… 
  • 15:15 – These are the problems we’re trying to solve!  
  • 16:41 – Folks, time horizons are key!!  
  • 17:57 – Why a plan is important for time-poor professionals! 
  • 19:50 – Why we’ve taken a conservative approach!!  
  • 21:29 – The Big-Ticket Items  
  • 22:08 – This is why it’s CRITICAL to get your sequencing in order!!  
  • 22:41 – Their Low LVR and High Incomes are allowing them to… 
  • 24:01 – The First Asset: Trading out of the Big City to the Country
  • 26:30 – Why we don’t model over 7.5%!  
  • 27:44 – If you’re buying period homes, make sure you have this… 
  • 28:58 – …And this is why we didn’t recommend an asset further out!  
  • 30:49 – One Year Later: An Accelerator Asset (Why is it optional?!?)  
  • 34:15 – Expanding the family & smelling the roses!
  • 36:50 – How they’re retiring 9 years before they get super!  
  • 38:40 – The Hidden Derailer For MANY Investors!! 
  • 40:20 – The real value you get when you have a plan!  
  • 44:42 – This is why they’re a LUCKY couple… 
  • 46:50 – We always think it’ll be different THIS time folks…. 
  • 49:43 – What defence do they have?!  
  • 50:57 – During accumulation phase, this is actually your biggest asset!  
  • 52:40 – The Golden Frameworks  
  • 54:25 – The Outcome Of This Plan (aka. The benefits they’ll be reaping!)  

And… 

  • 57:45 – This is why you should always leave a buffer!  
  • 1:01:04 – An announcement for our Moorr Users!  
  • 1:01:46 – Auction Clearance Rates: Good news on the horizon?? 
  • 1:04:03 – Why we need to stop spending folks… 
  • 1:04:57 – Today’s Buffer Rate = Mortgage Prison!  

 

Episode 408 | Is It Time To Sell Up?!

To sell, or not to sell, that is the question being asked by Queensland’s property investors.   

We’re back with yet another gigantic Q&A, involving one of the most contested issues in Australia’s property market: Queensland’s New Land Tax.    

And as Jean, one of our listeners asks, “Is it time to sell up?!”    

We’ll be revealing the realistic options that property investors have and as Bryce says, how to defeat “the monsters under the bed” when it comes to scary situations like this.   

Plus, we’re diving into where all this money created by higher rates is going, (Who actually benefits from it?!)   

And we balance out these topical questions with some evergreen challenges faced by investors like…  

How to keep investing when your income unexpectedly halves – like going on Maternity leave – and how to break free from the prison of cross-collateralisation (aka. Cross securitisation)!   

 There’s tons of new and old wisdom for you today folks, tune in now!!   

 

 

P.S. The Property Investors Council of Australia (PICA) have missed an invite to the crucial QLD Housing Summit. If you, like us, believe that having the voices of private “mum and dad” investors is important, please help us out!  

Tweet (or re-tweet) “Bring the Property Investors Council of Australia  (#PICA) along to the @QLDLabor 2022 Housing Summit!” on Twitter

We’d love to be able to represent these everyday investors and repeal the Great Queensland Renter’s Tax. 

 

 

Questions We Answer…

Q1 Jim on Interest Rates – where does the extra money go?  

Good day Bryce and Ben and Ivise, 

How are you? 

My questions is around interest rates going up and what happens to the extra money that’s collected from mortgage payments?
Do the banks get their cash from the RBA?
If so, where does that extra money actually go? 

I understand that some money can come from offshore. The banks getting the (inaudible) to extra cash. The difference between from what they can source their money atand what they’re charging in interest rates? 

It’s good to know what happens there.
Keep up the good work.
Love the podcast.
Cheers! 

 

Q2 Bec Muser on What to do now we’re on Maternity Leave? 

Hi guys. 

Hoping you could talk about maternity leave. 

I have only recently started listening to your podcast and I think about 5 new episodes a day and 78 previous episodes deep. We had a baby pre-term so I’ve been dropping to and from hospitals and you guys have been keeping me sane. 

Our pre-term baby mean that our maternity leave situation started 15weeks earlier than we had planned. While that has not financially impacted us in terms of lives management, it has put a big bump in the road for our property investment goals. 

We have 1 investment property where we successfully access 225k worth of equity from that property and have that in the bank all done in Sydney.  We also have 75k worth of savings on top of that the 300k in the bank ready to go but I’m now on half pay maternity leave for the next 6months. We’re just wondering what’s the best course of action is now in terms of do we sit and wait or is there something that we should be doing even though we’re on maternity leave. 

Thanks guys. 

Q3 Mel on Cross Collateralised Properties 

Hi guys, it Mel here.

Big fan. I’ve listened to all of your episodes. My dad and I even purchased your educational series and listened to all them. We even bought an investment property together so thank you for that.

On my own property journey, I have my principal place of residence which is an apartment in Sydney and have recently just purchased another apartment.

As you guys have said sometimes the bank don’t cross collateral without telling you and that’s exactly what happened. So going back I’ve re-listened  to your episodes to educated myself again so we need a gold nuggets in there to listen to and I’m going to my bank to have a discussion and because of the particular way I had set up is to defend space, I am a member of the army, I actually couldn’t take the equity out of it and cross collateralisation was the only way to buy the 2nd investment property on my own portfolio.

So my option now is either to save up to deposit and go ahead and buy another property and do it the proper way where I’m not cross collateralising or I can try and uncross them now with a savvy mortgage broker as you say or option 3 is to is to save up if this is even an option. 

My question is can I leave 2 properties crossed collateralised on the 2nd property, take out the equity, liquidised it and then get another property? Or once you start the cross collateralisation, is that it?

Any advice you can give would be great.

Do I uncross now?

Q4 Jean on  QLD land tax – should we sell up? 

Hi I’m an investor in NSW and my name is Jean.

Given the news out in Queensland, is it time for all investors to sell out their properties in Queensland and get out because it is really unfair to us that we also have to pay taxes for our properties outside of  Queensland?

Thank you.

 

Free Stuff Mentioned… 

 

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Here’s some of the gold we cover… 

  • 0:00 – The gold you’ll hear today! (Minus Ben 😉)  
  • 1:11 – Guess who’s benched… 
  • 5:20 – You can get “good enough” at almost anything in 20 hours… 
  • 7:16 – Ben’s Bonus Life Hack!  
  • 8:42 – Q1) Interest Rates – where does the extra money go? 
  • 9:56 – How do banks source their money?  
  • 13:13 – And how banks pay back this borrowed money!  
  • 16:00 – A quick history of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)!!  
  • 16:54 – What does the RBA do?  
  • 17:55 – Don’t be fooled folks, THIS is the biggest commodity in the world!  
  • 19:33 – Q2 What to do now we’re on Maternity Leave? 
  • 21:22 – You only need these 3 things when buying an investment property… 
  • 23:25 – THIS is why you need a letter from your employer 
  • 24:29 – These are the things that lenders will inspect!  
  • 26:55 – Folks, make sure you get tax advice…  
  • 27:45 – What we’d recommend!  
  • 28:28 – Psss…we forgot to say – Leave us a question and get this for free!  
  • 29:17 – Q3) Cross Collateralised Properties 
  • 31:29 – Is it really terminal!?! 
  • 31:47 – This is how they could release equity… 
  • 33:30 – Why we encourage UN-CROSSING Cross Securitisation!  
  • 34:36 – How an investment-savvy mortgage can help…(And if you’re looking for one, why not try our mortgage brokers! Book a free, no-obligation here)  
  • 38:32 – Joint liability: What is the best way to manage it?  
  • 40:25 – Q4) QLD land tax – should we sell up? 
  • 41:07 – The scariest part about this question…. 
  • 42:21 – The Gov is refusing to release its modelling?!  
  • 43:40 – The Bigger Issue 
  • 44:16 – The Crazy 1985 Negative Gearing Mistake  
  • 45:01 – NSW’s 2005/06 Stamp Duty  
  • 46:03 – The options folks have  
  • 48:10 – Why are we seeing rising rents across Australia?! (What State Govs should be doing…)  
  • 50:05 – Our Answer!  
  • 52:45 – How to get rid of the monster under the bed!  
  • 54:25 – Here’s to THESE investors…  
  • 56:20 – Why do we have this confidence?? 

And… 

 

406 | How to Beat the Banks at Their Own Game

Market sentiment is in a hairy place. 

Every day costs are rising, people are worried and purse strings are being pulled tighter.  

So how can you make sure you’re not leaving any money on the table?  

Well, from our experience, one of the biggest “money pits” people fall into is their mortgage loans. Specifically, folks don’t know how to find – and maintainthe best rate for them.  

Here’s the deal… 

When folks first start with their mortgages, all the banks are jumping with great offers. But it’s what happens after they’ve have been with a bank for a while that stumps them. 

How can they continue to stay on the best rates (and pay off your mortgage quicker) when banks are too busy offering their best deals only to new clients?!   

That’s why in today’s episode, Bryce & Ben are consolidating their insider’s knowledge and experience to give you the 7-lesson cheat sheet on… 

How to beat the banks at their own game.  

There’s tens of thousands of dollars on the line if you don’t play the mortgage game right, so tune in now! 😱😱😱 

 

Free Stuff Mentioned… 

  • Discover the TRUE cost calculator (How to Calculate Profit from Property Investment) here. 
  • Want to take the “Do it With Us” Approach? Check out our YouTube Channel for regular insiders gold on property investing and building wealth.  
  • Rather take the “Get it Done for You Approach”? Our team would love to have a free, no-obligation chat with you! Start a conversation with us today. 
  • Watch our short and sweet “Don’t Leave Money on the Table – Moorr Series” here.  
  • Free Money Management Platform – Want more out of your finances? Try moorr here.  
  • Listen to our latest episode (which reached #2 on the iTunes Chart!): Episode 405 | Why the Great Australian Renter’s Tax is Everyone’s Problem!? 

 

Want to work with Bryce & Ben’s Award-Winning Team? 

 

Here’s some of the gold we cover… 

  • 0:00 – What’s in store…  
  • 2:20 – A kind review + could you do us a favour?  
  • 4:44 – Principles vs. Self-Interest  
  • 8:50 – The 4 ways banks make money off customers  
  • 13:45 – How “sticky” are you? 
  • 14:55 – #1: Lenders Go on Sale – Why do they do it?  
  • 16:08 – Folks, start to think of your mortgage as a c_m_ _d_ty!  
  • 19:30 – #2: Published Rates Are Negotiable  
  • 19:50 – What is a Highly Prized Client?  
  • 22:20 – How can you get the best deal?  
  • 23:00 – Why is property investing an insider’s game?! 
  • 25:51 – #3: Discount Rates can be Misleading 
  • 27:09 – Watch out for this common trick!!  
  • 29:25 – #4: Comparison Rates  
  • 30:14 – The real problem with these rates… 
  • 30:56 – How are comparison rates calculated??  
  • 32:47 – What the…The TRUE cost calculation!  
  • 37:04 – A quick disclaimer (This is a snapshot folks!)  
  • 39:48 – #5: The Loyalty Tax 
  • 40:48 – Why new borrowers get better deals 🙁  
  • 43:15 – Don’t overpay because of THESE money pits… 
  • 44:59 – Do these things and see how you benefit!  
  • 48:17 – #6: Bank’s Customer Service & Retention Teams – what do they do? 
  • 50:00 – You can expect this to happen when you decide to leave…  
  • 52:22 – This is how an investment-savvy Mortgage Broker will really benefit you… 
  • 54:00 – Don’t get mad – get even! (Don’t be this person)  
  • 56:01 – #7: Complexity is Real 
  • 57:17 – Why 72% of all lending today is handled through Mortgage Brokers…  
  • 1:02:50 – Having a Broker is like having a partner!  
  • 1:04:48 – What should you do next?  
  • 1:06:00 – Want to learn more? Check out our newest Moorr video series here.  

And… 

  • 1:06:50 – Here’s how you can take action today folks.  
  • 1:08:33 – If you’re keen to have our brokers do your review, select Finance and Loan Structure when booking your free, no-obligation consultation here.  
  • 1:09:49 – Why the Greedy Property Investor narrative is FALSE (1 man and 283 properties?!?)  
  • 1:12:58 – This is the worst outcome for tenants… 

 

401 | How Old is Too Old?! Refinancing, Retiring Debt & Starting Later in Life

We recently hosted our first webinar in nearly 2 years and — WOW what a time! With nearly 1.4K attendees, we shared tons of investing gold and received so many fantastic questions that we couldn’t NOT turn them into a Q&A session today 😉

That’s why today we’re answering one of the most common Qs we received:

 

How old is TOO old to start investing?!?”  

 

Like…how do Offset, Interest-Only & Principal Interest Only accounts work (in practical terms) to help you retire your debt? What are the fundamentals of Amortisation (we promise it’s not as scary as it sounds) and when are you too old to refinance a loan??  

We’re answering how you can use all of this to best position yourself for retirement, plus…

For single parents, Ben provides his #1 piece of advice to for building wealth into your retirement and we dive into diversification and buying the same suburb.  

So much to unpack, digest, and replay time and time again. Start streaming now for some evergreen content folks!!  

 

Questions We Answer…

Q1) Vaughan Nicholson on A question regarding retiring debt: 

I understand how filling up your offset account for your PPOR saves you a lot of interest and once offset is full you are only paying principal. 

The plan is then to increase money in offset account linked to investment property (IO loan) – I get that when that offset account is full then you are paying no interest on the loan. 

But what does that actually mean practically for an IO loan? Wouldn’t the bank still require the minimum repayment per month, irrespective of how much is in offset? Once you’ve filled your offsets, do you ever actually pay off the loan? Do you then switch to P&I as you’d be paying no interest? 

Thanks 

Q2) Stewart Cameron on Oldest age to reset to a 30 year loan 

[I’m] interested to know what the oldest age is that you can re finance to a 30-year loan? Assuming there is an age you hit where you can’t physically pay back the remaining debt…
If you’re in your 40’s will they still extend it out that long? 

Q3) Linoy John on Buying two properties in the same suburb 

Hi Bryce,
This question is for you as you were from Leeming. I have 2 properties in Willetton – 1PPOR & 1IP. Have I made a bad choice in purchasing a second time in the same suburb?
 

Q4) Stephen Moore on Investing for Single Parents 

At 47, renting and an income of 120000. Is it possible to be in the game to create wealth for a retirement? I don’t own a principal place but have savings of 180k.
Cheers, single dad 

 Some Listener Encouragement  

Hi Ben and Bryce.
My name is Arron, I was the one who purchased a Brunswick apartment in 2014, and contacted you with questions, then my story became Property Couch’s very first case study, in Episode 15!

I thank you both for the wisdom that you teach. 8 years on, I am still your regular listener, and I am still holding on that Brunswick apartment for cash flow. Although I have added one more townhouse into my portfolio 5 years ago.

 

Free Stuff Mentioned… 

 

Here’s some of the gold we cover… 

  • 0:00 – A snapshot of this week’s episode  
  • 1:58- If you’re new here, listen to this!!!  
  • 4:12 – How can you make your life matter? (Bryce’s Epiphany!)  
  • 9:34 – Q1) A question regarding retiring debt 
  • 10:26 – Amortisation: Let’s Break Down This Scary Word  
  • 13:30 – So, how often is interest calculated???  
  • 14:41 – Simple vs. Compounding Interest: How you can pay off your loan quicker!  
  • 16:30 – A Practical Guide to Offsets, Interest-Only & Principal Interest Only! 
  • 18:30 – When you would or wouldn’t use your offset to pay off your loan… 
  • 20:50 – Let’s Summarise!  
  • 21:54 – How can you place yourself in the best position for retirement?  
  • 23:59 – The Backstory to Q2 (Paying more interest…could actually be a good thing?!?)  
  • 26:59 – Q2) Oldest age to reset to a 30-year loan 
  • 27:23 – THIS is when you should be worried!! 
  • 28:04 – How lenders typically analyse older refinancing loans…  
  • 29:47 – Use this 1 thing to manage this minefield folks!
  • 31:10 – Our Answer: How old is too old to start investing??  
  • 32:26 – Q3) Buying two properties in the same suburb 
  • 33:04 – Let’s assess her Asset Selection 
  • 34:07 – How can you work in Diversification??  
  • 35:51 – Has she made a bad choice by buying in the same suburb?  
  • 36:53 – Refresher Class: The Fundamentals of Asset Selection!  
  • 38:59 – Q4) Investing for Single Parents 
  • 40:09 – Ben’s #1 Recommendation 
  • 43:37 – Why it’s so important to seek professional advice!  
  • 44:50 – Listener Encouragement: Arron – from our very first Case Study – is back!  

And… 

  • 45:45 – Why do we promote buying established properties? (This is a REAL message we received) 
  • 49:50 – Anxious about rising interest rates? Tune in here for a deep dive into the 2021 Census Data to allay those fears!  
  • 56:05 – Folks, remember these are actually amazing times for investors!!  
  • 57:14 – Mortgage Jail: Why is it happening?
  • 59:18 – Our Key Message for investing in today’s environment!  

 

398 | From Financial Anorexia to Financial Peace of Mind – Chat with Jack

“I wouldn’t be going on holidays, I wouldn’t be going on those trips or just those little things, I guess the little voice in the back of my head going, “Oh, you sure you can afford that?”  

Folks, today’s guest has been through a remarkable journey.  He’s transformed from a state of Financial Anorexia to achieving Financial Peace of Mind – but his tale doesn’t begin as you might think.

Jack didn’t grow up scrounging for pennies for the bus or living under a tight budget. Instead, he grew up in a hard-working, small business household where he was already jumping on to help with work at the age of 14!  Basically, Jack knew the value of money and had a strong work ethic from very early on. 

So…how did he become Financially Anorexic?! 

And what did he do to get himself out of the paralysis?!

That’s just some of the amazing chapters in Jack’s story – just wait till his now-wife, Hannah enters the scene and Jack has to create new Money Norms as a couple!!  

It’s a truly motivational tale about taking control of one’s life and facing one’s fears through planning. Thank you for sharing your story with us Jack, it’s a true testament to the power of taking action. 

Such an uplifting story – tune in now folks.  

 

P.S There’s also a sneaky story about Bryce getting sacked from a job – tune in to find out why 😉   

P.P.S. After weeks of prep, we hosted our BIGGEST webinar to date last night. Yep, we covered How to build a multimillion-dollar property portfolio in a rising interest environment and boy was it a hit! Missed out? You can still watch the replay (for a very LIMITED time only)…click here to watch it now 

 

Free Stuff Mentioned… 

Here’s some of the gold we cover… 

  • 0:57 – Did you miss our BIGGEST webinar ever on how to build a multimillion-dollar property portfolio in a rising interest environment?! You can catch our LIMITED TIME replay here…don’t miss out again!
  • 1:56 – Meet Jack! 
  • 3:31 – Money conversations from a small business household with 4 kids… 
  • 6:20 – How he developed a strong work ethic from 14 years old! 
  • 7:33 – The job Bryce got sacked from 😮  
  • 9:08 – Yep. When Jack turned 18 he bought a …. 
  • 9:52 – His Gap Year  
  • 12:18 – When following in your brothers’ footsteps is a good thing! 
  • 14:11 – What Jack’s first investment property was like!!  
  • 16:18 – If he was doing alright…then why did he get a plan?!?  
  • 17:50 – Having a plan forced him to face THIS question…. 
  • 18:35 – The Symptoms of Financial Anorexia  
  • 21:18 – How it manifested for this couple…(Be warned folks!!) 
  • 22:02 – How Jack faced his fears and got out of paralysis! 
  • 23:10 – What is Financial Anorexia?  
  • 25:27 – His FIRST financial plan  
  • 26:30 – “It was literally like taking the shackles off my wrists…”  
  • 27:27 – Why numbers are SO important (especially for passing… the sleep test?!) 
  • 31:06 – Folks, M_N_ _I_NG your plan is just as critical!  
  • 32:32 – Enter…Hannah!  
  • 34:20 – How they optimised their “Big Rocks in the Jar”!  
  • 36:00 – Buying their first investment property together!!  
  • 39:38 -How did they set new Money Norms in a relationship? 
  • 41:05 – Why couples NEED money conversations!! 
  • 45:24 – Listen to THIS for some timeless wisdom 
  • 47:16 – Let’s deep dive into their Property Plan… 
  • 50:04 – Jack sneaks this one in… 
  • 50:43 – Our top takeaways!  
  • 54:30 – It’s all about building confidence folks!  

 

 

 

 

 

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