How To Spot A Property Spruiker?

By Bryce Holdaway June 9, 2015 in Free Resources, Property Investment, Videos

The issue about Property Spruikers is not a new one but a lot of investors out there are still unaware about it and as a result, receiving bad property investment advice. With this in mind, Bryce started this How to Session by defining what is a spruiker and describe some of the common ways to spot one. Here’s a snippet of the video:

I’ve been in this Property Investment industry for over 16 years and I’m often asked this question, “How do you actually spot a Property Spruiker?”. Lots of people talk about property spruikers but what actually is it? In my view, there’s actually three, I guess, people that you can take your information from in this property investment industry. The first person is the Salesperson who is not pretending to be anything other than a salesperson that’s being employed by the developer to sell their product. They sit typically in the sales office, they invite enquiry and they try to sell one of the developer’s product whether it is an off the plan apartment or a house and land package, they are very very clear on what they do. On the other side of the equation, you got the advisor. The true property investment advisor who has no stocklist, no agenda, they want to find out exactly what is going on for the investor so they can work out what tailored solution they need to provide on behalf of the property investor. And then you’ve got this grey area in between.

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Bryce Holdaway – Partner, Property Advisor & Buyers Agent

As co-host of The Property Couch, Bryce Holdaway is also a partner at Empower Wealth and Co-Host of Relocation Relocation Australia and Location Location Location Australia on Foxtel’s Lifestyle Channel. A qualified Buyers Agent and Financial Planner, Bryce holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), Real Estate Agent License and Diploma in Financial Services (Financial Planning).

Should You Be A Borderless Investor?

By Bryce Holdaway June 9, 2015 in Free Resources, Property Investment, Videos

There are many pros and cons in investing in other states across Australia but more often than not, investors find this a bit daunting. Well, to be fair, there are a lot of things to be cautious about such as unfamiliar territory, different state regulations and more. But in this video, Bryce explains why you should consider being a borderless investor. Here’s a snippet of the article:

So I guess the question for property investors are, should you be a borderless investor and what does that actually mean? More than ever, I’m talking to clients who are keen to not invest in their own backyard and actually look into other states for opportunities to buy because one of the biggest question that I’m always asked, in my role in the show (Location Location Location Australia) and my daily role as a buyers agent, is how is the market doing? It’s kind of a strange question because it’s probably a logical one that people want to know about. But the question is, are you buying? Are you selling? Are you investing? Are you researching?

Watch the video to learn more.

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Bryce Holdaway – Partner, Property Advisor & Buyers Agent

014 | Should you buy during a Boom? (And are we in a Property Bubble now?!)

By The Property Couch June 5, 2015 in Podcast, Property Investment, Real life stories

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There’s no denying that Sydney and Melbourne are in a boom right now…But what does that mean for the everyday investor?

Here’s the deal:

We’re exploring WHAT you should be considering if you’re thinking of jumping into these heated markets…

WHY having the fundamentals of property selection is important during this time…

And discussing the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s (APRA) new changes to lending policies that seriously affect pre-approvals for investors!!

In fact, we’re answering if you should even be investing at all during a boom – After all, how do you know the market hasn’t already peaked?

We’ll also be sharing our strategy for dealing with booming markets! (Check out our episode on buying counter-cyclical as part of this!)

And remember folks…

It’s not a bubble, it’s a balloon! 🎈🎈

You heard it here first!! Now that we’ve verbally trademarked it (Yep, that’s 100% legitimate 😉)…what do we mean?

Well, you’ll have to tune in to find out!

All we’re saying for now is that Sydney’s currently in a property balloon…Listen in now!

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Watch Ben’s Commentary on RBA’s release
Should you be a Borderless Investor
How To Spot A Property Spruiker?
Renovation does not equal Riches
Top 10 Suburbs in Sydney in 2003 and what happened to them in 2007?

Here’s some of the gold we cover…

2:08 – What you need to remember about the property market
2:48 – Why Sydney is in a balloon NOT a bubble!
5:10 – FREE data on Sydney’s top performing areas
6:25 – Should you buy during a boom?
7:20 – Why you need to have your property selection fundamentals right!
8:30 – Our strategy for our clients (& why we’re out of the Sydney market right now!)
10:30 – The “Common Sense” point of view
11:13 – A safe strategy for booming markets
11:53 – What is Compression Risk?
12:55 – What properties we’re buying in a boom vs. the typical properties we buy
13:57 – THESE are the times you should buy in!
15:00 – Why you should consider your Timeframe
16:58 – Does the Commonwealth Games impact property value?
18:55 – Are you up to date on APRA’s changes to lender policies?
20:25 – Our key message!

012 | Why Invest in Property?

By The Property Couch May 21, 2015 in Podcast, Property Investment, Real life stories

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It’s no surprise that Ben and Bryce are huge advocates of property investing but until now, they haven’t explained WHY they love it so much! 🏘︎

Today we’re taking a walk down memory lane and discussing why and how Ben and Bryce first got into the residential property market and why they’ve continued to stay!

From Ben’s early love of investing to Bryce’s captivation with Jan Somers’ back of napkin calculations, we’ll also hear about Ben’s “apprenticeship” years that’s made him the guru he is today!!

PLUS we’ll be looking at the fundamentals you should know about investing (Including how property can be BOTH a liquid and non-liquid asset, we know it’s a bit of a head-scratcher…

And applying those to Sydney and Melbourne markets today.

We’re sayin’ that this time – the rising time will NOT lift all ships!

In this podcast, Bryce and Ben also mention that based on CoreLogic’s “Pain and Gain” Report, properties held for shorter time periods are much more susceptible to loss. To read the full report, click the image to the right.

Listen in now!

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CoreLogics “Pain and Gain” report. For more information on CoreLogic visit RP Data CoreLogic

Here’s some of the gold we cover…

0:30 – Ben’s been through the wars…
2:12 – Why Ben first got into property investing!
5:20 – Why Bryce first got into property investing!
6:55 – A bit of gold from Robert Kiyosaki
7:45 – What does property investing mean for YOU?
9:00 – Ben’s “apprenticeship” years
10:05 – Sydney and Melbourne folk – beware of the market now!
11:20 – Case Study: Manly (and what you should learn from it!)
14:41 – Why the rising tide will NOT lift all ships
15:30 – THIS is what you need to understand about property investing….
16:15 – Different investing strategies!
16:58 – The independent umpire is….
18:10 – Why property is both an illiquid AND liquid investment!
20:00 – We’re at 4.5k downloads – THANK YOU folks!

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By Bryce Holdaway May 11, 2015 in Word of Wisdom

The definition of a (property) spruiker, in our view, is a salesperson who is pretending to be an adviser.

~ Bryce Holdaway ~

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