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155 | Think you know your A.B.C.D — How to Action The Four Pillars of Mastery in 2018!

By The Property Couch January 18, 2018 in Podcast

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It’s the day in our week we most look forward to… Happy Podcast Day, folks!

And, you betcha: this episode is ESSENTIAL!

Why?

If you’re a regular listener of the show (legend), you know that we go on and on about making sure you head back to our earliest episodes (pre-studio & pre-“professional podcast hosts”), because the information we shared in our glory days is vital. It’s foundational. It’s absolutely the name-of-the-game in property investing!

That’s why today we’re revisiting The Four Pillars of Mastery….. the ABCD of Property Investing. Because now, more than ever, they are going to determine the success of your property portfolio.

What are they again? (Click the link for their full episode).

ABCD. Memorise them. Make sure you’re intimate with every detail and action them in 2018.

Before we explain how you can achieve all this, we want to let you know that if you missed our Throwback Thursday this morning — either you haven’t checked your inbox yet or are yet to register for our free stuff — we gave you Dr Danika Wright’s slides, Controlling the housing asset bubble: Affordability, financial stability and regulation, which she presented at the Affordability Conference late last year. So, if you’re interested in The Housing Bubble Debate or Supply and Demand, we suggest you check it out. You can access it here.

(And, remember: $5 is all you need to become a PICA Member!)

Right, what’s the deal with today’s episode?

What’s the latest with the negative gearing debate?
How can Ben’s latest acronym — SACI — influence your cash flow?
What is “open banking”, and how can changes in technology influence your cash flow?
What is the biggest risk with your cash flow?
What are the four categories of cost?
Conversational Commerce: Watch this space!
Is equity enough to land you a loan?
How do you get around the APRA lending changes?
Why do you need to have a borrowing strategy?
Looking towards the future, are there consequences of going P & I?
We’ll say it again: investment stock vs investment grade
What are fundamentals of asset selection?
What does defence protect?
What do you need to know about insurance that’s REALLY important?

Resources mentioned:

Dr Danika Wright’s PowerPoint, Controlling the housing asset bubble: Affordability, financial stability and regulation- Click here to get it
$5 PICA Membership – Click here for all membership prices
Money SMARTS System – Get it (and other free stuff) here
Webinar: Impact of Interest Only lending – Watch it here
The Practicality Test in this Game of Property Investing – Watch the video here

154 | The Do’s and Don’ts: The Discoveries We’ve Learnt in Property Investing (PART 2)

By The Property Couch January 11, 2018 in Podcast

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Alright, folks! It’s that time again… Podcast Day!

And today we’re bringing you PART 2 of our Summer Series on the Foundational Principles of Property Investing, featuring THE best bits of gold from our guests!

So if you’re interested in building a property portfolio in a tough market, learning the key elements of property investing or wouldn’t mind a handful of renovating tips to increase that capital growth……. then this episode’s got it all!

But before we jump in and tell you which FIVE GUESTS are featuring today, we thought we’d slap on a sticky note here that reads:

Remember: $5 is all you need to become a PICA Member!

At the end of the day, it’s important we come together and join forces in protecting our investments, livelihood and ability to determine our own future.

That said, let’s get on with today show!

Featuring in today’s episode include the following guests…

Jane Slack Smith – from Episode 61
Damian Collins – from Episode 73
Veronica Morgan – from Episode 76
Stuart Wemyss – from Episode 81
Dr. Andrew Wilson – from Episode 87

Answering these questions:

What is the Trident Strategy, and how can you use it to build your wealth?
Why does investing for the long term matter?
What do you need to consider when picking an investment grade location?
Where are people incorrectly spending their money on when renovating?
What is the “rule of thumb” to spend on a cosmetic renovation?
Who is your target market if you’re “flipping” properties?
How can you build a property portfolio after a boom?
Why is it crucial to have the right strategy first?
What is the one thing you need to do when structuring your loan?
Why does a mortgage broker need to be a cash flow manager?
What do you need to keep in mind if you’re buying in a rural area?
What is the best predictor of the future?
Why be positive about the property market/ investing in property?
Is interest rate the only thing that matters?
What will we see with the market correction?
How do you know if you’re getting good advice?
What property will always have demand, despite market conditions?
What’s the Future of the Australian Property Market?

153 | The Do’s and Don’ts: The Discoveries We’ve Learnt in Property Investing (PART 1)

By The Property Couch January 4, 2018 in Podcast

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Happy New Year, folks!!! We hope you celebrated this new beginning in style — and also gave yourself a pat on the back for the great things you made happen in 2017!!

Indeed, 2018 is now with us……. and we are SO excited to share this new chapter with you. We also have a few surprises up our sleeve this year, with more than a handful of epic guests lined up!!

** If you’re super keen on hearing from someone in particular, or about a topic you’ve been dying to learn about, simply head to our Contact Us page or feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]**

And remember: $5 is all you need to become a PICA Member!

But back to today’s episode…. The Summer Series (Part 1 of 2) on the Foundational Principles of Property Investing, featuring THE best bits of gold from our guests.

In plain English, please?

You’ll hear The Do’s and The Absolutely-Don’ts of Property Investing from the people who have been there, done that, and have an enviable property portfolio to prove it.

(In a nutshell: all of the gold, snipped and trimmed, to fit into 2 episodes).

Featuring in today’s episode include the following guests:

Peter Koulizos – from Episode 30
Carolyn Wright – from Episode 31
Steve Waters – from Episode 42
Paul Baker – from Episode 45
Chris Gray – from Episode 60

Filling in the gold mine includes:

The Five Golden Rules of Property Investment
What is Gentrification and what signs do you need to look for?
Why type of car (yep) can influence the future price of a market?
The Checklist to getting a great Property Manager
If you’re a first time investor, what things MUST you know?
What do you need to be aware of when getting advice?
What property type is most risky? Why?
What role does the media play?
How to determine if you need a building inspection for the particular property?
What can go wrong?
How can you build a portfolio through rentvesting?
Asset selection tips and why is location research crucial?

Resources mentioned in the podcast:

Get your Break Even Calculator here

Become a PICA Member here

See the infographics Ben was talking about here

152 | Bad News for The Australian Property Market

By The Property Couch December 28, 2017 in Podcast

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We’re sorry to bring you Bad News while you’re on holidays.

Unfortunately, we have heard some negative talk out there and, well, we think it’s best you know. So, today’s podcast is a little on the “doom and gloom” side, we’re afraid.

We’re talking about the correction in the market. We’ve all seen the property prices in Sydney come down a bit, and we’ve all heard (perhaps too much) about the Bubble…. Is today the day it finally burst?

A longtime listener from Singapore, Saxton, left us a rather distressing voicemail message:

“I want to ask you about the article that was published by Matt Barrie the CEO of freelancer in Australia where he painted a very negative and bleak future about Australia’s future prospects and described the Australian property market as a bubble built upon a bubble, built upon a bubble; namely mining and commodities. Anyway, it’s a long article and I would love to hear your negation on some of his gloomy outlook and why property is still a good bet moving forward.”

If you’ve read the article… you’ll know it’s pretty bleak. Also what’s interesting is that Matt Barrie isn’t a property expert — note that his business has nothing to do with property — and on social media channels he is, which makes sense, an “influencer”. And influencers are good at doing just that.

But, at the end of the day everyone is entitled to an opinion.

More importantly, who is right?

What’s about to unfold:

Are the conditions that precede a bubble “popping” finally here?
What happens if the market drops 30%?
What is money and wealth built on?
What are the biggest banks LVR and why does this matter?
How is Australia’s lending system differ from the rest of the world?
Is Australia’s economic climate stable?
What is “short selling”?
How can you tell when an agenda is influencing an opinion?
Why do we keep going on about supply and demand?
What is “irrational exuberance” and why is contributing to the bad news?
Why is now (perhaps more than ever) time to look back at your property fundamentals?
Is interest rate the King in all of this?
What’s the future of the Australian Property Market?
What do you need to start telling people today?

Full disclosure: Here’s the link to the article. Please decide for yourself 🙂

P.S. Should Ben do the Life Hack from now???

150 | Margaret Lomas: How this mother of 5 turned $80,000 into a multimillion dollar property empire

By The Property Couch December 14, 2017 in Podcast

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HAPPY 150 EPISODES!!!

Yep, that’s right, folks! Today officially marks our 150^th episode……. and, boy, do we have a show in store for you.

First up, you’ll finally hear Stiggy speak! Uh-huh. This is one-of-a-kind stuff.

Secondly — and it’s only taken us 100 episodes to get her on — you will also hear from one of the best in the business, Margaret Lomas!

As you likely know, not only is Margaret the Director and Founder of Destiny Financial Solutions, a best-selling property author (8 books, mind you), but also she is an active property investor and qualified property investment advisor; hosting two weekly property investment shows, Your Money Your Call and Property Success with Margaret Lomas, both of which she creates and produces.

Indeed, she is a busy businessperson, also on the board of Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA), past winner of Business Woman of the Year and — let’s be honest — the receiver of WAY too many accolades for us to list here!

Before we get into it — side note — Ben’s Webinar Impact of Interest Only Lending is finally out! He’ll tell you about it now.

So, what are you about to find out?

Margaret’s introduction into, and motivations behind, her property investment journey
What is the Rapid Debt Reduction method and how Line of credit works
Budgeting, tracking and managing your money
Why accountability matters and her recommended “Property Headspace” needed for commitment
The $18,000 risk it took to create her multimillion dollar property empire?
****** A SCOOP FROM MARGARET LOMAS ******
Property development! Her experiences, mistakes and why she would do it again
Understanding council plans and how to deal with them
What is she working on in property right now?
Sell vs Hold — which one?
Practical tips you can use to source growth drivers
What other things you need to know about picking the next hotspot (and why she thinks public transport may not be as important anymore)
Margaret’s shift in mindset & how it’s shaped both her life and investment journey
Why is the age of people living in an area crucial to an investor?
What is the one thing she wants you to know? (!)

and

LIFE HACKS ALL ROUND!!!!!!! (Stiggy AND Margaret Lomas)

ps: And here’s the link to our practical but hilarious Facebook video! So much so that Bryce nearly spilled his drink! Watch below or click here to watch it

Why?

HAPPY 150 EPISODES!!!

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