Michael has been once again voted Australia’s leading property investment advisor by the readers of ‘Your Investment Property Magazine’, but he’s not a theorist… He has been successfully investing in property since 1971 and is a leading property commentator and Australia’s most widely read property investment blogger. Join over 115,000 others who get their updates from Michael and his group of expert guest bloggers and benefit from their perspective.
In this instalment of the Property Development Series, I’ll walk us through the role of the engineers and which ones you’ll need for your next project. Astute property investors and developers know that in order to be successful they can’t do it all on their own. They surround themselves with qualified and experienced professionals who…
Success means different things to different people. For some, success may be defined by having a happy family life, with ample time to spend with our loved ones. For others, their version of success might be based on wealth creation or career trajectory. But while success is mostly individual, there are collective transformative habits that…
In today’s show, I chat with Ross Elliot, a prominent voice in the property market and urban development. Ross recently penned a thought-provoking article titled “The Housing Fix We Actually Can Do,” where he delves into the impact of taxes on property affordability and offers practical solutions to this pressing issue. We’ll discuss the current…
Protecting your hard-earned assets is increasingly becoming a common concern, especially with the increasing number of frivolous claims. For centuries people have used trusts to hold assets so as to protect them and to increase their flexibility. Protecting assets with a trust A trust is useful in this regard as the individual does not own…
It’s a common problem – how do you balance buying a home while selling the old one? If it’s your own home that you’re putting on the market, the stakes are even higher. You don’t want to be paying two mortgages, but you don’t want to be without a roof over your head either. In…
In Australia, Millennials born between 1981 and 1996, are shaping the housing landscape with their unique preferences. Today this cohort is between 28 and 43 years of age. There are over 5.84 million Millennials in Australia, and this generation is expected to grow by 108,250 people per annum over the next five years. If this…
Steve Jobs had Steve Wozniak. Warren Buffet had Charlie Munger. Larry Page had Sergey Brin. Some of the most successful people in the world owe their success to the partnerships they forged. Finding the perfect business partner is one of those fast tracts to success I love to talk about. In the case of a…
In a blog I wrote back in late 2018, I introduced the term liveinvesting. It’s inspired by the concept of rentvesting, where you rent a home in your desired location while investing in property elsewhere. Considering that property prices in certain capital cities like Melbourne are currently more affordable relative to other locations, it’s a good time to…
What do you look for when you go househunting? As the Spring selling season heats up, Domain has unveiled fresh data revealing the ‘priceless’ features that Australian families are prioritising when choosing a home. And it seems, forget the old bank of mum and dad; today, it’s all about the babysitting perks and family support…
If you’re apprehensive at the thought of borrowing six-figures (or more) to invest in property, you’re not alone. Here are six of the most common fears that trick people into not investing – and how to move past them.
