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Have you wondered how many investment properties you would need to get the ultimate goal of financial freedom? I’ve found that while most property investors hope to one day replace their personal income with cash from their investment properties, most don’t have a strategy to achieve their goals. So, just how many properties does it…
As I get older and wiser, I think there is a real problem going on in the world today. I feel like so many people walk around with a general sense of entitlement and it’s so damaging. This truth might hurt, but the world doesn’t owe you anything. That might sound harsh, but accepting that…
Times are changing and we’re at the beginning of a new property cycle. Many of the housing markets around Australia have experienced consistent property growth over the last 7 months. But despite that, not all the property news all good and the many mixed messages in the media are causing some would-be investors to doubt…
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It was the blunt but ingenious billionaire Kerry Packer who memorably explained to a stunned parliamentary committee exactly how the tax system works. The late business tycoon said, “I’m not evading tax in any way, shape, or form. Now, of course, I’m minimising my tax, and if anybody in this country doesn’t minimise their tax,…
The Reserve Bank of Australia kept the cash rate on hold for the sixth consecutive meeting, continuing its ‘wait-and-see’ approach, after last week’s CPI results landed broadly as forecast. Headline inflation rose from 3.6 per cent to 3.8 per cent annually, in line with RBA forecasts, however, trimmed mean inflation, the central bank’s preferred measure,…
Look what’s happened to property prices!
Knowing what you know now, who wouldn’t have liked to buy their parent’s house for what your parents paid years ago?
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On today’s episode, I chat with Brett Warren about asking the right questions before buying that next property because doing that can make all the difference between a profitable venture and a costly mistake. I’m sure you’ve heard me say before that property investment is a process, not an event, and the property that you’re…
Property investors come in all shapes, sizes… and professions. But the strategic property investment game is more popular in some lines of work than others. Unsurprisingly the data shows that property investment is most popular among Australia’s highest-paid workers. But there are other surprising professions which make the list. Medical professionals such as surgeons, anaesthetists…
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What is standing between you and property investing success? It could be YOU! Maybe you’re too biased to be a successful property investor. What do I mean by that? Well…did you know that as property investors we can sometimes be our own worst enemy? It’s not because of the decisions we make, the opportunities we…
![[Podcast] Rising Holding Costs: Is Property Investment Still Worth It? With Stuart Wemyss](https://propertyupdate.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MY-podcast-589-Stuart-Wemyss-02-270x200.jpg)
Today we discuss a topic that many property investors across Australia are concerned about. Considering the rising cost of holding investment properties, is it still worthwhile to invest in real estate? Joining me is Stuart Wemyss, a respected independent financial advisor, author, and founder of Pro Solution Private Clients, and together we’re going to be…
