Everyone would say Yes to a potential $50,000 profit right? Well maybe just about everyone but me! Let me paint the picture: On a recent post on Social Media someone was asking; “Would you consider buying in a low socio-economic location if the numbers looked good?” Not really enough information here, but I held firm…
I love challenges. Especially when there is seemingly no reason to start them. That’s exactly what my wife and I just did. A challenge. The challenge? To not spend money for 30 days. No reason, really. Just for fun. And yes, believe it or not, it actually was fun. Here are the results… The Terms…
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You are where you are in life because of all of the things you’ve chosen to do and all of the things you’ve chosen not to do. So, in today’s show, I’m going to share with you 11 things that successful investors don’t do, so you can move ahead in your investment journey. In my…
Build-to-rent is proving to be a fast-growing global phenomenon and represents a major shift in real estate ownership as we know it. However, in Australia it is an alien concept. Until now. Earlier this year Labor put build to rent under the spotlight when it announced proposed reforms to taxation around build-to-rent as part of…
Most older Australians want to live in a home they own, preferably in the middle and outer suburbs of a city – but increasing numbers look unlikely to realise their housing aspirations, writes … Amity James, Curtin University; Sharon Parkinson, Swinburne University of Technology; Steven Rowley, Curtin University, and Wendy Stone, Swinburne University of Technology…
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Our property markets are changing in front of our eyes, but a couple of things are changing that you may not be aware of. One of those things is the ghost towers in Sydney. What’s a ghost tower? You’ll find out in this episode. It may not be what you expect. I’m also going to…
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How important is owning your investments in the correct ownership structure? The answer is simple… It’s vitally important. So what’s the best ownership structure? Well…that depends as you’ll find out in this chat I had with Ken Raiss. In particular, we discuss the 5 most common mistakes Ken has seen investors make when choosing their ownership structures:…
Most people struggle to fit everything in to the time we have available to us each day. In fact, there are plenty of inventions that have promised to give us more time with our families by automating or simplifying tasks and decision-making. Unfortunately, when it comes to finance, this mindset has resulted in the creation…
I played an interesting game over the weekend. It’s called – “where are they now?” You see… I sat with a friend who’s been a real estate educator almost as long as I have, and we pulled out copies of the now defunct Australian Property Investor Magazine dating back almost 20 years. Then we looked…
The gap between the haves and the have nots is widening. New research has found that Sydney and Melbourne have more than their fair share of the top one per cent of income earners – at 11.9 per and 10 per cent respectively – well above the national average. Our other capital cities also scored…
