Perth Property Insider Podcast

Today I'm tackling some of the questions getting posted in our Perth Property Investment Facebook Group to throw in my 2 cents and hopefully help you with your investing too… So if you are not already a member head on over to join us and keep the questions coming! Firstly, I take a deep dive on some of the factors to consider whether to buy one property at $600k or 2 at $300k… it should be very in...

Let’s face it, we are pretty backward when it comes to sustainable building in Perth… but that is changing! Today our guest is David Mynott, the Founder of 2ndDawn, a sustainable building company in Perth. We deep dive into all the advantages of building with a passive design, renewable energy, and sustainable materials.  We get stuck into the costs and some of the potential returns to the hip poc...

What are some of my biggest lessons so far in my 16 years of property investing?... In part two of this Property Investory interview with Tyrone Shum, I talk more about  my property investing journey since I took the leap of faith to leave my engineering job. It’s been a steep learning curve and I now prioritize buying quality over quantity, wishing that I had done this much earlier on.  I’ve had...

Today, I'm bringing you something a little different. It's an interview that I recently did on Property Investory with Tyrone Shum, a great podcast that I listen to. He helped take me back and reflect on my property investing and business journey so far, my first few deals and my mindset along the way. In this first part we cover how I transitioned from Engineering into property investment making...

Today I'm taking a deep dive into some of the questions getting asked by our members of the Perth Property Investment Facebook group. If you're not a member, jump on over to Facebook and search us out to join now. But I thought these questions and my answers could help others that are in a similar position with their buying and selling decisions. And, of course, I'm just throwing my opinion in, I...

Does the thought of a passive buy and hold seem too slow and put you to sleep?... In this episode, I discuss how you can accelerate your investing and grow your wealth faster by doing a renovation or development.  I’ve been digesting the chat that I had with Stuart Wemyss in Episode 76, where we discussed if renovation and development add up, and I really wanted to give you a different perspective...

Today I'm back with part two of our Inside Story: chatting to Adam Nyeholt of Rise Property Buyers, talking about rising above our mistakes. Today we’ll be going into lots of interesting stuff with Adam's recent project in Leederville and it's going to be exciting to unpack his experiences and learning lessons.  We're also going to reflect back on how he'd start again if he was back at the beginni...

Today, I've got Adam Nyeholt from Rise Property Buyers on the show to share with us his inside story on how he has turned his past mistakes into success for him and his clients.   In this first part, we're going to cover how he started investing, his key learnings along the way, some of the mistakes he's made and dwell on a few of my mistakes too.  We also look at some of the pros and cons of bein...

Today we've got my colleague and superstar property manager, Jewayne Loong along to discuss the opportunities and pitfalls when buying a tenanted property.  It's a great opportunity to pick up a bargain and save tens of thousands on your purchase price but surprisingly, there are a lot more pitfalls than most investors we speak to realise. It can really make or break both the return that you get o...

In today’s episode, I’m having a chat with an old friend, Anthony Tran. He's a senior migration agent with Kingsbridge, and has excellent insights to give us on why people are looking to move to Perth and what sort of impact this may have on our property markets.  Together, we talk about why people migrate to Australia and specifically to Perth, how long the migration process might take, where mig...

In today’s episode, I'm bringing you my quarterly Perth Property market update and with so many changes there is a lot to fill you in on!  Boy I love doing these and have a lot to cover for you on the sale market, the rental market, what I'm seeing with the factors affecting our market, and my crystal ball for what's ahead.  I'm calling this episode “Opportunity Strikes” because it is a great time...

It's very easy to think you are a property investing hero when the market is going up. Even though the Perth market has more upside ahead, I am watching the slow down to the Sydney and Melbourne property markets and I wanted to look at how each of us can position ourselves to play a strong defence so that when things do soften for Perth we are prepared.  I'm thrilled to have Michael Yardney back o...

In today's episode, I'm going to talk about inflation, how it's measured, the difference between supply-driven and demand-driven inflation, the concept of personal inflation and how to reduce it in your own situation. It's a little depressing to see that the real cost of things is going up more than the actual CPI here in Australia but when it comes to property investing, there's certainly a way f...

In today's episode, I am joined by my long-time colleague, Jewayne Loong, in discussing dual key properties and how they can provide you more income but also plenty of issues if things aren’t set up properly.  We'll cover everything from how to set up the property to practical considerations and things to think about for ease of use by the tenants, all with the goal of setting you up fo...

In today's episode, my colleague, Jewayne Loong, continued to interview me about our recent investment property purchase in Mount Lawley.  We have a great conversation about due diligence, determining the price to pay and making offers with plenty of takeaways, and challenges. Then we'll look at how I went through organising what I needed to do after the offer was accepted, as well as so...

In today's episode, my colleague Jewayne Loong interviews me about my recent investment property purchase in Mount Lawley. I'm going to be sharing with you the details of my process and some of the key lessons that we learned along the way. We've got lots to cover so we've broken it up into two parts. Here in Part 1, you can have a look at how I set my strategy and overall plan for the property. Y...

I often get asked if its worth using a renovation or development strategy or if that same money should just be used towards buying a better quality or additional property…  So I got Stuart Wemyss from Prosolution Private Clients on the show to run us through the numbers and his thinking on what strategy stacks up best over the long term.   He shares with us his insights and d...

In today's episode, I'll go through the difficult puzzle that is home affordability and examine the proposed solutions that are unlikely to have a significant effect. I'll also discuss the possible drawbacks of the policies suggested by both the Labour and Liberal parties as we go into this federal election. With housing affordability becoming more challenging, particularly with significant i...

In today's episode, I'm joined by John Lindeman, a property market analyst who's been an industry expert for over 20 years. He shares with us what's the correlation between the interest rates and house prices and why it's a fallacy that people believe that house prices will fall when interest rates go up. John will explore what is driving up house values and why they should continue to rise with i...

Have you ever thought about partnering or doing a joint venture with others to buy a property?...  In today’s episode, I’ll be giving an overview of the primary methods to establish a joint venture, the advantages and disadvantages of doing so, how to assess your readiness, what to look for in a joint venture partner, and how to achieve the desired result. I’ll take you thro...

In today’s episode, we continue with part two of Regan’s investing journey so far, where his hard work is now really starting to pay off. He takes us through his Mount Hawthorn project, where he is subdividing to build a brand new home. Regan also shares with us his profit earnings, overall learnings, and some of his future property plans. I’m excited to learn more about his stor...

In today’s episode, I’m back with an inside story where I chat with Regan about his property purchases and the hard work he’s done along the way that is now paying off! Learn about his how mixing investing and home ownership has helped his family grow their portfolio so far and the many lessons learnt along the way in this two-part series and I’m sure you will get some insp...

In today’s episode, I’m super excited to chat with The Block’s favorite Perth power couple Ronnie and Georgia on how to renovate for profit. Learn from their renovating experience and discover what it was like behind the scenes on The Block. Plus we also cover off their top 5 tips for adding the most perceived value for the lowest cost. This is going to be a fun and enlightening...

In part 1 of the episode with Lacey Filipich from Money School we discussed how to raise financially savvy kids, we talked about when you could start educating your children regarding financial matters and how to make it fun and engaging. In continuation of our discussion from last week, in this episode Lacey gives us important advice on how we can help our children avoid difficult financial situa...

Don’t you just wish that you had a better financial education as a kid?... It might have helped prevent some of the bigger mistakes you made with debt and set you on the fast track to wealth much sooner without all the trial and error.   Teaching the younger generation how to handle their resources empowers them to become better at handling financial matters as they grow older. But when...