The Property Couch

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 Bubbl...

There are so many things to be excited about in this week’s episode!!! First of all, PICA IS FINALLY UP ! Remember a few weeks back (Sydney expo) when Ben gave you a sneak peek at setting up a not-for-profit association for property investors by property investors? Well, it’s official now … and it’s time to unite and make our voices heard. It’s time we take action to ensure our property investment...

HAPPY 150 EPISODES!!! Yep, that’s right, folks! Today officially marks our 150th 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 D...

It’s beginning to look a lot like…… Spending! That’s right, folks. Christmas is just around the corner, and let’s face it: it’s an expensive time of the year for all of us. So we thought we’d share some money management tips so you avoid filling the stocking with all your hard earned cash. We’ve also taken apart the latest CBA Report , which explains some alarming spending habits that you and a wh...

Alright, folks …. This is a jam-packed episode!! 2 GUESTS, Q & A and some big announcements! So, where do we start? First up … We have reached our Movember target of $10,000 big ones! A massive shout out to those who have donated, and a little reminder for those who haven’t done so yet: Donate $25 or more and get a FREE book! If we hit $11,000 Bryce will do his own Webinar TOO!! (Ben’s webinar...

It’s Q & A day BUT first things first … thank you!! We have officially nailed our Movember target of $5,000!!! And we’ve been busy parcelling The Armchair Guide to Property Investing for those of you who donated $25 or more (yep, for those who haven’t donated yet, you can still get a free book if you do this)! PLUS, as Ben promised, he will be doing a Free Webinar on Working Out Your Retiremen...

Happy Podcast Day folks! Aside from growing our moustaches for Movember, this week we’ve also been growing a ripper episode for you **drum roll please** … Today, we’re giving you the 10 Reasons Why You’re Not Rich Yet!!! So why haven’t you got the money you thought you’d have by now? When is the suitcase of cash finally going to land at your feet? Is it something you might be doing/not doing? Yep,...

Now… it’s Framework Time!! The last framework that we unpacked was Episode 137 on Tips for Buying in Spring so we think we are a little overdue for another one. The topic that we’ll be chatting about today doesn’t happen all the time, of course, but it does happen: Vendors sell BEFORE they go to auction. Have you ever wondered why?? Today, we’re exploring some of the main reasons explaining an ear...

We’ve spent the week in America, folks — so we thought we’d better bring you back a bit of gold! Sitting by a pool in Dallas (yep), we scored some local intel on the American Property Market —like what’s making Texas a HOT place for investing — with today’s guest, Jeff Goins. So who’s Jeff? A full-time investor of “Tax Deeds” in Texas which includes house “flipping”, he has a builder’s license and...

As promised, here’s our LIVE PODCAST from the Sydney Property Buyers Expo on the weekend! So if you missed our nail-biting chat with Greg Dickason , Chief Technology Officer at Corelogic , we have you covered! First things first: CoreLogic is THE number 1 data provider in the world for property-related insights. Interested in learning the latest from a mouth that’s had a taste of what’s in store?...

Alright, folks, let’s get down to the “nitty gritty”… how long will it take you to achieve a passive income? What about the limits of your age? Are you too old? Are you too young? Do you have an outstanding HECS debt to pay off? In today’s Q&A, we will be discussing all of these and plenty of other tricky questions too. Oh, AND we have two GUEST LISTENERS featuring on our podcast — don’t forge...

Alright, folks, Episode 141 has landed! And today Ben is sliding on his “PIPA” Chairman top hat. Why? Because PIPA’s Annual Investor Sentiment Survey is out! And the boys are going through these factual insights so you can see what the most successful investors are doing, thinking and learning, right now!! So what’s PIPA? If you’re a recent Coucher, you might not know that the Property Investment...

It’s here folks! Sorry, it took some time. We thought we’ll organise it a little bit before broadcasting it to the rest of our fellow vouchers. So here’s the recording of the Facebook Live last week! This session is mainly based on the Questions we’ve received from our webinar, Property Hotspots and How To Find Them . Enjoy! LISTEN TO THE FIRST 20 EPISODES HERE >> MOORR MONEY MANAGEMENT APP:...

It’s about time we talk about selling a property! So today, we lift the standard with not only one but two Property Stylists extraordinaire to share with us everything we need to know about styling for profit. Want to add $50,000 – $300,000 to your property? Sara and Amy Chamberlain, owners of the successful styling company The Real Estate Stylist (TRES) , are here to explain how it’s done. Origin...

It’s podcast day, yay! Today we have a special guest on Indeed — Pete Wargent! Aside from achieving financial freedom at AGE 33 (yep) through property investing primarily in London and Sydney, Pete is now one of Australia’s leading experts on market trends, co-founder of AllenWargent property buyers, a 4-time published author, a Buyers Agent and a blogger — http://petewargent.blogspot.com.au/ Orig...

Alright, folks! Joining us on the couch today is Alan Kohler , the renowned Australian financial and newspaper journalist! Aside from being the founder of The Constant Investor and co-host of The Money Café  podcast , Alan has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the financial sector. To give you an idea, Alan was the Editor of The Age and CEO of Australian Independent Business Media Pty Ltd. C...

Spring has sprung! And it’s the selling season, indeed. Properties look more beautiful — the lawn is luscious, the sun’s out, and there are flowers all around … these all tickle your emotions, charming a lot of buyers to come out and bid. And pay an emotional price too — a lot more than the property is worth! So how do you make sure you knock out all the competition AND still buy the property at a...

Well folks, after Awe-Guest, it seems like a long time since our last Q&A! So a lot of you have been writing to us wanting to know our view on Four Corners’ recent episode on property investment in Australia, Betting on the House . Now, there was a bit of doom and gloom in this episode and we want to talk about it. To do this, we’re going to answer YOUR hard questions about property investment...

Andrew Bogut, NBA superstar & Australia’s greatest basketball player, is here! Alright, folks — we promised an international sports star to end our month of Awe-Guest — and we are really excited to announce that he’s here! Yep, let’s not hide it. We are entirely pumped for this show! Because not only is Andrew a basketball legend — he won the NBA championship with the Golden State Warriors in...

Alright folks: what does the drummer from The Screaming Jets and property investment have in common? Craig “Rosie” Rosevear! That’s right—on The Couch today, the man behind the drums of one of Australia’s legendary bands explains how he used his royalties to break into the property market and transformed his touring days into a growing property portfolio and now, a charismatic, auctioning career!...

Today we’re in for a special treat with a Government figure—who just so happens to be directly involved with the rules about what we build, planning the future story of housing in Sydney and all of NSW! Yep, that’s right. We’ve gone to the top! We have Chris O’Dell —the man from Research and Insights in NSW’s Department of Planning and Environment on the show. Chris manages a very brainy team who...

We’re very excited to announce that Josh & Jenna —who, let’s face it, ditched their surnames after becoming household names on the 2011 series of The Block—have landed, with their 8-week-old bubba, Freddie, on the Couch! The husband and wife duo, also featuring on The Block’s All-Star Series and Reno Rumble, are founders of Melbourne-based interior bicker design . With Josh a qualified plumber...

What would you do if you arrived from Fiji to Australia with only $4,500 to your name and little else? Well, that’s exactly what today’s guest, Victor Kumar , Partner at Right Property Group , and his wife did in 1997. And their story is truly extraordinary! Within 1 and a half years in Australia, the radiographers—thanks to reading The Wealthy Barber and Building Wealth Through Investment Propert...

Awe-Guest, for us, is about bringing in experts from all walks of life and we are proud to say that we’ve finally got Rachel Cole on the show! Welcome, Rach!! Rach is an accomplished performer, singer and actor and is currently understudying Miss Honey, Mrs Wormwood and Mrs Phelps on Matilda The Musical (yes, that one), after understudying Nessa Rose in the Australasian tour of WICKED. A young pro...

Disclaimer: This is Beyond Mind-blowing. Think technology. Think crazy. Think sci-fi films, actually. Yep. This podcast is futuristic—except, all this crazy tech stuff is happening in the future arriving sooner than you think! To tell us all about it (and to bewilder us), Nigel Dalton —one with the coolest title going around— Chief Inventor at realestate.com.au (REA) —literally awes the couch. Wit...