The Property Podcast

We’re all about being nice on this show, so we couldn’t resist finishing off our business series by interviewing Peter Shankman – the author of “Nice Companies Finish First”. Peter started in business by selling funny t-shirts in Times Square, indirectly leading him to founding Help A Reporter Out – which he later sold for […] The post TPP055: Talking Business with Peter Shankman appeared first on...

When we invited this week’s guest onto the show we knew he’d give an amazing interview – because he’s probably the world’s most successful podcaster, and he’s conducted over 500 interviews of his own! Who is he? John Lee Dumas, host of the phenomenally successful Entrepreneur On Fire. John used to be a realtor, and […] The post TPP054: Special Episode, Talking Business with John Lee Dumas appeared...

We were delighted to be joined on the show this week by Mr James Schramko from SuperFastBusiness.com. James doesn’t consider himself a salesman, yet he was one of the top sales people for Mercedes in the whole of Australia before quitting to build his own business. Now, using the same “anti-sales” technique, he’s built it […] The post TPP053: Talking Business with James Schramko appeared first on...

This week’s guest in our special run of business-themed episodes is Noah Kagan – an early employee at Facebook and Mint.com, and now the founder of Appsumo – a site that “promotes great products to help you kick ass at work”. Noah has had a lot of very visible successes, but he’s been unusually open […] The post TPP052: Talking Business with Noah Kagan appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnys...

The first ever guest on The Property Podcast could only ever be one person: Dan Andrews from Tropical MBA, AKA the man to blame for everything we’ve done during the last year. It was our shared love for Dan’s podcast which brought the two of us together, and we proceeded to rip off its format […] The post TPP051: Special episode, Talking business with Dan Andrews appeared first on The Property Hub...

We made it to episode number 50! And to celebrate, we decided to share some of our best business tips – as well as a huge announcement… So, our tips: Doing the right thing is profitable Give away all your secrets Get to the inflection point fast Find a dissatisfied industry The best salesmanship is […] The post TPP050: The Business Special appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.com/lis...

This week we shared some essential lessons from experienced investors – a topic on our minds because Rob D’s new book, Beyond The Bricks, was released today! These lessons are the ones that came up the most consistently in the writing of the book, and from our discussions with other investors over the last few years. […] The post TPP049: Essential lessons from experienced property investors appear...

Inspired by a conversation in The Property Hub, we dived into the thorny issue of whether you should invest with an eye on high yield or the potential for capital growth. Are the two necessarily mutually exclusive? Which makes you the most money over time? We tackled those questions and more, with insights from some […] The post TPP047: Should you invest for yield or capital growth? appeared first...

They’re slick, they’re sharp, they prowl under the surface looking for smaller creatures to prey on…yep, we’re talking about sharks this week. But we’re not going all David Attenborough on you – our subject is property sharks, and how to avoid them! We ran through how to avoid scams like: Overseas property schemes that never […] The post TPP045: How to spot a property shark appeared first on The P...

This week we talked about risk and reward. You’re obviously taking on some level of risk by investing in property rather than keeping your money under a mattress, but how do you calculate the risk/reward balance that suits you and find an investment approach that matches? We talked about the notion of risk and reward […] The post TPP044: Risk and reward in property investment appeared first on The...

Everyone seems to be talking about interest rates at the moment – will they rise? When will they rise? And what can we do about it? So this week we discussed how worried you should be about interest rates over the coming years, and what you can do now to protect your cashflow if borrowing […] The post TPP043: How worried should you be about interest rates? appeared first on The Property Hub. See o...

Happy new year! We decided to kick off the year with some predictions about what will happen to house prices in 2014. Not only that, but we invited four guest experts in to share their predictions too. First though, we had to give a round of applause to Rob B, whose prediction from last year […] The post TPP042: Property Price Predictions for 2014 appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio...

Merry Christmas! We hope you had a great one, but we also hope that as the turkey hangover fades, you start to turn your thoughts towards your goals for 2014. So in this episode we posed a seemingly odd question: should you actually ignore your goals this coming year? Well, that’s that was an argument […] The post TPP041: Should you ignore goals during 2014 appeared first on The Property Hub. See...

Ho ho ho, it’s the Property Podcast Christmas Special! In the finest traditions of TV highlights shows, we decided to round up some of our highlights of the year: our favourite books, the best resources, the most memorable episodes, and the biggest lessons we’ve learnt. Our top 5 books Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb The […] The post TPP040: Christmas Special (Top 5s) appeared first on The Pr...

This week we donned our protective clothing for another property-related duel. Just like we duked it out over Landlord v Investor back in Episode 4, this time we went head-to-head over North v South: Where’s best to invest? With Rob B repping the North and Rob D in the corner of the South, we battled […] The post TPP039: North vs South Property Duel appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystud...

This week we were talking pensions – but don’t switch off, it’s important! In fact, Rob B gave an impassioned plea for why you shouldn’t bury your head in the sand because the pensions crisis isn’t going to magically sort itself out. Specifically, we dedicated the bulk of this episode to the question “can I […] The post TPP038: Can you use your pension to invest in property? appeared first on The...

This week we got deep down and tactical with some tips for finding out what the property market is doing in your specific area – cutting through the media spin about what prices are doing nationally. Rob D originally borrowed the ideas from listener Richard Brown, and wrote them up in a blog post here. […] The post TPP037: Bubble or bust? Cutting through the media spin appeared first on The Proper...

This week we discussed the ‘insanity’ of Britain’s housing market: is it really that bonkers, and what does it mean for you as an investor either way? We based the episode around an article on Buzzfeed by Economist reporter Daniel Knowles. We took his points one-by-one, commenting on each. Along the way we referred to […] The post TPP036: The insanity of Britain’s property market (and what it mean...

Regrets, we’ve had a few but you don’t need to if you listen to this episode! Yep, we speak to investors every day, and we’ve noticed that the same regrets get expressed over and over again. The ones we hear most are: I wish I’d started with a strategy I wish I’d taken more advice […] The post TPP035: The Biggest Regrets in Property Investment appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.com...

Morning! In this episode of the podcast we spilled the beans about the new project we’ve been working on: The Property Hub. Listen to the episode to find out what it’s all about, or go check it out now! This week we were looking abroad, and put together The Beginners Guide To Overseas Property Investment. […] The post TPP034: The Beginners Guide To Overseas Property Investment appeared first on Th...

This week we turned our attention to off-plan property: it was a hot topic (with lots of money made and lost) in the last property boom, and it’s back in the news again. So what do you need to know? Well, as buying off-plan basically means buying a property that doesn’t exist yet, there are […] The post TPP033: How to win with off plan property appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.co...

It’s listener questions time again! We give this whole episode over to some of the questions we’ve been sent, in audio and text form, over the last couple of months. Here are the questions we answered: What other books do you recommend, other than those that have already been resources of the week? (Thanks Bryn!) […] The post TPP032: The Property Podcast Listener Questions appeared first on The Pr...

This week it’s due diligence all the way, as we discuss how you can analyse any property investment that comes your way. In the episode, we talk through a 4-stop process for getting to the bottom of whether a deal is worth pursuing: A “quick check” list to make sure it’s worth going further Internet-based […] The post TPP031: How to Research any Property investment appeared first on The Property H...

This week we turn our attentions to tax: it might be inevitable, but could you be paying more than you need to because you’re not setting up your property business correctly? We’re far from experts on tax matters, so we invited Chartered Accountant Iain Wallis to provide the information. He wrote it up in this […] The post TPP030 Property Tax 101: All the basics you need to know appeared first on...

There’s a property boom a’coming (maybe), but what if you’re not ready to buy a property yet – or just don’t want to? Is there another way you can profit from any growth that’s to come? This week we discussed 5 ways to get exposure to the property market without directly owning a property yourself. […] The post TPP029: 5 ways to profit from a housing boom…without buying a property appeared first o...