The Urban Property Investor

I believe this is perhaps the final year to invest in property for the first time. The rising market is here, and if you don’t get into the market in 2021, you might be waiting a very long time.    Links mentioned in this episode SQM Research - Awesome when wanting to understanding the rental market MicroBurbs - Great analyser on sophistication of a suburb   2:40 - Send me some love - I keep stepp...

Understanding today’s market has a marker all of us have never had before: COVID. From open homes being shut down during outbreaks to wild price rises in certain locations, understanding the market in 2021 is nuanced compared to other rising markets.    Where is Australia’s most undersupplied location? The answer may surprise. What’s up with the real estate FOMO? And how do we fix this supply issu...

I had to battle some big money shame demons growing up. I’ve since learnt that I wasn’t alone! Did you know most people feel ashamed about money and their financial status! Remember, no one is born knowing anything about money. Most of us get to our adult life with no comprehension about money. And that’s OK. Warren Buffet wasn’t extremely wealthy until his late 50s. If you’re hard on yourself aro...

This episode is like the home cooking show of real estate wealth! I’ve got 10 ingredients to put into this recipe that generates wealth - when you follow the recipe of course.    Check yourself against each of the 10 ingredients - and make sure you include the ones you aren’t using at the moment.    Enjoy!   4:19 - People are undercapitalized  7:04 - Wealth is about proximity  8:55 - The types of...

Town planning can make or break your investment. For every billion people there is on earth, you need a trillion dollars of infrastructure to service them. With the population rising, you can be sure to find real estate on the treasure chest of wealth. If cities and towns aren’t planned well though, your investment can be a recipe for disaster.    This is a code cracking episode of the most import...

How do you win in the green economy? When investing in real estate, climate change and the environment are more important to factor in than ever. You don’t want to buy property that will be uninsurable in the future. And that’s becoming more common by the day. More than 700,000 dwellings will be uninsurable in the future due to risk of natural disaster.    What is the star rating of the suburb you...

Happy New Year!   I love this time of the year for our desire to look ahead! With 2020 behind us, what does the coming year look like in the world of real estate, especially for investors? I have my views, and I must say they are largely optimistic. Of course, whilst some uncertainty still remains, these cannot be set in stone, but with the government supporting almost every element of real estate...

How much does fear control your investment decisions? And did you know that we all sabotage in different ways? From the victim to the avoider and many in between, there are a number of ways we sabotage.    And most importantly, we all do it uniquely. It’s so important to know what type of saboteur you are. I share my own profile on this episode, including how I’ve sabotaged wealth in the past.   ...

Happy New Year!   My resolution for you is that you create the wealth to earn $3000 per week from real estate. Yes, that’s my plan for you! You might prefer $2000 or $1000 or $5000 per week. That’s up to :) If you think that’s a good plan for you, then you’ll love this episode! Because as we get into 2021, I don’t want you to make a NY Resolution to plank for 60 seconds. No! I want you to resolve...

How do you treat time? What is your relationship with time like? At times likes this (Merry Christmas!), people think they have no time. But think about it, time is all we have! And from an investing point of view - you’re doing well if you live for three property cycles. Yes, only three. Each cycle goes for approximately 15 years, and most people don’t fully appreciate how quickly that time goes....

Frontage, floor plans and natural light. Metreage versus volume and circulation space, storage space and community space. These are just some of the major considerations to make when looking at investing in apartments.  Most investors never crack the code of apartments. Small, completely dysfunctional apartments exist everywhere. Knowing how to decipher the best from the rest will make you so glad...

Off the plan, also known as pre-construction real estate divides investors more than many other topics. It’s more divisive than homes vs apartments, move out or renovate, and maybe even more divisive than Apple vs Samsung and Trump v Biden! I definitely have a confirmation bias towards including off the plan real estate in your portfolio. I also share my reasons when pre-construction real estate m...

How’s your relationship with money? It’s the big question very few people like to talk about. For most Australians, it’s terrible AF. That’s why most Australians end up on the pension. On this episode I share why it’s so bad for most, and how to improve your relationship with money so that you can join the top 1% of Australians who achieve financial independence. I even share stories of a 27 and 3...

Where is the number one place to invest in Australia? Most people would say Sydney. And if not, then Melbourne would come second. But really, if you want to invest in a city that is 80 years behind Sydney, and has an incredible growth curve ahead of it, the number one place to invest in Australia is Brisbane. And I’m not the only one who sees it that way. On this episode I give you the art, scienc...

Are you ready to ride the next big wave of real estate? Most people are looking for the big wave, but I’m here to tell you the undercurrent is where the money’s made. Being able to understand the undercurrent of real estate - which I outline on this episode - will save you from disaster and and also help you maximise your investment.    A jam packed episode, including -  1:37 - Do you have BBQ Flu...

There is a secret language to real estate that most investors do not know. Knowing that most real estate is not worth touching, how do you then listen to the “secret language” of properties that are desirable. This episode explains this secret language so that you buy desirable real estate that will not only provide quality housing to people, but help you crack the code of real estate. Enjoy!   1:...

More than one quarter of all suburbs in Australia are considered “smart”. Do you know what that means? If not, then this episode will explain all. When I went to school, one in ten students went on to get an undergraduate degree. These days, it’s at 50%! We are becoming a smart nation, and real estate grows in areas where smart people live. So, if you’ve been tempted to buy that bargain basement p...

Even though it’s the toughest of times for so many, economic downturns signify a new era of wealth building and represent an incredible opportunity to achieve capital growth.  This episode is dedicated to outlining how capital growth will be 20% + by 2022 (as projected by Westpac) and why now is the best time to take advantage of it.  The next 18 months signify perhaps the most important times for...

Urban Rebirth is happening right in front of our eyes, never more so than during COVID-19. 24 hour cities, so long a normal part of Europe are on the agenda for Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. To understand how this shapes your investing decisions, think no further than the 5km radius rule implemented in Melbourne during lockdown.    On this episode we’ll chat about -  4:00 - Born Again Property!...

22 million out of Australia’s 25 million live in the urban world. From capital cities and large regional centres, most of us live very close together. And that won’t be changing anytime soon.  And whilst many people are working from home at the moment, the digital age will not destroy the physical way of life. Instead, we are now living in the phygital world - the combination of the physical and t...

There are five groups of home buyers that create a boom market in real estate. They are -  1) First home buyers 2) Downsizers 3) Upgraders 4) Investors and  5) Foreign investors.  When all of those groups shop at once, you have a feeding frenzy, also known as a property boom! On this episode I want to focus on one big feeder - foreign investment - and explain to you how it works, and most importan...

Get ready for a trip back to the future! This episode is a bit of a brain bender in that you may never think of real estate in the same way ever again! If you grew up with a room full of records, a shelf full of videotapes or DVDs or a shelf full of books, you’ll know that all of them can now be reduced down to the size of your phone or tablet. Real estate is experiencing a metamorphosis from spac...

Gentrification: Turning Ugly Ducklings Into Beautiful Swans We’ve hit double figures on the Urban Property Investor! Welcome to episode 10 - I’m beginning to feel all grown up in podcast land! Today we’re talking gentrification. How some suburbs turn into Places. Why does Redfern become refined? Why are the likes of Manly and Bondi a BRAND and not just a suburb. It’s all down to gentrification.   ...

Many Australians love Kochie’s Cash Cow on Sunrise because it gives out money! But there’s a better cash cow out there - real estate. Good real estate provides even more cash than Kochie’s cash cow,  and on this episode I look at the many ways the real estate cash cow spits out income.    On this episode I discuss 7:50 - Why You Need A Cash Cow! 11:30 - Are you planning growth or guessing growth?...

This episode is Part 2 of How To Keep Your Wealth During Tought Times. Listen to the previous episode for part one.    In this episode we discuss the chaos many investors find themselves in at the moment, as well as how to maintain strong rents during these tought times, and what to look for in a property manager.    6:00 - Coronavirus Chaos for Investors 7:15 - Beware Green Swans! 10:08 What fact...