This week, I provide a 2 part answer to a question from Timothy Ryan: “I don’t know what I don’t know. What questions should I ask to know that I am getting a good agent and not running the risk of selling too cheaply?”. Selling...
It has been stated that in the time it takes to watch an episode of Game of Thrones, Australians are making one of the biggest decisions of their life - to buy a property. Research by ME Bank revealed that a vast majority of Aussies...
There are two methods for calculating depreciation on the plant and equipment assets associated with an investment property: the prime cost and diminishing value methods. Each will result in a different outcome, so how should an investor work out which method best suits them? In this...
Kieran Clair and Kevin catch up to discuss the stories that grabbed their attention this week. Among them is a warning to Melbourne unit owners, negative rent growth (the boys ask how growth can be negative!) and they name the top 10 growth suburbs in...
Sally Lewis had the typical property investor’s dream in mind when, in 2010, she bought her first investment property with her husband, Owen. “I was interested in property investing from an early age and wanted to create a portfolio that would ultimately allow us the ability...
Highlights from this week: Speculation vs investment Why women spend less time in the shower than men How great is our need for privacy? Your rights to sack an agent The risk of speculation What you need to disclose when listing for sale Transcript: 1 hour...
Lauren Robinson is a property manager and has her own property management business. We talk to her about her book – “Rented: Everything You Need to Know to Succeed With Your First Investment Property”. In the book, Lauren provides a basic structure of property management...
Q: I haven’t set up an SMSF (purely for purchasing investment properties) yet, but I got some advice recently that I should purchase my first investment property outside the SMSF for personal tax reasons. My salary is $120k–$150k and my wife doesn’t work at all. Is...
We talk to a business technologist who describes what he does as looking at the impact that technology is having on economics and businesses. Steve Sammartino helps companies mash up the pieces of the future so that they can sustain their business model and move...