{"id":13982,"date":"2017-09-21T01:00:38","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T15:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/realestatetalk.com.au\/?p=13982"},"modified":"2017-09-21T01:00:38","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T15:00:38","slug":"like-minded-people-band-together-matt-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/channels.realty.com.au\/realtytalk\/like-minded-people-band-together-matt-jones\/","title":{"rendered":"Like-minded people band together – Matt Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"

We talk to Matt Jones<\/strong> who set up his own network group of investors that has now grown to thousands of like-minded people who share a passion for property. \u00a0Hear his story.
\nTranscript:<\/strong>
\nKevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 You\u2019ve heard us talk in the show before about the opportunities that lay before property investors \u2013 the old saying that you\u2019ll make your money out of investing in property when you buy, not necessarily when you sell.
\nMy next guest is Matt Jones, who is from PropertyResourceShop.com, who also runs a number of networking groups of investors who get together to share ideas.
\nThis has probably been one of the learnings as well from all of this, Matt, isn\u2019t it? The opportunities that lie in front of us: you have to make sure that you actually secure the property at the right price.
\nMatt:<\/strong>\u00a0 Absolutely, Kevin. I find a lot of people jump in a little bit too early, or some don\u2019t take action at all. I find one of the key things for investors is just to be surrounded by good people.
\nThat comes in two parts: firstly, having the right team around you, a good accountant, mortgage broker, people who can advise you, but then also having the support, other investors around you who can really lift you up and help you with referrals and contacts and just learning from each other. That\u2019s pretty much what we do at the networking groups.
\nKevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 What was behind putting these together? Was this more for your own benefit, or did you see a need in the market?
\nMatt:<\/strong>\u00a0 It was very much kind of a selfish thing, I guess, in the beginning. When I started out in property, I did a mentorship that was based in Melbourne and I was in Brisbane at the time. So I just took the Brisbane contingency of that group. We just went out to dinner and had a chat, and I figured we could all learn off each other and leverage off each other.
\nTen grew to 20, to 30, to 50, and 100. There are a couple thousand in there now. It has just grown and evolved organically. It was never supposed to be anything this big, but definitely, I\u2019m finding there is this niche in the market where people want to be around other people and support each other. You don\u2019t always have that in your own family or friends, those sort of networks, so it\u2019s important to have those active investors who are doing the same thing as you or are on the same path around you.
\nKevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Have you seen the situation where someone may have come into your network group who had some fixed ideas on what they were going to do, they\u2019re obviously on the wrong track, and through the momentum of the group, they were able to swing that around?
\nMatt:<\/strong>\u00a0 Yes. Most people who come in, it\u2019s you don\u2019t know what you don\u2019t know. And there is such a broad skill range that comes to the group. Some people are brand-new who just read a book and want to start investing, others have done a couple of deals, and there\u2019s a professional contingency, as well.
\nI find that people come in, they hear some of the content and talk to other everyday investors, and they realize how many options there are out there to make it work for themselves. It just brings confidence, I think, with each other, knowing that others are doing the same thing and just having a crack themselves \u2013 everyday investors still with a full-time job, wanting to maybe get out of the rat race, and just being able to implement some simple strategies they can take away from the night.
\nKevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 One of the dynamic things I\u2019ve seen with great people in any industry \u2013 and it does relate to the property industry, as well \u2013 is that they never stop learning, Matt. You\u2019ve probably seen this in your own group where people have come along and you think probably their net worth is extremely high, they know it all anyway, but you never stop learning, do you?
\nMatt:<\/strong>\u00a0 Absolutely right, Kevin. I have a number of different mentors for different parts of my life, and it\u2019s just something I accepted years ago. It\u2019s clich\u00e9, but it\u2019s about the journey. You\u2019re always going to learn. You\u2019re always going to have a bit of fear, something that you don\u2019t know, and as long as you stay open to those learnings, you really do become more sophisticated in what you\u2019re trying to do.
\nKevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 We have a lot of listeners to this show who are probably first-time investors and are maybe going to take that first step. What would be your advice to them? What are the three key things you\u2019d tell them to get started, Matt?
\nMatt:<\/strong>\u00a0 Three key things: I like to say to people who come on to the meetings, just take your time, three to six months, focusing on a few things and firstly, getting a good grip on the people around you, which I\u2019ve already covered \u2013 having that support group and building that team because you can\u2019t do it by yourself.
\nYou need a good accountant, a good mortgage broker, a good solicitor, an account planner if you\u2019re doing development, so getting that team in place. That takes some time, but you can leverage off the groups to do that.
\nThe second thing is you can really get to know your area. I find there are deals in every suburb, and it\u2019s more about knowing what\u2019s going on in your area. I often invest close to home because it\u2019s easier and just getting to know every property that\u2019s on the market, everything that\u2019s sold, what the market wants, and getting really clear on what that is so that you know it better than the agents so that when a deal comes along, you\u2019re really aware of it.
\nThe third thing would be education. A lot of people tend to abdicate, I suppose, or they don\u2019t have the time to get in there. But really, the best way to become a good investor is to educate yourself.
\nThere are many different levels you can go. It could be as simple as just going to the library and getting a book or buying a $30 book, or spending a bit of time and coming along to groups like mine \u2013 there are plenty of them over in Australia \u2013 or actually paying a bit of money and getting a mentor, someone to hold your hand along the way.
\nEither way, you need to be doing some sort of ongoing education to continue to grow as an investor.
\nKevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Very good words of advice, Matt. It\u2019s been great talking to you. I love your work, and congratulations on what you\u2019re doing with your network groups as well.
\nIf you want to contact Matt and find out a little bit more: Matt Jones, you\u2019ll find him at PropertyResourceShop.com and his e-mail address is matthew@propertyresourceshop.com<\/a>.
\nMatt, thank you very much for your time.
\nMatt:<\/strong>\u00a0 My pleasure, Kevin. Great to be here.
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