Property, Shares or Crypto? A (Slightly Biased) Answer

Property, Shares or Crypto? A (Slightly Biased) Answer It’s one of the most hotly debated questions. What’s best? Property or shares … or even the latecomer … crypto.  Now, as you can imagine, I’m going to say property. And sure, I run a leading property consultancy so you’d expect I’d say that. But it’s also […]

Clever Ways To Get More Money From The Banks

Clever Ways To Get More Money From The Banks Have you ever wondered how the banks decide how much you can borrow? And more importantly, how can you ‘twist their arm’ and force them to lend you more? If you think there’s a secret formula to figuring out how much you can borrow, and it […]

How To Invest Interstate… And Why It’s A Good Idea

How To Invest Interstate… And Why It’s A Good Idea Should you stick to investing in your own neighbourhood? After all, you have local knowledge. You can keep an eye on your investment. And of course, you love where you live! But does that make it a great investment? Well, consider this. There are over […]

How To Help Your Kids Get Their First House

How To Help Your Kids Get Their First House This might be controversial, but it’s an important issue and it needs to be addressed. We live in a world of the haves, and the have nots.  And alarmingly, there’s a growing gap between those on the real estate ladder and those who aren’t. We need […]

What You Need To Know To Make Money From Real Estate In 2025

What You Need To Know To Make Money From Real Estate In 2025 Imagine knowing in advance, which horse will win the 2025 Melbourne Cup.  Or who will win the AFL and NRL grand finals.  Well, as you know I can’t tell you this.  But I can give you something just as good, and maybe […]

Debt. Will It Lead To Rags…Or Riches?

Debt. Will It Lead To Rags … Or Riches? Do you remember the kids cartoons where the main character was being tempted to be bad by a Devil one shoulder, whispering in his ear? On their other shoulder of course was an Angel, telling them to be good. We have the same duelling combination, fighting […]

How Many Investment Properties Do You Need To Retire?

How Many Investment Properties Do You Need To Retire? Forget about those ‘superstar’ young-gun investors you read about who had 20 houses before they were out of nappies. You don’t need that many houses to replace your income. Not even close. In fact, if you’re aiming to replace a $120,000 household income, you should be […]

Should Your First Home Be An Investment Or Your Castle?

Should Your First Home Be an Investment or Your Castle? Experts say your first house should be an investment. Your family might say it’s somewhere for you to live. But who’s right … and who’s wrong? There’s actually no correct answer. It’s different for everyone. And I’m not here to tell you what you should […]

Rental Yields – And How They Make You Wealthy

Rental Yields – And How They Make You Wealthy Everyone understands capital growth. It’s simple enough. But rental yields? They’re a bit trickier to get your head around. And you need to know what they are and how they work because they’re an important piece of the puzzle. The good news is it’s easy to […]