Prior to having kids I was a keen traveller and one time when I was on a trip to Vietnam I ‘happened’ to sit next to a very interesting man, on a bus. His name was Kevin and was a very successful property investor. At the time he was the UKs largest independent property investor who in his 15 years of investing had acquired over 800 properties with $5m profit [...]
There has been a lot of hype and talk over the movie recently titled “The Big Short” which is based around a few guys “shorting” mortgage-backed securities based in the USA. The movie has caused quite a stir with a lot of viewers wondering whether the same thing could happen here in Australia. So I thought I would cover off why this will NOT happen here in Australia and here [...]
I’ve recently had the good fortune to sit down with Peter Mastroianni of Rentvesting to talk about property investment. Peter encourages a brand new model of home ownership on his website and he wants to share his tips on successful investing with our readers. Peter’s heroes in life are people that we can all look up to. He is a fan of Elon Musk’s innovative and creative approach to the [...]
Millennials are those born in the 1980s and up to the mid-1990s. They found themselves hitting the job market as a major financial crisis hit the world and major changes were being made to the world of work; changes over which they had very little control but which affected their generation most of all. While many paint this generation with doom and gloom because of this – I think they’re [...]
Investing can be quite scary when you look at it from afar but when you peek a little closer, it all starts to make sense and once it makes sense, it’s exciting not scary. Let’s take a quick look at three key principles of investing for your future wealth: Risk Management There is no such thing as a risk free investment. In the same way that there’s no such thing [...]
Retirement, it always looks so far away and then one day, it is there. Most Australians want to spend their retirements doing the things they never had a chance to do when they were busy working but many Australians find that is not what happens. You see, unless you invest in your retirement fund – you may end your working life with barely enough to live on and even struggle [...]
https://youtu.be/TkX5ZZmf0Vk So I'm standing here directly opposite one of my investment properties and you'll see these beautiful park lands areas behind me. Now this is one of the things that I look for when searching for properties for my investment clients is recreational areas. It's one of a top few things that I look for. The other thing I look for is schools, jobs, good transport and shopping facilities. But these [...]
Investing in property is not just a hobby or a side hustle, it's a business that requires a strategic and analytical approach to succeed. You wouldn't pour your life savings into a business without first doing your due diligence and planning, and investing in property is no different. It’s a business…Before making any investment decisions, it is beneficial to take onboard a mentor or coach who will take the time to [...]
Property investors often look forward to tax time as the tax deductions associated with holding the property can often result in a great tax refund. But what many property investors may not realise is that you don’t have to wait to the end of the year to benefit from the tax deductions – you can effectively take advantage of the tax deductions available to you and receive your tax refund [...]
Life is full of financial decisions, some complex, some simple, but all with the potential to make a real impact on your life. Today we’d like to focus on some financial choices you’re likely to regret in 10 years, if you don’t do something about them now. We’d like to save you from the pain and the heartache that occurs when people make these decisions. Put these on your not-to-do [...]
