The Property Couch
Episodes
39 | Post-Purchase Process for Investment Properties
26 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
As mentioned before, getting the right strategy and perfecting the art of asset selection is crucial to any property investor. But what happens once t...
38 | Property Price Research in Australia
19 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In their daily role as a Buyer's Agent and Property Investment Advisor, Bryce and Ben often conduct comparable analyses on properties that they a...
37 | Understanding the Scarcity factor in Property Investment
12 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Scarcity. It is one of the three filters in our asset selection criteria and you’ve probably heard Bryce and Ben talking about it numerous times in ...
36 | Journey of the Property Investment Advisor of the Year
05 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It’s confirmed! Ben Kingsley is the Property Investment Advisor of the Year 2015 Award! This is the second year we’ve championed the PIA Category ...
35 | What does the PIPA Annual Investor Sentiment Survey means?
29 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, Bryce and Ben will be explaining the recently released 2015 PIPA Annual Investor Sentiment Survey and help our listeners in u...
34 | Q&A - Investing in Commercial Property, Fixing your Loan, Using a BA and Estimated Growth & Returns for Property Plans
22 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It’s another Q&A episode! We are loving these Q&A episodes. If you have a property-related question that you couldn’t solve or needs an op...
33 | Q&A - Investing with Equity, First Home Buyers Tips, Buy-Reconstruct-Sell Strategy and Leasing to Relatives
15 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Q&A time! In this episode, Bryce Holdaway and Ben Kingsley will be addressing some topics:Finance-related question from Kat: Would you plea...
32 | Investing in a Changing Market in Australia
08 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Are we in a changing market? The Australian property market has had a great run but is it time to think about what happens when it cools down or even ...
31 (Part 2) | Checklist to Getting A Great Property Manager - Chat with Carolyn Wright
01 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this second part of Episode 31 with Carolyn Wright from Your Property Manager, we look at one of our listeners’ questions on managing rental thro...
31 (Part 1) | Story of an Investor and Lessons Learnt along the Way - Chat with Carolyn Wright
01 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Property Couch, we’ve invited Carolyn Wright from Your Property Manager to talk about her own personal experience as a property inv...
30 (Part 2) | What is Gentrification and Signs to look out for - Chat with Peter Koulizos
24 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Following Part 1 of Episode 30 (Five Golden Rules of Property Investment), our hosts continue on to talk about a topic that Peter Koulizos is currentl...
30 (Part 1) | Five Golden Rules of Property Investment in Australia - Chat with Peter Koulizos
24 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Property Couch has reached Episode 30! To celebrate this, we’ve got The Property Professor, Peter Koulizos joining us to talk about the Five Gol...
29 | Common Mistakes when Investing in Property in Australia
17 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve all made mistakes in life. Some are relatively harmless but when it comes to high-value transactions such as investing in property, the stakes...
28 | Is the Property Market Oversupplied & What's Happening in the Lending Sector?
10 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
With dwelling approvals remaining close to record high levels and the latest housing credit data suggesting a slowing investment credit growth, will t...
27 | Tips for Buying at Auction in Australia
03 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Not every state in Australia has an auction culture but we are seeing an increasing trend in it. In their everyday role as Buyers' Agent and Prop...
26 | Q&A - Property through Trust, Renovating stablished properties, Gentrification and Investing in Regional Centre
27 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We have been receiving a lot of great suggestions and questions from our listeners! If you have submitted a question on property investing in Australi...
25 | Q&A - High LVR, Capital Gains Tax, Cross Colaterisation and SMSF Property
20 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It's Questions and Answers time! Thanks for all the suggestions on new topics to cover in this podcast. For today’s episode, Bryce Holdaway and...
24 | Seven Habits of Highly Effective Property Investors
13 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Drawing from Stephen Covey’s book and as promised in the previous episode (Exit Strategy in Property Investment), this week our hosts talk about the...
23 | Exit Strategy in Property Investment
06 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Property Couch podcast, Bryce and Ben talk about planning ahead and having an Exit Strategy when investing in property. As Stephen Co...
22 | Q&A - Building & Pest Inspection, Rentvesting and Next Wage Growth Hotspot
31 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It's Questions and Answers time! Thanks for all the suggestions on new topics to cover in this podcast. For today’s episode, Bryce Holdaway and...
21 |The Negative Gearing Debate in Australia
24 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The debate on negative gearing and how it impacts the Australian Property Market is ongoing but when the RBA suggested that negative gearing might be ...
20 | Science of Asset Selection - The Buyer's Decision Quadrant
16 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
There are many factors at play when looking for an investment property, but did you know there’s actually a science behind selecting assets? Yep, t...
19 | Four Ways an Investor Will Pay
10 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
So we’re saying…. swimming pools are bad?! Building off last week’s episode on the advantages of using a Buyers Agent, we’re looking at the ...
18 | What is a Buyers Agent and Do You Need One in Australia?
03 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Folks, a good investment property is just like bricks and mortar bank account!! (Yep, that’s another great analogy from Bryce – just wait till ...
17 | Who's Your Personal Banker?
26 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know, to be a great Property Investor… you need to be great in Finance!This means you need to understand how to access money, and most impor...
16 (Part 2) | 5 Essential Steps to Property Investing in Australia
19 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Aaand we’re back at it folks!! Our first double-part episode…ALL IN THE SPACE OF ONE WEEK! Yep. That’s how important we believe these two lesson...
16 (Part 1) | 5 Essential Steps to Property Investing in Australia
19 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Folks, we think Australia’s school curriculum should include money management and smart investing…In fact, we believe so strongly that Aussies nee...
15 | Real Life Property Investing in Australia - Case Study
12 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
While we’ve been sharing tons of wisdom with you over the past few weeks…Today we’re putting knowledge into practice with the podcast’s first ...
14 | Should You Buy During a Boom and Are We in a Property Bubble?!
05 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
There’s no denying that Sydney and Melbourne are in a boom right now…But what does that mean for the everyday investor?Here’s the deal: We’re ...
13 | Q&A - Buy an Investment Property and Continue Renting OR Buy a Home?
29 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Right off the bat folks, a big THANK YOU to our listeners for all the questions they’ve sent in!We’re excited to be answering a BUNCH of great que...
12 | Why Invest in Property? (Property Investing in Australia)
21 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It’s no surprise that Ben and Bryce are huge advocates of property investing but until now, they haven’t explained WHY they love it so much! 🏘︎...
11 | Property Spruikers
08 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve got four words when it comes to property spruikers folks: Run for the hills!Today’s topic is something we’re extremely passionate about wh...
10 | Tax Depreciation
01 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
If you were to ask an investor if they wanted to save $149 per week on a property, we can guarantee you that no one would say no…BUT that’s exactl...
9 | Buying Counter Cyclical
24 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Buying in a heated market is kinda like jumping off a cliff because everyone else is jumping……many investors start buying any old investor stock (...
8 | Investment Stock vs. Investment Grade
17 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Well folks, after eight long weeks of waiting, we’ve FINALLY reached our most anticipated topic yet…Investment Stock vs. Investment Grade Properti...
7 | Studio or One Bedroom Apartment as an Investment Property
10 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Folks, we’ve been sharing what we believe will make you successful investors, but today, we’re turning the microphone over to you. With the rise...
6 | Four Pillars of Mastery – Defence
02 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Folks, it’s scary to watch investors pour bucketloads of time and money into budgeting and buying a property, to then not invest in any protection! ...
5 | Four Pillars of Mastery – Asset Selection
27 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We’re going to let you in on a secret for selecting great assets… Look at the big picture BEFORE the property!That’s right folks! We’ll be dis...
4 | Four Pillars of Mastery – Borrowing Power
19 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This may be one of the most important factors when investing in propertyContinuing with our “ABCD” Property Investment Formula which all property ...
3 | Four Pillars of Mastery – Cash Flow Management
13 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know the ABCD’s of property investing?? Yep, we’ve spent years defining this Property Investment Formula (which we like to call the ABCDs) ...
2 | Regulation vs Education
06 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In a time of growing self-managed super funds and heated markets, what should we be valuing more: regulation or education??In this episode, we’re un...
1 | We Fix Bad Property Investment Advice
23 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
That’s right folks. Wherever our co-hosts Bryce Holdaway and Ben Kingsley are, be it sitting as chair of Property Investment Professionals of Austra...