This series of articles is for the beginner investor. It’s designed as a set of articles that will cover the basics of getting started in investing. It’s also appropriate for those who may wish to revisit their overall goals and investing strategy, after all, many of us have started out as the ‘accidental investor’ and […]
EPI 042 | What YOU want to know about property investing – Listener Q&A (3)
Well it’s about time! About time, that is, that we answered some of the questions we’ve been sent over the past few months! Things we talk about: We really appreciate the questions that you send in and do our best to answer them individually. This episode gives us a chance to share our responses with […]
Buying off the plan – a bird in the hand?
Is a bird in hand worth two in the bush? To those who might be considering buying property off the plan, I am here to suggest that doing so might not always be the best idea. Take a quick look around property websites and you’ll soon see that there are quite a few properties for […]
Property Investing in the US: Beware of Uncle Sam!
Kaz: Isn’t the topic of US property and investing in US property a popular one at the moment in Australia? I, certainly have noticed over the past year or so, many seminars, speakers and articles related to investing in the US, with it’s cheap properties and the promise of great cashflow. I’m not sure about […]
Dire predictions from doom-sayers, or reality about to bite?
In a media market that seems to be flooded with dire warnings about the Australian property market where we hear of the potential for housing prices to drop up to 60%, what’s really happening? Den does a bit of research, and chucks his own two cents’ worth in too… I was recently asked to respond […]
EPI 040 – Investing in US property with an expert – Interview with Trish Davies
In this weeks episode Kaz is very excited to speak to the wonderfully knowledgeable Trish Davies. Trish is an expert in property investing in the US and was very kind to spend her time walking Kaz through the process of investing in the US – and all this at a time when the media and […]
Property investing advice and what to believe – How to judge a book or article
I regularly read articles about investing as well as the general state of the economy. It seems that there are as many opinions as experts, and just about any train of thought will have an expert to back it up. With this in mind, it’s worth considering how to sort out the good articles from […]
EPI 039 | Property Investment Finances Made Easy
In this weeks episode we tackle some topical banking related issues – including interest rate cuts and interest rate hikes, the reserve bank of Australia, fixing interest rates and investing in a difficult economic climate. Things we talk about: Property Investing Investing in US property Reserve Bank of Australia Interest rate changes Big banks and […]
Property Investing – Shades of grey
We often get emails and questions about the state of the property market and the overall financial situation. I follow the state of the property market – both through my own research and also through the information portrayed in the media. Sometimes the media portrayals are positive, however for the most part they are negative, […]
Our preoccupation with Interest Rates
I’m not sure about you, but sometimes all the media talk and focus on the ups and downs of interest rates seems like such a waste of time and energy to me. Sure, I like to know what I’m paying for borrowing money, but the reality is that I can’t change the level of […]
EPI 032 | How to get started in property investing with very little money
Here’s a situation we’ve probably all faced at one point or another. We want to invest in our first (or second…or third…etc) property but we just don’t have a enough money. So what do we do? Well…we listen to this podcast! In this episode we are talking about how to get started in property investing […]
EPI 031 | What YOU want to know about property investing – Listener Q&A (2)
This episode is all about you (ok, it’s a little bit about us particularly at the start) but it’s mostly about you, the listener! We tackle a few of the listener questions sent in over the past few weeks and do our best at providing some general advice based on our experiences. Of course, as […]