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Welcome back to the Australian Property Investing Podcast Everything Property with your host David Hamilton. On today's episode, we are joined by Lana Taylor from Three Birds Renovations for the ULTIMATE renovation guide to your dream home.

During this chat, we cover:
- Lana's corporate career before starting Three Birds (over 10 years ago)
- How Lana, Bonnie and Erin came up with the name and business model
- Why they transitioned from flipping houses to renovations
- House 6 (The significance of this project...)
- How you can save thousands on your next reno for a $149 purchase..
- The #1 item you need in place before commencing...
- Lana's tips, tricks and secrets to every room of the house including: The Kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, laundry, backyard and External facade
- Plus much, much more!

Check out the beautiful work that Lana, Bonnie and Erin do over at Three Birds Renovations: https://www.threebirdsrenovations.com/

If you're looking to save money and sign up for the Three Birds Renovation Card you can do so here: https://threebirdscard.com/

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Disclaimer: The topics, conversation, opinions and discussion provided in this episode  are general in nature. As a listener you should not take or use the information discussed as financial advice. Everything Property and its associates recommend that you always engage in independent financial advice before making any investment or purchasing decision.

Welcome back to the Australian Property Investing Podcast Everything Property with your host David Hamilton. On today's episode, we are talking all things Rentvesting! Is this the new strategy to unlock wealth for your portfolio in 2024 and beyond?

During this chat, David shares:
- Some common myths and mistake he seen people make after Rentvesting for 8 years
- What is Rentvesting by definition
- Who is this strategy suited for?
- How can it be adapted for different scenarios and family sizes
- is "Rent money dead money" ?
- #1 Biggest mistake people who choose to go down the PPR route first make...
- A practical example of how Rentvesting works (number breakdown)
- 9 x Pro's of Renvesting
- 5 x Con's of Rentvesting

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Disclaimer: The topics, conversation, opinions and discussion provided in this episode  are general in nature. As a listener you should not take or use the information discussed as financial advice. Everything Property and its associates recommend that you always engage in independent financial advice before making any investment or purchasing decision.

Welcome back to the Australian Property Investing Podcast Everything Property with your host David Hamilton. On today's episode, we are joined by Cian Brennan to break down everything you need to know about Building Contracts, whether that be for your next renovation, granny flat, duplex, townhouse or even bigger!

During this chat, we cover:
- How and why Cian first made the move to Australia
- How he got started dealing with contracts and starting a business
- The goal of the building contract
- The 4 main areas you need to review when going through a building contract
- The MOST important thing to remember when entering into a construction contract
- Building brokers: What they do, the value they add and how they get paid
- Questions to ask your builder
- Liquidated damages: What they are and what you need to know
- Consequential damages: What they are and what you need to know
- Termination clauses
- The cause of 90% of issues in construction contracts
- How to handle changes in a construction contract (workflow)
- Cost plus vs Lump Sum
- Defects, retention and security
- Plus much, much more!

If you want to learn a bit more about the work Cian and his team does, head over to: https://quantumcontractsolutions.com/

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Disclaimer: The topics, conversation, opinions and discussion provided in this episode  are general in nature. As a listener you should not take or use the information discussed as financial advice. Everything Property and its associates recommend that you always engage in independent financial advice before making any investment or purchasing decision.

Welcome back to the Australian Property Investing Podcast Everything Property with your host David Hamilton. On today's episode, we look to tackle a popular question that YOU our audience has been asking a lot lately ... Is it better to buy 2 x $500k investments or 1 x $1million?

During this episode I look at this decision through the following lenses:
- Cashflow
- Barrier to entry
- Capital Growth
- Diversification
- Options/Exit Strategies
- Rental Growth
- Who each could work best for
- + Much more!

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Disclaimer: The topics, conversation, opinions and discussion provided in this episode  are general in nature. As a listener you should not take or use the information discussed as financial advice. Everything Property and its associates recommend that you always engage in independent financial advice before making any investment or purchasing decision.

Welcome back to the Australian Property Investing Podcast Everything Property with your host David Hamilton. On today's episode, we flew Alanah Pilcher in from Melbourne to plan her property portfolio with help from our good friend Jordan de Jong from Game Plans. A few months back Alanah entered and won our portfolio builder competition and so the aim of this episode is to plan how we'll build out her portfolio to hit her passive income goals - HINT: the total number of properties needed is LESS than you think.

During this chat, we cover:
- Alanah's humble beginnings out of school and why she didn't go down the university path.
- How she saved up and bought her first property
- Her currently property portfolio
- What she aims to achieve through property.
- The 5 ways you can keep moving and purchasing property
- Alanah's options to ensure she can make her next purchase
- How many properties Alanah needs to hit her passive income goal
- Ways to reduce the time Alanah needs to wait until she hits her passive income goal
- When and why Alanah (or you) may transition into commercial property
- What happens to her property plan when we TURBOCHARGE it with a commercial purchase.
- Plus much, much more!

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Disclaimer: The topics, conversation, opinions and discussion provided in this episode  are general in nature. As a listener you should not take or use the information discussed as financial advice. Everything Property and its associates recommend that you always engage in independent financial advice before making any investment or purchasing decision.

Welcome back to the Australian Property Investing Podcast Everything Property with your host David Hamilton. On today's episode, Ian Ugarte join's us on the podcast to talk all things Rooming/Boarding houses and co-living - are these developments as high cashflow as everyone makes them out to be? 

During this chat, we cover:
- Ian's original portfolio, the mistakes he made early on in his investing career and how he turned a circa $30k negatively geared portfolio on it's head to be cashflow positive.
- The perils of investing in mining towns
- Co-living, micro apartments, boarding and rooming houses, what's the difference?
- The conversion process, how long does it take and how much does it cost
- How people may identify markets where these sort of developments work?
- Cost breakdown (Acquisition, build/renovations etc)
- Legal requirements and how they vary state to state
- Leasing and management: How does this all work?
- What are the lending ramifications for these types of developments
- Real life case studies
- Re-conversion: Can you change a property back?
- Plus much, much more!

If you want to learn a bit more about the work Ian and his team does, head over to: https://ianugarte.com.au/

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Disclaimer: The topics, conversation, opinions and discussion provided in this episode  are general in nature. As a listener you should not take or use the information discussed as financial advice. Everything Property and its associates recommend that you always engage in independent financial advice before making any investment or purchasing decision.

Welcome back to the Australian Property Investing Podcast Everything Property with your host David Hamilton. On today's episode, Arjun Paliwal join's us back on the podcast to talk all things Buy and Hold strategy - Does it still work? Is the strategy dead? How do you buy Investments and your PPR?

During this chat, we cover:
- An update on Arj’s health and why he has been out of action lately!
- How he feels after open heart surgery only 8 weeks ago
- Is the Buy and Hold Strategy Dead? When it is and when it isn't...
- The mindset needed to progress and move forward
- The three types of investments you need in your portfolio
- When should the PPR fit into the mix when building a property portfolio?
- Choose your hard
- The ideal timeframe to plan your portfolio out over
- Common mistake people make when planning a portfolio
- The power of the second and third decade
- When commercial might come into the picture
- Exit strategies - what and when
- The type of purchase Arj is looking to make in his portfolio NEXT! (this will surprise you)
- Plus much, much more!

If you want to learn a bit more about the work Arjun and his team does, head over to: https://www.investorkit.com.au/

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Disclaimer: The topics, conversation, opinions and discussion provided in this episode  are general in nature. As a listener you should not take or use the information discussed as financial advice. Everything Property and its associates recommend that you always engage in independent financial advice before making any investment or purchasing decision.

Welcome back to the Australian Property Investing Podcast Everything Property with your host David Hamilton. On today's episode, I dive deep into the new rental reform legislation across all of Australia and determine where and how it will affect property investors! If you're thinking of buying in another state or already own property across Australia, this will be a great episode to inform and bring you up to speed. 

In this episode I cover:
00:30 - Avery important message <3
02:00 - Western Australia
11:34 - South Australia
15:14 - Queensland (The state that came second in State of Origin this year)
19:39 - Victoria
22:18 - New South Wales

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Disclaimer: The topics, conversation, opinions and discussion provided in this episode  are general in nature. As a listener you should not take or use the information discussed as financial advice. Everything Property and its associates recommend that you always engage in independent financial advice before making any investment or purchasing decision.

Welcome back to the Australian Property Investing Podcast Everything Property with your host David Hamilton. On today's episode, we have one of our OG favourites BACK on the podcast - Melina Costantino from Coutts.
Melina joins us to discuss the extremely lucrative topic of Property Put and Call Options and how you can 'buy' and 'sell' property with little to no money!

During this chat, we cover:
- Melina's exciting life updates!
- Put and Call options, what are they and what's the difference?
- When are put and call options used?
- Who are they mostly used by?
- What is the cost to prepare one of these agreements?
- What are the pro's and con's of using these agreements?
- What are the stamp duty and tax ramifications?
- How to 'sell on' a deal to a developer and pocket the cash
- The structure of these agreements
- Tips, tricks and insights from Melina's experience of these in the field!
- Plus much, much more!

If you want to learn a bit more about the work Melina does or to get her help with some property options, check out her website:
https://couttslegal.com.au/
or send her an email: [email protected]

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Disclaimer: The topics, conversation, opinions and discussion provided in this episode  are general in nature. As a listener you should not take or use the information discussed as financial advice. Everything Property and its associates recommend that you always engage in independent financial advice before making any investment or purchasing decision.

Welcome back to the Australian Property Investing Podcast Everything Property with your host David Hamilton. On today's episode, we have Sophie Turner from HostingwithSophie join us on the podcast to break down the wonderful world of Airbnb.

During this chat, we cover:
- How Sophie accidentally got started in Airbnb.
- What she did to her own house to have bookings every single week.
- How to figure out what location and property types are best for Airbnb
- Example of good locations and what types of Airbnb's work best
- How to register your Airbnb
- What to do before you get started.
- Tips and tricks around photography, staging and setting up your Airbnb
- How to run it efficiently
- Where and what you can automate!
- What are the main costs associated with Airbnb (Property management, Airbnb fees, cleaning etc)
- Case studies: We break down a few of Sophie's best co-hosting Airbnb including how one client made $15,000 in 2 weeks!
- Plus much, much more!

If you want to learn a bit more about the work Sophie and her team does, head over to:
https://hostingwithsophie.com/
Also to get familiar with Airbnb charges, checkout:
https://www.airbnb.com.au/help/article/1857

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Disclaimer: The topics, conversation, opinions and discussion provided in this episode  are general in nature. As a listener you should not take or use the information discussed as financial advice. Everything Property and its associates recommend that you always engage in independent financial advice before making any investment or purchasing decision.