Darren Standish is an experienced property investor and advisor, with involvement in over 1000 property transactions, despite learning everything about property investment from scratch. With so much first-hand experience in the field, he has crafted his own three-staged investment strategy called the “O Principal” and shares with us how his strategy guarantees success in property investment.

In this episode, learn how to find previously unseen opportunities in property investment and the necessary mindset to ensure profitable results. Standish also explains how first-hand experience will always be superior to the knowledge gained from books and how to create value out of an advisory property investment business.

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Investment property strategist at Smarter Property Investing, Christine Williams, will share her personal investing story, how she became a rentvestor before term was introduced and how she learnt the hard way about residential and commercial interest rates, so that you don’t have to!

Learn how to manage your day through communication and teamwork, a big part of what makes Williams’ day so successful, as well as uncover how she turned her love of numbers into a property strategy she now swears by as she chases the Great Australian Dream of owning her own home.

In this episode, here’s what you’ll learn:

01:00

Christine Williams’ key to managing her day which is a big part of what makes her day so successful.

03:37

Where Williams grew-up and her personal story. She shares their moving around as a family which became a reason for her to begin purchasing property.

08:42

Williams’ first investment property and how she was intent on chasing the Great Australian Dream of owning her own home.

15:17

Williams speaks about the lowest of the low in her investing experiences

16:56

When Williams had an amazing a-ha moment.

20:26

What Christine Williams is excited about.

Show Notes and Credits:

Thanks a million for checking out this episode! Below are the websites and other tidbits that were mentioned in today’s podcast with Christine Williams. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment below and I’ll respond right away!

* Christine Williams website

* Christine Williams Facebook

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After buying his first property in an attempt to impress his now-wife, John Comino realised that his property investments could safely offset the risks of his other life-long commitments, such as starting a business or even having children. Now with his own buyers agency, Comino hopes to help his clients feel just as secure within their property journey and to spread his mindset that investment properties actually become a safety net when bought and used properly.

Listen to this episode to discover Comino’s own start into property investment, his most eye-opening moment during his property investment journey and why he left his previous job as a chartered accountant to spread his knowledge on property investment at his buyers agency.

In this episode, here’s what you’ll learn:

03:26

How Comino spends his time building rewarding relationships.

09:50

How property investment has helped Comino cover the expenses of starting a family.

11:33

Investing in property has allowed Comino to take more risks.

16:27

Comino’s perspective on property investment as an escape hatch.

19:56

Property investment and the leverage it provides.

Show Notes and Credits:

Thanks a million for checking out this episode! Below are the websites and other tidbits that were mentioned in today’s podcast with John Comino. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment below and I’ll respond right away!

* Bridge To Bricks

* Walk Score

* Guide to Investing in Gold & Silver by Mike Maloney

* Michael Yardney

* Jan Somers

* Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

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John Comino bought his first property in an attempt to impress his now-wife. He then realised that his property investments could safely offset the risks of his other life-long commitments, such as starting a business or even having children. Now with his own buyers agency, Comino hopes to help his clients feel just as secure within their property journey and to spread his mindset that investment properties actually become a safety net when bought and used properly.

Listen to this episode to discover Comino’s own start into property investment, his most eye-opening moment during his property investment journey and why he left his previous job as a chartered accountant to spread his knowledge on property investment at his buyers agency.

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Property mentor Brendan Kelly will discuss the personal habits and strategies that allow him to successfully manage his business and his ever-expanding portfolio and consolidate the infinite potential of his future. Also dIscover the solution to create your own wealth!

You’ll hear the dangers of uncalculated overconfidence when making investment decisions and how tackling big problems, one small step and at a time, can make any goal achievable. We’ll also explore why Kelly favours the buy, live in, add value, sell approach to investing and the personal importance of the obligation that he maintains towards others throughout all of his investment objectives.

In this episode, here’s what you’ll learn:

02:08

It was Brendan Kelly’s ability to commit himself entirely to his project that lead to success.

03:36

Kelly’s mindset which is a key to his perspective on investing.

08:37

The lesson that Kelly learnt after his own losses.

14:41

Kelly’s key entry strategy. Something that worked for him.

17:07

How he overcame the difficulties of consolidating his broad potential into one effective stream.

22:54

Kelly’s key habit with such a consuming range of commitments and enterprises.

 

Show Notes and Show Credits:

Thanks a million for checking out this episode! Below are the websites and other tidbits that were mentioned in today’s podcast with Brendan Kelly. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment below and I’ll respond right away!

* RESULTS Mentoring

* Brendan Kelly’s Youtube Channel

* Understand Property

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With 20 properties in his portfolio worth a collective value of $9.7 million, mortgage broker Michael Xia returns for a special conversation, one year later, with host Tyrone Shum. From him you’ll find out what your limiting resource is and how to use it to build your portfolio; how you can balance your business with your investments; why Xia chose to create firm roots for his portfolio in Queensland; and the great news for investors, regarding new changes from APRA!

Also, Xia will reveal what he’s investing in now, his plans to put his hard-earned equity to work, more details on how he is reaching his goal towards a passive income stream and the future he predicts for areas with ever-increasing infrastructure, like Logan.

In this episode, here’s what you’ll learn:

01:59

The evolution of Michael Xia’s property investment strategy.

06:36

A look into one of Xia’s investment properties in developing area, Macquarie Park.

07:42

Xia explains the importance of location in property investing.

12:06

Xia on generating long term passive income by subdividing and renovating.

15:14

Why Xia believes that Queensland is the best place to invest in Australia’s current property market.

Show Notes and Credits:

Thanks a million for checking out this episode! Below are the websites and other tidbits that were mentioned in today’s podcast with Michael Xia. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment below and I’ll respond right away!

* Limited resources: one is how much servicing or buying capacity that you have from the banks and the second one is how much equity, how much savings that you have

* Logan

* Geelong

* Morton Bay

* Ipswich

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Michael Xia is a mortgage broker with 20 properties in his portfolio worth a collective value of $9.7 million. He returns for a special conversation, one year later, with host Tyrone Shum. From him you’ll find out what your limiting resource is and how to use it to build your portfolio; how you can balance your business with your investments; why Xia chose to create firm roots for his portfolio in Queensland; and the great news for investors, regarding new changes from APRA!

Also, Xia will reveal what he’s investing in now, his plans to put his hard-earned equity to work, more details on how he is reaching his goal towards a passive income stream and the future he predicts for areas with ever-increasing infrastructure, like Logan.

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Chatting with CEO of Metropole, Michael Yardney, we will follow his journey to success – starting from a joint investment at the age of 21 – and how he learnt the importance of cash flow and property cycles first-hand. Uncover the multi millionaire’s humble beginnings in business at a Melbourne restaurant called ‘Metropole’ and learn that you don’t have to do it all on your own.

As one of Australia’s leading property advisors Yardney will provide his nuggets of wisdom, fresh from his wealth of experience, on everything from the intriguing evolvement of the Australian market to the importance of being cautious when getting into bed with other professionals.

In this episode, here’s what you’ll learn:

01:10

What does a typical day look like for Michael Yardney.

02:58

Where Yardney grow-up and his personal story. He shares his parents, friends’ parents, their business and real estate

05:55

How Yardney began venturing into property investing at a young age.

12:10

Yardney shares the interesting reason behind the name, with its humble beginnings as a restaurant in Melbourne.

14:27

How Yardney through his mistakes attained his knowledge of the property investment scene.

17:51

Yardney learned the hard way that not everything that glitters is gold and to be a more cautious investor.

21:19

Michael Yardney’s biggest a-ha moment he had.

Show Notes and Credits:

Thanks a million for checking out this episode! Below are the websites and other tidbits that were mentioned in today’s podcast with Michael Yardney. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment below and I’ll respond right away!

* Michael Yardney website

* Michael Yardney Facebook

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Chatting with experienced investor Freda McGavin, you’ll find out how she has adopted small changes in her life to make her property investing dreams a reality. Following her journey from a Queensland mining boom opportunity to developing a diversified portfolio, you’ll uncover how McGavin has secured long term gains and why it’s the little things that really make a difference!

Learn how you can strategise to create a clear path to financial freedom, what you can do to minimise your risk and save $100,000s in the current financial climate and McGavin’s thoughts on ‘the power of renovation’.

In this episode, here’s what you’ll learn:

01:07

What is typical working week for Freda McGavin.

04:00

Where McGavin grow-up and her personal story. She shares her travel in Australia, moving to London and her love for real estate.

05:41

McGavin’s journey on how she became a property investor.

10:32

How McGavin’s was featured in a popular publication.

11:56

How a particular property that had performed well initially, started to deteriorate.

15:16

McGavin’s key to overcoming the unexpected downturn of her investment.

18:27

Freda Mcgavin’s aha moment.

Show Notes and Credits:

Thanks a million for checking out this episode! Below are the websites and other tidbits that were mentioned in today’s podcast with Freda McGavin. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment below and I’ll respond right away!

* “How I Cashed in on the Mining Boom” article

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Mobile app developer and property investor, Ko Ko Naing, will discuss the nuts and bolts of the strategy behind his $2.8 million positive geared portfolio and divulge his secret to increasing the rental yield on his properties!

Also discover what criteria you need to look for when researching for the best property for you, how you can recover from a serious case of buyer’s remorse in the aftermath of purchasing a property, why the land always matters more than the actual building and why Naing thinks of growth as a bonus.

In this episode, here’s what you’ll learn:

00:30

How Ko Ko was motivated to get started on his property journey when his wife burnt the kitchen benchtop.

02:40

How his mentor helped him get over his case of buyer’s remorse.

08:27

The best advice he has ever received.

13:53

Why Ko Ko considers renovating as a viable way to add value to your properties.

16:31

More about his positive geared portfolio and how he balances it out.

22:01

Ko Ko’s investment plans for the next five years.

Show Notes and Credits:

Thanks a million for checking out this episode! Below are the websites and other tidbits that were mentioned in today’s podcast with Ko Ko Naing. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment below and I’ll respond right away!

* Ballarat

* Logan

* Crestmead

* Propertychat Forum

* API Magazine

* Michael Xia

* Ko Ko Naing

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