The Property Couch

By Bryce Holdaway & Ben Kingsley

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In a casual ‘conversational’ style, Bryce Holdaway and Ben Kingsley talk all things property investing in Australia. Each week they explore relevant and topical ideas in a fun and interesting way forming a complete guide to Property, Finance & Money Management. From which property to buy, structuring your loan, SMART Money Management habits, investing mindset, finding the right property investment strategy to tips for bidding at an auction, Bryce and Ben aim to share their knowledge with you!

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Just a quick update folks! There’s been some changes since we released today’s episode. The Queensland government had set up a grant program that offers an emergency rental assistance payment of up to $500 a week, for up to four ...

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04.02.2020 UPDATE \| QLD Emergency Rental Assistance Payment : Landlords vs Tenants Just a quick update folks! There’s been some changes since we released today’s episode. The Queensland government had set up a grant program that offers an emergency rental assistance payment of up to $500 a week, for up to four ...
04.02.2020 #278 \| Coronavirus: Landlords vs Tenants “Landlords vs Tenants.” Has this become the Unspoken Virus as the current pandemic escalates and more folks lose their jobs, fall into financial distress and struggle to pay rent? Well, to answer this question, let’s talk about the myths and ...
03.30.2020 Bonusisode with Nerida - Coronavirus, Property AND the Economy Folks, March hasn’t ended yet but we’ve decided to bring forward our monthly catchup with Nerida Conisbee, Chief Economist at realestate.com.au! We understand that in these uncertain times, all you want is some certainty and information around all the changes ...
03.26.2020 #277 \| Coronavirus & Property FAQ There’s been a lot of questions coming in about the coronavirus and its implications to the property market, the finance sector and the economy at large — particularly in direct response to the higher levels of social distancing regulations we’re ...
03.24.2020 COVID-19 & Share Market Analysis If you’ve seen the headlines recently, you would notice these: ASX finishes worst week in more than 11 years Dow drops more than 900 points, ending worst week since 2008 And then yesterday night, for those who’re active with the ...
03.24.2020 UPDATE \| Monetary & Fiscal Stimulus Program - What you need to know about them As you’re likely aware, the coronavirus has NOT slowed. In fact, the coronavirus pandemic was having deep ramifications for financial systems right around the world, until central banks stepped in. So in his unprecedented speech late last week, Dr Philip ...
03.19.2020 Ep. 276 \| COVID-19 & Property Outlook There’s no doubt that every one of us is impacted by COVID-19 — the coronavirus pandemic — that’s practically everywhere right now. It’s on the news. It’s in our countries. It’s fuelling a lot of anxiety and panic across the ...
03.12.2020 Ep. 275 \| 7 Grades of Financial Wellbeing - Which one are you? Where do you sit on the ladder of financial success? In this episode, we’re unpacking a brand-new framework that outlines the seven grades of financial wellbeing… so you can self-assess your financial health in a way you’ve never been able ...
03.05.2020 Ep. 274 \| Coronavirus Special: Keep calm and carry on! With the Coronavirus outbreak spreading across the globe and impacting the economy, it begs the question… Is buying property right now still a good idea? Well, without giving away today’s episode, the message we want to put out there is ...
03.03.2020 RBA March 2020 - The Coronavirus Spreads Right Across The Economy It’s the first Tuesday of the month which means the RBA Board has met and announced the official cash rate! And to no surprise, they’ve decided to cut it by 25 basis points to 0.5%. Now, this commentary features Ben’s ...
03.02.2020 Bonusisode with Nerida - RED Rooster & Property Prices?! Folks, it’s officially March AND today’s Facebook LIVE with Nerida Conisbee, Chief Economist at realestate.com.au was like no other!! So… what did we chat about? Here’s a rough list!
02.27.2020 Ep. 273 \| Calling out the Bad Guys - How we Found our Voice & Our Top 5 Frameworks to Defend Against Bad Advice The property industry is unregulated. What this means is that there are more than a few Bad Guys – and not just the sharks in white shoes – out there who slither under the radar and sell dodgy advice that, ...
02.20.2020 Ep. 272 \| Q & A: The Unspoken Truth About Growth Corridors & Picking The Right Property Investment Strategy How many times have you heard something along these lines…? “This suburb’s a growth corridor…” “There’s heaps of development happening here… it’s the next growth corridor.” “With all the new public transport networks, job opportunities and shops coming in, this ...
02.13.2020 Ep. 271 \| Property Outlook and Hotspots To Watch in 2020 Who wants to know what’s in store for the property market in 2020? Think Hot Spots. Suburbs to watch. Capital city drive by. Property Predictions!! Sure, we know all of this property outlook stuff is a bit “crystal-bally” folks… BUT ...
02.06.2020 Ep. 270 \| How To Recover When You’ve Lost Everything - Chat with NRL Star Matt Srama and Jaemin Frazer “The aim of the game is to learn how to fill your own cup… to do the adult work.” – Jaemin Frazer Matt Srama lost everything. But then he did something that would turn this loss into a profound learning ...
02.04.2020 RBA February 2020 - Bushfire Crisis, Coronavirus & Our Economic Outlook The start of the decade doesn’t look great at the moment. At the end of last year, we faced with a bushfire crisis domestically and now, internationally, we are looking at coronavirus outbreak. So, what’s in store for this month’s ...
02.03.2020 Bonusisode with Nerida - What's the MOST IN-DEMAND suburbs for upsizers? Our first Monthly Economic Outlook with Nerida Conisbee, Chief Economist of realestate.com.au and we’ll be talking about some serious updates folks! There have been some major events this couple of months so make sure to tune in. Here are some ...
01.30.2020 Ep. 269 \| Gamifying The Race To Retirement: Granny Flats, A Garage Full of Cars, And An Ex-Seller of House & Land Packages – Chat with Athena Anca Put your hand up if you want to fast-track to the day when you can choose whether to go to work or not? Okay. Hands down. Most folks — probably early morning on a Monday when the alarm goes off ...
01.23.2020 Ep. 268 \| From Fear of Property Investing to Three Properties By 29 – Chat with James When James McLellan was a kid, money was an issue. To the point that it ultimately resulted in his parents’ separation. You see, today’s guest grew up in a small country town of about 1,200 people — and ever since ...
01.22.2020 Bonusisode - Would you like to be a Buyers Agent? Let’s cut to the chase folks! Yes, we are hiring. You’ve probably heard us mentioning our parent company, Empower Wealth a few times in the past. Our company is growing rapidly and we are currently looking for a Buyers Agent ...
01.16.2020 Ep. 267 \| The Unorthodox Twist To The Money SMARTS System & Why It STILL Works – Chat with Brendan “I needed to set something up so it’s essentially on autopilot and I’m protected from myself.” Brendan Gale and his partner Marrissa have an unusual way of running our Money SMARTS system that we think is pretty cool. At first, ...
01.09.2020 Ep. 266 \| The Wake-Up Call That Demanded Change and How She Used Money SMARTS To Get Back On Track – Chat with Keren “Your eyes are over every cent.” Before we switched on the microphones, TPC listener Keren White wasn’t sure if she’d have anything ‘worthwhile’ to share. But just like every other guest in our Summer Series, her real-life experience with the ...
01.02.2020 Ep. 265 \| The Incredible Money Transformation That Happened In Less Than 18 Months – Chat with David It was mid-2017 when David List and his wife, Lisa, decided to purchase their first investment property. But a few days into the settlement, and feeling a bit of buyer’s remorse, David did a quick Google-stalk to see what else ...
12.26.2019 Ep. 264 \| How $4,000 Turned into Six Properties - Chat with Joey When he bought his first investment property, Joey D’Agata was too nervous to do his own bidding. But, flash forward four years, and he’s now self-built a high-income producing portfolio consisting of SIX properties. And, even more impressive… he’s only ...
12.20.2019 Free Money FIT Access - Find Out How YOU Compare To Everyone Else in Australia: Brand New Feature Available Now So… Have you ever wondered… How do you match-up financially for your age? How do you measure-up to other households like yours? How are you tracking compared to others? If you have, that’s great!! We’re thrilled to announce this new ...
12.19.2019 Ep. 263 \| How A Bag of M&Ms Set The Foundation For A $120,000 Passive Income – Chat with Keno It turns out a bag of M&Ms; has the power to build a passive income… Sure, there’s a few more steps to get from “A bag of M&Ms;” to “A passive income”… but you can bet on the fact that ...
12.12.2019 Ep. 262 \| Before & After: From “Scared and Sold Everything” To Financial Peace – Chat with Gabby “80% of winning is beginning” When Gabby first invested in property, she lost her nerve and pulled the pin early … she sold everything. And a very big reason she got rid of the lot was simple and actually pretty ...
12.05.2019 Ep. 261 \| How to Hack Your Habits to Make You a Better Money Manager - Chat with James Clear Have you ever wanted to create better habits… and have them stick for the long term… even when your willpower is gone?? If you’re like us (and practically every other human on the planet), chances are you probably have! Despite ...
12.03.2019 Bonusisode - The Four Critical LEVERS to Financial Peace and... a Free Book! The process of building wealth is like operating an excavator truck..
12.03.2019 RBA December 2019 - Two Big Stories from the RBA It’s the final cut of the year folks! Did you know… for 34 months between August 2016 and May 2019, the cash rate was on a hold at 1.5%? And just this year alone, we’ve got three cuts! More about ...
11.28.2019 Ep. 260 \| Q&A: Picking The Right Investment Strategy and Beware: Proposed Changes to QLD Residential Tenancy Act How do you know if you’re following the right investment strategy? Like… how long are you meant to wait until you buy the next property? And how much should you look at spending? OR what about all the variables in ...
11.25.2019 Bonusisode with Nerida - Will we ever see interest rates high again? The cash rate in Australia has never been lower and most mortgage holders are paying a lot less on their loans than they were a year ago. With banks being urged to lend more and consumers and business being urged ...
11.21.2019 Ep. 259 \| Q&A: A Tax-Saving Hack For An Offset Account, The Simplest Way to Keep Track of Your Properties and How To Distinguish “Emotional Value” from “Property Value” This Q&A; session (brought to you by The Stig) features everything from the BEST benefit of an offset account that most folks don’t know about to build your own home from scratch. We tick off a few new topics and ...
11.14.2019 Ep. 258 \| WARNING: The Unconscious Mental Triggers Property Spruikers Use To Trick You Property investors who get seduced into Off the Plan and house and land packages are often seduced through a marketing process that targets universal, emotionally-driven mental triggers. And after heaps of folks wrote in about last week’s episode where we ...
11.08.2019 Bonusisode - 7 reasons why most investors fail... If building a multi-million dollar property portfolio really only takes three or four properties …then why do most folk FAIL to buy one? If only three or four properties — maybe five, if you’ve got a shorter time frame — ...
11.07.2019 Bonusisode with Nerida - Is the oversupply in Sydney over? A couple of weeks ago we had our regular Monthly Wrap Up with Nerida Conisbee, Chief Economist for REA Group. There are some amazing contents in this LIVE so we thought… why not share it with our community? As well ...
11.07.2019 Ep. 257 \| The Exception To The Rule When It Comes To Off The Plan Properties & House And Land Packages Recently, ABC’s podcast The Money ran a very poignant episode on the financial risks of unregulated property investment advice (which we highly recommend you check out – details below folks)… which revealed the pitfalls of buying Off The Plan properties ...
11.05.2019 RBA November 2019 - Signs that the Economy may be on the Up? After three cuts this year alone, will we be expecting a fourth cut? It’s the first Tuesday of the month folks which means the Reserve Bank of Australia has just released their official cash rate! And it looks like there ...
10.31.2019 Ep. 256 \| From Gold Mine To Fool’s Gold: How This Property Investor Nearly Lost It All During The WA Mining Boom! – Chat with Rick Hockey Some investors learn things the hard way. And today’s guest Rick Hockey — property investor AND real estate agent specialising in The Pilbara region in far north Western Australia — is, unfortunately, one of these folks. In this episode you’re ...
10.24.2019 Ep. 255 \| How Australia’s Best Property Investors Think, Act and Invest Have you ever wondered how you stack up against Australia’s most astute property investors? It’s human nature to want to know how you compare against others… even more so when these folks have something in common with you… and ESPECIALLY ...
10.17.2019 Ep. 254 \| NRL Star Unpacks His Money and Property Story – Chat with Matt Srama Top athletes often have a big spike in their income over their lifetime. That is, at the top of their game they’re looking at earning some serious coin… but beyond that… their income can plummet right down, sometimes to ground ...
10.10.2019 Ep. 253 \| Top Tips For First Home Buyers It can be a rough ride when you’re just starting your home ownership journey — and trying to get your foot up on the property ladder is, let’s be honest… really hard! So today’s episode is all about helping our ...
10.03.2019 Ep. 252 \| Property Game Changer - Knowing The Future Suburb Values Today Plus Your Money Challenges If these two questions sound like things you wanna hear more about, then you’re about to have a lot of fun with this episode! Q1. … interested to find out the locations set to soar over the next three years??? ...
10.01.2019 RBA October 2019 - Third Time Lucky? It’s the first Tuesday of the month folks which means the RBA Board has met and announced the official cash rate! So… are the 75% of economists out there correct?? … has there been a THIRD CASH RATE DROP this ...
10.01.2019 Bonusisode: What are the 7 Deadly Sins of Building a Property Portfolio in a Recovering Market? Just go to www.thepropertycouch.com.au/webinar to reserve your spot now! Yes, we’re throwing a free LIVE Masterclass this coming Thursday (3rd October @ 7:30PM AEST) on The 7 Deadly Sins of Building a Property Portfolio in a Recovering Market – The ...
09.30.2019 Bonusisode with Nerida - Maybe The Doll House Appeal? It’s that time again for our Monthly Wrap Up with Nerida Conisbee, Chief Economist for REA Group! So… It’s an interesting one this month folks! Let’s cut to the chase. Here are some cut points that you might want to ...
09.26.2019 Ep. 251 \| What's NOT Going To Change in Property Investing? We all love questioning what the future holds and speculating on what’s in store for us. And, of course, investing in property is no different. But the thing is… is it helpful to put all that emphasis on the things ...
09.19.2019 Ep. 250 \| Roger Montgomery - Chat with Australia's Warren Buffett Warren Buffett is probably the greatest investor in the world. And when we say “probably” we really mean…“is”. Sure, Buffett is estimated to be worth $US83 billion (not incl. the billions he’s already given away to charity)…… and, yep, he ...
09.12.2019 Ep. 249 \| Four Phases to EVERY Renovating or Building Project - Chat with Amelia Lee from Undercover Architect Considering renovating or building your own home? If so, this is the perfect episode for you!! Here’s why… We’ve got Amelia Lee, the architect behind Undercover Architect, an award-winning online resource to teach folks how to design, build or renovate ...
09.05.2019 Ep. 248 \| Residential Tenancies Act Updates that You Need To Know - Chat with Hayley Mitchell There’s ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY EIGHT CHANGES to Victoria’s rental laws coming into effect next year… and we think these are about to set the precedence for legislation across the entire country. Which means… landlords need to be clued in ...

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