PLEASE NOTE: We have changed the names of the folks in these case studies. We've all experienced the gut-wrenching anxiety that comes with property investing but what happens when it becomes an overwhelming feeling that wakes you up at 2am? Folks, this is a REAL story from today's honest and inspirational Case Study episode. From Billy, a single dad holding onto his ambition to secure a future for his son amidst personal and financial upheaval, to Liz and Michael, a couple who found th...
Mar 21, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the second RBA Rate Release of 2024! Join Evan Lucas and Ben Kingsley as they reunite to decipher the latest economic trends and data in this month’s episode, including: 📈 Sticky Inflation in the US: Delve into inflation and its tenacity within the US economy. 📊 Deep Dive into December GDP Quarter Numbers : Take a close look at the recently released GDP quarter numbers for the Australian market. 🏦 Bank of Japan's Interest Rate Decision : Explore the deliberations of the Bank o...
Mar 19, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Is 64 too old to be starting a property portfolio? Must your investment property be fully funded by the time one retires? And why does investing with intention matter – even after you’ve acquired 5 properties? In today’s Q&A we’re answering these fantastic questions that explore the many layers folks should consider BEFORE they choose to enter or exit the property game. This episode highlights the importance of planning and intention, from calculating how much you really need (and gaining cl...
Mar 14, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s episode, Bryce makes a guest appearance on the Wealth Time Freedom (WTF) podcast , hosted by Terry Condon! They cover a wide range of topics including: Horrible, tolerable and productive debt How to pick an investment grade property Demographic shifts that are likely to impact property prices over the next 5-10 years This bonus episode is all about the courage to pursue passion over expectations, cultivating financial resilience, and playing the long game of property investment ! ...
Mar 12, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast With soaring immigration and construction hitting historic lows, Australia's property market faces an accommodation crisis. In Bryce’s words, “Disincentives have been happening for over a decade.” Kicking off our first Q&A session of 2024, we're diving into the widespread economic and political factors that have become “the perfect recipe” for today’s housing crisis. We also dissect how to master the 60% of land-to-asset ratios and tackle this burning question: Is Brisbane a wise c...
Mar 07, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Note: This episode is a re-run of one of our older episodes. It originally aired on 12th November 2015 😊 In today's episode, we dive deep into why the old adage of 'location, location, location' still rings true for property investment. We explore how 80% of your return is determined by where you buy, and only 20% by what you buy. One of the three filters in our asset selection criteria is scarcity, and today we take a close look at that concept. What exactly do we mean when we r...
Mar 05, 2024•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week's episode, we're welcoming back an incredibly passionate and eloquent data analysis and reporting expert who is ALSO a returning guest: Eliza Owen, Head of Residential Research Australia at CoreLogic! In this episode, we'll use her brilliant insights to explore precisely WHY we see the numbers in today's property market, like: If the housing market is undersupplied, why are some market values still falling?! Or how has the housing market defied economic predictio...
Feb 29, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Building on from Episode 482, where we explored why progress tracking is key to healthy financial habit formation , we’re bringing back an old episode where we uncover... The 4-step framework from James Clear on how to build good habits and break bad ones – for good! For those unfamiliar with this best-selling author of Atomic Habits, James applies a unique blend of scientific research and practical life to breaking and building habits. His website receives millions of visitors each month, and h...
Feb 27, 2024•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast We all know money is simple, but behaviour is hard. So what can we do to create lasting financial habits and behaviours instead of falling back into old money habits? Folks, in today’s episode, we’re sharing a scientifically backed solution that’ll reveal how to achieve your goals financially and in life. From introducing feedback loops to creating accountability (and that’s just the tip of the iceberg), we’re uncovering how these can be used to boost goal achievement, motivation, self-efficacy,...
Feb 22, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast “Begin with the end in mind.” - Stephen Covey In this week’s bonus episode, we’re rewinding the clocks and revisiting a past episode that covers a core strategy every investor should have... Your Exit Strategy From the “Buying and Holding” to the “Buying and Selling” strategy, we’re exploring the many ways an investor can leave the property market and which approach works best under certain conditions. An old episode that covers an evergreen concept, tune in now folks! Free Stuff Mentioned Money...
Feb 20, 2024•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast We're back with one of our favourite episodes of the year... Our 2024 Property Market Outlook! In this week’s episode, we’re breaking down the data from the past 12 months and using our expert experience and economic insights to predict the future of Australia’s property market in 2024! Here's a sneak peek of what we cover: 👉 The headlines we saw in 2023 (and the #1 biggest derailer the Gov didn’t expect) 👉 The Big Focus of 2024 plus the one critical number the RBA is waiting to chan...
Feb 14, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week's episode, Ben makes a guest appearance on The Australian Property Investment Podcast, hosted by Aaron-Christie David. From dissecting why money isn’t as simple as “in and out” bank transactions to exploring why home ownership is still possible for new investors and generational renters, this week’s episode is all about the power of an Abundance Mindset. Here’s a sneak peek of what else we cover... 🇦🇺 Is the Great Australian Dream dead? 🏠 The #2 biggest mistakes Ben made in ...
Feb 13, 2024•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ever wondered how to FAIL at building a successful property portfolio? Want to learn how NOT to build a weekly passive income of $2k? If so, then this episode was made for you! 😉 This week’s episode gives you a step-by-step guide on how never to take action or build a weekly passive income of $2k. From the worst ways to approach the property market to the incorrect beliefs you should hold about investing, we’re breaking down this episode into the 4 crucial ways you could go wrong. To avoid taki...
Feb 08, 2024•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the first RBA Rate Announcement of 2024, a year that heralds a fresh and insightful approach to our economic updates! This year, we're thrilled to announce a dynamic new partnership: Ben will be teaming up with Evan Lucas for all future RBA insights. With this powerhouse duo at the helm, you can bet we're diving far beyond the basics. Evan Lucas isn't just any analyst; he's a titan in the world of economics (and he’s appeared multiple times on our show!) As the aut...
Feb 05, 2024•2 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast To wrap up another fantastic Summer Series and celebrate the peaks and valleys of each investor’s property investing journey, we’re bringing you our ultimate 2024 recap. 🎉 From our favourite guest quotes to the key action points from each story, we’re sharing our insights and reflections on each investor's path to achieving their financial freedom and personal growth. Tune in now to hear the best of our Summer Series and how you can use their experiences to bolster your property investing ...
Feb 01, 2024•2 hr 37 min•Transcript available on Metacast For our final episode in our 2024 Summer Series, we're welcoming Amanda, an extraordinary guest who is not only a TPC listener but also an empowering qualified property investment advisor at Ben's advisory! Today, she's sharing an incredibly eye-opening and gut-wrenching story... Amanda grew up in an environment where... " Money was frequently used as one of the tools on the coercive control toolbelt by my dad... There was also financial inequity between the males and females...
Jan 25, 2024•2 hr 46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Folks, if you’re searching for a great property investing role model, then Emer, today’s Summer Series guest, is your person! ⭐🙌 Today, she and her husband, Rod, own a five-property portfolio and are looking towards a future with a comfortable retirement and legacy piece to leave two kids. Getting to this stage, however, hasn’t come without its ups and downs. Tune in to hear Emer’s story as she swings from living paycheck to paycheck in Galway to meeting her future husband in sunny Australia to...
Jan 18, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Imagine waking up to find yourself $30,000 in debt with a restaurant business turned bad and a great deal of self-doubt left in its wake. Now fast forward a decade or so to find... You've amassed a $2.78 million property portfolio; you are now confident on your path to helping others and you are financially empowered. This is the rollercoaster ride of James, today’s articulate and inspirational Summer Series guest. From growing up “material poor but experience rich” in the heart of Canada (...
Jan 11, 2024•2 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome back to our FIRST episode for 2024! To celebrate, we’re sharing the story of a Summer Series guest who encompasses all the great values we hope to bring into the new year. 👏🤩🙌 Meet Jasmin, a brave, determined and resourceful investor whose drive has taken her diving around the world, to cruise ships in the Caribbean and to prestigious universities across the continent of Europe. If you can’t tell already...this is one awesome, action-packed tale. Tune in to hear Jasmin leap from disco...
Jan 04, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s our final episode for the year and folks, we’ve saved one absolutely inspirational tale to finish 2023. As a hint of what’s to come, today’s articulate Summer Series guest invested $500 into Westpac shares at the age of 10. While this one action already sets him aside, Bailey isn’t special just because of his remarkable approach to investing but because of one skill that, as described by Ben, is “one of the greatest skills to learn in life”. Tune into this fascinating episode to find out wh...
Dec 28, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s no secret that maintaining a multi-property portfolio in a high-interest environment is hard. Now add in a difficult divorce and raising two teenagers in the most expensive phase of their lives and well... You have the incredibly motivational and heart-warming story of Lesia, this week’s brilliant Summer Series guest. From her initial plan to own 10 properties (yep...things really have changed since the times where “he who dies with the most properties wins!") to the revolving door of ...
Dec 21, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s episode is about many things... 💎 The boundless rewards that come from delayed gratification, 📚 The enlightening power of financial empowerment, and... 🧑🌾 Getting out of your comfort zone by heading to the outback. Meet Amy, today’s brave and resourceful Summer Series guest! Growing up with “tangible money values”, Amy would spend her early 20’s prioritising life experiences over financial gain until the age of 26 when she made 1 life-changing decision... This would completely c...
Dec 14, 2023•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Folks, today marks the FIRST episode of our much anticipated 2023/24 Summer Series! We’re extraordinarily excited to sit down with some amazing listeners and dig into their money story, explore the steps they took to build their property portfolios and ultimately unpack the intriguing question (which is also the theme of this series...) “What does money mean to YOU?” As our 6th Summer Series, we’re spending this season digging deep into the psyche of the investor, understanding what motivates us...
Dec 07, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the final Economic and RBA report for this year! In this edition, Ben delves into crucial topics: Has the US concluded its Interest Rate tightening cycle? Unpacking the Governor’s recent slide deck on inflation and the signals outlining the problem. In the extensive property update, Ben recaps the 2023 Property Market and shares initial insights on the t en Macro forces shaping different property markets in 2024. Stay tuned for this at the end of the update! And folks, anticipate more...
Dec 05, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Folks, as the LAST episode for 2023 before we kick off our inspiring 2023/24 Summer Series, we’re focusing on a question that looks at the heart of what we do (and not just as a podcast but through our advisory business ): What Does Money Mean To YOU!? To properly dig into this question, we’re unpacking the psyche of the investor through one of America’s greatest psychologists and combining it with data from THOUSANDS of respondents to explore... 👉 The #2 biggest reasons that investors seek mon...
Nov 30, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Please Note: This episode is a re-run. The original air date was on February 16, 2017. 😊 In our FINAL bonus episode for 2023, we’re replaying an awesome episode with one of Bryce’s all-time property-investing heroes... Jan Somers! She is an incredibly humble housewife who is the author of 4 bestselling property books and is a successful property investor and educator extraordinaire. With her property portfolio spanning more than 40 years, we follow Jan’s motivational story from her first ventur...
Nov 28, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast What are the best auction strategies for buyers when the hammer drops? Why should buyers use “Courageously Uncomfortable” reserve prices? And who do auctioneers really work for?? Folks, these are just a few of the big questions we’re tackling today in an episode that’s all about the art of auctioning in Australia. Here to shed expert intel into this world is Justin Nickerson, Director of Apollo Auctions, the largest auctioneering business in Australasia, and the only Australian to win the Austra...
Nov 23, 2023•2 hr 33 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s bonus episode, we’re back with Part 2 of Bryce's appearance on the Parenthood Podcast featuring its Founder and Host, Leonie Akhidenor. Continuing last week’s theme, Bryce and Leonie are unpacking how new parents can get onto the property ladder despite today's high-interest rates and heated property market. They’ll be exploring Bryce's fail-proof money management system, deep diving into how folks can use this to manage their money in 10 minutes a month and unpacki...
Nov 21, 2023•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s episode, we’re back with our final Throwback Thursday episode focusing on our last. three foundational pillars from our Four Pillars of Property Investing Mastery! Folks, these pillars are absolutely critical for anyone wanting to build a stable property portfolio which is why we’re revisiting and unpacking these concepts with today’s market conditions. We’ll be covering... ⚡ Ep 4. Borrowing Power: How to smash glass ceilings, why finance is like a game of chess and the top #3 sol...
Nov 16, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast The transition into parenthood can be a difficult one with new priorities, greater expenses and less free time. During this time, it’s no surprise that many parents start to search for security through that forever family home, however, with today’s tumultuous economy, high interest rates and heated property market, it's no surprise that new parents are wondering how and if it’s even possible. In today’s bonus episode – originally recorded by Parenting Podcast - Bryce sits down with Leonie ...
Nov 14, 2023•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast