If you ask 100 Australian investors which book got them into property, I reckon at least 70 would say Michael Yardney’s 'How To Grow A Multi-Million Dollar Property Portfolio – in your spare time'. In fact, I recently re-read it – but this time the updated 16th Anniversary...
When you’re travelling across the country in a caravan, fitting in a workout and maintaining a healthy diet can sometimes be tricky. Caravans usually have only a small kitchen and accessing a gym isn’t so easy when you’re regularly moving from town to town. But that...
Online scams have been around almost as long as the internet has existed. Almost everyone has received a suspicious email from someone claiming to be a foreign royal or asking for a dodgy-looking invoice to be paid. But as technology has advanced, so too has the complexity...
Investment property depreciation is a popular tax break (or tax loophole as some like to call it) legally available to property investors. Anyone who purchases a property for income-producing purposes is entitled to depreciate the building and the items within it against their tax-assessable income. Not only...
Share markets remain jittery. Should investors be worried about the October effect? October has a notorious reputation for being a bad month for investors. In fact, if you search for media articles written over the past fortnight you will find plenty of references to “the October effect”,...
It probably won’t come as a great revelation, but insurance can be complex. Like other financial products and legal contracts, there can be a lot to wrap your head around. This complexity can result in some misunderstandings. When it comes to protecting your investment property, you don’t want...
The "Rich" and "Poor" share very different beliefs, According to a 5-year study by best-selling American author Tom Corley, our subconscious makes up 5/6ths of our brain and responds to our beliefs. Like software code, our beliefs direct our subconscious to manifest that which we think about and...
Top 5 holidays for anyone considering embarking on a solo adventure. Stepping out alone into the world to embark on your very own solo travel journey can be an empowering and amazing experience. Whether you’ve chosen to travel alone or you’ve found yourself in a position of...
Knowing how to negotiate is a pretty useful skill. We negotiate every day in many aspects of our lives. The negotiations can be as small as working out who is cooking dinner tonight or responsibilities for that project at work, working up to the big...
Now that Australia’s property markets are moving to the next phase of the cycle, strategic investors are back in the market actively purchasing properties and setting themselves up for financial freedom. After all, when it comes to investing your hard-earned cash, there are many investment options available,...
He is also an accomplished presenter and educator
Co-authoring the popular investment book, Property vs Shares.