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This week Bushy’s guests include Stuart Weymms, Eliza Owen and Simon Pressley and Bushy’s Last Word or as he refers to it his Bush Bite – he questions if converting from long term to short term rental investment is short sighted.  We would love to get your feedback on that as well.  You can do that in the comments section under todays show.   Well just when you thought the threat of changes to negative gearing were over when Labor lost the last Federal election it is under pressure again.  With 60% of Australia’s 2.2 million property investors being negatively geared, I would have thought that the ALP might have learnt a lesson.  But that is politics, I guess.  More on that today in the show.  Simon Pressley makes a return, and he brings some of those enlightening graphics with him. This time it is demonstrate that despite growth of 5 and a half percent in property prices in the last 3 months, Melbourne’s fundamentals are still quite fragile.   But first up today, CoreLogic’s Eliza Owen tells Bushy that Austr

What does Australia’s economic future look like? How will the pandemic, China and other global issues impact Australian investors?  Joining us to talk about these issues and many more from the intersection of politics and economics is Professor Mark Crosby. Mark is an applied international macroeconomist and celebrated academic. He’s currently Professor at Monash Business School where he is part of the University’s leadership and executive education team, and the Director of International Business.  He’s also a Hibberd Lecturer at Melbourne Business School, where he spent 19 years before joining Monash in 2016, and has also worked as an academic at the University of New South Wales and University of Toronto, as well as a Research Officer at the Australian Treasury in Canberra. His academic interests are in international macroeconomics, with particular interest in policy issues in the Australian and Asian regions, including a lot of work on China given its major impact on our local economy. His research has fo

When auction clearance rates consistently remain near 80% it means there are more buyers than sellers in the market and this eventually leads to higher property prices, and that’s clearly what’s happening.  With in excess of 2,000 properties being auctioned every week and given the strong ongoing interest in auctions, it's worth revisiting key aspects of auctions for buyers. Bushy Martin does that today with buyer’s agent and builder broker, Rob Newman of Blackfords Urban Habitats.  Did you know that over 60% of all new home loans in Australia are now facilitated by mortgage brokers?  The growth is so strong that ASIC has moved to put in place a process called Best Interests Duty as a guide for brokers and protection for consumers.  So, what if anything has changed since it came into force on January 1 this year?  You will find out today.  And on that subject – financing, brokers, and banks – in Bushy’s last word he talks about a worrying trend that has emerged where the banks are contacting borrowers introdu

Is your super setting you up for retirement? Most Australians are unaware about the state of their super, and the harsh reality that it is unlikely to cover your lifestyle when you stop working. According to the most recent ABS figures, over 73% of Aussies over the age of 65 are surviving on an average of just $15,300 per year – just $295 per week.  But as you’ll hear from superannuation specialist Darren Kingdon, it’s possible to master your super fund and put yourself on the path to financial peace of mind and well being. But for many people, superannuation is just too complicated and full of rules and regulations, which makes you feel like you need a degree in super, tax, law and politics just to have a basic understanding of your super and how to play the game. Darren is on a mission to help financially educate you to take more control of your super. Because it’s your money and you’ve got a vested interest to do well - and the quality of your retirement lifestyle depends on it! Darren is a nationally reco

As a property investor, your biggest assets are equity and borrowing capacity. So property valuations are absolutely critical for property investors to grow their portfolios and have success. But why do we see such wide variation in valuations between buyers, agents and even among professional valuers? On a $500,000 property it’s not uncommon to see an $80,000 variation across two or three different bank valuations. This is because we live in the time of rational tangible measurement, where you don’t necessarily want to be right, but you fear being wrong, so this reduces everything to the lowest arse-covering denominator and builds in conservatism. So if you want to be successful as a property investor, you need to start thinking like a professional property valuer - with your head rather than your heart. And there is no better person to help you with this than our guest Kieran Clair. Kieran had over two decades of hands on experience as a property valuer and investor with one of Australia’s leading valuation

Continuing the conversation from the previous episode, Mark Carter breaks down the elements of value and how they can be applied in your life. Mark is an expert in human behaviour and value creation, which has resulted in him being one of the most sought after speakers and professional trainers in Australia. For Mark, it’s all about understanding people and how we create and add value. Understanding how we behave, think and make choices, both professionally and personally. Mark has pulled together many of these experiences and learnings into his second book, Add Value, as well as his online academy … which you can find out more about at https://markcarter.com.au.  So in the concluding part of this high value chat, Mark talks about: How he defines sustainable success The risks of adopting a Blinkist approach to life He defines value and breaks down the five main elements of value that he has crystallised in his latest book And if you’re ready to find out how investment can support your growth goals and create

In a two-part interview, human behaviour expert Mark Carter talks about what value really means, how you can create it, and invest in it, for success in every area of your life. What is ‘value’? How do you define value? My guess is that you may struggle to define it. Why? Because the term value has become so overused yet misunderstood. We are constantly asked: What are our values? Are you adding value? What is your value proposition? How are you adding value? We constantly hear about shareholder value, the value of a firm, fair value, and market value. About value creation as another name for wealth creation.  But what is ‘value’ really, and how can you unlock the limitless opportunity it brings? To talk about this and much more is Mark Carter. Mark is an expert in human behaviour, and because of this, he has become one of the most sought after speakers and professional trainers in Australia … particularly in the spheres of leadership, sales and more.  For Mark, it’s all about understanding people. Understand

How can meditation unlock the thinking, believing, attitudes and expectations that lead to success? Nico DiMattina is an inspirational meditation teacher, a self-mastery coach, corporate wellness facilitator as well as an Ecstatic Dance DJ. And he’s currently enjoying life in the coastal paradise of Byron Bay. And as you’ll hear in our energising chat, this is a far cry from his previous life, firstly as an elite athlete from an AFL family then as a Silicon Valley headhunter, where he helped find the brightest minds for tech giants Google, Pandora and Coinbase while living in the constant never ending hustle and bustle of New York City, San Francisco and Los Angeles in the US.  But despite seemingly riding high, Nico says he was unfulfilled. And it was that discontent that would lead him to develop a Transcendental Meditation practice that would become his daily source of strength and inspiration.  Now a meditation teacher and coach, Nico also co-founded Rise Ecstatic Disco, an uplifting sober dance party tha

The best investors keep it simple, and the best way to keep it simple is to ‘play dead’, according to investment expert Ramin Nakisa, who shares incredible insights in this episode. Ramin is a UK-based investment coach, author and founder of PensionCraft. Ramin worked in investment banking for 15 years. Before becoming a strategist he spent two years teaching finance in an investment bank, which was a big passion and also helped him to learn how to explain finance in a non-mathematical way … which you’ll benefit from in our discussion today. Ramin has also written two books about finance and investment: “A Financial Bestiary”, which is written for professional investors, and "Invest in Fear" which explains how to buy and sell volatility using exchange traded products, which we expand on during our great chat. Ramin was born and grew up in Worcester, did a Physics degree and doctorate at Imperial College in London then postdoctoral research in neural network models of language acquisition in the Experimental P

Last week Goose McGrath joined me as we opened your ears and your minds eye to the opportunities of becoming limitless by transforming your mindset, motivation and methods. And we heard how Goose turned his life around by shifting his limitless approach from endless hours propped up by substance abuse to endless opportunity supported by property.  This week I want to drill down to how you can actually create a limitless life and Goose and I show you how investing in property is a great vehicle to help you make this happen. Goose and his team at Dash Dot have now taken this to another level, creating the elusive Holy Trinity of property – investment properties that give you capital growth, positive cash flow and value added potential. Now as you’ll hear, this sounds more like the holy grail than the holy trinity, because this is the ultimate and thought of as elusive and impossible to achieve. But here’s the rub ... Goose, Gabi and Dash Dot’s Buyer’s Agents team have been achieving this golden triumvirate of g

What does a limitless life look like? And how do you break free from your current circumstances to get there? Our guest in this two part interview, ‘Goose’ McGrath, lives, eats and breathes ‘limitless’ in everything he does. He is the CEO of dashdot Buyers Agents, and there’s a number of things that I love about what he’s doing through this company.  Firstly, Goose’s approach comes from an entirely new angle … instead of following the status quo in property, he’s helping investors build profitable portfolios with a proprietary Holy Trinity Formula - a renegade strategy that has helped his clients achieve an average of 61.75% return on capital in just the first 12 months.  And no … he’s not a developer, he doesn’t sell properties, and he’s not pedalling gimmicks ... he runs a service business that works directly with and for his clients to get them results.  Secondly, Goose and I are cut from the same cloth - he is all about buying back time, building a legacy and having more fun. You’ll be inspired as he shar

What was your worst investment ever? And is it your secret shame, or has it become the seed of your biggest learnings and opportunities? This is where our guest, Dr Andrew Stotz, comes in. Andrew reveals the six strategies that you can adopt to overcome common money losing mistakes and fast track your pathway to success. Andrew is very well qualified to identify and help you overcome investment hurdles and to assist you become a successful investor. He is the author of multiple finance and investment books, a recognised finance expert, an angel investor, and a self-professed happy guy. He’s an award-winning financial analyst with more than two decades of experience in leading positions in the industry and as a university lecturer of finance. Andrew is driven by empowering and helping you to achieve your goals through sharing his financial expertise. It doesn’t matter if you're a student, someone who wants to take control of your own finances, a fund manager for a global institution or a Fortune 500 CEO. He’s

How can investors hold on to properties through a full lifecycle and beyond, without burning a massive hole in their pockets and a big cost to lifestyle? A major contributor to ongoing affordability is depreciation. Tax depreciation is a tax deduction claimed for the natural wear and tear of an income-producing building over time. And it’s generally the second biggest tax deduction for property investors, after loan interest. Joining the show to talk about this is Mike Mortlock, an industry leader in tax depreciation and managing director of MCG Quantity Surveyors, Australia’s fastest growing QS firm and one of Australia’s top 100 fastest growing companies. As you’ll hear during today’s lively and entertaining discussion, Mike has worked as an expert depreciation consultant for a number of major companies over the years including McDonald’s, Canberra Airport, Hilton Hotels, Stockland and many more.  He has helped thousands of residential and commercial property investors maximise their tax depreciation deduct

In the previous episode on the emerging asset bubble, we talked about where investment markets are at and why we are here. Now I share insights on how to invest in a boom and avoid bust, what signs to look out for and how to get proactive ... to not only protect your wealth but to thrive and take advantage of the upcoming opportunities.  If you’d like to optimise your performance in property investment, Bushy is taking investors to new heights in his unique Freedom Flight program ... giving you access to live, interactive information sessions and Bushy's unique portfolio planning process. To book your ticket or find out more, click here:  https://knowhowproperty.com.au/freedom-fighters Get Invested is the podcast dedicated to time poor professionals who want to work less and live more. Join Bushy Martin, one of Australia’s top 10 property specialists, as he and his influential guests share know-how on the ways investing in property can unlock the life you always dreamed about and secure your financial future.

After a period of radical uncertainty and rapid change, things appear to be going well, on the back of huge government spending, surging markets and increasing confidence. But are you still feeling anxious and uncertain about what’s happening in the world and where we’re heading? Are you hearing so many contrasting and conflicting opinions that you’re totally confused and just not sure what you should and shouldn’t be doing? Does fear tend to dominate your underlying thoughts and emotions? Fear of missing out on the rapidly expanding boom times that we’re currently experiencing mixed with fears that it may all coming crashing down around our ears overnight, due to another unexpected global shock? Are you experiencing an insidious undertone of fear that’s quietly colouring your outlook and your actions? Particularly in a world that just doesn’t seem to make any sense, a world that seems to have gone crazy because what is actually happening seems to be the opposite of, or at odds with, what we expect to be happ

Today we take you to new levels of self-awareness with the guidance of proven investor and trader David Hobart.   David is a performance coach with a specialist background in investment management.  He’s been an active trader and hedge fund manager since 1994, where managing risk through uncertainty has informed the development of his coaching programs. David works with executives and professionals whose decisions have consequences, whether human or financial.  He has three purposes: To improve performance - by focusing and optimising outcomes. To facilitate change - by aligning beliefs with the desired outcome. To enhance wellbeing - by improving self-awareness to illuminate biases and attachments which inhibit objective decision making. David has been coaching since 2006. He also spent five years as Managing Director of Hedge Funds at BlueSky Alternative Investments and nine years as managing director of Apeiron Global Macro Fund. In our very open and reflective discussion, David shares his insights and t

Basketball star Brock Motum’s investments in all aspects of his life have paid off in many ways, but none more so than his dividends of resilience.  Despite missing out on achieving his lifelong goal of playing in the coveted NBA due to an untimely injury, Brock remains one of Australia’s top basketballers who is not only thriving as an elite athlete on the global stage now, but also investing into the future of his young family.  In a hyper competitive sport where your future is only as good as your performance in the next game, he continues to enjoy a long and rewarding career over many years as an international basketballer and Olympian with a passion for investing and paying it forward. Brock’s had and continues to have great success playing in Europe, the United States and Australia. He’s represented his country with the Australian Boomers, playing in the 2016 Olympic Games and 2014 World Cup.  At club level, Brock currently plays with Galatasaray in Turkey and has been playing in the Euroleague over the

The power of story and creation of unified vision is the driving passion and life story of our special guest, Tommy Deuschle. He’s a refreshing antidote for a world in desperate need of visionary, collaborative, creative and unifying leadership at all levels, based on the power of crafting and embracing new and better visionary stories. In this interview, Tommy arms us with the tools that we need to better navigate a world in continuous turmoil, having spent his life creating opportunity out of adversity, and learning how to survive and thrive in the troubled and torn country of Zimbabwe. For over 15 years, Tommy has been architecting and orchestrating movements that catalyze innovation, social change and tell stories of hope and transformation.  Tommy is widely sought after for his creative leadership and a rare ability to inspire vision, clarity and courage among leaders and organisations.   He is highly regarded as a transformational impact influencer, and he’s worked with leaders across Africa, Europe and

‘The Property Professor’ Peter Koulizos joins Get Invested to talk about the truth of housing affordability in Australia, and much more.  Peter is no stranger to the podcast, if you want to hear his full history and back story, check out Episode 41. To refresh your memory on his impressive property credentials, Peter is currently the Program Director and lecturer for the Master of Property degree at The University of Adelaide and has been teaching in real estate and investment for over 20 years. He is also: - The Chair of the Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) - A property investor, walking his talk owning and developing several properties  - A researcher of property markets around the nation, looking for the best suburbs to invest in each capital city  - An author, publishing his first book “The Property Professor’s Top Australian Suburbs” in 2008, co-authoring his second book “Property v Shares” in 2013 and his third book is currently in the making  - A podcast host on the weekly show ‘T

Cate Bakos unpacks the power of negotiation and its importance in the property buying process. Cate is currently the President of REBAA, author of Successful Property Investment which features 48 real life adventures for readers to digest and glean actionable tips. Cate owns and operates Cate Bakos Property; a boutique and independent Melbourne Buyers Agency firm where her extensive asset-selection experience in Melbourne metro suburbs and Victorian regional markets provides unique benefits to her clients. And Cate is a recognised, award winning performer. In addition to winning YIP Magazine’s Buyers Agent of the Year Award in 2018, Cate was a finalist in both 2019 and 2013 for the Telstra Business Woman of the Year, and the National Winner of the Buyer’s Agent of the Year for Sterling Publishing in 2013. Cate is also a co-host on the podcast series, The Property Planner, Buyer and Professor and you can connect with her at catebakos.com.au. In this episode you are going to get many important insights as Cate