Realestate.com.au recently published a practical piece by Kate McIntyre on the top value-adding jobs that property owners and investors often neglect. I was pleased to contribute to that discussion. The key message is simple: land tends to appreciate, while buildings...
Productivity
“Back up” to move forward in 2023
While the start of a new year is a time of renewal, we mustn’t forget lessons learned in the past. As 2022 closed out, I was struck by the extraordinary disaster that was the hacking of customer data held in trust by some of the nation’s biggest companies. While I...
The real cost of emotional investing
Becoming a property investor is one of the best decisions you’ll ever make. It can deliver huge fiscal benefits if you apply your well-structured plan and adopt the right fundamentals. It can deliver enormous gratification and mental well-being too. There’s nothing...
The business of property investing
Real estate occupies a special place in the Australian psyche. Houses are the places where we live, shelter, work and interact with the people we love most. Home is our security and comfort. But this masks a basic fact that property investors must recognise if they...
Four essential elements of investment preparation
There’s no doubt we live in exciting times – especially in the property investment sector. But regardless the market’s performance, I see investors losing out on wealth and opportunities time and again. These downfalls often seem to be the sum of multiple small errors...





