Geared For Growth Property Investing Podcast

Kieran Clair is an award-winning journalist, former head of API magazine and has two decades of experiences as a property valuer and investor. We chat to Kieran about the state of property journalism in Australia and the role it has in shaping the market.

Marty Sadlier is an expert Quantity Surveyor and Director of MCG Quantity Surveyors. In this shamefully incestuous interview (Marty is Mike’s business partner), we chat to marking about all things estimating. From sinking funds, to contract milestones, disputes, and insurance.

Corissa Dimitrakopoulos is a renovation strategy expert and CEO of Refurb to Sell. Corissa is blessed with boundless enthusiasm and unleashes herself on renovation projects for her clients. She works with both home owners and investors to increase equity and rental returns.

Heather Stevens is a climate change expert and accomplished investor. She bought her first property at 24 and continues to expand her portfolio. We discuss the impacts of climate change on the property market and the implications for investors. It’s a fascinating listen.

Peter Mastroianni is a property finance expert, author and host of his own (in all honesty, much better) podcast ‘The Rentvesting Podcast.’ He also runs Loans Only, which is a mortgage broking business. We chat to Peter about his investing, rentvesting as a strategy and more.

Darren Hunter of darrenhunter.com, is an international property management trainer, speaker and consultant. If your property manager has ever done some professional development training, chances are he was standing at the front of the room. Darren spends his life teaching PM’s how to kick bottom and deliver an awesome service. We delve deeply into the property management industry and uncover some gems on how to develop a great relationship with your PM, and how to find the best person and agency to look after your investment property.

Luke Harris is the CEO of The Property Mentors, a business specialising in educating property investors and assisting them to grow their portfolio. Luke bought is first property at 20 and has done everything from buying in mining towns to subdivisions and developments.

Kayleigh Kilgore is the licensee and Director of the Good Property Company. We chat about the whole property management spectrum from start to finish and Kayleigh shares some great tips on how to develop a solid relationship with both your tenant and property manager.

Charles Tarbey is one of the godfathers of Australian real estate. Not so much the tommy gun in the violin case type but certainly the head of a huge and powerful organisation. Charles is the chairman and owner of Century 21 real estate Australasia. Need I say more?

Tom Momsen is to chinos and check shirts what a toaster is to bread in the morning. Fashion aside, Tom is a gun financial planner. We chat about income protection, goal setting, nasty direct debits and how to retire early.

Dimitri Taylor is a big picture guy. Sure, he’s an investment property specialist but finance goals come first and the actual properties come a very distant second. Dimitri Taylor is the owner and operator at Investment Property Specialist and has been involved in the property industry for over 18 years. Dimitri has had a successful career working for multinational companies including Morgan Stanley, Enron and Constellation Energy. Now Dimitri focuses on residential property strategies as this is where he has personally grown his wealth. We talk about Dimitris philosophy, debt, freeing yourself from debt and much more.

Brett Warren is the only property expert we know that can do a handstand push up. That’s impressive enough but as chief property strategist at Metropole Brisbane, he’s an expert in investment property selection and portfolio building. He’s also a numbers nerd, so he’ll fit in well. Brett has recently written a smashing article about the fundamentals behind the previous property boom in Brisbane back in 2008. We take a detailed look at what the statistics were telling us at the time (employment, migrations etc.) and see how those fundamentals are tracking now. Brett has some awesome tips on asset selection and provides a thorough review of the current state of the property market in Brisbane today. If you like the show, join the movement to pressure Brett into videoing himself doing a handstand/inverted pushup. #letsinvertbrett

James Freudigmann is a co-founder and director of PMC Property Buyers. We chat to James about his background as a valuer and how that helps him source well priced property for his clients. We chat about off market transactions, Brisbane growth areas and how he got his start as an investor.

Hamish Geddes is a senior associate with Nexus Lawyers. Yes, he's a lawyer, but before you start throwing tomatoes, he's a surfing lawyer so give him a chance, he's cut from a different mould! In all seriousness this is a cracking listen for anyone considering building an investment property or undertaking renovations. Hamish specialises in construction law and walks us through the dispute process, common complaints and best of all how to avoid a building dispute in the first place by protecting yourself.

Pat is the founder and owner of Rubix Realty, a business which focusses purely on property management. Pat runs through the duties and responsibilities of property managers and chats about his successful landlord clients and what they do differently.

Chris Gray is a property investing expert and host of Your Property Empire on Sky Business. Chris is a regular media commentator and keynote speaker on everything property investing. Chris reveals how his mother giving him a curfew at the local pub launched his property investing career.  We chat about how he effectively retired at age 31 and how he funds his lifestyle which includes a Lamborghini, a 1.5m boat and multiple business class trips overseas each year. Don't worry, it's not all about Russian caviar and gold cufflinks, we get down to the fundamental drivers of property price appreciation and his best advice for investors starting out with a modest salary or savings record.

What David doesn't know about Strata, isn't worth knowing. He's been in the game since 1995 and was a Director of the Strata Community of Australia NSW (2006-2014) serving as President (2008-2013). He was also recently appointed as a Fellow of SCA NSW by the State Board. As the Managing Director of Strata Plus, David is responsible for over 500 strata schemes and has seen it all. We chat about the new-ish NSW Strata Laws, investing in strata titled property and everything you need to know about how strata schemes are established and managed. It really is a must listen for all investors purchasing units or other strata titled property.  

Simon is the founder of Propertyology, and has been awarded buyers agent of the year on multiple occasions. Simon is a media darling, famous for his sharp suits and even sharper research. We discuss property economics fundamentals and why affordability is the number one driver of property prices. We discuss the property market in Hobart which he tipped to his clients prior to the price boom, why property is essentially just shelter and how important it is to consider property investing as a business devoid of emotion. Simon has a down to earth style and the show is dripping with solid advice and property market fundamentals. Enjoy!