Four investor mistakes brokers can help clients avoid
Brokers sit closer to an investor’s finances than almost anyone, which puts them in a strong position to catch the mistakes that quietly undo a portfolio. Most are not exotic. Borrowing to the absolute limit with no buffer, structuring loans without thinking...
Buying with Emotion: The No. 1 Mistake Costing Property Investors Thousands
In this brief interview, I expose the biggest pitfall for both first-time and seasoned investors: buying with emotion. We cover how to separate what you love from what performs, and a simple decision framework to keep you disciplined. Listen on Apple Podcasts Episode...
Common ways property investors become financially stuck
Most investors who run into trouble do not get there by picking the wrong suburb. They get stuck because the structure underneath the purchase was never sound. Borrowing to the very limit a lender allows, holding no buffer for higher rates, and buying without a plan...
The value-adding jobs that property owners most often neglect
Land tends to appreciate while the building on it slowly wears out, which makes maintenance one of the least glamorous but most important parts of holding property well. The owners who protect their value over time treat it as a business cost, budgeted for in advance,...