FAQ Series

Have a question about investing? Ask Luke Harris.

Each month we like to present a dedicated FAQ episode where we take questions from our listeners and put them to our resident expert, Luke Harris. With more than two decades of residential and commercial investment experience under his belt, Luke has seen the best and worst of the property market.

Have a question you want answered? Let us know on the link below.

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What are the hottest property opportunities for 2023?

  • podcast
  • 21st Dec
  • 47 mins

This week's episode is from The Property Mentors end-of-year webinar covering the hottest property opportunities for 2023. Webinar questions: 1) What is the best way to increase momentum in property acquisition? (19.50) 2) How did you learn to be effective and successful in property investment? (24.30) 3) What could I achieve after 10 years investing in property? (27.35) 4) Will the property market slow down and how will increased interest rates impact the property market? (30.00) 5) Where are the best opportunities in regional Queensland and regional Australia in general? How do you measure a regional opportunity? (35.55) 6) What is your outlook on the Perth Market. Will it continue to climb?(42.30)

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Live where you want, buy where there's growth with Aaron Best

  • podcast
  • 14th Dec
  • 22 mins

For this weeks episode, we revisit one of our most popular topics: rent-vesting. This increasingly popular strategy is the reason why so many first-time-buyers have been able to get onto the property ladder and start to build their property portfolio without having to compromise their lifestyle. To discuss that further, I am joined by Aaron Best, the member experience director at The Property Mentors.

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FAQ's part 4 with Luke Harris

  • podcast
  • 7th Dec
  • 59 mins

It's time for another FAQ episode with our investment expert, Luke Harris. This week, the mentors from The Property Mentors each put forward a question that they are commonly asked themselves. Todays questions/topics cover: 1) How am I able to keep servicing loans or debt without having to increase my income? (5.20) 2) I want to grow my property portfolio, but I also want to become self-employed, will this be a good idea? (9.40) 3) Is an apartment a good investment? (20.05) 4) How can I get my portfolio to Luke’s level? (35.50) 5) My Mum and Dad tell me it’s a bad idea to invest in multiple properties and suggest I just buy one and pay off my loan. (45.00)

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WARNING: You get what you pay for; with Renee Whitehouse

  • podcast
  • 30th Nov
  • 18 mins

When you visit your doctor, do you ask them for a discount? What about your dentist? Probably not, because you know that a lesser fee means lesser quality service. When it comes to the services that help build your property portfolio, you will also want to get the best value service for the money you spend. Today, I am joined by the Director of Property Management at The Property Mentors, Renee Whitehouse, to talk about how discounting services such as property management can lead to all kinds of avoidable problems.

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Purchasing property through your SMSF

  • podcast
  • 23rd Nov
  • 34 mins

For this week's episode, I invite back my panel of self-managed super fund experts to answer more of the questions we didn't get to cover last time. These guests include Mario Vinaccia who is the director of Veale Accounting Group. Mario is a specialist in all thing investment accounting and self-managed super funds. We are also joined by our in-house investment expert, Luke Harris. Today, we discuss how using your SMSF to purchase property works, if it has the same tax benefits as purchasing in your own name and so much more.

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Starting your self managed super fund

  • podcast
  • 16th Nov
  • 42 mins

This week on the Investor Intelligence podcast, I have not one, not two but three guests joining me to talk all things self managed superfunds - also knows as SMSFs. My guests include Mario Vinaccia, the director of Veale Accounting Group - an independent accounting firm used exclusively by TPM. Mario is a specialist in all thing investment accounting and self-managed super funds. Alongside him is the General Manager of Veale Accounting Group, Georgia King and we are also joined by our in-house investment expert, Luke Harris. Today we discuss how an SMSF differs from the super you get when you first start working, why someone might set one up, how much 'self-managing' is involved, who is the best person to speak to about setting one up and so much more.