About David Hancock David is the Founder and Managing Director of Binnari Property, a team of independent, ethical and reliable property investment professionals, who specialise in researching and providing advice on residential real estate investment properties for clients. www.binnari.com.au Why do Australians own less properties? By now, everyone in Australia should understand the potential for property values to increase resulting in a capital gain, yet in 2018 the Australian Tax Office reported that less than 16% of Australians owned an investment property. In our experience, the main rea ..read more

Steve Waters on what you should get out of your selling agent as a buyer and the question you should avoid to increase your chances of securing great property. When researching a potential property investment, there are a range of golden opportunities to source information that could shave thousands of dollars off the purchase price. And one of those is when you have the undivided attention of the selling agent where the right questions can translate into real dollars saved. Interpret the answers strategically, and the end result could be an excellent investment property at a great price. Here ..read more

About David Hancock David is the Founder and Managing Director of Binnari Property, a team of independent, ethical and reliable property investment professionals, who specialise in researching and providing advice on residential real estate investment properties for clients. www.binnari.com.au House vs Apartment The house vs. apartment debate is not as simple as it seems. If you’ve always been under the impression that houses are better for growth than apartments, the below is sure to challenge that perception. Price movements are a result of the imbalance of supply and demand. Despite the gen ..read more

Bradley Beer talks about what BMT Tax Depreciation does and shares tips for investors on this week’s Soho Carpool episode. Like our videos? Don’t forget to subscribe to our Proptech Carpool series here. Here’s the transcript of the video: Bradley Beer, thanks so much for joining the Carpool series with Soho. Great to have you here. Yeah, Trent, great to be here. Beautiful day. Driving around. Let's talk tax. BMT, tax, property. Maybe fill me in a little bit more, what do you guys actually do? Give me the spiel. Look we’re quantity surveyors is the first thing which is someone who e ..read more

Real estate expert James Pratt shares on why vendors need to be active in house auction campaigns. Vendors at Auction Houses Every vendor has their own unique experience selling their property by way of auction. However, it’s important for vendors to have the right mindset and be well educated in the process from start to finish. Otherwise, the disconnect will hamper expectations and the sale price even further. You may have an agent who’s not very competent at auctions and cost you thousands. Just because an agent is success in your at selling homes, doesn’t mean they are expert at selling by ..read more

Property Expert, Steve Waters, gives his insight on investment strategy and how you should look a the risk-return dichotomy. Follow the property market long enough and you’ll hear all sorts of pitches designed to entice investor clients, but few are as persistent as the catch cry, ‘low risk, high return’. It sounds like the holy grail of wealth building. You can have all the upside of a hugely speculative investment without the worry of going broke. Now the knee-jerk reaction of my internal sceptic screams, ‘Scam!’ at the mere suggestion of a huge outcome for little to no downside, but in trut ..read more

While there are multiple facets to successful investing – from asset selection to portfolio management – without doubt one of the most important determinants of success or failure is your relationship with debt. The reason? Well, if you’re looking to build a better life through acquiring assets, then appropriate borrowing and responsible loan servicing are part of the equation. But awareness of how you think about and manage debt is crucial to your outcomes. There are those who know what they’re doing and are set to reap rewards. Conversely, some stay in a sour relationship with debt and event ..read more

Chris Skurrie from C&M Property Partners joins us in the Soho Carpool hot seat talking about his investment journey and how it helps him as a buyers agent. Like our videos? Don’t forget to subscribe to our Proptech Carpool series here. Here’s the transcript of the video: Chris Skurrie, thanks for joining the Carpool series with Soho. Welcome mate! Thanks mate. Thanks for inviting us. You're also a property investor. So you've been investing in real estate since 19-20? Yes, since the age of 19. So I guess you kind of use a lot of the learnings that you've had over the last 18-19 y ..read more

A ..read more

A ..read more