David Johnston
Tenants from hell (Ep.50)

Tenants from hell (Ep.50)

This week we return to our podcast episodes recorded prior to Coronavirus. In this episode, we discuss “tenants from hell”.

A good property manager is worth their weight in gold, and equally, so is a good tenant. A great tenant who is happy and obliging will stay in your property for a long time – avoiding long gaps between tenancies, advertising costs for vacancies and loss of rental income.

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Offset accounts – God’s gift to mortgage strategy! (Ep.48)

Offset accounts – God’s gift to mortgage strategy! (Ep.48)

This week we return to our podcast episodes recorded prior to Coronavirus. In this episode, we discuss offset accounts, God’s gift to mortgage strategy!

The effective use of offset accounts is one of our Top 5 strategies for creating wealth through property, it greases the wheels of the other mortgage strategies – optimisng tax deductions, ability to hold and accumulate property, money management system, risk management and offset accounts.

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Market update – Recovery lessons from recent recessions, the great depression, GFC & Spanish Flu – the market forecast (Ep.46)

Market update – Recovery lessons from recent recessions, the great depression, GFC & Spanish Flu – the market forecast (Ep.46)

In the seventh Podcast since Covid-19 took hold, we turned our thoughts to the alarmist headlines emerging, warning that the property market will drop by 20-30%. Why in all likelihood that won’t be the case by taking a critical eye to data and forecasting, and jumping in the time machine to look at the economic impact of previous pandemics and recessions on the property market.

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Market update – Getting your ducks in a row before the economy opens up! (Ep.45)

Market update – Getting your ducks in a row before the economy opens up! (Ep.45)

In this week’s episode we turned our thoughts to focusing on planning for your next decision, as the governments start planning for, and in some cases such as WA and QLD, removing restrictions to open up the economy.

It takes time to develop your property plan and selection strategy for the next purchase. This all happens before you can even begin the searching process and get your finance approved.

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