The Property Nerds

Most Australians think they need to choose between building a property portfolio and buying a home. This story shows a different path.

Lenders mortgage insurance, or LMI, is one of the most misunderstood costs in Australian property investing. Many investors treat it as something to avoid at all costs.

Trust lending used to feel like a shortcut. Fast approvals. Sharp pricing. Flexible policy. In some cases, borrowing capacity that looked almost endless.

When property investors think about value, they often focus on one metric: land size. Bigger block. Bigger upside. But some of Australia's most desirable property markets…

Professional sport looks glamorous for an hour a week. The rest is sacrifice, uncertainty, and pressure. Paige Hadley describes netball as a roller coaster.

If a higher yield feels like the missing piece to unlock your next purchase, that pressure is often the signal you have left it too late. Not because yield is bad.

Is it too late to start property investing in your 40s? Peter and Serena prove the opposite. Starting serious investing in their late 40s, they built a $5.1 million portfolio…

A trust can be a powerful property investing tool. It can also create expensive surprises. Two big ones came up in this conversation: You cannot distribute trust income to just…

Rentvesting is not just a lifestyle choice. It is a performance strategy. It can lift borrowing capacity, protect flexibility, and accelerate portfolio growth, if the numbers…

Sydney is pricing out the people who keep the city running. Nurses, teachers, police, and tradies are being pushed further out, or out entirely. This is not a minor cycle.

Women are often strong savers. Yet many are still stuck living paycheck to paycheck, holding cash, and feeling nervous about investing.

Most investors hate tax. Experienced investors hate it even more. Yet the truth is simple. If you are paying tax on a property portfolio, you have made money.