Investing In The U.s. - An Aussie's Guide To U.s. Real Estate

Happy New Year! I hope you all are going to kick massive goals in 2021! This week on the show I am chatting with Dr. Richard Smith, Founder of RiskSmith. Richard has a background in mathematical theories of uncertainty. He has combined this knowledge with his own personal investing and trading experience to help other investors take the emotion out of investing in order to building real long term wealth. We dive deep into the topics of: - How to better understand risk in your portfolio; - Leveraging data to build long term wealth; - Help us understand our own behavioral algorithm in order to make us better investors; - And Much, Much more. So, what are you waiting for? Learn what kind of investor you are and how your human behaviour can play a big role in your success as an investor. Remember, be bold, be brave and go give life a crack!

This week on the show I am chatting to Doug McAllister, President of Paradyme Real Estate. Doug has lived many lives and his story is truly fansitcating; from pastor, to local politician, to entrepreneur, to real estate developer. Doug is a wealth of knowledge and his unique life journey has taught him many valuable lessons about business, real estate, and most importantly... life. We dive deep into the topics of: - How to keep going even though you have hit rock bottom; - Learning to adapt to what life throws your way; - The politics of real estate development and urban planning; - Learning to reinvent yourself; - And much, much more. So what are you waiting for? Be Bold, Be Brave, and Go Give Life a Crack!

Becoming a Billion Dollar real estate agent is no easy task, but Dan Lesniak has done just that. He is a best-selling author, investor, developer, and coach. Dan’s HyperLocal strategy paved the path to selling over a billion dollars in real estate! Dan has now developed a rockstar brokerage business that sells over $400mil annually. We dive deep into the topics of: - The importance of being hyper focused when you are starting out! - Learning to leverage others in order to focus on what you are good at! - The journey to hitting a Billion Dollars in sales! - And much, much more. So What are you waiting for! Dan is one of the best in his industry; a Rockstar Billion Dollar Agent! Rember, Be Bold, Be Brave and Go Give Life a Crack!

Have you ever wanted to network with big whale investors? I talking about billionaires and world leaders! People who have the wealth and the influence to change your businesses trajectory. Well this week on the show I am chatting with Christopher Kai, author of Big Game Hunting: Networking with Billionaires, Executives and Celebrities. Christopher is also the founder & CEO of The Mathem Group, a Beverly Hills-based leadership training firm. He is a Fortune 100 global speaker, #1 global bestselling author, and founder of GPS, the premier speaker training program in the world. His clients include: Google, American Express, New York Life, Merrill Lynch, Farmers Insurance, Bank of America, City National Bank, the U.S. Consulate and notable non-profits like the Milken Family Foundation. We dive deep into the topics: - Understanding Big Gamers! - How to effectively pitch billionaires, presidents, and people of influence. - Develop your unflinching confidence. - And much, much more. So what are you waiting

I speak to many people who want to start a building their own real estate portfolio, but I hear the same old excuses... "I don't have enough time", "My life is too busy".... Sound familiar? Well on this week's show I am chatting with Chris Gray CEO of Your Empire which builds property portfolios for time-poor professionals, searching, negotiating and renovating on their behalf. Chris has been the host of ‘Your Property Empire’ on Sky News Business Channel for over 10 years and was the Real Estate Judge on ‘The Renovators’ on Channel Ten. He is a very prominent public figure on Australian TV. We dive deep into the topics: - Understanding the benefits of a buyer's agent; - Changing your mindset in order to get started building your real estate empire, even if you are time poor; - Investing in stable, appreciating markets for long term wealth. - And much, much more. So what are you waiting for? Be Bold, Be Brave and Go Give Life a Crack!

This week on the show I am sitting down with Adam Adams who knows first hand how to create truly incredible scale in his real estate business through establishing long lasting thought leadership platforms. Adam has been able to build some from nothing and his story is truly inspiring. We dive deep into the weeds on topics like: - The value of being persistent and determined; - How to know your value?; - Understanding it will take time to establish a credible thought leadership platform; - Building your avatar; - And much, much more! So what are you waiting? Adam is truly a leader in marketing and building brands so you will not want to miss this episode. Rember, Be Bold, Be Brave, & Go Give Life a CRACK!

Travis Smith is the founder & CEO of Tribevest. He started his career with Morgan Stanley but realized the most direct path to true wealth and financial freedom is in the private markets. He is now a partner in several investor groups (he calls Tribes) that invest in SFRs (single family-rentals), multifamily, and commercial real estate. However, his favorite investor group is the one that enabled him to own vacation homes and even a racehorse with his Brothers. Now his obsession is to level the playing field, and he knows first hand that forming investor groups is the great equalizer. As a result, he built Tribevest, an online platform where people can assemble their tribe, align, form, and operate their own investor group. We dive deep into topics: - Why is it important to have an alignment within your investment tribe? - 3 top ways to vet and assess potential real estate partners using TribeVest. - The power of a strong investment tribe can result in scaling your investment portfolio, business, and y

NYC has always been my spiritual second home. I fell in love with the city way back in 2009 when I first visited as a lonely backpacker. It is the city of dreams and where the big boys play when it comes to investing in real estate. This week on the show I am chatting with James Nelson principal at Avison Young, about how NYC still remains a hot spot for investors. With high demand and low supply, NYC will always be a sort after city to live and own real estate; James explains how he has been so successful over the past 20 years. Tune in to learn from one of the top performing brokers in the city: We cover: - How to create value in real estate using zoning and density bonuses; - How to profit when buying real estate in one of the most expensive cities in the world; - Learn to invest for the long term in high demand, low supply markets; - And much, much more. So what are you waiting for? As Frank Sinatra says, if you can make it in NYC, you can make it anywhere! Be Bold, Be Brave, and Go Give Life a Cra

This week in the hot seat I am chatting with product design expert, Andrew Phelps, about how to create the right products within your business that will grow your bottom line! A lot of business owners think they don't have a product they can create and sell; but the fact is they just aren't thinking hard enough about their customers needs and interface. Every business, regardless of what you do, needs good products in order to attract the right leads that will ultimately grow revenue. We dive deep into the topics of: - How to create basic products within your everyday business that can reach more customers, and educate people about what you do! - Focusing on customer experience within your business; - What customers expect from every business in the digital age? - and much, much more! So what are you waiting for? Be Bold, Be Brave and Go Give Life a Crack!

This week on the show I am chatting with Ali Boone; corporate dropout turned real estate entrepreneur and owner of Hipster Investments! Ali is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to helping others get started buying their first investment property. She has learnt over the years to keep the emotions out of your investment decisions, and she coaches her clients to do the same. We dive deep into the topics of: - How self doubt can be so crippling when buying your first investment property. - How to learn to trust the numbers and remove emotions from your investment decision process; - The rules for building a CRACKING business around quality customer experience; - The secrets to building a successful real estate business with repeat consistent clients; - And much, much more. So what are you waiting for? Learn from one of the best in the business! Remember, be bold, be brave and go give life a crack!

This week on the podcast I am chatting Travis Watts, head of investor relations at Ashcroft Capital. Travis walks us through his journey as an investor from flipping houses, to wholesaling, to passively investing in large multifamily, to traveling the world. He opens up about his realization around the type of value he can bring to the table as an operator vs the value as an investor. We cover some cracking topics in this episode: - Learning to really assess the value your bring to the table; - What skills sets do I need to be successful in the multifamily industry?; - Creating a lifestyle where you can add value but also live the life of your dreams; - Understanding it is ok to not be a lead syndicator and just invest passively; - And much, much more. So what are you waiting for? Travis provides some true down to earth advice for anyone looking to get started in the multifamily industry, and he helps redefine what a becoming successful real estate investor really looks like. Remember, be bold, be br

This week on the show I am chatting with Robert Leonard, expert on helping other millenials get started investing their money. As a millenial myself, we get a bit of flack from older generations that we are "lazy", "entitled", "unmotivated"... the list goes. Well in this show we put all of that BS to bed and talk about just how important the millennial generation will be in terms of continuing to grow the economy, voting, changing the work environment, and most importantly, investing. We cover some great topics: - Where should millennials start with their investing mindst? - What are the best investing strategies for a millenial just starting out? - How can millennials plan for the long term future? - and much, much more. So what are you waiting for? Be like Robert and get started learning about all the incredible opportunities available today for millenials. Be Bold, Be Brave and Go Give Life a Crack!

This week on the show I am chatting with a good mate of mine, Wright Wommack. I first met Wright a few years back and he told me how he flipped one of his first ever large multifamily deals for huge profits in less than 90 days! As soon as I heard his story I knew I needed to share it with the world! For those of you just starting out in the multifamily space this show is full of cracking insight of how to get your first deal done! - How to build credibility fast! - How to get brokers to send you off market deals? - The steps Wright took to flip his first multifamily deal in just 90 days? - How to know if you are buying a cracking deal? - Knowing when to take your profits off the table! - And much, much more. So what are you waiting for? Be Bold, Be Brave and Go Give Life a Crack!

This week on the show I am chatting with Avery Carl, CEO & Founder of Short Term Shop. Avery purchased her first rental property at age 26 on a 37,000 salary. Through strategically investing in short term rental properties in mature vacation rental markets, she was a millionaire by 31! Now she has created the Short Term Shop: a real estate team that helps investors acquire short term rental properties in the most recession resistant markets. We dive deep into the topics of: - How recession proof are short term rentals in 2020? - How is COVID impacting the Short Term Rental market? - Creating recession proof business ecosystems as the market changes. - How to choose the right market to buy STR? - And much, much more! So what are you waiting for? Learning from one of the best in the STR business, Avery Carl! Be Bold, Be Brave and Go Give Life a Crack!

This week on the show I welcome back a good friend of the podcast, Matthew Sullivan. Matthew was first on the pod over 4 years ago way back in episode 24! A lot has happened since then for Matthew both personally and professionally. Matthew is now the CEO and Founder of QuantmRE and online crowdfunding resource for homeowners wanting to free up equity in their homes without taking on more debt. We dive deep into the topics of: - How has the crowdfunding industry evolved since the initiation of the Jobs Act and Title III? - Why have there been some many online crowdfunding platforms fail to take off? - What does the future hold for the crowdfunding industry given what we have learnt today? - And Much, much more! This is a CRACKING episode filled with incredible knowledge, insight and experience of this fast growing industry. So what are you waiting for? Learn from on of the best in the business. Be Bold, Be Brave, and Go Give Life a Crack!

This week on the show I sit down with a truly top bloke, Matt Faircloth. I am excited to share this episode as Matt has just published his first book, Raising Private Capital. We dive deep into the world of raising and using other people's money to grow your real estate empire. I have known Matt for many years now and I have seen him grow his company/brand from very humble beginnings into one of the top thought leaders in the commercial real estate industry. In the show we dive deep into topics: - How to start building your investor database; - How to cultivate a following in order to do more deals; - The importance of brand awareness for raising private money; - And much, much more. So what are you waiting for? This is definitely an episode you don't want to miss! Learn from one of the best in the business. Remember, Be Bold, Be Brave & Go Give Life a Crack!

This week in the hot seat I am chatting with one of the most influential guys in real estate marketing and sales, Gary Boomershine. In 2005 Gary founded RealEstateInvestor.com out of the need to scale and grow his own real estate investing and home buying business. Today RealEstateInvestor.com has launched a “technology revolution” within the real estate niche; offering an alternative to the MLS by bringing pre-screened motivated sellers and buyers face to face at the right time. We dive deep into topics, such as: - The short and long-term effects of COVID-19 on US real estate buyers, sellers and investors; - Maximizing your sales and marketing funnel; - How to react to COVID-19 in your business and what steps you need to take if you need pivot in order to continue to scale; - And much, much more. So what are you waiting for? Learn from for one of the top blokes in the real estate industry. Remember, Be Bold, Be Brave and Go Give Life a Crack!

This week I am chatting with another expat crushing it here in the US; Ellie Perlman. Ellie is originally from Israel and she moved to this country to change her life and her story. Through hard work, dedication and perseverance she hustled her way through corporate America and now has started her own real estate investing firm; Blue Lake Capital. I love chatting with other expats kicking big goals here in the US. We dive deep into: - How she used her humble upbringing in Israel as motivation to never give up on your goals and dreams; - How COVID has impacted the world of commercial multifamily real estate; - Using current data to help truly value new investment opportunities; - What will rental growth/losses look like over the coming 12 months? - And much, much more. So what are you waiting for? If Ellie can move halfway across the globe and achieve all that she has than so can you. Rember, Be Bold, Be Brave and Go Give Life a Crack!

This week on the show I sit down with Bill Bice founder of Boomtime. Bill is passionate about helping small businesses stand out, scale up and out market their competition. One of the core things that Bill has learned in building and investing in companies is that the go-to-market is always the hardest part of growing a business. He got so frustrated in trying to get great marketing for his companies that he decided to tackle the problem. We cover some cracking topics: - The art of perseverance is key for any small business to survive; - How to leverage the one form of marketing that really works: word of mouth; - Becoming a thought leader for your industry is vital for long term survival; - And much, much more. So what are you waiting for? Another cracking episode jammed packed with incredible advice and actionable steps. Remember, Be Bold, Be Brave and Go Give Life a Crack!

This week in the hot seat I am chatting with BiggerPockets CEO Scott Trench about the shift in the U.S. housing market away from ownership to long term renting. Scott is also the author of Set for Life: Dominate Life, Money, and the American Dream, and the Co-host of the BiggerPockets Podcast. To top it all off Scott is a big Rugby fan! Top Bloke! We cover some Cracking topics including: - Scott's incredible story on his rise to becoming BiggerPockets CEO; - The evolution of the BiggerPockets platform into one of the world's leading tech companies in real estate investing; - And Learning how to build a stable financial foundation that will carry you through times of economic uncertainty; - Plus much, much more. So what are you waiting for? Tune in to hear and learn from one of most influential CEO's helping ordinary Americans build wealth through real estate. Remember, Be Bold, Be Brave and Go Give Life a Crack!