Property Investment Podcast Network

While investors think they have a strategy, most rely on guesswork and deal-by-deal buying, ending up with disconnected portfolios that cost them through poor structure and underperformance – but a new platform is now changing the game.
On The Smart Property Investment Show, host Liam Garman sits down with Joey D'Agata, head of strategy at Game Plans, to explain how a new platform is changing the way buyer's agents and clients approach property investing.
D'Agata says the core issue isn't access to deals, but the lack of structured planning behind each purchase, with many investors still relying on guesswork rather than a long-term framework.
Game Plans solves this by allowing users to input financial data, property holdings, and goals into a system that models different investment scenarios before making a purchase.
The platform runs a detailed fact-find and stress-tests the outcomes using factors such as yield, interest rates, and equity positions, helping investors see the real impact of each decision.
D'Agata highlights how this approach has already helped investors restructure underperforming portfolios by selling weaker assets and reallocating into stronger growth opportunities.

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Another rate hike just landed, and if you haven't reviewed your loan structure and buffers, you could already be falling behind. Here is how to review your finances.
On The Smart Property Investment Show, host Phil Tarrant sat down with Finni Mortgages principal Eva Loisance to examine what the latest move by the Reserve Bank of Australia means for investors and home owners.
Loisance warns that many Australians don't even know their current mortgage rate, leaving them exposed as repayments rise and buffers get squeezed.
She explains that outcomes will vary depending on loan structure, offsets, and fixed-rate exposure, making it critical to review loans, compare rates, and consider refinancing before pressure builds.
The episode also explores looming policy risks, including potential tax changes and self-managed super fund (SMSF) lending restrictions, which could further reshape the market.
As conditions tighten, the duo is clear: this isn't a wait-and-see moment, it's a time to reassess strategy, or risk being caught out by the next move.

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Business owners are sitting on borrowing power they don't even realise exists, and most are losing deals as they misunderstand how lenders actually assess income and structure.
On The Property Nerds podcast, host Arjun Paliwal from InvestorKit and Jack Fouracre from Fouracre Financial break down how Australian business owners can scale property portfolios faster by using smarter lending and structuring strategies.
The discussion challenges one of the biggest myths in property investing: that you need two years of tax returns to get a loan, revealing that many lenders will assess applications far earlier, depending on industry experience and documentation.
They explain how business owners with just one year of trading can still access finance through major banks and alternative lenders, using business activity statements (BAS), income evidence, and flexible lending criteria.
The episode also dives into how superannuation can be used as a wealth-building tool, with self-managed super fund (SMSF) strategies allowing investors to accelerate property acquisition while benefiting from tax advantages.
Another key focus is structuring, with the hosts outlining how bucket companies and trusts can help high-income business owners reduce tax leakage and redirect more capital into property investment.

Most investors chase capital city "hotspots" – but some of the strongest growth in Australia is quietly happening in regional markets no one is watching. Here is how to find the next best area.
On The Smart Property Investment Show, host Liam Garman speaks with Kev Tran from Kev Tran Group about why regional areas continue to outperform expectations, even after years of investor attention and shifting sentiment.
Tran cites Toowoomba as an example, with the town still recording 20–25 per cent year-on-year growth in recent cycles, despite investors pulling back and assuming the market had already peaked.
He warns that one of investors' biggest mistakes was to assume that past growth meant future stagnation, leading them to overlook markets with strong fundamentals beneath the surface.
Tran explains that the real edge comes from focusing less on "hotspots" and more on fundamentals like supply constraints, population growth, economic diversity, and owner-occupier demand.
The discussion expands beyond Queensland, highlighting how markets across Western Australia, Victoria, and other regional corridors continue to cycle through periods of undervaluation and renewed demand.
The duo ultimately challenges the idea of following the crowd, showing that some of the best opportunities are often in the markets investors stopped paying attention to too early.

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On the Property Buzz podcast, Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman cut through the chatter around potential changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing, and what it could mean for investors, home owners, and broader market confidence.
They unpack why, despite the headlines, property prices are still rising, as home owners hold onto their properties for longer, resulting in tighter listings.
Garman and Tarrant then return to fundamentals. With ongoing uncertainty, is it time to get back to the basics of property investing: flipping, renovations, cosmetic upgrades, and granny flats, supported by disciplined spending to drive growth?
They wrap up by taking aim at risky property advice circulating online from so-called "experts" and some of the common mistakes investors continue to make.