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Bad Time for Property Investment?

Ben appears again in Money Magazine’s Special Edition issue, this time in a Q&A surrounding some hard questions about the current market climate for property investors. With the spotlight on changes to borrowing, Federal Budget restrictions and depreciation claims, a light shadow looms on certain investors. Is it a bad time for property inves...

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What was Ben and Bryce’s First Home Buy?

So, they’re both Qualified Property Investment Advisors and two of Australia’s top industry experts … but what was Ben Kingsley's and Bryce Holdaway’s first home buy? Money Magazine put the question to The Property Couch’s main men for their Special Edition issue and their responses were unexpected! Sneak Peek: “With very littl...

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RENTVESTING: The Best of Both Worlds

Want to live in an inner city suburb, but simply can’t afford to buy in it? Hello, rentvesting! In this Money Magazine article, Ben explores the alternative strategy to tackle housing affordability: Rent in the location you want to live; but still invest property. Rentvesting is a shift from the baby boomer view of home ownership; but it is ...

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Be a Farmer, Not a Hunter

Bryce appears again in Money Magazine ... this time in their Special Edition issue! In this article, Bryce talks about the importance of being a farmer, not a hunter when it comes to a property investing. The theory behind it is that you need to play the investment game for the long term, planting tree seedlings now so that you will sit, c...

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How Do Mortgage Insiders Feel About The Market?

APRA’s approach to managing investor lending has raised some concerns and question marks for the property investment industry. But a new survey conducted by PIPA, as recently explained in Your Investment Property Magazine, proves that property professionals are rightfully optimistic. Ben, also Chair of PIPA, is excited about the level o...

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Timing the Market vs. Time in the Market

A contentious topic that has left property experts in disagreement, timing the market versus time in the market is a debatable area in deciding which method is the better way to invest in property. First of all, let's be very clear of the definition. Timing the market refers to an investor getting into the market cycle when it's at the bottom of...

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Should You Invest In Property Overseas?

As a Qualified Property Investment Advisor, I often get approached by clients asking me about investing in property overseas. They've been on a recent vacation, and they bring back a brochure telling me about this amazing opportunity they've got in Bali, Spain, the UK or in America. Ultimately, I try to dig into the main motivation for them to inve...

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Pathways to Profit

Have you bought a copy of the Armchair Guide to Property Investing yet? If you have, you can ignore this page because in this Money Magazine's June 2016 Edition, we share an extract of the six of 18 strategies mentioned in the book. The strategies mentioned in this article are: Changing places, Changing faces The Wave Rider The Ugly Ducklin...

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Retiring younger and richer

At one point or another, most of us would have thought about retiring younger and richer. It is not an uncommon dream and if you're lucky, you would probably achieved this already. But for the rest of us, this dream requires strategic planning. This time on the cover story of Australian Property Investor (API) Magazine, Ben Kingsley and other ...

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Rentvesting – 2GB Radio

Following the Money Magazine, March 2016 Cover Story on Rentvesting, Ben Kingsley was invited to the Chris Smith Show on 2GB Radio to discuss about this type of strategy. Rentvesting is an increasingly popular strategy although it is no where a new strategy. If you've find this radio interview helpful, please make sure to grab a copy of the ...

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Game Plan: How to start investing in your ’50s

Some might say it's a bit late while others would probably find it unorthodox, but starting your property investment journey when you are in your '50s is not an impossible thing. In this Game Plan by Your Investment Property Magazine, Ben Kingsley and the Empower Wealth team demonstrates how you can start investing in your '50s. Here's a snippet...

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Which is more important | Property, Location or ….?

Look, it's always interesting when someone is making a decision on investing in property but how do they actually decide on which one makes for a great investment for their portfolio? For me, I think they got the focus in the wrong area. I think the focus on the property first where else I think there are a couple of other things that the need focu...

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Fat Profits

These investors share their strategies to build fast equity in their million-dollar-plus portfolios so you can do it, too. In this issue of Australian Property Investor (API) Magazine, Ben Kingsley and other property experts shares some of their property investment strategies and how fat profits can be made. Ben is also discussing some of his conce...

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