Property Investment Podcast Network

Following the collapse of leading Australian buyer's agency Dashdot, questions are emerging about the quality and transparency of property advice being offered to investors. As confidence wavers, investors are left asking how to properly conduct due diligence and what the evolving property landscape will mean for future decisions.

In this episode of Property Buzz, Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman unpack the wave of disruption sweeping through Australian real estate, including a close examination of the liquidator's report into the Dashdot collapse.

With $16.5 million in liabilities, 695 creditors, and $10.5 million tied up in "prepaid services & refunds", Tarrant questions whether the numbers fully stack up, suggesting the sector may be heading into a period of overdue rationalisation.

The discussion then turns to the broader advisory landscape, with the pair questioning whether the traditional dominance of buyer's agents will give way to more tailored, locally grounded insights from property managers who hold long-term, on-the-ground experience in asset performance and tenant demand.

They also examine Canberra's recent tax backflips, unpacking the policy shifts and mathematical blind spots that continue to shape housing affordability and influence property prices.

Forget negative gearing. The budget is quietly hitting trusts, CGT, super, and business structures at once, in what could be investors' biggest shake-up in decades.

On the How I Met My Broker podcast, Liam Garman and Hung Chuy sit down with financial adviser Andrew Foo and accountant Callum Wall to shed light on what may be the most significant shake-up to investor strategy in decades.
The panel doesn't hold back, arguing the public reaction has been driven by confusion and social media hot takes, with investors making costly assumptions before understanding how the changes actually apply to them.
They break down the proposed changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax (CGT), revealing why investment timelines, cash flow, and ownership structures could become make-or-break in the years ahead.
Attention then turns to trusts, estate planning, and super, with the trio warning that existing strategies may already be outdated as new tax settings reshape long-term wealth planning.
The experts also expose the potential fallout for small business owners, including growing uncertainty around once-trusted tax-minimisation structures.

Most Australians have given up on investment property. But right now, buyers are entering the market with $60,000 deposits, while everyone else waits for a break that isn't coming.
On The Smart Property Investment Show, Liam Garman sits down with Rohit Gehlot, founder of InvestorAid, to reveal how everyday Australians are still building property portfolios despite rising prices, tighter lending, and affordability concerns.
Gehlot shares how he built an eight-property portfolio in just a few years and why many aspiring investors rule themselves out before exploring the options available to them.
The duo explores various strategies, including rentvesting, government incentives, and targeting overlooked growth markets, while challenging the belief that investors need to buy where they live.
The discussion also touches on why freestanding homes continue to outperform many apartments, and how renovations and granny flats can accelerate both equity growth and rental returns.
Attention then turns to opportunities across Tasmania, regional NSW, and Melbourne, with Gehlot arguing that investors who stay flexible and strategic can still find opportunities despite the market noise.

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Most investors are still reacting to the headlines. But buried in the fine print? The biggest tax overhaul in 26 years, with holding behaviour and investment structures already starting to reshape how property decisions are made.
Property accountant Jeremy Iannuzzelli joins Kev Tran on the KTG Property Podcast to break down what the federal budget actually means for Australian investors and why the window to act strategically may be closing fast.
Negative gearing, capital gains tax (CGT), trusts, and self-managed super funds (SMSFs) – every major lever is being adjusted at once, and investors who fail to adapt risk being left behind while others quietly reposition.
The duo explains that changes to negative gearing could reshape investor behaviour by encouraging longer hold periods and tightening supply in key markets, while the return to indexation-style CGT calculations could materially alter long-term strategy around exits and portfolio restructuring.
Attention then turns to trusts and SMSFs, with the pair highlighting a noticeable shift toward superannuation structures as investors search for more tax-efficient ways to continue building property portfolios.
Despite the uncertainty, Iannuzzelli argues the investors who stay strategic and deliberate, rather than reactive, will be the ones best positioned to navigate and potentially benefit from the next phase of the market.

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Most property investors obsess over growth and yield, but the single biggest blind spot in any property strategy has nothing to do with acquisitions – it's what happens when life suddenly forces everything to stop.
On The Property Nerds Podcast, Arjun Paliwal, Jack Fouracre, Adrian Lee, and Chris Seneviratne make the case that personal insurance isn't a side conversation but one of the most critical and consistently ignored pillars of any serious property strategy.
The conversation reveals a dangerous pattern as investors carry enormous debt with virtually no protection over the income that services it, leaving everything they've built exposed to illness, disability, or sudden loss of earning capacity.
Seneviratne shares how personal insurance, including life, total and permanent disability (TPD), trauma, and income protection, is designed to protect not just individuals, but the property portfolios built around them.
A powerful real-life case study highlighting how the right cover can completely change outcomes during a crisis, allowing families to maintain stability even when facing devastating health challenges.
The episode also challenges common misconceptions, including reliance on superannuation cover and the assumption that insurance is unnecessary until later in life, when costs and exclusions are often higher.