40.7K
Downloads
115
Episodes
Stories from the Front Yard, where I get to speak to property investors from around Australia about their investing journey. Hosted by the team at Positive Real Estate across Australia in New Zealand, there are some incredible stories to tell, which hopefully make your investing journey that little bit easier and will inspire you along the way.
Episodes
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Diana and James Swadling bought their home ten years ago and accrued a good amount of equity in the process.
Having decided to invest that equity in real estate, they encountered a number of challenges with the bank. As business owners, they had a mountain of work to do in order to please the banks.
But in a tremendous story of grit and bravery, Diana and James, with the help of the team at Positive Real Estate, have gone on to purchase three properties.
Enjoy this conversation with Diana and James!
3:15 - The difficulties of getting finance when you’re self-employed
8:15 - Tapping in to the knowledge of experts
10:15 - Buying three properties in quick succession
11:35 - Off the plan properties
17:30 - Setting income goals as business owners
29:30 - Being diligent and brave
Once you’ve listened to this episode, I’d love it if you hit the subscribe button so you get notified every time a new episode drops.
I love hearing people's property investor tales so if you’d like to share yours then please get in touch with me via email at propertyinvestortales@positivementor.com.au
You can watch all of these podcasts over on YouTube at Positive Mentor or at positivementor.com.au
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Tom Pethybridge is about to share some crazy stories of tenants in his investment properties! And most importantly, he’s going to share how he navigated through each experience.
Having been a member of Positive Real Estate since 2015, Tom shares a number of his ups and downs, and even shares how an exhausting career, and subsequence career change, has given him a new lease on life.
Enjoy this conversation with Tom!
2:00 - Burning out at work
5:45 - Starting a handyman business
7:15 - Investing in Townsville
9:45 - Buying in Parkes
11:45 - Joining Positive Real Estate in 2015
13:25 - A tenant was running naked seances in the backyard
14:30 - More tricky tenant stories
22:35 - The importance of a great property manager
30:10 - Having a PPR is not investing
Once you’ve listened to this episode, I’d love it if you hit the subscribe button so you get notified every time a new episode drops.
I love hearing people's property investor tales so if you’d like to share yours then please get in touch with me via email at propertyinvestortales@positivementor.com.au
You can watch all of these podcasts over on YouTube at Positive Mentor or at positivementor.com.au
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
My guests today are the lovely Yogeeta and Ashvin Pala. I’ve been working with them since 2015, and when they first joined they had a fear of debt which was impacting their ability to move forward financially. Yogeeta shares just how “proud” she was of having no debt, until she realised how much it was holding her back from creating wealth.
Yogeeta and Ash quickly recognised the importance of education and the power and fulfillment of giving back to the community, which they share on this episode.
Enjoy this conversation with Yogeeta and Ash!
2:45 - I never wanted debt of any kind. I would pay bills as soon as they arrived.
6:35 - Learning about lazy money
7:35 - The importance of our six star team
15:15 - Wealth is a team effort in a relationship; it’s not just one person
21:30 - Our biggest lessons
22:05 - Don’t listen to the news
28:30 - Giving back to the community
32:45 - Power of setting goals
Once you’ve listened to this episode, I’d love it if you hit the subscribe button so you get notified every time a new episode drops.
I love hearing people's property investor tales so if you’d like to share yours then please get in touch with me via email at propertyinvestortales@positivementor.com.au
You can watch all of these podcasts over on YouTube at Positive Mentor or at positivementor.com.au
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Robyn Ross thought she was being taken along to a scam session on property investment. More than a decade later, she is so happy that she became a serious property investor with Positive Real Estate.
With multiple properties in their portfolio, Robyn and husband Glenn have made some courageous decisions along the way - in relation to business and financial planning. They’ve also made some mistakes, which Robyn courageously shares on this podcast.
Like many smart investors, Robyn discusses how action is the best teacher, and the more they’ve committed to wealth creation through real estate, the more they’ve learnt.
Enjoy this episode!
1:30 - I thought I was coming along to a scam
10:15 - Paying $40k to build their first home
18:15 - One of the worst decisions we ever made
27:15 - AirBNB success
33:13 - Making some very hard decisions to improve our wealth
Once you’ve listened to this episode, I’d love it if you hit the subscribe button so you get notified every time a new episode drops.
I love hearing people's property investor tales so if you’d like to share yours then please get in touch with me via email at propertyinvestortales@positivementor.com.au
You can watch all of these podcasts over on YouTube at Positive Mentor or at positivementor.com.au
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Diana and Ward Lambley spent many years skeptical of creating wealth through real estate. In sharing their journey on this episode, you’ll see how this incredible couple made some big decisions in order to get past their skepticism, to the point where they are now in the top 1% of property investors in Australia (people who own three or more properties).
Their decision to embrace a team of mentors, think outside the box, and give real estate time to appreciate are just of the nuggets of wisdom you’ll find in this episode.
We discuss -
1:15- Initial skepticism of real estate
2:45 - Making the decision to join a team of real estate mentors
6:00- Working through the various ways to create wealth
8:16- Choosing not to do it yourself
11:33- A sign of maturity
22:32- having a good team behind you
25:30 - The importance of great property managers
33:13 - Learning more than just real estate
Once you’ve listened to this episode, I’d love it if you hit the subscribe button so you get notified every time a new episode drops.
I love hearing people's property investor tales so if you’d like to share yours then please get in touch with me via email at propertyinvestortales@positivementor.com.au
You can watch all of these podcasts over on YouTube at Positive Mentor or at positivementor.com.au
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
I’ve had the good fortune to work alongside Jason Whitton for the better part of 15 years. As the founder of Positive Real Estate, Jason has overseen more than 8000 Aussies and Kiwis purchase thousands of properties.
He’s seen the ups and downs, the panics and the patience. He’s seen manic capital growth and instant market downturns (like the GFC and 2017’s APRA changes).
What type of mindset does it take to whether the market fluctuations, not just for your own portfolio but for thousands of clients? How does Jason deal with problems when they seem all too overwhelming? And what does he think new investors can do to get a head start today?
All that and more is in this jam-packed-full-of-wisdom conversation with Jason Whitton.
We discuss -
2:25 - 22 years attempting to be an entrepreneur
5:10 - It’s not an adventure until something goes wrong
6:10 - Normal problems vs abnormal problems
10:00 - How Jason deals with problems
21:15 - Having a great team to help you invest
25:35 - Understanding value vs cost (a poor person knows the cost of everything but the value of nothing)
28:11 - Jason’s top three tips for new investors
You can connect with Jason at Positive Real Estate on all the socials. He also hosts his own daily podcast called Wealth Coffee Chats.
Once you’ve listened to this episode, I’d love it if you hit the subscribe button so you get notified every time a new episode drops.
I love hearing people's property investor tales so if you’d like to share yours then please get in touch with me via email at propertyinvestortales@positivementor.com.au
You can watch all of these podcasts over on YouTube at Positive Mentor or at positivementor.com.au
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Megan Wolfenden has invested in all kinds of real estate in Australia and the US. Having put money down on her first investment property in 1994, Megan has a wide range of experiences to share with us.
She’s invested for cash flow, invested for capital gains, invested in commercial real estate, invested in multiple countries, and so much more.
The victories, the big lessons, the funny stories, and the advice to budding investors are all contained in this jam-packed chat full of wisdom with Megan.
We discuss -
4:54- Not everything used to be online so what did you do?
11:05- Using a Robert Kiyosaki strategy without enough education
12:03 - Lessons from investing since 1994
20:39 - The importance of great property managers
22:10 - never lived in a new place yet
24:10 - Don’t invest alone; you can’t know all the right questions to ask
Once you’ve listened to this episode, I’d love it if you hit the subscribe button so you get notified every time a new episode drops.
I love hearing people's property investor tales so if you’d like to share yours then please get in touch with me via email at propertyinvestortales@positivementor.com.au
You can watch all of these podcasts over on YouTube at Positive Mentor or at positivementor.com.au
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Laura Chugg first started paying rent from the age of 16. Ever since then - out of necessity to begin with - she’s been magnificently obsessed with managing money smartly.
From the early days of earning $5.88 per hour to now coaching and helping people invest in real estate, Laura has seen a wave of change and growth.
With investment properties in her portfolio that have quadrupled in value (buy well never sell), and a raft of lessons learnt along the way, Laura shared with us some her most powerful Property Investor Tales.
We discuss -
4:29 - Renting at 16 and buying before 20
6:24 - Earning $5.88 per hour
10:13 - Property doesn't stuff up, people do
20:05 - Understanding the importance of a team of people working for you
25:30 - The dangers of sitting on the fence
Once you’ve listened to this episode, I’d love it if you hit the subscribe button so you get notified every time a new episode drops.
I love hearing people's property investor tales so if you’d like to share yours then please get in touch with me via email at propertyinvestortales@positivementor.com.au
You can watch all of these podcasts over on YouTube at Positive Mentor or at positivementor.com.au
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Rose Pengilly had done a lot of real estate investing before getting professional coaching with Positive Real Estate. In her own words, Rose felt like “a bit of a mess” with “no real plan”. “I was just doing my own research and I didn’t have any professional coaching.”
Rose shares the challenges of a messy portfolio, and also the challenges of cleaning that portfolio up. After purchasing three pieces of real estate in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, Rose shares the anxiety and lessons from her experiences.
This is an incredibly honest and real conversation from a successful property investor, and one that anyone - beginning, intermediate or advanced investor - will be able to relate to in one way shape or form.
We discuss -
1:30 - Rose’s messy portfolio and her realisation that something had to change
4:36 - Purchasing 3 properties in quick succession (and the stress of it all)
8:54 - The issue with vacancy rates during COVID
13:15 - What Rose’s family and friends think about investing
17:48 - Rose’s big lessons
23:37 - Fixed term loans
Once you’ve listened to this episode, I’d love it if you hit the subscribe button so you get notified every time a new episode drops.
I love hearing people's property investor tales so if you’d like to share yours then please get in touch with me via email at propertyinvestortales@positivementor.com.au
You can watch all of these podcasts over on YouTube at Positive Mentor or at positivementor.com.au
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Carolyn Weston has always desperately wanted to invest in real estate. Growing up in a modest family, she didn’t believe that hard work would necessarily be enough to create wealth. In her marriage, she was constantly rebuked for wanting to invest. After separating, her low income, marital status, and two young children made it extremely difficult to get a loan. But that didn’t stop her.
Not only did Carolyn make some incredibly tough decisions in order to enter the investment market, she has stuck to the task for over 10 years to the point where she is now one of our coaches at Positive Real Estate. A single mum who couldn’t afford becoming a client of PRE to begin with, to now being one of our team and a mentor and coach to so many Australians who enjoy the riches of Carolyn’s experience.
We discuss -
0:57 - Started out volunteering with Positive Real Estate
3:31 - Early days of marriage, divorce, low income and resistance from others about investing
15:22 - Biggest challenge of starting
20:36 - The importance of creating income
28:55 - Not having the right advice when I started
Once you’ve listened to this episode, I’d love it if you hit the subscribe button so you get notified every time a new episode drops.
I love hearing people's property investor tales so if you’d like to share yours then please get in touch with me via email at propertyinvestortales@positivementor.com.au
You can watch all of these podcasts over on YouTube at Positive Mentor or at positivementor.com.au