Matt Jones: How He Quit His Job to Focus on Property Investing and Travel Overseas for Over 2 Years With His Family

If your property portfolio could give you the financial freedom you've always wanted, how would you live your life differently?Welcome to the Australian Property Investment Podcast. In each episode, we ask a guest expert to share their key insights for aspiring investors to make confident property choices.In this week's episode, Matt Jones, founder of Property Resource Shop and Gold Coast Property Networking Group, shares the principles and strategies that helped him build a property portfolio that enables him to achieve his biggest dreams and live a more fulfilling life. He also talks about the most important lessons he learned from his property journey, his unique ways of building an engaged community, the first-hand experiences he has with co-investing and joint ventures, his insights on how to get started as a first-time property buyer, what inspired him to travel overseas with his family and create beautiful memories, and so much more!If you want to get inspired and educated on how property investing can help you achieve financial independence so you can spend more time doing what you love, then make sure to listen to this episode! Time Stamps:00:00 - Intro01:41 - Matt’s 3PS (Personal, Professional and Property Journey)03:29 -  The Importance of Investing in Yourself07:24 - Doing Leverage the Right Way09:52 - How to Get Mentally Prepared if Something Goes Wrong in Your Portfolio13:20 - Community Building19:37 - Guide for First-Time Property Buyers 23:34 - Matt’s Experience in France for 2 Years29:12 - Final Thoughts and Takeaways35:09 - OutroAbout Our Host:Aaron-Christie David is the founder of Atelier Wealth and a Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) approved Mortgage Broker. Aaron’s focus is clear – supporting property investors to make confident decisions to build their property portfolio. He has been recognised in the MPA Top 100 Broker rankings for the last three years. With over 10 years in financial services experience, with a career spanning Wizard Home Loans and Commonwealth Bank, Aaron's decision to become a broker was to help more Australians fearlessly buy investment properties to achieve intergenerational wealth.Connect with Aaron:Visit the website: https://atelierwealth.com.au/ Follow Aaron on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaronchristiedavid  Follow Aaron on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-christie-david-a7482a21/ Subscribe to Atelier Wealth’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKdm2ssEHel1kyQLAHGvNPQConnect with Matt:Follow Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/findmattjones/ Visit Property Resource Shop website: https://www.propertyresourceshop.com/ Follow Property Resource Shop on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/propertyresourceshop/ Follow Property Resource Shop on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/propertyresourceshop/ About Aaron:Aaron-Christie David founded Atelier Wealth, a Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) approved Mortgage Broker. Aaron’s focus is clear – supporting property investors to make confident decisions to build their property portfolio. He has been recognised in the MPA Top 100 Broker rankings for the last three years.With over 10 years of financial services experience, with a career spanning Wizard Home Loans and Commonwealth Bank, Aaron's decision to become a broker was to help more Australians fearlessly buy investment properties to achieve intergenerational wealth.Connect with Aaron:Visit the website: https://atelierwealth.com.au/   Follow the Australian Investment Property Podcast’s Official Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/aupropertyinvestmentpodcast/Follow Aaron on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaronchristiedavidFollow Aaron on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronchristiedavid/Subscribe to Atelier Wealth’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@atelierwealth_au