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The Property Nerds
by The Property Nerds
Welcome to The Property Nerds Podcast, where real estate meets research and data drives decisions.The team behind InvestorKit were named Winner of the REB Buyers Agency of the Year 2026, one of the highest honours in Australia’s property advisory industry.Hosted by Arjun Paliwal, CEO & Head of Research at InvestorKit, alongside Jack Fouracre, Head of Broker Division at Fouracre Financial.Together they unpack market trends, finance strategy and portfolio building so investors can make smarter property decisions backed by data, not hype.
Episodes
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From Off-The-Plan Mistakes to a $7M portfolio
Their first two properties went nowhere. Off-the-plan apartments bought on family advice that produced zero growth and years of frustration. Fast forward to today. Dr Rex Kwan and Melissa Tsui hold a $7M+ portfolio across multiple states with over $2M in equity. They built all of it without...
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Finance Strategy Made This Client $1.2M Equity in 12 months
There's a difference between a broker who gets you approved and a strategist who structures each purchase so the next one is already set up before you've settled the first. In 12 months, one client built $1.2M in equity across 8 properties. None of them were cash flow positive. They didn't need…
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How Smart Investors Are Buying 3 Properties Instead of 1
Investment lending has shifted. While most investors were still processing the post-budget borrowing power drop, banks quietly started loosening policy. Rental income shading moved from 80% to 95%. 95% LVR on investment loans went from rare to common. And the borrowing power gap that started at…
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Her Clients Pay Off Their Mortgage in 7 Years, Not 30
Most property owners in Australia are on autopilot. They get a loan, set up their repayments, chase a slightly better rate every couple of years, and forget about it for 30 years. In this episode of the Property Nerds podcast, Arjun Paliwal (CEO of InvestorKit) sits down with Kat Marsalek from...
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Post-Budget Property Market Predictions Review: What "Smart Investors" Are Doing Right Now
Three months ago, Arjun and Jack made predictions about what the budget changes would actually do to property investors. Three months on, some came true, some haven't yet, and one turned out to be a bank mistake that cut borrowing power by 30% almost overnight.In this episode of the Property…
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The Budget Promised to Help First Home Buyers. It's Doing the Opposite.
The government's budget was framed entirely around helping first home buyers. Three months on, the data tells a different story: first home buyers aren't more active, they're more nervous, and the changes meant to help them may be pushing them further from the market instead of closer to it.In…
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"This Is The Best Time to Buy" — Here's the Data Behind That Call
Since the budget, the headlines have been telling one story: prices are falling, sentiment is crashing, buyers are running scared. The actual data tells a very different one, and the gap between the two is exactly where the opportunity sits. In this episode of the Property Nerds podcast, Arjun...
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How This Doctor Built a $6M Portfolio With 6 Properties Across 4 States
Being time-poor doesn't feel like a wealth-building risk. It feels like just being busy. But for high-income professionals working overtime, night shifts, and specialty training, that busyness can quietly stall a portfolio for years without anyone noticing until the gap becomes the story.In this...
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The SMSF Lending Ban: It's About Taking Away Your Choice
Most people are reading the SMSF lending ban as a small policy tweak affecting a tiny slice of residential borrowing. It isn't. It's a decision that reaches into far more than property investors: from the credit assessors and brokers whose entire business is built around SMSF lending, to the...
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Why Your Biggest Wealth-Building Risk Isn't the Market — It's This
Most property investors spend years thinking about yield, cash flow, and growth but almost none of them plan for the one event that can undo all of it: losing the income that made the whole portfolio possible in the first place. In this episode of the Property Nerds podcast, Arjun Paliwal (CEO of...
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Interest Only vs P&I: What Investors Get Wrong (And What It Costs You)
Most property investors treat interest-only versus principal and interest as a repayment decision. It's not. It's a borrowing capacity decision, and picking the wrong one can quietly cost you one to two properties you never knew you were eligible for. In this deep-dive episode of the Property…
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From $7,000 & an Old Camry to a Multi-Million Dollar Property Portfolio
Taking action in property is one thing—financial capability is another. But the real winners of long-term wealth building are those who hold through market cycles and calculate their moves with absolute clarity. In this special Investor Story episode of the Property Nerds podcast, Arjun Paliwal...
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Chief Economist Reveals What Australian Property Investors Are Missing
Are you letting national property headlines freeze your wealth-building plans?In this episode of the Property Nerds podcast, Arjun Paliwal is joined by Dr. Asti (Chief Economist at PRD) to pull back the curtain on the huge disconnect between macro media noise and what is actually happening in…
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Breaking News: Inside InvestorKit's Acquisition of Dash Dot Assets & Dash Lending
Huge breaking news on the Property Nerds podcast today. In this special episode, InvestorKit CEO Arjun Paliwal and Jack Fouracre, Head of Broker Division at Fouracre Financial, take you behind the scenes of a major new milestone for the InvestorKit Group of Companies.InvestorKit has officially...
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From $70/Wk McDonald's Hustle to a Multi-Million Dollar Portfolio: Brenton’s Data Rebound
In this exclusive episode of the Property Nerds podcast, Arjun Paliwal (CEO of InvestorKit) sits down with licensed electrician and business owner, Brenton. Brenton strips away the social media noise to map out his entire financial transformation: moving from a capped, two-unit structural...
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From a $150K Loss to a Borderless $4.1M Portfolio: Sid’s Data-Led Rebound
In this exclusive client success episode of the Property Nerds podcast, Arjun Paliwal (CEO of InvestorKit) sits down with close friend and long-term client, Sid. Sid pulls back the curtain on his raw property transformation: moving past a disastrous 2014 solo apartment purchase in Western Sydney...
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From Olympian to an $11M Portfolio: Hayder's Mindset Shifts for Scaling Property
Most business owners and corporate high-performers assume that executive success automatically translates into elite investing outcomes. The reality? Not all successful people are successful investors. While you dominate your primary career or industry treadmill, your idle personal wealth is...
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The $10 Million Mistake Most Investors Don’t See Coming
Most investors insure their properties but not themselves. In this episode, The Nerds sit down with Chris Seneviratne from Solace Life to get into the hidden risk in every portfolio: what happens when the person behind it all can’t keep going? This one will change how you think about wealth...
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Why the Post-Budget Media Panic Just Handed You a 30% Lending Disadvantage
In this critical episode of the Property Nerds podcast, Arjun Paliwal (CEO of InvestorKit) and mortgage expert Jack Fouracre (Founder of Fouracre Financial) deliver a raw, data-backed breakdown of the 2026 Federal Budget changes. We strip away the theories to show exactly how shifting policy...
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The Post-Budget Lending Blueprint: Trusts, Companies, and the 2026 Policy Shifts
In this critical deep-dive episode of the Property Nerds podcast, Arjun Paliwal (CEO of InvestorKit) is joined by mortgage and finance expert Jack Fouracre (Founder of Fouracre Financial) to deliver a raw, data-backed breakdown of the 2026 Federal Budget changes. We strip away the theories and…
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Why Rent Vesting Beats Buying Your First Home in Sydney
In this episode of the Property Nerds Podcast, Arjun Paliwal sits down with client-turned-team-member James Deem to break down the exact strategy he and his partner Danny used to generate over $500,000 in equity in just three years—using a starting capital of just $120k. We go behind the...
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Fixed vs. Variable Rates: The Hidden Cost of "Certainty"
Most investors approach interest rates with a "rate-pinching" mindset. They chase the lowest number on a brochure or fix their rates out of fear, only to find themselves boxed in when they actually need to scale. Both approaches cost you your most valuable asset: flexibility. In this episode of…
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A $3K Pay Rise Cancels Out a Rate Hike: The Interest Rate Math Nobody Shows You
Most investors hear "interest rate rise" and freeze. But what if the actual math tells a completely different story? In this episode of Property Nerds, Arjun Paliwal sits down with Jack Fouracre from Fouracre Financial to break down the real numbers behind rate movements, lender tiers, and the...
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The Business Owner's Guide to Property Investing in Australia
If you're self-employed and someone's told you to wait two years before investing in property — this episode is for you. Arjun Paliwal and Jack Fouracre from Fouracre Financial bust the biggest myths around self-employed lending and break down exactly how business owners at every stage — from 6...
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23 Years Old, 2 Investment Properties & a Butcher Shop Job: Moses' Story
At 23, Moses owns two investment properties, one in Townsville, one in Wodonga while working full-time as a disability case manager and part-time on weekends. He didn't come from money. He didn't get a head start. His first accountant and broker both told him his goals weren't possible. He went…
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From Rebel Sport to $500K+ Equity: Shahin's Property Journey 20 Years in the Making
20 years ago, Shahin moved to Australia to learn English and travel. He had no plans to stay, no permanent residency, and no property portfolio. Today? Three investment properties across three cities and two states with over $500,000 in equity generated in just a few years. In this episode of the...
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The Lending Loophole Wealthy Investors Use (That The Big Banks Don't Want You to Know)
The banks control the rules but they don't control which lender you use. In this episode of Property Nerds, Arjun Paliwal sits down with Jack Fouracre from Fouracre Financial to break down exactly how savvy investors are using smarter lending strategies to borrow more, hold more, and build wealth...
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$4.6 Trillion Opportunity Most Australians Ignore
Over $4.6 trillion sits inside the Australian super system, but for many investors, it’s simply left inside default funds with little control over how it’s invested. In this episode of The Property Nerds, we sit down with Natalia Clack from Easy Super to unpack the growing trend of Australians...
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How Much Can You REALLY Borrow in an SMSF?
In this episode of The Property Nerds, we break down what’s actually happening inside SMSF lending right now… and why it’s opening doors most investors don’t even realise exist. From 90% LVR opportunities to commercial deals that can cashflow from day one, this episode is all about understanding...
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Sydney Was Too Expensive… So He Did This Instead
In this episode of The Property Nerds, we break down how he went from working full time while studying, to buying his first investment at 23 and scaling to three properties across multiple states using strategy, not luck. This isn’t a story about earning crazy money. It’s about decisions,...
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How Many Properties Does It Take to Buy Your Forever Home?
In this episode of The Property Nerds, we sit down with an investor who asked a simple question years ago: “Do you think we’re in a position to buy a house?” What followed was a seven year journey building a diversified portfolio across Australia before ultimately purchasing a Sydney home. From...
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These Jobs Get 95% Loans With No LMI… Are You On The List?
Are you on the list of professionals who can borrow at 90-95% with no LMI? Most property investors assume they need a 20% deposit. Many wait years to avoid Lenders Mortgage Insurance. But in 2026, there are dozens of professions quietly accessing high-leverage loans without paying a cent in LMI....
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The End of Trust Lending? What Investors Aren’t Being Told
Are the banks quietly shutting the door on trust lending? Major lenders are pulling back. Macquarie stepped out. CBA tightened policy. ANZ followed. Anti money laundering reforms are expanding. DTI limits are biting. Suddenly, the “endless borrowing” strategy many investors relied on looks very...
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Sydney Property Market: Is the Inner West the New Eastern Suburbs?
Is the Inner West becoming Sydney’s new Eastern Suburbs? This week’s guest, Ramon Raneal, is a leading Inner West real estate agent who’s sold over 200 properties across the region and gives us an insider’s view on what’s really driving Sydney’s $2M terrace market. In this episode of The Property...
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Why Paige Hadley Started Investing Before Netball Retirement
In this episode of The Property Nerds, we sit down with Paige Hadley to unpack the side of elite sport most people never see, the uncertainty, the sacrifice and the brutal reality that a professional playing career has a time limit. Paige Hadley is one of Australia’s most respected netballers…
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Rental Yield Won’t Boost Your Borrowing Power
In this episode of The Property Nerds, we break down one of the most common investor assumptions: that chasing a higher rental yield will meaningfully boost your borrowing capacity. Plus, we unpack a timely SMSF lending update that could change how some investors think about leverage and...
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We Started at 45… Now We Own $5.1M in Property
In this episode of The Property Nerds, we sit down with Peter and Serena to unpack how they built a $5.1 million property portfolio across six properties, starting in their late 40s after nearly a nine year gap of doing nothing. They share the honest reality of what held them back, why “knowing”...
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Trusts Aren’t the Tax Hack You Think They Are (And Lenders Just Changed the Rules)
In this episode of The Property Nerds, we cut through the noise on property trusts, because despite what the internet says, a discretionary trust is not a magic “distribute to anyone” tax loophole. With Ronesh from Incentum Group joining as a repeat guest, we go back to basics on discretionary vs...
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Rentvesting: Is It ACTUALLY Smarter Than Buying a Home?
In this data driven episode, Arjun, Jack and Adrian unpack why rentvesting is becoming one of the biggest wealth strategies of 2025 heading into 2026 and when it doesn’t make sense. The nerds break down the four core principles of rentvesting, using real examples to show how renting can boost...
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Why Sydney Housing Is Broken (And Why 5% Deposits Won’t Fix It)
In this weeks episode, the nerds sits down with NSW Liberal Party Minister Mark Speakman to unpack what’s really driving Sydney’s housing crisis and why “quick fix” solutions like 5% deposit schemes may actually make affordability worse. From feasibility and planning delays to the tax and charge...
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7 Properties by 35: The Mistakes That Nearly Broke His Portfolio
In this real investor case study, Kit Gunasekara joins us as we break down the real story behind building a $5M property portfolio across 7 properties in his 30s, including the early mistakes that cost him growth, confidence and opportunity. From buying a Melbourne CBD apartment that went...
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Stop Doing This With DTI: Smart Finance Moves Most Investors Miss
In this data driven episode, Arjun, Jack and Adrian break down the real lending shifts shaping Australia’s property finance landscape, from rising DTI limits to the new investor lending cap that could shake the market. Whether you’re a first time investor or scaling your portfolio, this episode...
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The Real Reason Ladies Fear Property Investing
In this week’s episode of The Property Nerds Podcast, The Nerds sit down with Molly Benjamin, founder of Ladies Finance Club, to get into how she turned a personal financial low point into a nationwide movement helping women build confidence with money. Molly shares her powerful story of...
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How One Restructure Unlocked $2M in Borrowing Power
This week it is just the nerds! They’re pulling back the curtain on the finance moves even experienced investors miss. If you think restructuring is only for first timers, this episode will change your mind. We walk through three live client scenarios that shifted assets into smarter structures,...
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How He Built a $10+ Million Property Portfolio in 5 Years
When COVID uncertainty hit, Aman Sethi went from owning two properties to adding six more in quick succession, while running a fast growing migration & careers business. The Property Nerds break down the “executive homes in the middle ring” strategy, the finance decisions that unlocked scale and...
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How They Built a $4.5M Portfolio Without Seeing a Single Property
In this week’s episode of The Property Nerds, Arjun sits down with Ryan and Lauren, physios from Darwin who’ve built a five property portfolio across three states in just five years. From buying sight unseen to balancing careers and cashflow, they share the strategies that helped them turn…
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What Every Buyer Gets Wrong on Auction Day
In this episode of The Property Nerds, Adrian sits down with Paul Hancock, the 2025 REINSW Auctioneer of the Year, for an inside look at what really goes on behind the hammer. From bidding psychology to campaign strategy, Paul breaks down the art and science of winning at auction, for both buyers...
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How this Aussie in Dubai Built a Property Portfolio Back Home
What does it take to build wealth back home while living 12,000 kilometres away? In this Property Nerds International episode, Arjun sits down in Dubai with aviation professional and seasoned Aussie expat Tim Biason, who’s spent the past 11 years working across Qatar, Hong Kong, and the UAE, all...
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The $200,000 Lesson for Aussies Living Overseas
Arjun is back in London this week sitting down with Damien, an Aussie expat who, together with his wife, Tanya, decided to keep investing in Australia while living and earning in the UK. They unpack how a strong GBP, the right finance/buying team, and a clear plan turned “it’s too hard from...
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How This UK Expat Built an Aussie Property Portfolio From the Other Side of the World
UK tradie turned Aussie expat Patty shares how a life pivot took him from building a booming construction business in Sydney to moving back to Liverpool, while still growing wealth in Australia from the other side of the world. We unpack why he chose to invest back home (not the UK), the role a...
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Welcome to The Property Nerds Podcast, where real estate meets research and data drives decisions.The team behind InvestorKit were named Winner of the REB Buyers Agency of the Year 2026, one of the highest honours in Australia’s property advisory industry.Hosted by Arjun Paliwal, CEO & Head of Research at InvestorKit, alongside Jack Fouracre, Head of Broker Division at Fouracre Financial.Together they unpack market trends, finance strategy and portfolio building so investors can make smarter property decisions backed by data, not hype.
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