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The Investor Lab — 342 episodes

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1

The Property Tax Pivot Nobody Saw Coming

2

Should I Be Investing in Times Like These?

3

Australia Hasn't Been This Scared Since COVID. Here's What It's Costing You.

4

CGT, Affordability & War: The Topics Every Property Investor Is Thinking About Right Now

5

The Wealth Window Is Closing (Why You Need To Act Now)

6

Stop Worrying About Interest Rates.

7

How To Get Rich Doing Nothing (Using Property)

8

Why We Invest

9

Thank You for 2025

10

State of the Market: How to Win in the Toughest Conditions in a Decade

11

Has APRA Killed Investment Lending? (What It Means for 2026)

12

What Most Property Investors Get Completely Wrong

13

The Brutal Truths About Property Investing for Cashflow Right Now

14

Did Macquarie Just Break Property Investing? (The Truth About Their Lending Freeze)

15

How to Build a Portfolio That Works When the System Doesn’t

16

Australia's Property Market Is About To Explode (Here's Why)

17

Managing a Market Meltdown: What Smart Investors Do When Chaos Strikes

18

Why You Feel Poorer Even as the World Gets Richer

19

AI, Housing & Money Printing: 3 Big Questions Shaping Your Financial Future

20

Turning Property Wealth Into Retirement Income

21

The Great Melt-Up: When Trust in Money Dies

22

The Illusion of Prosperity: Why Getting Ahead Feels Impossible

23

First Home Guarantee Scheme, Property Scarcity, and Why It Matters for Everyone Else

24

NZ Property Market Crash: What Does It Mean For Australia?

25

Bitcoin vs Australian Real Estate

26

We Answer Everything: When You Have "Enough" Money, Why Cash Flow Is Dead & The Future of Money

27

Why You Need To Retire Earlier Than You Think

28

The Prosperity Wave: Positioning for 2030 & the Greatest Wealth Transfer in History

29

Why Your Buyers Agent Might Be Leading You Into a Property Trap

30

Four Global Forces Reshaping Your Financial Future: Are You Ready?

31

How To Build A Property Portfolio That Pays For Itself

32

The Coming US Debt Collapse (And What It Means For Australia)

33

How to Help Everyone You Care About Win in the New Economy

34

How to Design a Life You Won’t Regret in the Next 5 Years

35

How AI Will Change Your Economic Future

36

AI Is Here: And Most People Aren’t Ready

37

Is A Supercycle Coming? (Housing Market Outlook)

38

The Inner Game of Investing

39

Trusts & SMSFs: How Advanced Investors Are Rethinking Their Structures in 2025

40

Tariffs, Trade Wars & What It Means for Your Portfolio

41

Portfolio Acceleration Masterclass: How To Use Strategic Selling As A Booster

42

How to Create A Property Portfolio Growth Plan

43

The Smartest Plan B for Business Owners? Sean's $464k Story

44

Financial Jiu-Jitsu: How to Break Through Your Portfolio's Cashflow Constraints

45

Winning the Investment Game: How to Set & Beat Your Hurdle Rate

46

Fake Gold? Markets Down? Liquidity Up? – What’s REALLY Going On?

47

The RBA Just Changed the Game — Here’s What It Means for You

48

Hold vs Sell: How to Know When to Take Profits

49

Bitcoin: Why Every Property Investor Needs to Consider Owning It

50

Everything You Need To Know About Property Investing Finance

51

Property Investing In Australia In 2025: What You Need To Know

52

Investment Strategies for 2025

53

Follow the Money: How Liquidity Drives Asset Prices (and How You Can Benefit)

54

What Is Money? What You Don’t Know Could Cost You Everything (The Investor Lab Returns)

55

NEWS: The Investor Lab is back & LIVE in 2025

56

A Tradie’s Journey: From Property Flipping to Holding for Long-Term Gains | #286

57

The Secret to Building Wealth After 40 | #285

58

The Smart Way to Use AI in Property Investing (And What to Avoid) | #284

59

How One Investor Learned to Master Risk and Unlock Growth In His Portfolio | #283

60

Unlock The Secrets To Cashflow Mastery From Property | #282

61

How a Traveller’s Property Portfolio Fuels a Six-Month Adventure Across Africa | #281

62

How a Project Manager Built a 5-Property Portfolio (And the Strategies You Can Use) | #280

63

Conquer Analysis Paralysis: Tailored Investment Strategies with David Villaume | #279

64

From Two Jobs to 18 Properties: Chris Spillane’s Investment Journey | #278

65

From a $30K Loss to Early Retirement with Claire Westra | #277

66

Successful Property Investing in a Self-Managed Super Fund | #276

67

How This New Aussie Investor Plans to Hit $3.5M in Equity by Age 45 | #275

68

Building Wealth with Property: Leah Finch’s Inspiring 109% ROIC Story | #274

69

How Fundamental Analysis Tells You When And Where To Buy | #273

70

What You Need to Know About Australia’s Unit Market Boom | #272

71

How Frank Sorbello’s Unconventional Approach Can Transform Your Property Investments | #271

72

Property Investment Hidden Tax Strategies Revealed Part 2 | #270

73

Property Investment Hidden Tax Strategies Revealed Part 1 | #269

74

How The Broken Monetary System Is Sabotaging Your Future And What To Do About It | #268

75

Smart Ways To Get Into The Property Market with Sam Kritsotakis | #267

76

Your Mortgage Broker Questions Answered with Callum Rhodes Part 2 | #266

77

Your Mortgage Broker Questions Answered with Callum Rhodes Part 1 | #265

78

How the Financial System is Stealing Your Future w/ Goose McGrath | #264

79

Dashdot Tech Part 3: How We Predict Growth and Rental Increases So Accurately! | #263

80

The Biggest Mistakes Even Seasoned Property Investors Make With Their Portfolios | #262

81

How This Single Income Earner Is Fixing Up Her Portfolio For Maximum Growth | #261

82

Dashdot Tech Part 2: The Key Suburb Criteria We Use To Pinpoint Hotspots Revealed | #260

83

Mother And Daughter Investors Securing Their Financial Future Together with Lisa and India Jackson | #259

84

From Corporate Grind to Financial Freedom: Ben Munn’s Journey | #258

85

How To Shave 10 Years Off Your Property Journey | #257

86

Dashdot's Technology Revealed For The First Time Ever! A Look Inside How We Pinpoint The Best Property Locations In Australia | #256

87

Dedicated Paramedic Nearing 50 Shows How Property Investing Is Transforming His Later Years | #255

88

How Fear Plays a Crucial Role In Successful Property Investing | #254

89

The 6 Big Factors That Will Affect The Property Market In 2024 And Why You Need To Start Planning Now So You Don’t Miss Out! - Part 2 | #253

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The 6 Big Factors That Will Affect The Property Market In 2024 And Why You Need To Start Planning Now So You Don’t Miss Out! - Part 1 | #252

91

How The 2024 Tax Changes Will Affect Your Portfolio | #251

92

How This Fencing Contractor Bought 3 Properties in 19 Months | #250

93

Increasing Borrowing Capacity In Today's Property Market | #249

94

What You MUST Know About Valuations To Massively Accelerate Your Portfolio Growth

95

The When-Then Fallacy: Why Waiting for Happiness Doesn’t Work And How To Create Your Dream Life NOW | #247

96

The Biggest Mistake In Property Investing That Can Set You Back Decades | #246

97

The Power of Antifragility in Personal Growth | #245

98

Crypto vs. Property: Which Asset Will Win in 2024? | #244

99

Smart Ways To Increase The Value Of Your Property and Future Proof Your Portfolio | #243

100

Crushing the 9 Biggest Myths in Property Investing with Olivia Ward - Part 2 | #242

101

Crushing the 9 Biggest Myths in Property Investing with Olivia Ward - Part 1 | #241

102

Rentvesting Your Way to Financial Freedom | #240

103

Revealing the Secrets of Thoughtful Spaces in Property Investing | #239

104

How a 32-Year Old Techie Is Building His Property Empire | #238

105

Maximising Returns: Young Property Manager’s Innovative Approach to Cash Flow and Management | #237

106

Boom or Bust? Property Market Predictions 2024 (And… what happened in 2023) | #236

107

How To Build A Larger Property Portfolio with Smarter Finance Strategies | #235

108

The Biggest Opportunity In The Australian Property Market? Diversification Part 2 | #234

109

How The Smartest Property Investors Minimise Risk: Portfolio Diversification Part 1 | #233

110

Secret Revealed: How This Self-employed 30-Yr Old Turned $180K Debt into Financial Freedom | #232

111

Maximising Portfolio Growth and Cash Flow Strategies | #231

112

Secret Revealed: How Successful Investors Get Started in Property | #230

113

Escaping the Status Quo w/ Goose & Gabi | #229

114

Finding Your Own Path to Happiness | #228

115

The 5 Key Factors Our Analytics Team Use To Analyse Properties | #227

116

Will the Australian Property Market Crash? And Why? | #226

117

Buy and Hold vs Buy and Sell | #225

118

Why Property Investors Are Australia's Only Hope! | #224

119

How Charley Valher built a phenomenal 10+ property portfolio | #223

120

The Portfolio of YOU: How to structure your portfolio to get the results you want | #222

121

What the Lastest RBA Bombshell Means For Property | #221

122

The Property Cash Flow Game: Explained | #220

123

How Negative Gearing Can Create Massive Wealth

124

How Investors Can Use Valuations To Solve Cashflow and Capital Constraints w/ Jason D'Silva

125

From Stock and Crypto Failures to Property Investing Success w/ Ben Pickard | #217

126

How To Find The Right Property Manager For Your Portfolio w/ Rav Prakash | #216

127

The Three Stages Of Financial Freedom | #215

128

How To Legally Reduce Your Tax, and Offset Negative Cashflow In Your Property Portfolio w/ Catherine Simons | #214

129

How to Use Your Property Equity to Your Advantage | #213

130

Property Round-Up (Property and Investing Recast) | #212

131

5 Practical Tips For Investing In The Current Market w/ Oliver Vernall | #211

132

The Hidden Secrets Of The Australian Property Market That Are Unfolding Right Now! w/ Sean Simpson | #210

133

Stop Paying Too Much Tax! w/ Jeremy Iannuzzelli | #209

134

How this Athlete and Coach Has Achieved Investing Success During A "Property Market Crash" w/ Brenton Ford | #208

135

Why 'Units Of Happiness' Could Be The Secret To Property Finance in 2023 w/ Matt Goodyear

136

Master Your Property Strategy: Harness the Theory of Constraints for Unstoppable Growth w/ Andy Bernardos | #206

137

How This Investor Was Able To Retire At 23 Thanks To His 12 Property Portfolio w/ Mat Fisk

138

How to Overcome Your Limiting Beliefs w/ Goose & Gabi | #204

139

How To Manage Risk And Assess Performance In Your Property Portfolio w/ Nic Denshire | #203

140

How To Create A Life Of Fulfilment And Abundance w/ Jane Slack-Smith | #202

141

How This Investor Went from doing 50+ Property Flips, to Doing Due Diligence On Over 100 Properties a WEEK! w/ Kelly Preen | #201

142

5 Tips To Invest Successfully In The Current Market w/ Lana Grayson | #200

143

Are we headed for another property boom? w/ Goose & Gabi | #199

144

What You Need To Know About The Legal Side Of Buying An Investment Property w/ Sam Saad | #198

145

4 Tips To Maximise Cashflow In Your Property Portfolio w/ Jason D'Silva | Inside Knowledge #197

146

Why I Don't Care About the Property Market w/ Goose & Gabi #196

147

How This Investor Transformed Their Life from Carefree Hedonist, to Passionate Property Professional w/ Adam Hart | Humans of Dashdot #195

148

Unlock Explosive Growth and Cashflow in Australian Real Estate Investing in 2023 by Understanding These Trends! | Frontline #194

149

How This 25-year-old Property Valuer got a 104% ROIC In 12 Months w/ Ash Sinnan | Investor Stories #193

150

The Investor Lab is Evolving...

151

Mind Over Matter: The Power of a Growth Mindset in Long-Term Property Investing

152

The State Of Australian Real Estate in 2023 w/ Terry Ryder

153

How To Think About Your Property Investment Strategy In 2023

154

How This Millennial Got A 61.7% Return In 4 Months

155

Building Wealth Outside Of Business with Grant Merriel

156

Why You Shouldn't Invest In The Latest Hotspot

157

Creating A Property Portfolio Growth Plan

158

Investor Stories: How investing has changed this couples mindset about the future with Jacob & Jess

159

From Gym Owner to Property Investor with Brad Bedford

160

Best of the Investor Lab 2022

161

How To Rewire Your Brain For Happiness w/ Michael Bartura

162

How To Use Tax To Your Advantage With Negative Cashflow Properties

163

Your Beliefs Become Your Reality

164

Coaching Investors To Freedom, Choice, and Abundance with Olivia Ward

165

Do You Need A Property Portfolio Growth Plan?

166

Property Finance Strategies For High Interest Rate Environments

167

Investor Stories: Why 5 Properties in 5 Years is the Goal for this Investor Couple

168

How a lower priced property has set this investor up for success with Iain Shearer

169

Investor Panel: How these investors are thinking and acting whilst buying property in the current market

170

Turning Risk into Reward with Josh Meli

171

How This Investor Became a Millionaire by 31 (and now helps others do the same!) with Ali Rolleston

172

Top Things You Need To Know About Building Inspections with Elias Oostveen

173

What the QLD Land Tax Changes Mean For YOU | Jeremy Iannuzzelli, Property Tax Expert

174

What Happens If I Buy a Property And The Market Crashes? Q&A with Goose & Gabi

175

How To Tackle Rising Interest Rates In Your Portfolio

176

What is the REAL Cost of Inflation?

177

How Getting a 375% ROI is Helping This Investor to Buy Their Dream Home with Joel Hatch

178

How Depreciation Can Help You Scale Your Portfolio w/ Mike Mortlock

179

Is the Property Market Crashing? with Charley and Grant

180

Property Investing In A Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) with Jeremy Iannuzzelli

181

Will Interest Rates Continue to Rise? with Charley and Grant

182

Should I Pay Down My Debt?

183

Property Market Predictions with Terry Ryder

184

Buying Property in the Current Market with Tim Keating

185

How 2 Properties in 7 Months Transformed This Family's Future

186

What Interest Rate Rises Mean for YOU with Chris Raymond

187

Hacking Your Brain to Create a Life of Abundance with Dr Simone Boer

188

Is Now a Good Time to Buy an Investment Property?

189

What Impact Does the Election Have on Property Markets?

190

Humans of Dashdot: Staying True to Yourself, and Taking Calculated Risks with Julien Mougenot

191

The Truth About Property Investing In Australia in 2022 with Terry Ryder

192

150th Episode! A Fireside Chat with Gabi & Goose

193

How This Investor Achieved His Financial Goals in Just 14 months and Just 4 Properties! With Daniel Kramarzewski

194

What To Do If You Buy The “Wrong” Property, Plus Q&A | with Vanessa Newton

195

Humans of Dashdot: Unlocking Unlimited Potential Through Property with Sean Simpson

196

Property Investing Tips, Tricks and Insights with Scott McWilliams

197

Property Investing Success Secrets with Jeremy Iannuzzelli

198

How this Couple Mastered Their Mindset and Bought 4 Properties in under 2 years

199

Humans Of Dashdot: Creating a Transformational Life with Nicky and Natalie

200

Is It Ever Too Late to Start Investing in Property?

201

Finding the "Efficient Frontier" for Your Property Portfolio

202

Is Property Investing Harder Today Than It Was 5 Years Ago?

203

Property Investment Finance in 2022: What You Need to Know

204

Flyin' Solo: How to Build a Portfolio When You’re Single

205

Replacing Your Income: Can You Actually Do It Through Property?

206

How This Investor Bought 3 Properties in 11 Months and Made Over 300% ROI

207

A Kangaroo Through the Roof?! Lessons From a Seasoned Property Investor

208

How to Price Risk in Your Property Portfolio

209

Our Top 10 Episodes of 2021!

210

2021 Property Market Review

211

Humans of Dashdot: Lessons in Building A Successful Portfolio as a Millennial with Jason D'Silva

212

The Hardest Thing About Property Investing

213

Avoiding Lemons in a Sellers Market

214

How to Create a Mindset for Success In Trading and in Life with Louise Bedford

215

Humans of Dashdot: Creating Freedom, Choice and Abundance with Tim Keating

216

How the Green Energy Revolution Could Benefit Property Investors

217

The Death of Cashflow?

218

Debt to Income Clampdown: What Does This Mean for You?

219

Are We in a Real Estate Bubble?

220

How to Maximise Your Borrowing Capacity with Chris Raymond

221

Humans of Dashdot: Turning a Passion for Property into a Fulfilling Career with Lana Grayson

222

16 Drivers of the National Property Boom with Terry Ryder

223

Humans of Dashdot: Living a Life of Purpose with Nic Denshire

224

7 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Buy an Investment Property Right Now

225

5 Important Ingredients to Getting Started In Property Development with Justin Gehde

226

How to Know When to Buy Your Next Investment Property

227

What Effect Does the Olympics Have on Host City Property Markets?

228

What Happens to Property Investors When Interest Rates Rise?

229

Should You Be Worried About Inflation?

230

Why Don't We Buy All the Properties?

231

Why You Shouldn't Be Afraid of CGT

232

Intelligent Goal Setting Part 2 - Turning Your Vision Into Action

233

Intelligent Goal Setting Part 1 - Building the Vision of the Future

234

4 Key Benefits of Investing in Trusts with Archana Manapakkam

235

Where Does Property Development Fit Into Your Property Portfolio? (Feat. Rob Flux)

236

How This Couple Bought 8 Properties in 15 Months with Charley Valher & Bianca Kennedy

237

How to Think About Asset Allocation

238

Rentvesting: The Fast Track to Freedom?

239

Commercial Property Cashflow (and Growth) with Helen Tarrant

240

Discovering Your Freedom Formula with Bushy Martin

241

How to Invest Successfully in a Dynamic and Changing Market with Terry Ryder

242

Business Owners: The Time Is Now! …Or Is It?

243

The Hidden Numbers That Every Property Investor Should Know

244

Debt Recycling: The Little Known Strategy for Turning Your Mortgage Into a Tax Deduction (...Kinda)

245

What Are Your Thoughts? Interest Rates, Stock Levels & LMI

246

5 Key Metrics For Selecting Emerging Markets

247

How to Think About Structuring Your Real Estate Investment Business

248

The Goldilocks Zone: Maximum Profits From Market Cycles

249

Blue Chip Property Investing with Jack Henderson

250

Advanced Property Finance Strategies with Stephen McClatchie

251

How to Become an Empowered Investor with Toni Versic

252

If I Knew Then What I Know Now...

253

The Importance of Having a Positively Geared Portfolio with Lloyd Edge

254

Finance & the Duality of Cycles in Business and Property Investing

255

How to Use Data to Make Better Investing Decisions with Kent Lardner

256

How to Find Success and Significance in Business and Real Estate Investing with Jen Du Plessis

257

How This Young Couple Doubled Their Property Portfolio in Just Over a Month with Dane & Lauren

258

How to Think About the Property Investing Endgame

259

Angel Investing with Brandon Burns

260

The Importance of Mindset: How this Investor Plans to Achieve Freedom in the Next 3 Years with Shaun McGeachin

261

The Hunting Hotspots Season Finale!

262

The 5 Golden Rules of Trading The Markets with Jason McIntosh

263

6 Reasons Why Now is the Best Time of Year to Buy

264

How to Start Your Investing Journey Even on a Low Income with Matt Chamberlain

265

It's Not About Business or Property

266

The Major Trends Shaping Australian Real Estate with Terry Ryder

267

Education and Medical Infrastructure | Hunting Hotspots #7

268

How This Butcher Overcame Challenges and Became an International Investor

269

The Macro Trends Shaping Business and Property

270

The Biggest Boom in History? Understanding the 18.6 Year Cycle with Akhil Patel

271

The Stayers | Hunting Hotspots #6

272

How This Investor Bought 5 Properties in 5 Years by Focusing on Her "Why" with Olivia Ward

273

Leveraging Short and Long Term Strategic Thinking

274

Ask! The Key to Turning Your Dreams Into Your Destiny with Crystal & Mark Victor Hansen

275

Calculating Opportunity Cost

276

The Hidden Truth of Budget 2020

277

How to Predict the Property Market with John Lindeman

278

Boom Town Syndrome | Hunting Hotspots #5

279

Optimising for Wealth

280

The Six Habits for Bringing Your Dreams to Life with Laura DiBenedetto

281

The Unfair Advantage Business Owners Have with Cash Flow Properties

282

How to Buy Back Your Time

283

Property Investing Business Models with Charley Valher (Part 2)

284

Financially Independent, Time Rich with Lacey Filipich

285

Property Investing Business Models with Charley Valher

286

Lifestyle Features | Hunting Hotspots #4

287

How Not to F**k It Up (with Charley Valher)

288

Higher Than Average Growth with Matt and Sasha

289

How is Property Investing Different for Business Owners? (with Charley Valher)

290

How to Get 12.9% Growth and 6.24% Yield in 2020

291

Why Business Owners Need to Build Wealth Inside and Outside of the Business with Charley Valher

292

How to Sack Your Boss with Matthew and Sahara

293

Urban Renewal & Government Policy | Hunting Hotspots #3

294

Creating a "Whole Life" Plan with Tristan Scifo

295

Why Ego Metrics Are Killing You (and Your Dreams)

296

The Fiscal Cliff Is a Lie - feat. Terry Ryder

297

The Ugly Duckling Syndrome I Hunting Hotspots #2

298

Talking Trading with Chris Tate

299

The Art of Ethical Negotiation

300

Investing in the USA with Lindsay Stewart

301

Transport Infrastructure | Hunting Hotspots #1

302

Online vs Offline Real Estate with Jaryd Krause

303

Quarterly Temp Check: WTF Just Happened?

304

Creating Global Impact with Michael Lane

305

Before the Hotspot: Finding Locations Primed for Growth

306

Developing Resilience and Finding Purpose with Geoff Jowett

307

Fractal Economics: The Fundamental Philosophy of a Professional Investor

308

Advanced Strategies for Cashflow and Growth with Henry Vila

309

Discipline: An Uncomfortable Truth

310

Fragmented Property: The Future Of Real Estate Investing?

311

Psychographics Vs. Demographics: An Investor’s Hidden Edge

312

Ethical Wealth Building For Millennials with Caspar Roxburgh

313

Vacancy Rates: The Misunderstood Metric

314

NZ Property Investing with Hadley Nightingale

315

Reverse Engineering Your Financial Freedom

316

Playing The Long Game with Darin Butcher

317

The Rise of The Real Estate Entrepreneur

318

Managing Risk and Increasing Cashflow with Mark Trowell

319

3 Tips for Building a Portfolio that Can Survive and Thrive No Matter What Happens

320

Beyond The Headlines: How To Invest With Confidence In Any Economic Climate with Terry Ryder

321

The 6 Pillars: Reset Your Life Every 90 Days

322

COVID vs. The Australian Property Market

323

COVID vs. The Australian Property Market with Jacob Field

324

Crushing It: The 8 Traits That All Successful Investors and Entrepreneurs Have in Common

325

Property Investing in Economic Downturns

326

10 Tips To Combat Uncertainty and Overwhelm

327

Market Surfing: How To Ride The Waves In Real Estate

328

How To React and Respond To A Changing World

329

Renovation Revelations with BuildHer's Rebeka Morgan

330

March Market Madness

331

Breaking BHAGs

332

Residential Vs Commercial: The Pros and Cons

333

From Black Market To Business Consultant

334

Resilience: The Key To Success (Plus live Q and A)

335

Trust: How To Know Who To Believe

336

Unlocking The Hidden Riches In Real Estate (...And Making Tax Fun!) with Mike Mortlock

337

First Home Owner Grants and Starting Your Portfolio

338

Four Stages Of Investing (In Anything)

339

The Universal Laws That Govern Success and Fulfilment (feat. Ben Slater)

340

Eight Steps To Start, Boost, or Bolster ANY Property Portfolio

341

Why Most Investors Never Achieve Success in Real Estate

342

The Wealth Mindset