496 | Don't Sell the Goose That Lays the Golden Egg

The Property Couch

In Episode 496, we're back with a jam-packed Q&A Day!
Discover everything you need to know before investing in Victoria, from understanding the state's "blowout budgets" to navigating the biggest risks that make buying in Melbourne a “2030 conversation.”

We also break down why the buy-and-hold strategy still works, even for single investors with lower incomes. (After all, would you sell the goose that lays the golden egg?)

Plus, learn why housing shouldn’t be linked to income and hear real data from a listener on his journey to a $1M passive income.

Tune in now for a jam-packed episode! 🚀 🚀

FREE STUFF MENTIONED

• PICA Webinar Replay: “Fact-checking the misinformation, Negative gearing and CGT”
  Become a member and watch the replay of Ben’s webinar for the Property Investors Council of Australia (PICA)
• Read Ben’s realestate.com article: What is rentvesting?
• Resources from Ben’s “What’s Making Property News”:
  • Australia housing crisis: New Treasury analysis shows the average wait time for development approval is 144 days in Victoria and 114 days in NSW
  • OECD’s 2024 Dwellings Per Thousand Inhabitants

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Chapters

1. Don't Sell the Goose That Lays the Golden Egg (00:00:00)

2. Collingwood’s cooked it? 😉 (00:01:29)

3. PICA Webinar Replay! (00:03:57)

4. Mindset Minute: “If you don’t change the direction you’re going, you’ll wind up where you’re headed!” (00:05:05)

5. Q1) Advice on Purchasing in Victora from Georgia (00:05:49)

6. What to know before you invest in VIC (00:08:02)

7. What to know before you invest in VIC (00:09:52)

8. Why does Melbourne look better in the long-term? (00:11:42)

9. Why does Melbourne look better in the long-term? (00:16:05)

10. Record level of debts & blow out budgets (00:17:12)

11. Will incentives for investors come back? (00:20:00)

12. Q2) Selling Options from Justin (00:21:51)

13. olks, 60-80% return in months is NOT the norm! 28:30 – The BIG shift from passive to active investing (00:23:09)

14. The BIG shift from passive to active investing (00:29:02)

15. “What if I don’t have 30 years left to invest?” (00:30:45)

16. Why sell the goose that lays the golden egg? (00:33:19)

17. You don’t have to be debt-free at retirement. Here’s why. (00:34:22)

18. Q3) Buying a property to Assist in Purchasing Dream Home from Ruva  (00:39:46)

19. Why housing shouldn’t be linked to incomes (00:41:23)

20. What is modern Rentvesting? (00:43:51)

21. This is when property becomes a game of probability (00:45:34)

22. Blue Chip suburbs & long-term commitments (00:46:58)

23. Listener Comment: Real life data from Dean (00:52:28)

24. Lifehack: Apple name drop in a flash ⚡ (00:56:13)

25. WMPN: 144 days for building approvals?! (00:57:30)

26. We’ve got an amazing guest incoming... (01:00:19)