Ep215 Property & Wealth with Janice Minihan

Ep215 Property & Wealth with Janice Minihan

From Money with Alpha by Alpha Schulte

June 8, 2026 · 38 min

About this episode

Janice Minihan shares her journey from teacher to property investor and discusses strategies for building wealth through real estate.

This week I'm chatting with Janice Minihan - property investor, buyer's agent, and property manager with a portfolio spanning Australia and the UK. Janice's story starts where a lot of ours do: watching someone else do something with money that made you think, "wait, there's another way." For Janice, it was watching her dad flip a house in Rockhampton and make more in three months than a full year of teaching. That moment changed everything. We talk about what it actually looks like to start building wealth through property, why inaction is often the most expensive choice you can make, and what the current Australian market, including the recent budget changes, means for investors right now. What we cover: Janice's journey from primary school teacher to property investor and portfolio builder across Australia and the UK Why the cost of doing nothing is often bigger than the cost of getting it wrong What neutrally geared property looks like and why Janice now prefers it over negative gearing The truth about property management (and why most of it is genuinely terrible) How to avoid overcapitalising on renovations and what buyers actually want Granny flats, multi-generational…

People in this episode

Host: Alpha Schulte

Guest: Janice Minihan

Topics covered

  • property investment
  • wealth building
  • real estate market
  • financial education
  • property management
  • budget changes
  • multi-generational living

Keywords

  • property investment
  • wealth building
  • real estate
  • negative gearing
  • budget changes
  • property management
  • renovations
  • multi-generational living

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Australia, UK, Rockhampton

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