About this episode

John and Rachelle discuss various property investment strategies and challenges faced by buyers.

Rachelle's book, The Quick-Start Guide to Your First Property: https://amzn.to/4svhyoH John's book, Sort Your Property Out & Build Your Future: https://amzn.to/45l7n9M In this Q&A, John and Rachelle chat about: 👉🏼 whether a Tasmanian single parent should invest on the mainland 👉🏽 mortgage-free & downsizing in 10 years, should I buy the downsizer now and rent it out? 👉🏾 advice for buyers who are purchasing house and land packages 👉🏿 dealing with high property manager turnover 👉 a couple in their 20s planning to upsize in 5-10years and turn their existing home into an investment John's services mentioned in the episode: New Builds | Envisage Property Envisage Property First Home Buyer Package Building construction contract reviews: https://www.carnelianprojects.com.au/ this is property is proudly brought to you by: Envisage Property: https://www.envisageproperty.com.au/  Sphere Home Loans: https://www.spherehomeloans.com.au Join our Facebook community, Australian Property Chat: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2324273761134945/ We're on Youtube! Subscribe to this is property: https://www.youtube.com/@thisisproperty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…

People in this episode

Hosts: John Pidgeon, Rachelle Kroon

Topics covered

• downsizing strategy
• property management
• investment advice
• home investment
• first-time buyers
• mortgage strategies

Keywords

• downsizing
• property management
• investment
• home buying
• mortgage
• Tasmania
• house and land packages

Sponsors

Envisage Property, Sphere Home Loans

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Carnelian Projects, Australian Property Chat

Products: The Quick-Start Guide to Your First Property, Sort Your Property Out & Build Your Future

Places: Tasmania, mainland

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