Geoff McGuinness is a reformed master procrastinator. As someone who loved the idea of investing but equally feared the idea of debt, he made some decisions (and paid the price of waiting) that only took him further backwards in his attempt to move forward. Despite these setbacks (which he explains in the podcast), he’s found the inner strength and resolve – and knowledge – to make some incredible decisions. Now with four properties under his belt and more than $1.5 million in healthy and leveraged debt, Geoff shares his experiences in this insightful conversation.

Kristen and David started investing when they had three children under five years of age. They’ve ridden many highs and lows – from holding property that had appreciated very little, to having the same properties explode in value and rental yields. And they have a cracking story on how they saved $15,000 per year simply by renegotiating their interest rate with their bank. The moral of this episode is to hold your real estate, no matter how “boring” it might be at times.

Louise Carr has been in real estate for 28 years! Having purchased 3 properties by the time she was 26, you would think it would be all financial smooth sailing from there, right? Of course not! On this episode, Lou shares the wild ride of property investing, from her time in property management, growing up on a farm (which the bank repossessed), buying at the top of the market in areas that didn’t perform, and the role of wealth when it comes to raising children.

You’ll definitely notice Lou’s dog wanted to be a part of the episode, and found a way to be included! Persevere though, Lou’s wisdom is incredible.

Shay Whitton has been involved in real estate ever since she was a child. Growing up around serial renovators, property has forever been in Shay’s blood. As a co-founder of Positive Real Estate, Shay shares her experiences not so much in property investing, but in the decision to create a life where success is defined, family is prioritised, and business is consciously created in order to help people achieve their goals.

Rob King has invested in many types of asset classes across different locations for nearly two decades. From “vanilla” investments to a boarding house, Rob has accumulated a serious variety of experiences over his journey so far.

Despite some “vanilla” in his portfolio, we discuss just how important the vanilla investments can be in creating wealth, and why “boring” is often good when it comes to wealth creation.

Andrew Bui has amassed a portfolio of six properties over his investing adventure, which puts him in the top 0.08% of Australians. How has he done it, and what has he learnt through the entire experience?

From mitigating risk to following your gut instincts, Andrew shares the ups and downs of 15 + years as a property investor.

Lila Ghani is our Head of Contracts at Positive Real Estate. On this episode, she shares her wealth of knowledge she has gathered with a background in legal as well as a love of real estate. It sounds like nothing could go wrong – right? But in this conversation, Lila shares the valuable lessons she’s gathered over many years.

From a Supreme Court case that lasted seven years after the GFC, to the rookie errors that even the most experienced investors can make, Lila openly shares her wisdom on contracts, developments and lessons all investors need to be aware of.

Michael Mangano has been saving for real estate since he was 10 years of age. Having bought his first piece of property at just 20 years of age, it was a strategy that worked! But he never got ahead of himself, even renting whilst owning four investment properties.

On this episode, Michael shares his stories, his challenges, and his victories of making some tough, yet incredibly powerful decisions to accumulate wealth, create cashflow and be on the path to financial freedom.

Ananda Perera has a portfolio of eight properties worth in excess of $6.6 million. On this episode, Ananda explains how he did it. From the belief systems he had to remove (around fear), to the importance of letting people in (his six-star team), and to recognising that he had been investing without a clear strategy to begin with.

Ananda’s success story spans dozens of countries. He is married with two children, and shares his emigration story as well as the challenges of losing his job as a result of the mining downturn years ago.

An inspiring story, and one that we hope you enjoy!

Felicity Pryor is being bold and creating an Airbnb cashflow machine on her farm in Inverell.

Having invested in real estate from a young age, Felicity shares her big lessons and her thought process when it comes to setting up an Airbnb cashflow machine.

If you’re feeling hesitant about taking the first step, or wanting a confidence booster to know you are on the right track, you’ll love this conversation with Felicity!

Diana and James Swadling bought their home ten years ago and accrued a good amount of equity in the process.

Having decided to invest that equity in real estate, they encountered a number of challenges with the bank. As business owners, they had a mountain of work to do in order to please the banks.

But in a tremendous story of grit and bravery, Diana and James, with the help of the team at Positive Real Estate, have gone on to purchase three properties.

Enjoy this conversation with Diana and James!

Tom Pethybridge is about to share some crazy stories of tenants in his investment properties! And most importantly, he’s going to share how he navigated through each experience.

Having been a member of Positive Real Estate since 2015, Tom shares a number of his ups and downs, and even shares how an exhausting career, and subsequent career change, has given him a new lease on life.