The 10 best property investing podcasts. If you're anything like me and you love consuming
information via podcast, then I want to share with you 10 great - or maybe one not so great
- property investing podcasts.
Hey, I'm Ryan from onproperty.com.au, helping you find positive cash flow property. I'm
not naive enough to think that the only podcast that you guys are going to listen to is my
podcast over at OnProperty. There's a lot of great podcasts out there from people probably
more educated than me in terms of investing in property. And I believe that it's really
important to get well-rounded education if you're going to invest in property and if
you want to be successful.
A great way to do that is through podcasts. Podcasts are free, which is great. There's
quite a few of them, which is great. And you can listen to them when you're doing other
things. Like when you're commuting to work, or when you're at the gym or you're going
for a walk, washing the dishes. Heck, I even listen to podcasts on the toilet. But you
guys probably don't want to hear about that. Here is my top 10 list of the best property
investing podcasts. This is specifically for Australians and investing in Australia.
The first one is one that I recently discovered called The Property Couch and this is released
on a weekly basis. It's that guy from Location Location Location Australia, I don't know
his name - him and someone else. They basically get together and they just talk about investing
in property. These guys are buyer's agents; I think one's a mortgage broker as well. So,
they have a lot of experience in the property market. A lot of experience working with property
investors to buy property and they've seen it over many years. I find their information
very insightful. Their episodes are about 20 minutes long, something like that. But
really easy to follow, really easy to listen to. I actually find myself taking notes when
I'm listening to their episodes because it's just jam-packed full of good information.
The second podcast that I recommend is the Everyday Property Investing Podcast by, I
think it's Kath, her name is. She releases them; it's about monthly at the moment. It
used to be more frequently. It's been quite infrequent recently, but she said she's going
to try and get back into it. I'd expect podcasts on approximately monthly basis. The thing
that I don't like about Everyday Property Investing is the podcasts are extremely long,
generally about an hour or so. And there's a lot of small talk within that conversation.
But I do like that she tends to start the episode talking about her investment journey
or whoever she's co-hosting with that day - their investment journey and what steps
their taking to move towards financial freedom and to grow their property portfolio. And
then, she generally goes in to an interview with someone to talk about one particular
topic to do with property investing. It's a great podcast but I find it a little bit
too fluffy for my liking.
The third podcast that I recommend is this one, the OnProperty Podcast. I wanted to put
myself further down the list because I don't want to sound like I'm promoting myself too
much. There's actually not a lot of podcast out there that are released on a frequent
basis. My podcast is released twice a week at the moment. And I am trying to move back
to daily podcasts, so 7 days a week. But at the moment, I would expect 2 to 3 times a
week, moving up to daily for the OnProperty Podcast. My podcasts, generally shorter episodes,
around 10-15 minutes in length if I'm just sharing a topic with you guys, like today.
Or, they go longer, half an hour to an hour if I'm interviewing someone, asking them about
their journey or trying to learn from them about one specific aspect of property investing.
I really try and focus on the how-to stuff, rather than the newsy stuff; and you guys
are already following it. But if not, check it out.
The fourth one that I recommend is called Helen's Rant. Helen is a property mentor;
she's got one of those really expensive programs where you pay thousands of dollars to get
access to it. But she's really methodical in her approach to property investing, doing
a lot of research into the areas before she goes ahead and invests. Her podcast it called
Helen's Rant. So, she rants about something to do with finance or property investing.
She's very passionate; you either love her or hate her. But she's got a lot of great
information and you can learn a lot from her. So I definitely recommend her podcast, which
is released generally around about a monthly release cycle. However, it does seem to vary.
The fifth podcast that I recommend is I Love Real Estate by Dymphna Boholt. I've talked
about Dymphna Boholt before, I really like the stuff she puts out, I really like her
content. She talks so much about being an active investor and actually actively participating
in your investing. So rather than just buying a property, letting it sit there, waiting
for the market to go up in value, Dymphna is really passionate about getting people
actively involved in improving their properties in one way or another. Her content is really
good. Her paid content is awesome. Her free content is still pretty good, not as good
as her paid stuff.
One thing you do need to be careful of with Dymphna in general is her pushy sales tactics.
The podcast is great but if you go to a webinar or if you go to an event or something like
that, expect pushy sales tactics from Dymphna. The only thing that I don't like about her
is she's so pushy in the way she sells. I've even heard of people signing up, I think their
paying $5,000 to $10,000 for mentorship programs. They go to the seminars that are held and
then they're trying to get sold up to an even higher tier coaching sort of program. So,
very pushy, be careful. But the content is great. So, if you like Dymphna, if you want
to learn from her, I Love Real Estate podcast, definitely recommended.
The sixth podcast that I recommend is We Buy Houses Radio from Rick Otton. Rick Otton is
the guy that you go to if you're interested in investing in property through what are
called "options" or "property options". He has a whole course on that. I've done a course
from him on that, absolutely awesome. Definitely not for me because it's just so much work
and so much salesmanship around that. I find it too difficult for most investors. But he
does a podcast and talks about general property investing as well as property options. I'm
just not 100% sure if he's just talking about the Australian market or if he's talking about
global markets when it comes to investing in property. Because I do know he has experience
in the US as well as Australia and potentially other countries as well. He's got a good podcast.
Funny guy, I really like him. So check out the We Buy Houses Radio for his podcast.
The seventh one that I recommend is Real Estate Talk. This is released on a weekly basis and
is - I think it's taken from a radio station. It's very newsy, so they're talking about
recent updates in the property market; they're talking about changes that have happened recently.
It's very AM radio style in terms of the way they discuss property and things like that.
It doesn't really suit me because I'm into a more informal podcast where people are just
talking to you like your friends. It's a bit more serious, it's a bit more structured and
it kind of puts me off a little bit. But definitely, if you want property news, Real Estate Talk
is the best podcast to get that from.
Number 8 that I recommend is not actually a property podcast; it's called the Rich Dad
Radio Show by Robert Kiyosaki. He's the author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad. His books are definitely
better than his podcast, but the thing that I love about his podcast is he just has such
a different way to approach money. And talks about how to think about money, money being
a fiat system and it just gives you a better overall perspective of how money works on
a globally economy scale and things that you should be doing to better educate yourself
about money. So rather than something like the Barefoot Investor, which I absolutely
hate all the advise that he gives because he's so conservative - just save, save, save,
put stuff in the term deposit. Robert Kiyosaki flips that on its head and talks about what
is actually creating the economic cycles that we're in? What's underpinning it? How is it
going to change in the future? He's just really smart when it comes to money. So, I definitely
recommend the Rich Dad Radio Show, one that I listen to religiously; and that's released
on a weekly basis.
The ninth one that I recommend is the Commercial Property Cash Flow Blueprint. That's a mouthful,
but this is one about investing in commercial property in Australia. Obviously, it talks
about cash flow and generating a positive cash flow. You know me, I absolutely love
positive cash flow, but I don't know a lot about commercial property. So if you're interested
in investing in commercial property in Australia, then I definitely recommend you check out
this podcast. Tends to be released about twice a month. However, it is a fairly new podcast,
so I don't know if they're going to stick to that schedule or if they're going to even
keep releasing episodes. But there is a few episodes in there that you could go through
to learn more about commercial property investing in Australia.
And the tenth podcast is actually a podcast that I don't recommend; and that's the API
Magazine Podcast. I'm really annoyed with what API is doing with their podcast because
they're just using their podcast as a way to sell magazines. They don't see the value
in actually having a podcast as a way to express to an audience, a way to share content with
an audience. All they do in their podcast, which is released once a month, is they go
through and talk about an overview of what's in the magazine and then they try and get
you to sell the magazine.
It's basically like a 20-minute ad, once a month, about the magazine; which I'm not a
big fan of magazines, anyway, because I find them so fluffy. I don't find any useful content
in there that I can go out and take action on. So, API Magazine Podcast, definitely one
that I would stay away from. Unless, you're one of those people who loves those late night
infomercials where they're talking about that duster that does everything or those knives
that you can chop a tin and then you can chop tomatoes or some fitness thing that you can
just sit and watch TV and you're going to have perfect abs. If you're into those late-night
infomercials, then definitely check out the API Magazine Podcast, because that's all it
is - it's an infomercial for their magazine.
So there you have 10 property investing podcasts. Again, you've got The Property Couch - definitely
recommend that. That one's absolutely awesome. Everyday Property Investing, also awesome,
but quite long. We've got the OnProperty Podcast, which is me. You're already listening to me
so you probably know about my podcast. But I'm trying to move that to daily. So, if you
want regular stuff on property, then my podcast is going to be the most frequent out of everything
on this list. You've got Helen's Rant, which is cool. She's really passionate about investing
and goes on a rant. You've got I Love Real Estate with Dymphna - great information, but
again, beware of her sales tactics. You've got We Buy Houses Radio by Rick Otton. I love
his stuff, super [inaudible 11:13] guy. Go ahead and check that out. You've got the Rich
Dad Radio Show, not technically about investing in property but it will give you a great overview
of money. And definitely read Robert Kiyosaki's books if you haven't checked them out already.
We've got the Commercial Property Cash Flow Blueprint, if you're interested investing
in commercial property, then that's probably the number one podcast that you should listen
to. And if you're interested in positive cash flow, then definitely listen to that one as
well to just get a better understanding of how all of that works in Australia. And then,
I devoid the API Magazine Podcast; which comes up quite high in the rankings, but doesn't
really add any value.
Guys, I hope that this has been helpful to you. I don't think you should just learn from
me. I think you should go out and you should learn from other people, get other pieces
advise and help form your strategy that's going to move you towards your financial freedom.
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Alright guys, until next time, stay positive.