Property Hub - Investment Insights & Inspiration

Your accountant likes the ownership structure. Your broker can arrange the loan. Your property looks promising. But has anyone checked whether the whole plan still lets you work less and live more?

In this next chapter of my Property W.E.A.L.T.H. L for Leverage series, I put your core property team on trial. Last episode was about choosing the right experts. This one is about making sure their advice works together before you commit.

Through fictional investors Alex and Jo, we compare two $850,000 property packages with very different holding costs. We...

Successful property investing is an elite team sport. But how do you find the right people, know who to trust, and make sure everyone is working towards your goals?

In this solo episode of Get Invested, Bushy Martin explores the L for Leverage stage of the Property W.E.A.L.T.H. journey, showing you how to assemble, assess and lead a team of property professionals who put your interests first.

From testing whether your advisers invest in property themselves to uncovering hidden incentives, combining national strategy with local knowledge and keeping everyone accountable...

Trusting the wrong person can cost you. But trusting no one can keep you stuck.

In this episode of Get Invested, Bushy Martin sits down with truth and trust expert Dominic Thurbon, author of To Be Honest, to unpack what it really means to trust the people, numbers and advice shaping your financial future.

Because “off-market”, “independently researched”, “up to 6% return” and “exclusive” might all be technically true, but still not tell you the whole truth.

Dominic shares a practical way to seek, speak and hear truth, while Bushy applies it to property, finance and buil...

“Alternative investment” can sound like a shortcut to higher returns. But before you buy into the story, you need to understand what’s actually creating the return, and where the risk sits.

In this solo episode, Bushy takes you through the Investment Mystery Aisle, covering private credit, unlisted businesses, farmland, infrastructure, gold, collectibles, crypto and specialist alternatives.

He breaks down the Four Ps, Payer, Profit, Paper and Passage, to help you interrogate an investment before committing your money.

You’ll also discover why a regular distribution doesn’t necessarily mean genuine income, how leverage c...

In this episode, Bushy Martin speaks with small development specialist Hayden Warren from Golden Eggs Property about a different way to look at property investing.

Instead of simply asking “what should I buy next?”, they explore a more powerful question:

What can this property become?

From retain-and-build subdivisions to the “buy one, build one, sell one, keep one” strategy, Hayden explains how investors can potentially manufacture value, create additional supply and recycle capital, when the numbers and the site genuinely stack up.

But there’s a big difference between hidden gold and hi-vis...

In Part 1, I asked whether Property deserved an interview. In Part 2, I go deeper, because you can’t hire an asset class. You hire one specific Property to perform one specific job, for one specific investor, under one specific financial contract.

I put seven Property career paths through the same evidence-based interview: live vesting, established growth Property, qualifying new builds, the Property Platypus, residential income, direct Commercial Property, and listed, unlisted, fractional or specialist exposure.

Then I test the claims, the numbers, the finance and the exit strategy to work out which approach might actually fi...

Property gets talked about like it’s one big market, but it isn’t.

Every property has its own micro climate, micro economy, buyer pool and position on its location specific growth S-curve.

So before you buy based on a postcode, property type or glossy brochure, you need to decide what job you actually need the property to do.

In this solo episode of Get Invested, Bushy puts Property through the same investment diagnostic used for Business, Shares and Alternative Assets, and gives you the practical filters to decide whether it deserves the job...

Investing doesn’t have to be complicated, but with endless opinions, market noise and thousands of investment options competing for your attention, it’s easy to spend more time researching what to buy than actually building a plan you can stick to.

In this episode of Get Invested, Bushy sits down with investor, author and market commentator Scott Phillips to unpack his new book, The One Page Investing Plan, a refreshingly simple framework for making better investment decisions.

Scott challenges the idea that complexity equals sophistication and explains why the best investment plan is often the...

You may already own more shares than you think.

And the way you own them can matter just as much as what you buy.

In this episode, Bushy Martin reframes equities as an ownership tool, not a product, a live scoreboard or a race to pick the next winner.

Drawing on lessons from his own $33,000 CFD loss and four key insights from PensionCraft founder Ramin Nakisa, Bushy explores five different ways to invest in equities and why there’s no universal winner between property and shares.

The goal isn’t to aban...

Bushy puts business under the same investment microscope as property, shares and alternatives, helping you decide whether starting, buying, taking over or continuing to own a business deserves a place in your A for Approach strategy.

Because a business can compound your wealth or quietly consume your time, money and capability.

Bushy breaks down the difference between owner wages, genuine maintainable investor returns and transferable business value, and explains why a business that can’t earn without you or sell without you hasn’t yet become a truly transferable investment.

Using his company Know...

You can spend 15 years buying property, building equity, paying down debt and doing all the things that look financially responsible, yet still be no closer to buying back your time.

That’s the danger of disconnected investing.

In this solo episode of Get Invested, Bushy Martin brings together the critical pieces investors often consider separately: the life you actually want, the income that life will require, when you want the freedom to live it, what your current financial position can support, and exactly what job your next property needs to do.

Using the ex...

New property can offer compelling advantages for investors, but “new” doesn’t automatically mean “better”.

As Australian property investors reassess their options in the post-Budget environment, eligible new residential property is attracting increasing attention thanks to potential tax, depreciation, maintenance and cash-flow benefits.

But those benefits only matter if the underlying investment stacks up.

This week on Get Invested, Bushy Martin is joined by two property investment specialists from Adviseable, founder Kate Hill and new-build expert Alex Dutt, to cut through the simplistic new-versus-established debate and examine what makes a quality new-build investment actually w...

Everyone wants to know the best investment. They're asking the wrong question.

In this episode of Get Invested, Bushy Martin moves deeper into the Approach stage of his Property W.E.A.L.T.H. Clock to challenge one of the biggest myths in investing: that there's a single asset class that wins every time.

Whether it's property, shares, business, super or alternatives, the real question isn't "Which investment is best?" It's "What job does this investment need to perform for my life—and can I realistically own it?"

Bushy introduces a simple ro...

Is established residential property really dead, or are investors burying one of Australia's greatest long-term wealth builders far too early?

Since the Federal Budget, headlines have declared the end of established residential property. Negative gearing changes, higher holding costs and softer sentiment have left many investors wondering whether they should abandon existing homes altogether in favour of new builds, commercial property or other alternatives.

In this special interruption episode of Get Invested, Bushy Martin cuts through the noise to answer one of the biggest questions facing Australian investors right now. While the rules have changed...

Why do so many smart, high-income Australians still feel financially stretched despite earning more than ever?

In this episode of Get Invested, Bushy Martin is joined by former engineer, finance professional and Magnetic Money creator Miriam Castilla to explore the hidden behaviours that ultimately determine whether an investment strategy succeeds or fails.

As Bushy’s Property W.E.A.L.T.H. Clock moves from E for Examine into A for Approach, the focus shifts away from assets, lending and locations, and onto the one factor every investor takes with them into every decision: themselves.

Before you buy your next investment property, ask yourself one question: Can I safely hold it?

In Part 2 of the Examination stage finale of Bushy Martin’s Property W.E.A.L.T.H. Clock, Bushy completes the B.E.A.R. Facts by tackling the two factors that ultimately determine whether an investment becomes a wealth builder—or a financial burden: Affordability and Risk.

Many investors spend their time chasing hotspots, borrowing limits and tax advantages, yet overlook the simple reality that getting into property is only the wedding photo—holding it is the marria...

Before you choose your next investment property, you need to know what you can actually afford to buy.

In Part 1 of the two-part finale to the Examination stage of Bushy Martin’s Property W.E.A.L.T.H. Clock, Bushy tackles one of the biggest misconceptions in property investing: confusing borrowing capacity with buying power.

Too many Australians start by asking “Where should I buy?” when the smarter first question is “What can I actually do?”

Following the recent Federal Budget changes and ongoing uncertainty around negative gearing, capital gains tax, borrowing rules and...

Australian property investors have been warned to brace for a market crash, but the numbers tell a very different story.

Since the Federal Budget, investors have been bombarded with warnings about higher taxes, reduced incentives, slowing growth and the supposed end of Australia’s property boom. But when you strip away the fear, the politics and the clickbait, does the evidence actually support the doom-and-gloom narrative?

In this special Get Invested solo episode, Bushy Martin cuts through the crash talk, Budget tax fog and market noise to show why quality residential property still deserves its pl...

A lending decision that takes five minutes can shape your financial future for the next 30 years.

In Part 2 of Bushy Martin’s conversation with KnowHow Property Finance Strategist Sharyn Burgess, the focus shifts from financial reality to financial capability — examining the practical borrowing decisions that ultimately determine how much wealth you can build.

Most investors spend enormous amounts of time researching suburbs, properties and interest rates, yet many never fully understand the borrowing structures, lending strategies and support systems that sit behind successful property portfolios.

Sharyn reveals why emotional attachment is one of the...

As borrowing power tightens and more Australians find themselves financially stretched despite earning good incomes, property finance architect and broker Sharyn Burgess says the real issue for many aspiring property investors is not property itself, it is the financial structure sitting underneath it.

In this rolled gold revisit, Bushy returns to the PROPERTY WEALTH Clock and the critical E Stage — EXAMINE — where the focus shifts from aspiration and awareness to financial reality.

Because before people can build meaningful wealth through property, they first need to honestly examine the foundations they are building from.

Shar...

As Australia’s post-Budget property debate shifts from fear to decision-making, Bushy Martin tackles the question now dominating investor conversations: what should you actually buy?

After weeks of headlines about negative gearing, CGT changes and the “death” of property investing, this episode cuts through the noise and reframes the conversation around what really matters — building the strongest usable net nest egg, not simply chasing the lowest tax bill.

Because the Budget hasn’t killed property investing, it has simply exposed weak investing.

In this final instalment of Bushy’s special post-Budget series, the conversation...

What happens when the rules change after you’ve already bought the property?

In this practical follow-up to last week’s blockbuster Federal Budget deep dive, Bushy shifts from policy headlines to real-world investor decisions, unpacking what the new tax landscape could mean for the properties Australians already own, and the choices many investors may now be forced to confront.

From long-held portfolios and highly geared COVID-era purchases, to discretionary trusts, refinance pressure and the growing divide between strategic new builds and risky investor stock, Bushy maps out the new “fault lines” emerging beneath the market —...

UNPACKING THE BUDGET: The 2026 Federal Budget just changed the rules for Australian property investors, but not in the way most headlines suggest.

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After a flood of listener feedback following last week’s emergency Budget preview episode, Australia’s leading property investment strategist Bushy Martin returns with a major post-Budget deep dive unpacking what the new property tax reforms actually mean for investors, homeowners, renters and the future of wealth creation in Australia.

In this special extended episode of the Get Invested podcast, Bushy cuts...

FEDERAL BUDGET 2026 PREVIEW: What if the biggest threat to Australian property investors isn’t the market, but Canberra rewriting the rules?

In this special Budget-week episode of the Get Invested podcast, Bushy Martin steps outside the normal Property W.E.A.L.T.H. Clock rollout to unpack the growing noise around potential Federal Budget changes to Capital Gains Tax, negative gearing, trusts and grandfathering, and what it could mean for investors, homeowners, renters and retirees alike.

With the 12 May Federal Budget looming, Bushy breaks down the difference between political headlines and practical reality, explains wh...

What if the biggest driver of your financial future isn’t what you know, but the decisions you keep repeating?

In this second part of Bushy’s rolled gold conversation with property investor Aaron Christie-David, we move deeper into the E stage of the Property W.E.A.L.T.H. Clock — Examination, where awareness turns into responsibility, and responsibility demands action. This is where your decision patterns are exposed for what they really are — the bridge (or barrier) to your future capacity.

If Part 1 helped you see what’s going on beneath the surface, this episo...

Why do so many smart, capable people feel like they’re doing okay financially … but never quite getting ahead?

In this “Rolled Gold” episode with Aaron Christie-David, part of the E for Examine stage of the Property W.E.A.L.T.H. Clock, the focus shifts to honest self-assessment, helping you unpack what’s really going on beneath the surface of your financial life.

After exploring your WHY and unpacking your spending habits and discipline in recent episodes, this is the natural next step. Because before you can build momentum, you need clarity on where you...

What if the real thing holding you back from financial freedom isn’t the market, the bank, or your income, but your daily behaviour?

This episode is a Rolled Gold replay with Bushy and Amanda Thompson - author of Financially Fit Women, award-winning financial planner, three-time world championship qualifying Ironwoman, and founder of Endurance Financial.

And that endurance lens is exactly the point.

In this early E-stage episode of the Property W.E.A.L.T.H. Clock rollout, the focus shifts from strategy to self. Before borrowing power, deal analysis or timing th...

What if the scariest property headlines right now aren’t warning signs, but signals most people are misreading?

In this episode, Bushy unpacks the growing “fear squeeze” shaping today’s property market, where rising uncertainty, tighter lending conditions and noisy headlines are creating confusion for everyday investors. While some are pulling back or freezing, the reality is more nuanced: the real pressure isn’t just interest rates, it’s a multi-layered squeeze on borrowing power that most people don’t fully understand.

Rather than reacting to headlines or surface-level signals like rising listings or rents, Bushy breaks d...

What if financial freedom isn’t built by moving faster, but by learning to slow down?

In Part 2 of Bushy’s conversation with Max Phelps, we move deeper into the E for Examine stage of the Property W.E.A.L.T.H. Clock where awareness turns into action, and habits start to shape outcomes.

If Part 1 exposed the trap, this episode begins to map the way out.

Bushy and Max unpack the hidden link between patience, spending and wealth, and why the real game isn’t played in big financial decisions, but in the...

Smart people don’t stay broke because they lack intelligence, they stay stuck because their money behaviour is unconscious.

As Get Invested moves from W for Why into E for Examine on Bushy’s annual Property W.E.A.L.T.H. Clock, this Rolled Gold conversation with author Max Phelps is your cue to pause, look under the hood, and get brutally honest about what your financial habits are really doing to your future.

In this foundational E-stage episode, Bushy reframes wealth-building away from strategy and market timing, and back to where it actually star...

This episode lifts the lid on how the RBA actually makes decisions and what really drives interest rates, property markets and investor outcomes.

With rising uncertainty around inflation, global conflict and rate movements, Bushy cuts through the noise to give you a clear, practical framework to understand what’s happening now and what is likely to happen next.

This is about shifting from reacting to headlines … to reading the signals that move markets ahead of time.

Key takeaways

Property cycles are driven by future demand and supply scarcity, not interest rate move...

Escalating conflict in the Middle East has triggered another wave of “World War 3” headlines, but what does it actually mean for Australian households, investors and property markets?

In this special Get Invested episode, Bushy Martin pauses the normal Property WEALTH sequence to unpack the real-world economic chain reaction from geopolitical shocks and translate it into clear, practical insights for Australian property buyers, homeowners and investors.

Rather than speculating about war itself, Bushy explains how global conflict flows through the economy via oil prices, freight costs, inflation, consumer confidence and interest rates - and how these force...

Your wealth plan might be missing its most important asset - you.

In this episode of Get Invested, Bushy Martin is joined by Epigenetic Health Strategist Chris Barnes to explore the often overlooked link between high performance, health and financial freedom.

Most investors spend their time analysing markets, inspecting properties and chasing returns, yet rarely inspect the engine driving their decisions - their own biology. Through Bushy’s Sustainable Success “Borromean Rings” framework - the integration of Self, Health and Wealth (the 3 ELFs) — this conversation reveals why Self and Health are the sustainability multipliers that protect a...

As pressure builds to scrap negative gearing and cut the CGT discount to “fix” housing affordability, Bushy Martin explains why these popular tax changes could actually push rents higher and make affordability worse.

In this episode of Get Invested, Bushy moves the conversation from headline emotion to systems thinking. Instead of blaming investors or chasing political quick fixes, he breaks down what negative gearing and the CGT discount actually do - in plain English - and walks through the likely second-order consequences of changing them.

If you’re a renter feeling locked out, a first-home buyer...

Most people don’t fail in chaos. They drift in comfort.

In this powerful keynote originally from the Wake Up Adelaide conference, Bushy delivers a timely reset for time-poor Australians who feel busy, but not necessarily building. This episode anchors Stage 1 - W for WHY - in the 2026 Property WEALTH Clock rollout, and it’s designed to shake you up and strategically recalibrate.

If your calendar is full but your progress feels slow …

If you’re working hard but compounding little …

If comfort has quietly replaced clarity …

This one’s for you.

What if the biggest risk to your property portfolio isn’t interest rates - but your income?

In this episode, Bushy zooms out from short-term price chatter and tackles the bigger question most investors are ignoring: how AI, automation, geopolitical fragmentation, climate risk and rising volatility could reshape Australian jobs, income security and long-term property demand over the next 10–15 years.

Because property isn’t a short-term price story. It’s a long-term bet on future household incomes and scarcity.

Bushy challenges the backward-looking mindset that dominates property conversations and instead builds a forward-facing filter...

If you’re flat-out busy, doing all the right things, but still feel like freedom keeps slipping further away - this episode is for you.

This is one of those Get Invested classics that never dates, because the problem hasn’t changed: too many Aussies are working harder, earning more, and somehow ending up time-poor, stressed, and stuck.

In this vault episode, Bushy challenges the traditional work/life model - the one that quietly trades your best years for busyness - and reframes wealth-building as what it actually is: a partnership and a system, not a hus...

Is the so-called “18.6-year property crash” a hidden law of markets, or just a neat story that keeps good investors stuck on the sidelines?

If you’ve been sitting on your hands because “the big crash is coming”, this episode is for you.

In this solo deep-dive, Bushy pulls the 18.6-year cycle out of the internet echo chamber and puts it back where it belongs: as a lens, not a leash. Because while cycles do exist, markets don’t move like a metronome - and waiting for perfect timing has quietly cost many Australians a decade of co...

If you’re feeling torn between “buy anything, it’s a housing crisis” and “don’t touch property, it’s all a bubble”, this episode is for you.

In this solo flight, Bushy Martin ditches crystal balls and headlines and lays out a clear, conservative property flight plan for 2026. Not predictions. Not hotspots. Just grounded thinking to help you make calm, confident decisions in a noisy, FOMO-fuelled market.

Because 2026 isn’t shaping up as a perfect storm, or a clean boom.

It’s more like a patchwork quilt.

Some markets will sizzle.

Some w...

You can have big goals, clear vision, and a rock-solid property plan — and still go absolutely nowhere.

In this timeless Get Invested classic, Bushy Martin explains why sustainable success isn’t driven by knowing more… but by becoming different.

Because in property — and in life — most people don’t fail from a lack of knowledge.

They fail in the gap between what they want and what they repeatedly do.

This episode is a deep dive into the invisible system that determines whether your goals turn into real-world results — or stay parked in “someday”.<...