You want your investment to give you positive cash flow from the start. Here are some tips that will help you. You’ve heard people talk about negative gearing plenty of times. “Use the strategy,” they say. “You’ll be able to lower your taxes and do all sorts of other stuff.” But here’s the thing. Negative

Your cash flow projection helps you to estimate how well your investment property’s going to perform. Find out how to create yours here. Every investor I work with has the same question: How do I find an affordable and high-performing property? I’m not going to claim you’ll get all of the answers here. Finding the

One of the things that sadden me the most is that people can’t let go of worn-out ideas when it comes to the Australian way of life. More specifically, there’s still an obsession over unnecessarily huge houses, despite a ton of proof showing that this doesn’t work anymore. When you think of a boarding house,

Financially conscious people know how important it is to save for the future. Ever since I was a boy, my parents taught me that this is something I should always keep in mind. So I did. Using what sounded to me to be a good long-term strategy, I started investing in property. My wife Christine

In today’s property market, affordable housing is the name of the game. No doubt about that. Not only can it generate an additional $300-$900 per week per property, but it also helps those in need of a place to stay. What’s more, it can boost a property’s value more than most other strategies. For instance,

Have you ever thought about your life’s purpose? For many people, it’s harder to define than they might think. One could perhaps attribute this to their inability to look at the big picture. Instead, they focus on their own needs, as well as the needs of a small circle of people in their life. As

How would you rate your focus on certain aspects of your life? Be it your job, family, friendship, or anything else, how much effort do you put into it? More importantly, do you know how to prioritise and fully commit to something? If not, you’ll want to learn how to do this as soon as

Before I started Small Is the New Big, I was already a successful investor.  But there was something missing. I thought money would make me happy, except that it turned out I was quite disappointed with the end result.  After a bit of searching, I traced the problem to not having a purpose in my

There’s no denying that life used to be more social. Think about it – when was the last time you saw a bunch of kids playing in the park? How many times do you get together with your friends on a weekly or monthly basis?  My ultimate goal is to change this for the better.

How much space do you need to live comfortably? If you ask the average Australian this question, they’ll likely give you the wrong answer.  Why? Because we’ve gotten used to living in huge homes. We have some of the biggest houses in the world, many of which remain largely unoccupied. Millions of rooms just sit

Property investing is way harder than it appears on paper. It’ll take a lot more than just buying a good property to really make it as a property investor. Losses are inevitable. But you’ll need to score many wins throughout your career and limit the extent of your losses. I know this because I’ve been

By now, everyone who follows what we do knows that our biggest goal is to make housing affordable. I believe that this is one of Australia’s most pressing issues as it’s a source of other problems in our society. From housing stress to white-collar homelessness, home prices are killing people’s chances of leading a comfortable