Renee Young is a first-time home buyer. After years of saving and research, she bought her first home in 2021 in Brisbane, QLD. In this episode, Renee takes us through her journey to home ownership, including her struggle to be taken seriously by selling agents as a single young person. She shares how she managed her expectations and compromised to buy a property within her means. She also...

Jade Fitzgerald is the Principal and Owner of Ideal Buyer’s Agency. Ideal Buyer’s Agency works with prospective home buyers who are lost in the weeds of the process to help them find their forever home. In this episode, Jade expresses why she’s passionate about helping first-home buyers, how to make the most of a buyer’s agent’s services, and the best way to buy a property when you can’t look at...

Fletcher Austin is a first-time home buyer. Not long ago, Fletcher was in the same position as you: preparing to buy his first home. In late 2020, he purchased a block of land in Darwin, NT and built his house. In this episode, Fletcher will explain why he chose to build his own home instead of buying a pre-existing home and the benefits of that choice. He’ll also get into the best reasons to...

To get you through the dog days of summer, we have more excellent advice from our property wizards! In this episode, Molly Benjamin will talk through the power of mindset when buying property and building your wealth. Kent Lardner shares his feelings about the current fixation on the dollar value of property and how research shows we need to invest in more social housing. Dr Nicola Powell...

New year, new home? To kick off the year, we’re bringing you a very special episode of The Home Run. We’ve rounded up some of the best tips we heard in 2023, to help you gear up for the property market in 2024. In this episode, you’ll hear from some of our favourites. Jarrod McCabe from Wakelin Property Advisory breaks down the property ladder. Amy Lunardi shares her tips for what you should do...

Julie Crockett is the Director of Australian Property Investment Solutions (API). When Julie realised her job as a teacher was leaving her with barely any superannuation, she changed careers and started investing in property. Now, Julie focuses on giving people the tools they need to build wealth by making strategic and well-informed investment property purchases. In this episode, Julie explains...

Jo Vadillo is the Director of Advocate Property Services and Property Women. She works as a Buyer’s Agent, Investment Strategist, and Property Coach to help everyone achieve their goal of owning property. She started her career buying, renovating, and selling houses and wants to help others do the same. In this episode, Jo runs us through how renovations can add value to a property, some tips for...

George Morison is the General Manager for AB Morison Conveyancing. AB Morison Conveyancing is one of the largest conveyancing firms in Victoria and their goal is to make the property buying process as seamless as possible for everyone involved. In this episode, George explains what a conveyancer is, why you need one, and why you should look at hiring a conveyancer much earlier in the home-buying...

Kim Northwood is an Investor, Entrepreneur, and the Author of 'Work Less, Make More: The Millennial Guide to Financial Freedom.' Kim is passionate about educating people on their personal finances and understanding the risks of financial insecurity. In this episode, Kim is back to break down one of the more complex ways of saving a deposit: investing. Investing can help you save for a deposit...

Molly Benjamin is the Founder of Ladies Finance Club and the Author of “Girls Just Wanna Have Funds”. From a casual idea in Molly’s living room with friends, Ladies Finance Club has changed the lives of women all over the world by building a supportive community of women who are taking control of their finances and having fun doing it. In this episode, Molly explains how to make financial...