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Why we invest in property | passive income or growth? | Welcome to The Australian Property Podcast

It's official! Owen Rask, Chris Bates, Amy Lunardi and Pete Wargent welcome you to The Australian Property Podcast in our first 'all in' episode.

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It’s official! Owen Rask, Chris Bates, Amy Lunardi and Pete Wargent welcome you to The Australian Property Podcast in our first ‘all in’ episode.

If you LOVE the Australian Property Podcast as much as Amy, Chris, Pete and I (Owen Rask) have in putting it together, subscribe to the series (see below) and you’ll get property insights, Q&As and deep-dives three times a week!

Subscribe to the Australian Property Podcast here:

On episode one of The Australian Property Podcast:

  • Why we’re pumped for The Australian Property Podcast and to become the most trusted property podcast in Australia
  • Why industry leaders like Amy Lunardi, Chris Bates, Pete Wargent and Owen Rask wanted to come together and do The Australian Property Podcast
  • Topic: How we got started in property (everyone has a different story!)
  • Topic: Why do we own property?
  • Topic: Is Australian property an investment for passive income, growth… or both?
  • Topic: Why you should be very careful navigating the Australian property market (and keep your guard up on YouTube)
  • What you can expect from the Australian Property Podcast going forward

Meet Amy Lunardi, founder & buyer’s agent

With over a decade of experience in the property industry, Amy Lunardi has guided over 1300 home buyers, investors, vendors and landlords throughout their property journeys. Her tailored approach acknowledges that each and every person’s situation is unique.

She is an accomplished Property Advocate, Licenced Estate Agent and Qualified Property Investment Advisor (QPIA), and has an insatiable passion for educating people. She has started numerous podcasts and educational courses.

We’re in good company with Amy.

Click here to take Amy’s new property course.

Meet Pete Wargent, six-time author

Pete Wargent is one of Australia’s most highly respected financial and housing market analysts. He’s also a six-time personal finance and investing author, and writes one of Australia’s most followed finance blogs – petewargent.blogspot.

Pete walks the talk when it comes to investing, and he gratefully parked his career in accountancy, having achieved financial independence at the age of 33, as detailed in his best-selling first book, Get a Financial Grip: a simple plan for financial freedom.

Pete is uniquely positioned to comment on housing markets as the co-founder of an active property buyer’s agency in Brisbane, combined with his unparalleled ability to deliver powerful, data-driven market analysis. Pete also runs a personal wealth coaching business.

Click here to catch up with Pete Wargent.

Meet Owen Rask, founder of Rask

Owen Raszkiewicz is a husband, brother, son and parent of two pets. When he is not doing that, he is the Founder of Rask and lead Investment Analyst for Rask Core, Rask’s members-only share research service.

Owen hosts or co-hosts four weekly podcast series: The Australian Investors Podcast , The Australian Finance PodcastThe Australian Business Podcast, and yep — you guessed it — The Australian Property Podcast. Over 150,000 people tune in!

Owen is also the host of Selfwealth LIVE and educational host of the Australian Shareholders Association.

See where Owen invests and get 15+ free courses by joining Owen’s Rask Core membership – just $0.99 for 30 days!

Meet Chris Bates, founder of Blusk / Wealthful

Chris Bates is the founder of Blusk/Wealthful and one of Australia’s highest ranked mortgage brokers. In 2022, Wealthful (Chris’ business) won the Connective Broker of the Year award and was ranked 5th out of 16,000 mortgage brokers in Australia.

Chris started as a Financial Adviser back in 2007 just before the GFC in the UK. After four years working with High Net Worth Investors, he returned to Australia to work with young families and since 2012 his clients have only been young families in their 30s and 40s.

Pretty impressive, right?

Click here to get Chris’s mortgage broking team on your side.

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