554 | 1 in 3.2 Million Odds: Would You Bet Your Family’s Future on That?

In this week’s episode, we’re going back to our roots: protecting everyday Aussies from the hype that can derail their financial future. 💸🌱🚨 

Off the back of a powerful team session with over 300 years of combined investing experience, we’re unpacking the real risks behind silver bullet property strategies — the ones that promise fast wealth but leave you exposed.   

We break down:
🔸 The viral “5 properties fast” pitch, and its 1 in 3.2 million success odds 
🔸 Why strategy without modelling is just marketing 
🔸 The hidden costs of aggressive property plans (think: effort, sacrifice, burnout) 
🔸 The true purpose of a margin of safety, and why smart investors never skip it 
🔸 What most Aussies actually want from investing (hint: it’s not a mega portfolio) 

Plus, we look at the latest ATO stats: Are property investors really leaving the market? 

If you've ever felt the pull of a “too good to be true” plan or felt like you’re falling behind, this episode is your circuit breaker. Listen now folks!  

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• Resources from Ben's "What's Making Property News?" Capital gains tax statistics for Taxation statistics 2022–23 
  
  
• Guests & Episodes Mentioned:  
  • 551 | What Elephants Can Teach You About Property Growth 
  • 553 | The Anti-Spruiker Playbook: What Buffett, Dalio & 3 Other Greats Can Teach Property Investors 

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Chapters

• 0:00 Ep 554 | 1 in 3.2 Million Odds: Would You Bet Your Family’s Future on That?
• 0:22 Intro: Silver bullets & the shrinking pool of property investors
• 1:22 It was great to meet our TPC Sydney community!
• 1:45 Thank you for all the incredible book feedback 🙏
• 3:18 300+ years of frontline investing experience in the room
• 5:22 The Goldilocks strategy trap: “5 properties in 5 years, then sell”
• 7:05 A melting pot of passionate investors and aggressive buyer’s agents
• 10:03 Most Aussies don’t want mega-portfolios—they want financial peace
• 12:26 Value investing vs flashy fast strategies: The internal tug-of-war
• 18:28 The Basketball Analogy: Your odds of success? 1 in 3.2 million
• 23:11 Why your property plan should never rely on luck
• 28:55 The hidden cost of hype: Effort, sacrifice, and unrealistic expectations
• 31:20 Margin of Safety: The invisible shield of smart investors
• 33:09 Where would you want to live? (And why it matters for capital growth)
• 33:25 What happened to the “property investor of the year” couple
• 38:37 Collingwood’s Daisy Thomas and the location lesson it teaches
• 40:42 Boom, bust & bankrupt: The real cost of risky strategies
• 44:40 Why silver bullet strategies are so dangerous (and seductive)
• 50:32 Aggressive strategies = nosebleed debt + life sacrifice
• 52:52 Know what matters most to you—and plan around that
• 53:24 Life By Design: Scan your handwritten notes!
• 55:08 What’s Making Property News: ATO stats: There are now fewer property investors in Australia
• 57:05 If this has helped you, send it to someone!