Finance & Fury Podcast

Welcome to Finance & Fury! Today we’re talking about five property investing myths you have to stop believing. At the moment property has gone from being the most talked about, exciting thing… to the most talked about, negative thing. Since 1994 there has been considerably accelerated growth in the property market. Generations have seen this, leading everyone to believe that “property always goes up”. Everyone knows someone who lost someone in the stock market especially around the time of the GFC but made money on property.   Myth one: Negative gearing is a great investment strategy (especially for the tax benefits) Negative gearing relies on you making a loss on an investment property while speculating the capital values will increase enough over the longer term to make a profit. While it can be good for some investors, it isn’t going to be perfect for everyone, so you should consider looking at positively geared properties or reducing your overall debt position.    Chalk this myth up to property sprui