Table of Contents

About the author ix

Acknowledgements xi

Preface: Let’s get positively geared xiii

Introduction: My road to financial freedom xix

Before we get started xxxv

1. Know your why 1

2. Strategy session 11

3. Money, money, money 29

4. Location, location, location 53

5. Property market cycle myth busting 75

6. Buy like a buyer’s agent 101

7. Winning auctions 123

8. Duplex developer — pre-build plan 145

9. Duplex developer — construction and profits 173

10. A landlord’s toolkit 197

11. The dream team 217

Appendix: Your property investment plan checklist 233

Further reading 237

Index 239

About the Author

LLOYD EDGE went from a heavily-mortgaged one-bedroom apartment to a multi-million dollar property portfolio in just 10 years, and all on a teacher’s wage. Today, he is the Managing Director and founder of Sydney-based buyer’s agency, Aus Property Professionals. In 2018, he received the ‘Your Investment Property’ Top Buyers’ Agent award and in 2019 he was a finalist in the Real Estate Business Awards.