Our Experts

Margaret Lomas

Founder and Director of Destiny Financial Solutions. She is Chair of Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) and a television host. Margaret is the best-selling author of 7 Property Investment books and the host of two weekly property investment shows on Skynews Business Channel 602.

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 Michael Yardney

a director of Metropole Property Strategists has been voted
Australia’s leading property investment adviser. His opinions as a property commentator are regularly featured on radio & in major newspapers and magazines throughout Australia. He is a best selling author author & writes the Property Investment Update blog.

Michael Matusik

Michael heads Matusik Property Insights – a specialist residential project and product consultancy. He is independent, perceptive and to the point and has helped over 550 new residential developments come to fruition and writes the insightful Matusik Missive.

Louis Christopher

is recognised as one of Australia’s most respected and impartial research property analyst. He has extensive knowledge and experience of property and is regularly quoted in the media on his insights and is director of SQM Research.

Ed Chan

is a founding partner of Chan & Naylor Accountants and a leading property tax specialist. He has co-authored 3 best selling books. As a seasoned property investor he shares his unique understanding of the relationship between property investment and tax.

Terry Ryder

is the owner and creator of Hotspotting, which provides information to property investors on how to identify emerging markets before they’re common knowledge. Terry is a columnist for The Australian newspapers, writing on Hotspotting issues every week.

Jane Slack Smith

is Director of Investors Choice Mortgages and Founder of Your Property Success online education. Jane was winner of the YIP Magazine 2009 Mortgage Broker of the Year and a regular property commentator and experienced investor.

Rob Balanda

is a partner in the Gold Coast based law firm MBA Lawyers. He is a highly regarded educator of property investors and estate agents and the author of the “Made Simple” series of books and CD’s.

Peter O’Brien

is head of Metropole Property Management. As a licensed estate agent, his 20 years of industry experience gives him the depth of knowledge to inform readers how to maximize the performance of their investment properties.

Ken Raiss

is a partner in Chan & Naylor Accountants He is passionate about real estate investing and small business and shares his wealth of experience working with real estate investors as well as both small and large businesses.

Rolf Schaefer

is Director of Metropole Finance and has twice been voted Australia’s leading finance broker -2010 & 2011. He shares his wealth of knowledge about how to best use finance to fund real estate investments.

Jo Chivers

a Director of Property Bloom Australia, established the property development project management business when she realised a need for investors to have someone to ‘hold their hand’ through the development process. Jo has co-authored two books and has managed over 70 property developments .

Greville Pabst

CEO of WBP Property Group, Australia’s largest independent national valuations, management and advisory company for residential and commercial property. Greville is a regular media commentator.

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Chris Lang

is a respected Valuer, Advisor and Mentor in Commercial property and heads up Property Edge Australia. Chris has authored 6 sell-out books on property & published  home study courses at Commercial Property Made Easy.

Michael Teys

is the Founder and Principal Lawyer of Teys Lawyers who practice nationally in strata & community title law. He appears on Sky News Business Channel’s Property Success and Your Money, Your Call. 

Cherie Barber

is a full-time professional renovator and highly sought after public speaker. She established Renovating For Profit, a company designed to teach everyday Australian’s the nuts and bolts of renovation as a profession.

Pete Wargent

is a Chartered Accountant, Chartered Secretary and has a Financial Planning Diploma. He’s achieved financial freedom at the age of 33 – as detailed in his book  Get a Financial Grip – A simple plan for financial freedom.

He regularly blogs on financial and property matters.

Rachel Barnes

Within 6 years, Rachel and her partner John have been able to purchase 74 rentals properties and ‘retired’ from the rat race. 
Since early 2007 she has been focusing her efforts specifically on helping to educate and inspire other women through ‘Property Women’ events and memberships.