From Silicon Valley to Australia's real estate industry, LongView Executive Chair Evan Thornley has always had a good sense of where he wants to make a positive and lasting impact. With an extensive property investing career in Australia for over 30 years, he now posits the principle of the '1% of 100' and reveals how home buyers can make better returns on their property investment without the hassle that come with being a landlord.

Plus, he dives deeper into the implications of this reality on the country's property investing space, and underscores how the value of the land comes into play in driving house prices in a predominantly capital-growth-oriented market.

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Craig Malvern is the licensee at Linder Group, a family business started by his sister Kimberly and her husband Jason. Malvern’s background is in both real estate sales and hospitality, which have lent themselves well to the work he does today.

While he used to be a close relative of the Penrith Panther, he now shows his pride for his area in another fashion— but with the same qualities underpinning it. In this episode he shares what it’s like to be in property management, the importance of community and being outside, and the lessons he’s learnt along the way— both professional and personal.

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Ludwina Dautovic is the founder of The Room Xchange. She has pursued multiple career paths including working in nightclubs, TV production, podcasting and founding numerous businesses. Recently, she has taken on a business with a focus of solving Australia’s housing crisis.

In today’s episode, we’ll explore the incredible twists and turns of her storied life, taking her from country NSW to New York City. Plus, how she’s managed to be her own boss for nearly thirty years!

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Evan Thornley is a tech and social entrepreneur who has been investing in real estate in Australia and the US for over 30 years. His name is synonymous with success, having founded and led the first Australian high-tech company to achieve a NASDAQ listing— and a market value of $14.2 billion. Today his title is Executive Chair at LongView, however you may also recognise his name from companies such as LookSmart, Better Place, and McKinsey, or as the co-founder of the GoodStart Consortium. 

In this episode Thornley shares his roots that allowed him to grow into the benevolent leader he is, starting with his humble childhood. We learn how he leapfrogged from one place to another, gaining new skills and unearthing new talents along the way. Taking listeners on a journey from Gosford to Melbourne and Kuala Lumpur to New York and beyond, Thornley reveals the steps he took— and is still taking— to revolutionise the Australian property market, one landlord and one renter at a time.

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Godfrey Dinh is the founder and CEO of Futurerent, the groundbreaking fintech captivating property investors all over the country. He has been investing in Australia and internationally for over 15 years, and takes pride in helping landlords make the most of their money as soon as they can. Upon realising commercial investors could access 3 months up to a year's worth of their rent upfront but residential investors couldn’t, he jumped at the chance to revolutionise the industry.

In this episode we’ll hear about Dinh buying his first property at a very young age, then realising he hadn’t accounted for all the possibilities that come with buying property after the initial purchase. We’ll find out what happened to that property in Ermington and what became of its dilapidated tennis courts, discover how he came up with the idea for Futurerent, and how he got it up and running after several years of run-ins with red tape. We’ll also unearth the nitty-gritty ins and outs of Futurerent and how it can provide you with the upfront funds you need, fast.

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Chris Dimitropoulos is a distinguished specialist in property investing. With unique and unusual circumstances throughout his life, Chris has rapidly developed into becoming one of the best opportunity seekers by shifting his focus onto property investing. As a Founder of NextGen Property Mgmt, Chris strives to offer property investors extensive services advantaged by his expertise.

Join us in this episode as we learn how Chris’ upbringing had significantly influenced him into becoming a property investor. With no early interest in property investing, Chris was an IT graduate working in IBM until he discovered the beauty of property investing. With tremendous experiences and a colourful past, Chris has a lot to share!

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