Property Mastermind Podcast with Bob Andersen & Hilary Saxton

You've heard them all: you have to be rich, all developers go broke, you must be a builder, but how many of these "facts" are actually true?

In Episode 266, Hilary Saxton rapid-fires the biggest property development myths at Bob Andersen and Bob debunks each one in plain English.

In this episode:
- Why you DON'T need to be a multi-millionaire (plus Bob's "thumb rule")
- The lie that "all developers go broke"
- Why there's no single "type" of person who develops — 18 to 80, every profession!
- "You have to be a builder" — busted
- Waiting for the perfect time (and the perfect site)
- Can you make money in a tough market?
- "The council is always against me"
- Do you really need to quit your job first?
- Is property development too risky?
- Why you can't skip the feasibility — or your education

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This Saturday, Bob Andersen and Hilary Saxton are running a FREE 4hour online Property Development Masterclass! 🏘️
Bob and Hilary preview exactly what you'll walk away with:
- Where to actually start: The full step by step property development process
- Finding and analysing a site
- Finance
- Due diligence
- Approvals
- Construction
- Banking your profit
Plus creative finance strategies, including how to get a project off the ground with little or no money of your own using Joint Ventures.

40+ years of experience. $1.5B+ in developments. A near-100% retention rate at past masterclasses.

This is real education - not a pitch fest.
And whoever you are, whatever your background, property development is open to you (80% of Australian developments are done by every day people like you).

This Saturday, 15 August 2026
9:00am - 1pm AEST
Online (via Zoom)
Free (doors open 8:55am)
👉 Register here: https://link.propertymastermind.com.au/propertymastermind-masterclass-august-2026?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=masterclass-aug15&utm_content=ep265b

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Most people think the best property developers are the ones making the biggest profits. They're not. In episode 265, Bob and Hilary explain the difference between making a profit and building wealth, why so many developers make good money but never get ahead, and the habits, from recycling equity to holding stock at raw cost, that turn a one-off profit into long-term wealth. Plus the 10-year plan every developer should write tonight.
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AI is quickly becoming the new electricity, and the property developers who learn to use it are pulling ahead of the ones who do not.
In episode 264, Hilary sits down with our business partner and resident AI expert, Aaron Ralph, to unpack how developers can use AI to build a real competitive advantage.
Aaron's tip sets the tone: do not be scared of AI. It is not coming for your job, but learning to use it will keep you ahead. From there they cover why AI is for everyone (not just the tech savvy), where it helps a developer most (research, feasibilities and planning, and cutting through the mountain of information every project demands), and how to actually get started, because the real barrier is not the technology, it is knowing what to ask.
Aaron shares the simplest way in: stop and ask yourself 'can I get AI to do this for me?', then work backwards from what you are trying to achieve. Learn a little basic prompting and you will be surprised how far you can take it. And the team practice what they preach, each working alongside their own AI Agent every day.
A good reminder to finish on: AI can shortcut the research and the busywork, but the mindset and the human decisions are still yours. Have a listen.
Plus Aaron's tip of the week: do not be scared of AI, learn to use it to make your life easier.

General education only, not financial, legal or tax advice.
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In this episode, Bob and Hilary unpack the million-dollar decisions every developer makes, and how to get them right. Not multi-million-dollar projects, but the aggregation of marginal gains: the compiled decisions that quietly determine whether you succeed.
They walk through buying the wrong site (and why fast is not the same as rushed), buying too early, paying too much, choosing the wrong builder, why the cheapest quote is rarely the best, the wrong joint venture partner, picking your selling agent, and locking in your exit strategy at the beginning instead of the end. Plus the two decisions that bookend it all: knowing when to walk away, and backing yourself to begin.
Bob shares some hard-won lessons along the way, including the 90-day sales agent he could not get rid of, and the rookie subdivision he built his way out of.
It comes down to one thing: you just have to know what you need to know.
Have a listen.
Plus Bob's tip of the week: do not get too cocky picking your State of Origin winners, haha!
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