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Pete Wargent, six-time author and buyer's agent.
Chris Bates, mortgage broker and founder of Alcove.
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Australian Property Podcast by Rask is on a mission to be Australia's most trusted property podcast.
Join over 30,000 unique listeners.
The Australian Property Podcast is hosted by four of Australia's top property investors and/or financial educators, including:
Amy Lunardi, buyer's agent and founder of Amy Lunardi Property.
Owen Rask, founder of The Rask Group and investment analyst.
Pete Wargent, six-time author and buyer's agent.
Chris Bates, mortgage broker and founder of Alcove.
SHOW NOTES: https://bit.ly/prop-rask
ASK A QUESTION: https://bit.ly/3QtiY00
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The Australian Property Podcast all about buying, managing and investing in Australian property. If you like property, or just plan to buy, tune in weekly.
Property formats each month - tune into what you love!
Sunday morning property talk (7 am sharp!)
Tuesday afternoon (Q&A and guest interviews)
Thursday afternoon (Education & deep dives)
~~
Want to get involved? Reach out to our founder Owen Rask on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/owenrask
Micro cap private companies: it’s f#%king hard (ft. Leigh Gant)
Australian Property Podcast
1 hour
2 months ago
Micro cap private companies: it’s f#%king hard (ft. Leigh Gant)
This episode was originally featured on The Australian Investors Podcast.
In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Owen Rask and Leigh Gant discuss:
– How Leigh transitioned from fitness businesses to investing in private companies
– What makes a business worth buying and what can go wrong
– How Australians can get started in private market investing
– Lessons learned from his first 12 months as a business buyer
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Topics Covered
– Leigh’s journey from gym owner to investor
– Buying a private business vs. starting from scratch
– Key lessons learned from operating a business post-acquisition
– What no one tells you about vendor financing, due diligence, and being “on the tools”
Resources for This Episode
– Leigh's LinkedIn
Chapters (approximate)
(00:00) Introduction
(01:38) Getting to Know Leigh
(09:02) Leigh's Inspiration to Choose Private Markets
(13:24) Where to Start
(16:11) Range of Capital Needed to Plan The Space
(19:52) Is $100k Enough to Start?
(21:44) What Leigh Was Doing in Due Diligence Phase
(25:09) Small & Medium Business Stats
(29:08) Next Step (IM)
(31:00) Documents Leigh Looked At
(32:57) Tax Structures
(33:57) Loans
(39:27) Valuations
(42:31) How Did The Business Go?
(51:56) More Resources
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Australian Property Podcast
Australian Property Podcast by Rask is on a mission to be Australia's most trusted property podcast.
Join over 30,000 unique listeners.
The Australian Property Podcast is hosted by four of Australia's top property investors and/or financial educators, including:
Amy Lunardi, buyer's agent and founder of Amy Lunardi Property.
Owen Rask, founder of The Rask Group and investment analyst.
Pete Wargent, six-time author and buyer's agent.
Chris Bates, mortgage broker and founder of Alcove.
SHOW NOTES: https://bit.ly/prop-rask
ASK A QUESTION: https://bit.ly/3QtiY00
~~
The Australian Property Podcast all about buying, managing and investing in Australian property. If you like property, or just plan to buy, tune in weekly.
Property formats each month - tune into what you love!
Sunday morning property talk (7 am sharp!)
Tuesday afternoon (Q&A and guest interviews)
Thursday afternoon (Education & deep dives)
~~
Want to get involved? Reach out to our founder Owen Rask on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/owenrask
