Buy Your Side Podcast

Previously the co-host of the popular Sydney Property Insider podcast, Michelle continues to provide quality independant advice to buyers, with her very own
Buy Your Side podcast.

Michelle’s aim is for you to make better property buying decisions by providing tips and strategies to help you navigate the property market with confidence.


Listen via the episodes below or find us on iTunes, Spotify and the BYS website

Ep 14. Property Market Trends for 2022
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Ep 14. Property Market Trends for 2022

Looking ahead to 2022, Michelle dives into the emerging trends in the property market, and gives some insight into how to stay up to date with these trends…

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Ep 10. 10 Hacks in 10 Minutes
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Ep 10. 10 Hacks in 10 Minutes

Michelle breaks down the most important things to look out for when inspecting a property, touching on areas such as lighting, storage, air-conditioning, parking, and many more.

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Ep 9. How Property Price Estimation Tools Work
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Ep 9. How Property Price Estimation Tools Work

In this episode, Michelle explains the correlation between pre-approvals, bank valuations, and property price estimation tools. She also goes into depth about why you need to be cautious when making decisions before confirming the value of a property with your mortgage lender.

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Ep 8. There’s No Such Thing as a Perfect Building
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Ep 8. There’s No Such Thing as a Perfect Building

This episode is a continuation of strata reports and building maintenance. The importance of looking through building maintenance reports is the main focus to ensure you don’t get sprung with unaccounted maintenance down the track.

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Ep 7. Buying into the Community of Strata
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Ep 7. Buying into the Community of Strata

Strata reports are the topic for this episode. Michelle breaks down each section of strata reports from AGM records, maintenance history and financial information such as insurance.

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Ep 6. What Off-Market Really Means
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Ep 6. What Off-Market Really Means

In this episode Michelle takes a deep dive into the off-market section of the property market, as well as what to watch out for when dealing with selling agents.

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Ep 5. All About Online Auctions
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Ep 5. All About Online Auctions

In light of the recent lockdown in Sydney, this is a special episode focused on online auctions. Michelle explores the nuances of online auctions and how to be prepared to reach a desirable outcome.

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Ep 4. Inspection Hacks
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Ep 4. Inspection Hacks

This episode breaks down inspections into a macro and micro overview, and takes a deep dive into what you should look for when going to an inspection.

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Ep 1. Let’s Start with the Basics
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Ep 1. Let’s Start with the Basics

This episode is an introduction to Michelle’s career as a buyer’s agent, and the ‘Buy Your Side’ property podcast series. This episode will touch on how to get prepared when starting to look for properties, as well as where and what to look for.

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Ep. 81 Depreciation Schedules with Andy Tran
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Ep. 81 Depreciation Schedules with Andy Tran

In this episode, we speak with depreciation specialist Andy Tran from Duo Tax Quantity Surveyors about Depreciation Schedules. Andy talks to us about his passion to maximise investors on their return with regards to property and how he can help investors to maximise their claims.

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Ep. 80 Campbelltown with Max Johnston
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Ep. 80 Campbelltown with Max Johnston

In this episode, we speak with Max Johnston, real estate agent with McLaren Real Estate and a local Macarthur resident. Max talks us through how he started his career in real estate after being a NASCAR driver, how Campbelltown has changed and developed, exciting future developments for the area and more!

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Ep. 79 Suburb Spotlight on Campbelltown
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Ep. 79 Suburb Spotlight on Campbelltown

This episode focuses on our Suburb Spotlight, Campbelltown. Where it is located, its history, how things have changed and developed over the years and much more.

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Ep. 78 Crows Nest with Debbie Chadwick
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Ep. 78 Crows Nest with Debbie Chadwick

In this episode, we speak with Sales Agent, Debbie Chadwick, from McGrath Crows Nest. Debbie shares with us her passion for the real estate industry, and how Crows Nest has changed as a local resident of the area herself.

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