
SMSF Property Investing Guide
- The advantages and disadvantages of SMSF Property
- Important rules about SMSF Property Investing
- Helpful information on financing your SMSF Property

Depreciation is one of the most overlooked tools in a property investor’s toolkit – but it can make a real difference to your cash flow. In this episode of Navigating Property with Ben Plohl, Ben is joined by Mike Mortlock from MCG Quantity Surveyors, a national quantity surveying firm who specialise in tax depreciation reports.
Depreciation is one of the most overlooked tools in a property investor’s toolkit – but it can make a real difference to your cash flow. In this episode of Navigating Property with Ben Plohl, Ben is joined by Mike Mortlock from MCG Quantity Surveyors, a national quantity surveying firm who specialise in tax depreciation reports.
Together, they break down what depreciation is, how it works and why it matters for investors looking to reduce their taxable income. You’ll learn what types of properties tend to offer the greatest depreciation benefits, how the rules vary between new and older homes and why getting a professional report can be a smart move – especially if you’re buying with a long-term strategy in mind.
If you’re serious about working with a property investment agency or planning your next step as an investor, this episode is packed with insights to help you understand how depreciation fits into the broader financial picture. You’ll also hear how depreciation reports can complement other services offered by a good property management company.

Three months after the federal budget abolished negative gearing, replaced the CGT discount, and taxed trust income, Ben unpacks what actually happened to the market, not what the headlines predicted. While blue-chip Sydney and Melbourne suburbs dropped 6–9%, regional markets quietly posted gains. He breaks down BFP's current playbook (granny flats, dual occupancies, villas, and commercial property) including how one strategy lifted yield from 4.2% to 5.7%, and where the opportunity is hiding for investors still on the sidelines.

Ben Plohl breaks down why serious buyers move during a correction, not after—covering the real leverage showing up in today's market, and why this downturn is concentrated (not universal), with Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide still growing double digits.

"What can $700K buy?" is the wrong question. Ben Plohl breaks down three real options a regional freestanding home, a lifestyle villa in Geelong or Newcastle, or a Melbourne walk-up and the four-lens framework BFP uses to match budget to the right strategy, not just the right suburb.



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