AI can now deliver median prices, sale histories and demographics in seconds. But when it comes to assessing the value of a specific property, the technology has real limitations – and buyers who treat AI-generated valuations as fact risk making decisions based on flawed data.

In this episode, Jarrod examines how AI valuation tools work, where they fall short, and what a physical inspection reveals that no algorithm can replicate.

• Why incorrect data and non-market transactions distort AI valuations
• The nuances AI can't yet assess – from floor plan flow to renovation quality
• How position within a block and structural integrity only reveal themselves in person
• A case study where a free valuation tool got it wrong by $100,000

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The most costly mistakes in property investment rarely happen at auction. They happen weeks or months earlier, when the wrong objective takes hold and shapes every decision that follows – from the stock you look at to the price you're willing to pay.

In this episode, Jarrod unpacks the common traps that lead investors toward the wrong property, and explains why capital growth should always come first.

• Why chasing depreciation benefits pushes buyers toward assets that go backwards
• The tension between yield and growth – and why they often work at cross purposes
• How emotion and well-meaning advice from family and friends can compromise your selection
• The risk of trying to make one property serve as both investment and future lifestyle

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High interest rates, cost of living pressures and global instability have kept Melbourne's property market subdued – but a flat market is not the same as an easy one. Stock thins out, competition concentrates in unexpected pockets, and the gap between genuine value and simply cheap widens.

So how do you buy well in these conditions?

In this episode, Jarrod walks through the key considerations for purchasing property in an uncertain market – and shares a case study that proves why discipline and preparation still win out.

• Why asset selection matters more than ever when bargains are tempting
• The difference between a property that's good value and one that's cheap for a reason
• How to assess value when sales evidence is thin and sentiment varies by sector
• A two-bedroom apartment quoted at $750–825K that ultimately sold above $900K

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