SIMPLE STUFF: Recent Episodes
Jason Weeks
Explaining concepts in business, finance, property and startups that I come across in my day-to-day business Vendorable.com and my personal / angel investing I do.
This episode is a short discussion of residential and commercial Real Estate, the implications of coronavirus, the response by government to date, and how each of these segments stacks up leveraged versus unleveraged versus investor versus an occupier.
This episode discusses my top six tips to think about when preparing for coronavirus in your business either because you’re about to experience a disruption or you’re currently just experiencing a disruption and you need to think about what your business looks like on the other side of the crisis
This episode is a short little rant on why founders need to keep good records and books when running their startup. I also provide a short explanation as to what you can do / how to deal with catching up if you’ve done nothing on your books in 2019.
What's the difference between a valuation and appraisal?
Find out in this short clip from Simple Stuff by Weeksy.
More information / TLDR and text on the Simple Stuff blog or watch the video on Simple Stuff YouTube Channel.
Have you got questions on business, personal finance, real estate or startups?
Then I have the answers - hit me up at j@weeksy.com or in the comments here via audio!
This episode is about what is Property Title?
Property title is important for not only proof of ownership now but also in estate planning and in terms of other rights or interests attached to a property.
To read a little more and TLDR visit Simple Stuff Blog
And if you want to watch the YouTube video visit my channel Simple Stuff by Weeksy
What is an interest offset account and why does it rock?
Interest offset accounts are being offered to customers more and more by financial institutions. Unfortunately, despite the additional fees people often don't know what they're for, why they're great and how to use them! We look at the PROs, CONs and a little example on just how much interest and time you would save on a loan over the life of the loan if you had $50k in the interest offset account. The WORST thing you can do is have an interest offset account, be incurring the fees for the provision of one and NOT USING it. Please don't do that :) Reach out to me in the comments with any questions or thoughts, love to hear from you, and if you have a question for next time put it down below! If you want to do a little calculation on just how much an interest offset account, you can just google "interest offset calculator" and there will most likely be one from your own bank. That's what I did! Want to listen to this instead of watch it? Check out The Simple Stuff on Anchor.FM? Or read up on it on the Simple Stuff blog.
Disclaimer: This audio isn't the be all and end all on interest offset accounts. Nor is it financial advice! You should definitely seek out a great financial adviser and mortgage broker to get you into a product that is suitable to your needs!
Have you heard / overhead the phrase RENTVESTING and wondered what the heck is that?
This little snippet examines the what, why, pros & cons and who of rentvesting.
It's not the definitive guide, just a bit of an intro but I'd love you to check it out and leave some comments.
If you're into business, personal finance, property or startups, then this podcast is for you.
But you can also check out the videos at my channel Simple Stuff or on my blog Simple Stuff. Simple enough, no?
property #realestate #personalfinance #weeksy
What does the acronym CAC stand for?
If you've been reading the press about startups you might have seen the acronym CAC running around EVERYWHERE!
Well it stands for Customer Acquisition Cost, or sometimes people call it Cost of Acquiring a Customer.
Regardless, this short podcast explains what it means, how it's calculated and some considerations around it that might be of interest to anyone following along the startup world!
Have you ever wondered when you've been walking past a cafe, bar, restaurant or small retail store why it has been for lease for SO LONG! Well so did I, and so did many of my family and friends.
So I spent a little bit of time asking around the real estate agents and landlords who use Vendorable.com (where I work) and I found out the main reason why!
It is all down to debt and valuations. Debt and valuations you ask?
Yep, landlords don't want to put in extra money, and they can sit on their hands.
I'd love you to watch this video, and I'd also love it if you commented below what you thought.
Sorry for the couple of transitions :) it's because my phone ran of out room and I needed to break it up.
First video, intend to do more on a range of related topics, but if you have a BURNING property question then let me know, I'd be keen to answer it for you!