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573 | The $75M Rise: How This 29-Year-Old Is Turning the “Ugly Kid” of Real Estate into the Cool Kid - Chat with Jonny Bell

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How does a 23-year-old with no office beat a multinational real estate giant?

In this episode, we sit down with Jonny Bell, Founder of Housemark, who now manages 3,000+ properties and is redefining what exceptional property management looks like in Australia.

Jonny takes us inside his remarkable rise from running his business out of a Windsor apartment with nothing but a lockbox and a jet ski…

To build the fastest-growing PM company in the country and set a new national benchmark for proactive service.

Here’s what you’ll learn inside:

🏡 Why most PMs fail landlords (and how to spot it early)
📈 The 6 core functions of property management...done properly
🤝 How to double service levels without burning out PMs, and more!

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Chapters

1. 573 | The $75M Rise: How This 29-Year-Old Is Turning the “Ugly Kid” of Real Estate into the Cool Kid - Chat with Jonny Bell (00:00:00)

2. Free Moorr property reports + TPC Survey reminder! (00:03:50)

3. Welcome Jonny Bell + why he chose property management over sales (00:05:05)

4. Turning the “ugly kid” of real estate into the cool kid (00:05:23)

5. The $3M appraisal that shattered his limiting beliefs (00:09:37)

6. The 6 core functions of property management explained (00:11:25)

7. Where most PMs let landlords down (reactive vs proactive) (00:12:17)

8. Introducing SBAR: the medical framework he adapted (00:12:55)

9. Money story: conservative parents & early money lessons (00:14:40)

10. Buying his first property at 21, tennis coaching & learning work ethic (00:15:19)

11. How listening to TPC stopped him buying off-the-plan (00:16:47)

12. The splitter block that funded his business launch (00:17:01)

13. Debuting in the AFR Young Rich List under 30 (00:18:55)

14. Starting the business: the Windsor unit, the lockbox… and the jet ski. (00:21:31)

15. PM roles are broken. Here’s how Jonny rebuilt the model. (00:23:12)

16. How offshore teams became their superpower (meet Jess & family!). (00:28:54)

17. High-tech, high-touch: the PM philosophy behind better service. (00:30:08)

18. Scaling service: roaming PMs, HOAs & removing key-person risk. (00:33:09)

19. How to interview a PM: 3 non-negotiables every landlord must check. (00:36:29)

20. The real art of tenant selection: story, stability & references. (00:38:27)

21. The hidden friction: why landlords don’t switch PMs (but should). (00:42:17)

22. Ben’s Broome disaster story (00:44:03)

23. Predicting the next 5 years: AI, noise & the rise of the 1,000-property PM. (00:47:00)

24. Jonny’s own portfolio: Gold Coast, Brisbane & leveraging early. (00:48:54)

25. The hilarious story of Bryce, Jonny & the Philippines trip invite. (00:50:19)

26. The final PM checklist: yields, compliance & wealth protection. (00:55:19)

27. Why every investor should do a rent review right now. (00:55:37)

28. BONUS: Housemark’s TPC-exclusive 3 months free management. (00:58:25)

29. Thank you Jonny! (00:59:59)

30. Ben & Bryce wrap: why PM will become a top-tier profession. (01:01:22)

31. Next week: The Art of Spending + a big pre-Christmas announcement. (01:02:44)

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