24 Jul 2025

Step 5: Building your property portfolio – the model portfolio strategy

Featuring Damian Collins

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How can you build a balanced property portfolio that generates long-term passive income?

Host Damian Collins takes a different approach in this episode of Season 2 of the Property Investing Roadmap, sharing his personal property investment journey and revealing step five of his proven nine-step framework: the model portfolio strategy. Instead of interviewing a guest, Damian walks through specific numbers and calculations to demonstrate how his strategy works in practice, providing a roadmap you can adapt to your own circumstances.

What you’ll learn:

  • Why residential property is the perfect launching pad for new investors
  • The three key phases of building a successful property portfolio
  • How compound growth at 6% annually can turn $600,000 into $2.5 million over 25 years
  • Why a split between residential and commercial property can create optimal returns
  • How commercial properties deliver 6-7% net yields versus 3-4% for residential
  • Real-world renovation examples that delivered $2 in value for every $1 spent
  • Specific calculations showing how a $6 million portfolio generates $270,000 annually
  • How to transition from negative gearing to positive cash flow through strategic commercial additions
  • Why timing and leverage are crucial in the wealth accumulation phase

FREE RESOURCE

Want to learn how to build your own model property portfolio? Discover essential strategies for creating a balanced investment portfolio in Momentum Wealth’s free online guide, A Beginner’s Guide to Property Investment.

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SUPPORT FOR INVESTORS

Looking to create your own model property portfolio for financial freedom? Discover the tailored support available to investors through Damian’s property investment advisory, Momentum Wealth: momentumwealth.com.au

Featuring

Damian Collins

Host, Property Investing Roadmap
Managing Director, Momentum Wealth
Chairman, Westbridge Funds Management

Damian Collins is the Founder and Managing Director of residential property advisory, Momentum Wealth, and Chairman of Australian property funds management company, Westbridge Funds Management. Damian is the author of the Amazon Best Seller, Property Investing Roadmap: How to build an income from property for life and host of the Property Investing Roadmap podcast. He is a well-known advocate across Australia’s real estate industry, previously serving as President of the Real Estate Institute of WA (REIWA) from 2018 to 2022 and as a Director of the Real Estate Institute of Australia. Having been an active property investor himself for over 30 years, Damian continues to apply his extensive experience to help fellow investors grow wealth through direct and syndicated property investments.