What happens when the rules change after you’ve already bought the property?
Note: Refer to the list of timecoded episode chapters below
In this practical follow-up to last week’s blockbuster Federal Budget deep dive, Bushy shifts from policy headlines to real-world investor decisions, unpacking what the new tax landscape could mean for the properties Australians already own, and the choices many investors may now be forced to confront.
From long-held portfolios and highly geared COVID-era purchases, to discretionary trusts, refinance pressure and the growing divide between strategic new builds and risky investor stock, Bushy maps out the new “fault lines” emerging beneath the market — using simple dollar examples and real-world scenarios to cut through the tax fog.
This isn’t a doom-and-gloom panic episode. It’s a strategic field guide for investors trying to answer one question: What should I do next?
Whether you’re considering holding, selling, restructuring, refinancing or simply reassessing your position, this episode helps you understand where you stand, what’s potentially changing, and how to avoid making emotional decisions based on headlines alone.
Bushy explains:
- Why many existing investors are technically “protected” but still exposed
- How the new post-2027 CGT framework could materially change after-tax outcomes
- Why negative gearing grandfathering may not solve holding-cost pressure
- The emerging risk of becoming a “mortgage captive”
- Why some new builds may become strategically valuable, while others become marketing traps
- The major sleeper issue facing discretionary trust investors
- Why the right response now is not panic… but precision
If last week’s episode explained the Budget changes, this episode explains what they could mean for your portfolio, your freedom and your next move.
Timecoded Chapters
02:53 — Chapter 1: The Old-New Property Tax Fault Line
How to Use This Episode Without Drowning in Tax Soup
08:08 — Chapter 2: The Post-Budget Property Weather Report
Prices, Rents, Pressure Points & Where the Cracks Will Show
16:38 — Chapter 3: The Budget Money Map
Five Numbers That Turn Tax Fog Into Hip-Pocket Reality
30:24 — Chapter 4: Long-Held Property Investors Planning to Sell Within 5 Years
Has the Budget Changed the Toll Booth?
38:23 — Chapter 5: Investors Who Bought Since COVID, Are Highly Geared & Planned to Hold Long Term
Is Your Portfolio Still Built to Survive?
49:08 — Chapter 6: Investors Who Built Their Investment Property
Did the Budget Reward You or Lure You With New-Build Glitter?
59:55 — Chapter 7: Investors With Property in a Discretionary Trust
The 30% Trust Tax Floor & the Sleeper Hit That Could Bite Hard
1:11:21 — Chapter 8: Hold, Sell, Value or Panic?
Your Action Map & What We’ll Reveal Next Week
Listen now and get clear on your next move before the market, or the tax system, makes it for you.
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