Welcome to the First Home Foundations podcast, where we break down the essential steps for first-time home buyers.
Hosted by experts in the field, and homeowners with various first home buying experiences, each episode delves into the core fundamentals of purchasing your first home, from setting realistic goals to navigating the complexities of financing and finding the perfect property. Whether you’re just starting your home-buying journey or need guidance along the way, this podcast is your go-to for making the process simple, easy, and fun. Join us as we empower first-home buyers to achieve the dream of homeownership.
#24 Alex Fitzgerald | Demystifying Land Development
How does a paddock transform into a block of land you can buy?
Leigh sits down with Alex Fitzgerald (land development specialist at JLF, one of Queensland's biggest residential developers) and they pull back the curtain on an industry most first home buyers know almost nothing about.
Alex breaks down the full development journey:
Why registration dates blow out (and why it's almost never the developer's fault)
What sunset clauses really mean for buyers,
and the uncomfortable truth about kickbacks happening between agents and builders in an undersupplied market.
She also shares her honest take on the housing crisis, why infrastructure costs are the real bottleneck to supply, and why Melbourne is quietly heating back up.
Whether you're trying to understand land developments, navigate off-the-plan purchases, or just figure out how the property market actually works, this episode is packed with straight talk and no fluff.
17 Jun 2026
# 23 Amie McKellin | 6 Properties Before 30: The Exponential Power of Equity
How is it possible to own multiple properties before 30?
In this episode, we sit down with Amy McKellin, who signed her first build at just 18 years old in Armstrong Creek. She had no experience, a nervous family telling her to stop, and real moments where she was eating tuna and rice to cover her mortgages. Today, she holds 6 investment properties and works for one of Australia's oldest builders.
We cover everything. From how she used equity from one property to buy the next, why the Melbourne market is still affordable (but not for long), and the one suburb she says is about to explode: Lara.
We also break down what first home buyers get wrong; chasing the dream home instead of getting on the ladder, and the builder tricks that can quietly add $100,000 to your build price.
In this episode:
✅ How to grow a property portfolio using equity
✅ Rent vesting: Smart short-term move or long-term trap?
✅ Fixed price contracts: What to look for and what to avoid
✅ Why Victoria is still the best entry point in Australia
13 May 2026
#22 Jonathan Hind | Finance Mistakes, Market Demand & First Home Buyer Tips
Jonathan Hind has spent over 10 years in theproperty industry, building investor portfolios and now guiding first home buyers into their dream homes.
In this episode we unpack: the Help to Buyscheme and how it's reshaping market demand, the biggest finance mistakes first home buyers make, why the LMI waiver might be more valuable than the First Home Owner Grant, and what it really takes to get into a quality property withoutthe 18-month wait.In this episode:
How the Help to Buy scheme is reshaping demand
The biggest finance mistakes first home buyers make
Why LMI waivers can be bigger than the First Home Owner Grant
Avoiding red flags in the property buying process
What lessons 10 years in property has taught Jonathan
Why preparation and the right team are everything
Chapters:(0:00) Intro & State of the Property Market(5:00) Help to Buy & Market Demand Spikes(10:00) Why Use a Specialist vs Going Direct(15:08) Where First Home Buyers Get Most Confused(20:12) Red Flags & The Biggest Finance Mistakes(23:21) Choosing the Right Builder(29:07) The First Home Owner Grant Explained(33:00) How LMI Waivers Work (Bigger Than the Grant?)(40:00) Stamp Duty & Government Support Programs(45:03) Final Advice for First Home Buyers
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