Australian Property Investor Stories | Investment Conversations

We're back with former rugby player Matt Srama who delved into property investment after retiring from his athletic career. From looking up videos on YouTube on how to understand property to now having five properties that are sitting around $2.5 million with a 60% LVR, the young investor proves it’s important to trust your gut. In this episode of Property Investory we will learn exactly how Srama has managed to land deals using a variation of strategies when it comes to investing and how he incorporated renovation. You’ll also have the opportunity to hear how he has started to learn how the market works, the kinds of resources that have inspired him along his journey and the kind of mentality he has adopted throughout his journey and much much more!

Matt Srama is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Gold Coast Titans and is now a property investor. He prioritised becoming an athlete straight out of high school, but at the ripe age of 26 he decided to throw in the towel due to many injuries, and delved into the world of property. Currently Srama is aiming to be an entrepreneur and start his buyer’s agency business. Join us in this episode of Property Investory to hear how the former rugby player learnt how to manage properties, how he dealt with hardships during his athletic career and the moment where he realised investing was for him!

We’re back with tech founder and CEO of uno Home Loans, Vincent Turner. After returning from Silicon Valley and launching his company uno in 2016, Turner rediscovered his passion for helping people find the best home loans and offering the best financial services available on the market. In this episode we discover how Turner plans to make his customers the happiest home loan customers in the business, whilst getting some insight into Turner’s own property investing journey. He jumps into some of his most challenging investing moments and gives some tips on how to find the best deals and how to know when you’re making the wrong decision.

Simon Loo is a successful property buyer’s agent and director of buyer’s agency, House Finder. He has many years of experience and shares some of his knowledge with us here at Property Investory. We learn about different strategies we can use to help us buy and invest in a property for investment and build our own successful portfolio. Join us in this episode as we discuss why the first time buyer’s market is so hot right now, as well as discussing why we shouldn’t believe everything the media tells us about the property market, and stay tuned to hear Simon share his strategies on how he secures smoking hot deals at great prices, despite the huge competition at auctions.

Vincent Turner is a 15+ years fintech entrepreneur. His first company, Pisces, which he started at age 21 in 1999, built mortgage software used by over 90% of Australian banks, processing $50bn/year in mortgages. In 2010 he moved to San Francisco and set up Planwise, again taking venture investment, to build consumer financial software. While in SF he founded SF Fintech, the 3rd largest fintech group globally. Vincent is an active investor and adviser to early stage companies across a number of verticals including energy, sustainability and fintech and also is the host of the Shape the System podcast. In this episode we explore Turner’s decision to leave university at the age of 21 to pursue a business idea of selling his messenger technology to investors and how 20 years later he has become an innovator in the finance and property industry with UNO Loans, which is Australia’s first Active Home Loan Manager, launched in mid 2016 and has secured > $50m in funding from Westpac.

We're back with property developer and managing director development firm Avenor, James Paver. He has quickly built his company over the past 4 years and is a leader in helping investors find the best deals available and delivering projects in partnership with them. In this episode of Property Investory we are continuing our chat with James Paver and delving into how he minimises risk when working on large projects, how he was able to kickstart his company in landing big projects, what the next 12 months can mean for his firm, and much much more!

James Paver is a very successful property developer and managing director of development, investment and services firm, Avenor. He established his company in 2016 and has been gradually growing his business and helping deliver projects in partnership with their investors. Join us in this episode of Property Investory to hear about his experiences traveling across Europe, the incredible story of how he juggled serving in the army and also university, how he was able to land a highly sought after job straight after university, a current project that he is working on with a client, how he started his own business, and much much more!

Daniel Walsh is a property buyer’s agent and founder of Your Property Your Wealth. He has years and years of experience in helping his clients on how to successfully buy a house and properties and build their portfolios in the smartest way possible. We are lucky enough to have him share some of his expert advice and knowledge with us on how we can improve our property investing. Join us as we dive into discussing where to buy investment property based on the interstate market cycles. Daniel will be sharing with us the four fundamental principles he lives by when building a successful ‘recession-proof’ property portfolio, as well as sharing his strategies on how to balance your portfolio to gain wealth!

Nhan Nguyen is a highly successful property developer and investor and has been working in the property industry since the age of 21. He has amassed an amazing amount of knowledge throughout his career and built an extremely impressive portfolio. We are lucky enough to hear some of his expert advice and learn from his incredible experiences. In this episode we’re going to focus on more strategies for finding amazing deals, including tips on some of the dos and don'ts when dealing with agents, as well as discussing alternative research methods which might give you a leg-up when looking for investment opportunities.

Nhan Nguyen is a highly successful property developer and investor and has been working in the property industry since the age of 21. He has amassed an amazing amount of knowledge throughout his career and built an extremely impressive portfolio. We are lucky enough to hear some of his expert advice and learn from his incredible experiences. Join us as we cut your learning circle in half by discussing some of the key things you need to know about becoming an area expert, including budget, strategy and locality, as well as sharing our amazing tips on everything from how to deal with agents to what you should look out for in your first investment property.

Nhan Nguyen is a highly successful property developer and investor and has been working in the property industry since the age of 21. He has amassed an amazing amount of knowledge throughout his career and built an extremely impressive portfolio. We are lucky enough to hear some of his expert advice and learn from his incredible experiences. Join us as we discuss the pros and cons of buying/renovating and holding against buying/renovating and selling, as well as delving into some of our personal experiences with hidden costs and GST when buying properties, and what to look out for as buyers.

We're back with director and founder of Aus Property Professionals, Lloyd Edge. After losing his passion for music, he kick started his property investment journey where he soon fell in love with teaching others about property and helping them achieve their own property goals. In this episode of Property Investory we will learn exactly how the multitasking director and founder managed to accumulate 16 properties. You’ll also be able to hear the kind of mindset he has adopted to continue to increase his wealth and the kinds of strategies he uses to deal with the changing markets and much much more!

Nhan Nguyen is a successful property developer and investor and has been working in the property industry for over 20 years. Since the young age of 21, Nhan has been building an extremely successful property portfolio and is generous enough to provide us with his expert advice and strategies that he has learnt along his journey. Join us as we discuss the different types of strategies you can use to find the best deals out there in the property market, we find out more about the buy/reno/sell and buy/reno/hold strategies, the impact of unforeseen or extra costs and how you can plan around that, we find out Nhan’s position on whether it’s better to buy existing or buy land and build on it, and much much more!

Lloyd Edge is the director and founder of Aus Property Professionals. He is a driven property investor, licensed buyer’s agent and is the author of Positively Geared where he delves into his journey from being a music teacher to then building his impressive property portfolio, where he currently holds 16 properties. Join us in this episode of Property Investory to hear how Edge achieved financial independence while still on a teacher’s salary, how he changed career paths and how he educated himself on property and the market that has impacted his journey that could ultimately inspire you along yours!

We’re back with Orane Swan, managing director of Bos Developments and Orane Property and Lifestyles Pty Ltd. Not only is the investor skilled in sales and marketing, but Swan also excels at increasing a property’s value. After realising her most precious asset was herself, she resigned at the Australia Post and threw herself into property where she has created a passive rental income of $550,000 per annum. In this episode you will hear how Swan pushed herself to focus on her mindset in order to succeed in property investing, how she prefers holding over flipping and how she has managed to increase a property’s value whilst continuing to be a hardworking and loving mother for her children!

Orane Swan is the managing director of Bos Developments and Orane Property and Lifestyles Pty Ltd. She also owns her own commercial property, and has a venue called Meetings@Milton. Swan is highly experienced in sales and marketing, as well as finance broking. Despite having difficulties in school, especially as English was her second language, the successful investor always had a strong work ethic where her skills in sales and marketing ultimately led her to start her property investing journey. In this episode of Property Investory you will hear how the single mother of four ultimately increased her wealth through investing in property and developments, how her upbringing in Mauritius motivated her to work hard for herself and her children and much much more!

Tyrone Shum is the founder, creator and host of Apple Podcasts’ or iTunes’ No. 1 Property Podcast in Australia, Property Investory. This treasure of a resource boasts of over 2 million downloads since it launched in 2017 and remains to be the top choice of investors when looking for in-depth stories and proven practical strategies in property investing and developing. Now, after three years of speaking with notable game-changers in the property investing space—like Steve McKnight, Jan Somers, Michael Xia and Jill McIntyre—, Tyrone opens up about his own property development journey. In this episode, you’ll hear about the rocky road of a start Tyrone had after graduating from university; how he traversed and overcame his initial mindset; the invaluable lessons he had gleaned at the beginning when purchasing his very first mixed commercial property for $35,000; and how he realised that you could build a family while doing property investing at the same time—all of which ultimately helped pave the way for his property journey until today. This is Tyrone Shum's story.

Sam Gordon is a very successful property investor and buyer’s agent. He is also the founder of property buyer’s agency, Australian Property Scout. His business helps clients get the best possible deals available whether on or off the market. Gordon is one of the most successful property investors in Australia and he wants to impart some of the wisdom he has learnt along his journey. Join us as we reconnect with Gordon and find out more about some of the projects he has been working on since the last time we spoke with him, he talks to us about a special goal that he achieve recently, we delve into the mindset that he needed to have to achieve everything he has so far in his career, what he predicts is going to happen in the next 12 months, and much much more!

We are joined once again by founder and development manager of +Ethos, Henry Ledingham. His company aims to help people with their residential land subdivision projects. He was previously in the commercial construction industry and has seamlessly transitioned into property development and built a successful portfolio. Join us as we delve into Ledingham’s strategy when it comes to his land subdivision deals, the common misconception that the public might have on how successful property investors must find the best deals, why he decided to go down the path of land subdivisions rather than other possible options, and much much more!

Henry Ledingham is the founder and development manager of +Ethos. His company helps their clients with residential property development. Ledingham had worked in the commercial construction industry for 10 years and is now using the skills he learned there in the property development space and helping build successful portfolios for his clients. Come with us as we learn about the property journey of Henry Ledingham, we delve into the unique situation that he and his wife found themselves in, we discuss his time working in the commercial construction industry, we learn about why it took him some time to start his property journey, we find out about his transition from commercial into property development, and much much more!

We’re back with Brendan Shine, buyer’s agent and investment consultant. After generating a good passive income throughout the years, the property investor goals altered as he went along his journey. He realised he wanted more than cash flow, therefore he set out to research more and get his hands dirty with development and started to pursue purchasing land. In this episode of Property Investory you will hear how Shine was able to increase his wealth over a short period of time with the help of his wife who also fell in love with property, how his mindset helped him overcome obstacles and the kind of unique strategies he has picked up along his journey that has saved him time and money!

Brendan Shine is a buyer’s agent and investment consultant. His love for property has allowed him to help others acquire wealth through investing with his consultancy and buyers’ agency, Strategic Property Acquisitions. After realising he would never earn a sufficient income for himself working as a baker, Shine jumped into the world of property investment where he has now purchased six houses, four duplexes, two blocks of units and one boarding house. Join us in this episode of Property Investory to hear how Shine was inspired to get into property by his boss at the bakery, how he and his wife managed to purchase 15 properties and his worst investing moments and what he learnt from it that could ultimately inspire you along your journey!

Simon Loo is an expert property buyer’s agent and director of buyer’s agency, House Finder. He has built up a wealth of knowledge over his many, many years of working in the property industry. We are lucky enough to learn some of his expert strategies and listen to his advice on all things property. Join us as we delve into today’s topic of how the property and the area that you buy into correlates with the ability to consistently have your property tenanted. We discuss the areas you should be focused on, a certain type of property which has seen a significant downturn in demand, how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected what people are looking for in a property, and much much more!

Simon Loo is a very successful property buyer’s agent and director of buyer’s agency, House Finder. He has gained a wealth of knowledge through the many, many years of experience he has built up and he is generous enough to share some of that knowledge with us and provide some expert advice and strategies. Join us in this episode of Invest Like A Pro as we dive into the topic of overcoming your fears during the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss the impact that the pandemic has had on the property market from Loo’s perspective, the best way to mitigate risk during this time, reminding us that property is a long term play and that you always need to have that end goal in mind, and much much more!

We’re back with Hadley Nightingale, a buyers agent and property investor. Despite spending the majority of his life in New Zealand, the property expert is aware of the market in Australia and is knowledgeable of the differences between the two. Despite going through ups and downs with some of his properties, he managed to learn from his mistakes and continue to build his wealth and portfolio. Join us in this episode of Property Investory to learn about the key differences between the New Zealand and Australian market, how the property investor managed to save money rather than lose it and his best advice for achieving success that could help you along your journey!

Nhan Nguyen is a highly successful property developer and investor and has been working in the property industry since the age of 21. He has amassed an amazing amount of knowledge throughout his career and built an extremely impressive portfolio. We are lucky enough to hear some of his expert advice and learn from his incredible experiences. In this episode we're going to focus on more strategies for finding amazing deals, including tips on some of the dos and don'ts when dealing with agents, as well as discussing alternative research methods which might give you a leg-up when looking for investment opportunities. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hadley Nightingale is a buyers agent and property investor, where he actively invests in the Whangarei Markets and in Palmerston North. Before settling back in New Zealand, he had the opportunity to work in the agricultural industry in Wheatbelt, Australia as he had always dreamed of being a farmer. But once he returned to his home country after eight years, his passion for investing in property quickly flourished which has led him to where he is today. Join us in this episode of Property Investory to learn how Hadley Nightingale started building his portfolio and how he figured out how to increase his wealth through investing in property!

Nhan Nguyen is a highly successful property developer and investor and has been working in the property industry since the age of 21. He has amassed an amazing amount of knowledge throughout his career and built an extremely impressive portfolio. We are lucky enough to hear some of his expert advice and learn from his incredible experiences. Join us as we cut your learning circle in half by discussing some of the key things you need to know about becoming an area expert, including budget, strategy and locality, as well as sharing our amazing tips on everything from how to deal with agents to what you should look out for in your first investment property. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're back with Matt Khoo who only discovered his love for property and development shortly after he was hired to be the managing director for ICD Property. Being around people who knew all things about property gradually influenced his passion to flourish where he proves it is important to surround yourself with trustworthy and knowledgeable people to continue to succeed. In this episode of Property Investory we will learn exactly how the hardworking managing director manages multiple billion dollar projects at once with the strength of his team. You will also hear how he has improved his financial skills over the years, the kind of mindset he has adopted that has helped him when he has encountered obstacles and much much more!

Nhan Nguyen is a highly successful property developer and investor and has been working in the property industry since the age of 21. He has amassed an amazing amount of knowledge throughout his career and built an extremely impressive portfolio. We are lucky enough to hear some of his expert advice and learn from his incredible experiences. Join us as we discuss the pros and cons of buying/renovating and holding against buying/renovating and selling, as well as delving into some of our personal experiences with hidden costs and GST when buying properties, and what to look out for as buyers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Khoo is the managing director at ICD Property. His ambition in high school was to study medicine and become a doctor, but after not receiving the required marks, he decided to study property and construction. He soon found himself developing a deep passion for property and development which has influenced him to excel at working with million dollar projects. Join us in this episode of Property Investory to hear how Khoo got hands-on experience at JLL before completing his master’s, how he developed his skills as a financier that has ultimately allowed him to be the successful managing director he is today!

We are joined once again by the founder and director of buyer’s agency, Elite One Property, Peter Toma. Elite One Property aims to help their clients build a wealth base that they can live off well into their retirement. They help build your portfolio so it is working for you in the long term, not just the short term. Join us as we delve into Toma’s strategy and how he applies it to his own property portfolio, we learn more details about his current property development, what the process of developing looks like, what keeps him motivated, some of the people who have inspired him throughout his career, what he is hoping to achieve in the future, and much much more!

Nhan Nguyen is a successful property developer and investor and has been working in the property industry for over 20 years. Since the young age of 21, Nhan has been building an extremely successful property portfolio and is generous enough to provide us with his expert advice and strategies that he has learnt along his journey. Join us as we discuss the different types of strategies you can use to find the best deals out there in the property market, we find out more about the buy/reno/sell and buy/reno/hold strategies, the impact of unforeseen or extra costs and how you can plan around that, we find out Nhan's position on whether it's better to buy existing or buy land and build on it, and much much more! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Peter Toma is the founder and director of buyer’s agency, Elite One Property. His company is trying to create a better life for their clients through property. They help you build your property portfolio so you are effectively funded for your future retirement. Join us as we delve into Peter Toma’s incredible journey and we discuss his background and find out about his childhood and where he went to school, how his parents shaped him and their influence on his career, how his property investing journey began, where he sees his property journey going in the near future, his worst investing moment and his incredible aha moment, and much much more!

We're back with renovation coach Julie Wyatt who finally took the leap of faith into property investing in her late forties, where she hasn’t looked back since. Starting off with no money, being the sole carer of her daughter and not having any proper knowledge about property, Wyatt proves it is possible to follow your passion if you just educate yourself and trust your gut. In this episode of Property Investory we will learn exactly how the multitasking renovation expert managed to renovate 11 properties over a short period of time. You’ll also have the opportunity to hear how she was able to gain equity in a low market, turn something ugly into something beautiful as well as the kind of mindset she has adopted along her journey and much much more!

Julie Wyatt is a renovation coach who is also a single mother and part time nurse. She became a nurse straight out of high school which ultimately changed her life perception, and she carried this with her in her later years when she finally dove into property investment, a passion she had always been interested in but had never taken that first step. Join us in this episode of Property Investory to hear how Wyatt won a property mentoring competition where she was able to learn from the best of the best, how she got herself out of bankruptcy and how she fell in love with renovating that could ultimately inspire you!

We are joined once again by expert property investor and founder of Star Dynamic Property Investments, Lindsay Stewart. He has years of experience behind him when it comes to investing in the US property market and shares with us some of his tips and tricks when it comes to diving into that market. Join us as we delve into another one of Stewart’s clients, his client this time is looking to fund their dream of living on the Gold Coast and is using the US market as a vehicle to make this dream a reality, we find out more about her situation and the timeframe she is looking to achieve her property portfolio end goal, her surprise once she started investing in the US, the risk factor that you may face, and much much more!

Nhan Nguyen is a very successful property developer and investor that has been working in the property business for many, many years. He has seen almost everything that could possibly happen when investing in property and there is no one better suited to give us advice and tips when it comes to property investing. Join us as we continue our discussion on boarding houses and today we are delving into the differences between renovating an existing property and building a brand new one. We find out about what you need to be aware of when it comes to council requirements, we dive into the financial side and how to get the best deal and the most value out of a property, we hear about one of his clients incredible projects, and much much more!

Nhan Nguyen is a highly successful property developer that has been involved in the property industry since the young age of 21. We are lucky enough to be able to learn some of his best tips and tricks from the wealth of knowledge he is gathered over the course of his illustrious career. Join us as we delve into today’s topic of boarding houses and whether they are actually a good investment. We discuss one of Nhan’s old boarding house projects, we find out about what he learnt from that experience and we gain insight on what to do and what not to do, he gives us some design tips that will help with our properties, we hear about how he is using what he learned through his new boarding house project, and much much more!

Nhan Nguyen is a successful property developer that has been investing in property since the age of 21. He has accumulated a wealth of knowledge over the years and we are lucky enough to have him join us and share some of his expert advice and strategies that can help us become better property investors. Join us in this special episode of the Think Big Property Podcast as we discuss some of the topics we weren’t able to get to in our last podcast, we touch on the current situation with the Coronavirus, we talk in detail about a project that Nguyen is about to start and how he come across it, we delve into how talking to the right people can make what seems impossible very possible, and much much more!

Nhan Nguyen is a successful property developer and has been working in the property industry for many, many years. He has the experience and knowledge behind him and we are lucky enough to receive some expert advice and strategies on how to improve our property portfolios. Today is a special episode regarding the current global pandemic, COVID-19, and we discuss some of the impacts that it is having on the property market. Join us as we delve into the global crisis that we are all facing, it is nothing that any of us have experienced before but we try to provide some strategies that you can utilise to protect yourself the best you can, he shares his knowledge that he gained from going through the GFC and how it compares to what is happening now, and much much more!

Nhan Nguyen is a successful property developer that has years and years of experience working in the property industry, He started investing in property when he was just 21 and has a wealth of knowledge and experience behind him. There is no one better to provide us with some expert advice and listen to some of his real life experiences to help us understand property investing. Come with us as we delve into the topic of No Money Down and we learn about why you should be looking to get into a joint venture or find a money partner, we learn about how this can help you in the long run but also about the importance of communicating with your partners about the structure of the relationship and everyone’s role, and much much more!

Daniel Walsh is a successful property buyer’s agent and founder of buyer’s agency, Your Property Your Wealth. His company has been helping clients build and improve their property portfolios and he is generous enough to share some of them stories with us through these special episodes of Case Study. Join us as we delve into the topic of self managed super funds and we discuss how they work and how to set them up, we find out about some of the advantages you can receive when buying properties and some of the risks of using one as well, why it is not as popular these days as it used to be, why starting one at an early age can have its benefits, and much much more!

Michael Martin is a successful property buyer’s agent and founder of Investment Window. He has been investing in properties for approximately 20 years, starting at the young age of 21. He has learnt a lot of important lessons that you can only know if you have as much experience in the industry as Martin does. We are lucky enough to have him provide some of these lessons and give us some tips on what to do and what not to do throughout our journey. Join us as we delve into the most important lessons that he has learnt from and now using to his own advantage, why he is still motivated to build a successful property portfolio, his amazing aha moment and how they changed his property journey, the goal that he is trying to achieve and the strategy that is going to help get him there, some of the best advice that he has received, and much much more!

Come with us as we delve into the topic of No Money Down and we learn about why you should be looking to get into a joint venture or find a money partner, we learn about how this can help you in the long run but also about the importance of communicating with your partners about the structure of the relationship and everyone's role, and much much more! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Michael Martin is a successful property buyer’s agent and founder of Investment Window. His company helps their clients build the best property portfolio depending on each individual's situation. He has been investing in property since the young age of 21 and has gathered a wealth of knowledge and experience which he uses to help others learn from what he has done in the past. Come with us as we delve into Martin’s background and find out what it was like for him when he was growing up, we briefly discuss the ongoing situation around the world with the Coronavirus and the impact he has seen already on the property market, we find out about the story behind his first investment property, we also learn about his worst investing moment but the important lessons he learned from it, and much much more!

We continue our discussion on boarding houses and are delving into the differences between renovating an existing property and building a brand new one. We find out about what you need to be aware of when it comes to council requirements, we dive into the financial side and how to get the best deal and the most value out of a property, we hear about one of his clients incredible projects, and much much more! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Simon Loo is a very successful property buyer’s agent and director of property buyer’s agency, House Finder. He has a wealth of knowledge in the property market from working in the industry for many, many years and is generous enough to share some of that knowledge with us. Join us as we discuss today’s topic of quality versus quantity when it comes to properties in your portfolio. We delve into why a good balance of both is important and we hear some reasons why, why looking at the best quality suburbs to invest in can sometimes be a mistake, how your own perceptions of locations can blind you from making the best investments, and much much more!

Kate Browne is the managing editor of Finder. Her career paths in journalism ultimately led her to the position at Finder, where her fear of finance soon became an infatuation. She soon came to realise looking at money wasn’t so complex, yet was aware that many banks and financial institutions were making it difficult for many individuals to understand. Finder helps everyday people break these down these complexities to ultimately assist them in saving money. Tune in on this episode to hear how Browne managed to buy her first property when she was in her late twenties, single and still unsure of her career path. We will find out how she adopted strategies to help her succeed in her investing journey, how Finder can make anyone’s life easier and how you can save money by just using phone app!

Kate Browne is the managing editor for Finder, Australia’s largest and most visited comparison site. With her Bachelor of Arts in Communication, she was a lifestyle editor and investigative journalist at CHOICE. She has also written for prominent Australian newspapers such as the Sydney Morning Herald, Sun Herald, Sunday Telegraph and the Australian to name a few. Tune in to hear how Browne went in and out of university, got fired and found herself following interesting career paths, including the role of managing editor at Finder. In this episode of Property Investory we find out how exactly the successful mother of two works well under pressure, such as being interviewed on the Sunrise morning show or being thrown into the world of finance!

Join us as we delve into the topic of boarding houses and whether they are actually a good investment. We discuss one of Nhan's old boarding house projects, we find out about what he learnt from that experience and we gain insight on what to do and what not to do, he gives us some design tips that will help with our properties, we hear about how he is using what he learned through his new boarding house project, and much much more! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.