Australian Property Investor Stories | Investment Conversations

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!