Australian Property Investor
Tyrone Shum
Property Investory is a podcast bringing you the latest stories, life experiences and case studies from Australia’s most innovative people. Your host Tyrone Shum will begin to explore the daily lives, influences, and worst and best moments of his guests. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced investor, this podcast will bring you the latest stories, strategies, and case studies from Australia’s most innovative property experts such as Jan Somers, Steve McKnight, Cherie Barber, Margaret Lomas, John L Fitzgerald, Jane Slack-Smith, Chris Gray, John Lindeman and many others. Your host Tyrone Shum will begin to explore the daily lives, influences, and worst and best property investing moments of his guests. Then in a future podcast, you’ll be led step-by-step through each property investors’ unique strategy to success.Tune in at home or on the go via iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or through https://propertyinvestory.com/podcasts/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 18, 2025 • 44min
Investing in the Perfect First Property With Jolene Sukkarieh
In this episode of Property Investory, we will be talking to Jolene Sukkarieh, successful property investor, wealth advisor and mother of three. Come with us as we track her journey from her origins in Thursday Island to the Defence Force Academy, to a position with ANZ and Suncorp and then property expert. We'll learn about how her and her husband's parents' property investments inspired her to invest in property from a young age, how her first investment at age 21 happened to be a perfect first property and what inspired her to leave her position at ANZ and Suncorp to start her own business.So join us as we delve into Jolene Sukkarieh's everyday life, the skills she learned along the way and her property investment story that could inspire you to develop strategies that you can apply on your own journey! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 15, 2025 • 38min
John Comino on how Property Investment negates the risk of other life-long investments
After buying his first property in an attempt to impress his now-wife, John Comino realised that his property investments could safely offset the risks of his other life-long commitments, such as starting a business or even having children. Now with his own buyers agency, Comino hopes to help his clients feel just as secure within their property journey and to spread his mindset that investment properties actually become a safety net when bought and used properly.Listen to this episode to discover Comino’s own start into property investment, his most eye-opening moment during his property investment journey and why he left his previous job as a chartered accountant to spread his knowledge on property investment at his buyers agency. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 11, 2025 • 47min
Café To Cash Flow: How To Think Your Way To Success with Mindset Master Joe Dirani
Property investor and author of It’s Just The Beginning, Joe Dirani will take you on his journey from aspiring architectural drafter to the discovery of his ‘why’, which would enable him to provide for his family when all seemed lost.Uncover the inspiration behind Dirani’s success, how he was able to begin investing in property while supporting himself through his café business, why serviceability is everything in the Australian market today and how he learned to sell to the open market through investing in ‘house and land’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 8, 2025 • 30min
12 Months Of Property Growth & 3 Properties Later With Jessica Berrell
A full-time paramedic, university lecturer and seasoned property investor, Jessica Berrell shares with us how she got started in property. While maintaining a busy work/home life balance, Jessica and her partner have utilised buyers agents in order to expand their portfolio inter-state, and have plans to continue on in the future.Join us in this episode of Property Investory where Berrell shares both the best and worst moments in her property investment journey. Despite the difficulties, Berrell also remembers a positive moment that gave her the confidence to feel comfortable investing in property and has inspired her to have her sights set on the next property purchase. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 4, 2025 • 54min
An Algorithm To Property Success: Jeremy Sheppard on How To Make the Most of Supply and Demand
Jeremy Sheppard, director of research at Empower Wealth, has created an algorithm determining where the market will grow in the future. Merging computer programming with property, learn from Sheppard and follow the ups and downs of his property journey - from tenants creating $13,000 worth in damage to simply taking his eye off the ball.The fist-punching-in-the-air moment where Sheppard realised property really worked as an investment will inspire you in your own journey, as we uncover his story from humble beginnings as a data geek and evolving into a young, well-informed property investor who’s blazing the trail to disrupt the industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 1, 2025 • 30min
12 Months Of Property Growth & 3 Properties Later With Jessica Berrell
A full-time paramedic, university lecturer and seasoned property investor, Jessica Berrell shares with us how she got started in property. While maintaining a busy work/home life balance, Jessica and her partner have utilised buyers agents in order to expand their portfolio inter-state, and have plans to continue on in the future.Join us in this episode of Property Investory where Berrell shares both the best and worst moments in her property investment journey. Despite the difficulties, Berrell also remembers a positive moment that gave her the confidence to feel comfortable investing in property and has inspired her to have her sights set on the next property purchase. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 27, 2025 • 48min
Taking Risks and Learning From Mistakes: Jeremy Allen on recovering from massive deficits after a simple mistake in property investment
After losing all his profits accumulated over three years to a mere investment mistake, Jeremy Allen’s confidence took a huge blow. However, after learning from his mistakes and picking himself back up, Allen bounced back more knowledgeable than ever and started his own consulting business.Listen to this episode of Property Investory to find out how Jeremy Allen was able to regain his confidence after losing $470 000, his new and effective rules to determining a worthy investment property, and the lessons he has learned so far on his property journey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 24, 2025 • 34min
Build Your Property Portfolio In Your 20s With Jef Miles
Meet Jef Miles, a Sydney-based mortgage broker whose passion for business and commerce through school led him to work in both the public and private financial sector while building his interstate portfolio in his early twenties!Before he helped everyday Aussies realise their property dreams, Miles takes us on his journey from finance to volunteering in Africa and back, as he shares the lessons he’s learnt along the way and advice that you too can use! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 20, 2025 • 22min
Ash Kesarwani: Uncovering Potential and Profit in Property Investing
Since generating $170,000 in net profit on his first property at just 24 years old, engineer turned trailblazing property investor Ash Kesarwani has demonstrated foresight and a knack for spotting value where others overlook it in the property market. With a keen eye for balance—growth on one hand, and serviceability and cash flow on the other—, he unpacks how he blends practical experience with deliberate, measured decision-making, and how he focuses on unlocking a site's maximum potential whilst leveraging expert advice—thus, clearly propelling him towards even greater heights! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 17, 2025 • 23min
Ash Kesarwani: Engineering Wealth via Property With Foresight & Strategy
A disciplined engineer turned strategic property investor, Ash Kesarwani entered the property market at age 24. Since then, he has built a property portfolio that reflects both his courage to act early and his commitment to long-term wealth creation. Without a doubt, staying grounded in his Indian roots while forging a future in Australia, he has undeniably gone on a property journey marked with adaptability and the pursuit of opportunity. Today, his bold moves solidify his trajectory to continued property success. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
