
Australian Property Investor
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.
Latest episodes

Oct 6, 2022 • 34min
Unlocking Your Property Potential: Get the Edge Over Your Biggest Competitor
We’re back with debt specialist Fabian De Marco as he shares his keys to overcoming one of investing’s greatest enemies: the person in the mirror. He reveals how he’s managed to keep self-doubt and comparison at bay as well as how others do too. He tells us the blueprint to property success that he’s seen used by some of Australia’s biggest market players and why it can pay to slow down. Plus, the numbers behind your borrowing decisions and an evaluation of the pro’s and con’s of private lending. All for the chance to get one step closer to reaching your goals, less about money and more about freedom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 3, 2022 • 29min
Building Safe Returns from Development: The Truth from the Inside with Fabian De Marco
Fabian De Marco is a property finance guru with experience in land and construction finance across senior debt, mezzanine debt, preferred equity and joint venture funding. He’s had experience in funds management, financial markets and retail banking and held senior roles for leading banks such as CBA, NAB, Citibank and Bank of Queensland. But on this episode of Property Investory we see what makes him tick. He shares his story of a childhood centred on dreams of professional football, going toe to toe with some of Australia’s all-time legends of the sport. We hear tips on how to juggle investing, work and a young family. He tells us how he got his start in the world of property finance, without university or previous job experience, and how his work his transformed him into a lifelong learner even 20 years later. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 29, 2022 • 48min
Rob Flux: Investor vs. Developer 101 and the Power of Education
Rob Flux is a property developer, educator, and mentor as well as founder of Australia’s largest property network group Property Developer Network. His personal and professional journeys have intertwined throughout the years, starting from purchasing his family home from his parents as a teenager to starting Property Developer Network through a conversation with friends sharing their property experiences.In this first episode of Investor vs. Developer, Flux delves into the differences between the two by explaining how and when most people transition from one to the other, before giving an overview of each. He explains the four reasons somebody will purchase a property, and reminds listeners how important the trusty GPS is in mapping out the next 20 to 30 years in any property journey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 26, 2022 • 32min
Alternative Strategies: Profitable, So Why Less Popular?
Salena Kulkarni is an Amazon bestselling author, a chartered accountant, property strategist, and founder of Freedom Warrior. This program helps business owners create consistent income and assists in achieving them their financial freedom. She has been a keen property investor for over 20 years and is passionate about helping others reach— and exceed— their financial goals.In this episode we delve into why alternative investments aren’t usually at the forefront of peoples’ minds, despite their ability to catapult investors and their net worth to the next level. However, she also has a lot to say about how much net worth is really worth— or isn’t. Plus, predictable cash flow and passive income take centre stage as she details how a couple reached a $4 million net worth through time rather than taking an extreme approach. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 22, 2022 • 36min
How Rob Flux Made $1M in Equity and $210,000 in Cash Flow in 1 Deal
We’re back with Property Develop Network’s Rob Flux, where he elaborates further on how the trials and tribulations of his early life ultimately set him up for success. He explains how he turned his worst investing moment into his most fun challenge using his positive mindset, and the importance of gaining power through wisdom rather than worldly experience. Plus, hear why being at the top of the mountain isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, and his latest goal that could involve you finding the financial freedom you’ve been searching for. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 19, 2022 • 27min
Rob Flux on Going From a Lawnmower to an Outright Owner at 24
Rob Flux is a property developer, educator, and mentor as well as founder of Australia’s largest property network group Property Developer Network. His personal and professional journeys have intertwined throughout the years, starting from purchasing his family home from his parents as a teenager to starting Property Developer Network through a conversation with friends sharing their property experiences.In this episode Flux details his life that has been a flurry of activity, taking him from Darwin to Brisbane and keeping 44 countries alive— all while flying under the radar. In pressing the ‘reset’ button on his life in his 30s, his property journey and ultimate goal of financial freedom suddenly seemed out of reach, but Flux is no stranger to resilience. After spending a down payment on an education that ended up teaching him nothing he needed to know, he realised how his previous lives had always been leading him to where he wanted to go. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 15, 2022 • 25min
Raising $1 Billion for Ethical Property Projects with Dr Dionne Payn
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Sep 12, 2022 • 43min
The Need for Housing Sustainability with Dr Dionne Payn
Dr Dionne Payn is the CEO and founder of High Impact Property Investments. Originally from the UK, she moved to Australia when she was 25 years old to take up an opportunity that aligned with her value of sustainability. She now focuses her passion of sustainability towards property development and wrote the successful book ‘Ethical Property Investing’.In this episode, Dr. Payn will share the stories of how she went from partying in university, to her getting a PHD in sugarcane chemistry. As well as this, learn about how she got involved in property development and her passion behind sustainability! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 5, 2022 • 48min
Evan Thornley on Making the Right Decisions to Admire the Long View
With a baker’s dozen of startups under his belt, social and tech entrepreneur Evan Thornley isn’t one to call it quits. He started his 14th startup, property advisory firm LongView, with co-founders Antony Cohen and Cath Stubbings over six years ago, and is still as full of drive as he was on day one.In this episode, Thornley details how he plans to unlock the Australian property landscape using its oftentimes forgotten key: The mum and dad home buyers and investors, rather than the government or developers. The former LookSmart CEO is no stranger to pioneering his way through industries, and with 35 years of investing experience behind him, LongView is just the latest in his extraordinary tale. He shares tidbits from his time in Parliament, real-life case studies that sound too good to be true, and why the conventional real estate business model isn’t as robust as it seems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 5, 2022 • 39min
From Welfare To Billionaire: Evan Thornley on Running A $14.2B Empire
Evan Thornley is a tech and social entrepreneur who has been investing in real estate in Australia and the US for over 30 years. His name is synonymous with success, having founded and led the first Australian high-tech company to achieve a NASDAQ listing— and a market value of $14.2 billion. Today his title is Executive Chair at LongView, however you may also recognise his name from companies such as LookSmart, Better Place, and McKinsey, or as the co-founder of the GoodStart Consortium. In this episode Thornley shares his roots that allowed him to grow into the benevolent leader he is, starting with his humble childhood. We learn how he leapfrogged from one place to another, gaining new skills and unearthing new talents along the way. Taking listeners on a journey from Gosford to Melbourne and Kuala Lumpur to New York and beyond, Thornley reveals the steps he took— and is still taking— to revolutionise the Australian property market, one landlord and one renter at a time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.