
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

Mar 31, 2025 • 47min
Joanne Hands' First Property Accrued a 20% Return in Just 6 Weeks
Continuing on her travel stories from the last episode, Symbion Property Director Joanne Hands further narrates her adventures abroad—all while she highlights key people that impacted her journey along the way—, and shares the eye-widening and nail-biting $40,000 loss she witnessed that has actually impacted the way she firmly holds on to the property route. As both a property developer and a licensed buyer's agent today, she uses her keen property knowledge in overcoming challenges, solving problems, and working out creative solutions for herself and clients.Bitten by the property bug after running her own Pilates studio, she now shares the creative albeit risky strategies she used that yielded at least $10,000 in profit. Plus, she tells the story of how her first property accrued a 20% return in just six weeks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 31, 2025 • 34min
The Importance of Cash Buffers With Ben Plohl
Ben Plohl, founder and director of BFP Property, a buyer's agency based in Sydney, first had his start in the world of business and accounting, working as an accountant and as CFO for a couple of different businesses for many years with a business degree and chartered accounting qualification under his belt. Over time, he has been able to not only build up his seven property portfolio but create a life where he can spend more time with his family and give back to others.In this episode of Property Investory, learn how Ben Plohl bought his first property at the age of 18, his lightbulb moment as an investor, the importance of having cash buffers when you're building a portfolio, how a buyer's agent opened his eyes to different types of markets and assets, and much much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 27, 2025 • 48min
Opening up the buyers agency industry: Ben Handler on making an impact with property investment
When Handler started his career in development, he had no idea where it would lead him. However, after a fateful meeting with his current business partner - Simon Collins - Handler was able to start one of Australia’s most ground-breaking buyers agency, Cohen Handler.Now with a $14 million property portfolio and two businesses to run, Handler is constantly learning more about the property industry and sharing his knowledge with other investors. Listen to this episode to as Handler shares his day-to-day tasks, the highs and lows of his property journey thus far and reveals details to his property investment strategy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 24, 2025 • 26min
From Plumbing into Property: Ben Coulter on Construction and Property Investment
Having entered the working force straight after high school as a plumber, Coulter learned to work through a structured routine and took part in project management, which he eventually transferred into his career in property investment. On his quest for self improvement and financial freedom, Coulter stumbled upon property investment which he saw as the perfect career. Taking his passion for property and drive to learn to his advantage, Coulter self-taught his way into the industry. Since making a few mistakes as well as witnessing some successful moments, he has many tips and tricks to share on this episode of Property Investory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 13, 2025 • 40min
How To Be A Successful Property Investor Whilst Directing 3 Companies With Babak Haeri
Babak Haeri is a property buyer’s agent and the director of three different companies, Bobby’s Landscaping, Sydney Strata Gardens and The Investors Agency. We learn more about how he is able to juggle three successful companies, his role in each of them and how he was able to start them. Join us as we delve into his transition through different industries, how he started his property investing journey, the interesting story of the role his father played in purchasing his first investment property, the types of properties he likes to buy which you will not want to miss, the amazing moment he realised that he was going down the right track and much more on this episode of Property Investory! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 10, 2025 • 46min
Quitting His Job And Going Into Property Fulltime: Arjun Paliwal
Arjun Paliwal, a self-made property investor and entrepreneur, built an impressive portfolio by age 26. He shares his transformative journey from bank teller to full-time property investor and the financial freedom that followed. Arjun discusses how his father’s success inspired him, and his unexpected start in real estate sparked a complete reassessment of his financial future. He highlights the significance of community and mentorship in making informed investment decisions and his strategies for navigating the property market to achieve long-term growth.

Mar 6, 2025 • 54min
Property Investing in Australia And Globally with Andrew Crossley
Andrew Crossley is the owner of the Australian Property Advisory Group and a best-selling author with his newest release being ‘The 100K Property Plan. Andrew Crossley has traveled all over Europe and started his property investment journey all the way in the Netherlands. He has come back to Australia and continued his success on home soil. Come with us as we delve into Andrew Crossley’s background and where he grew up and why he decided to travel to Europe for an extended period of time, why he chose to get into the property industry when he had so many different options, strategies which you should utilise and strategies you should avoid and so much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 3, 2025 • 48min
Grow By 365% To Hit Goals by Age 40 With Andrew Coronis
As managing director of his family business Coronis Group, Andrew Coronis’ fundamentals for purchasing investment properties have provided him with the skills to succeed as a property investor and bring his father’s company to new heights.Hear from him how to have faith in your property investments and play the waiting game in the markets, why providing for the mass market will always achieve good results and why purchasing an investment property in the top end market is never a good idea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 27, 2025 • 45min
Allen Chan on Investing with Other People’s Equity
Allen Chan, director from Zenerg Finance has been in the finance and property industry essentially since his university days. Utilising his parents equity as leverage so that he could get into the trading world, Chan has always been quite savvy with how to invest. For the most part this has led to wonderful investing outcomes, meaning that save for the time he almost lost it all by choosing to invest in options, Chan has been in more recent times, able to secure a new investment property every year. Join us in this episode of Property Investory to learn more about how Chan’s ben able to gain so much success, how he bounced back after investing in a riskier market, how his first job in one of the big four banks catalysed his break into the property world, and all the skills he’s learnt along the way that you could apply to your investing strategies too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 24, 2025 • 53min
Property Management Entrepreneurial Success Under 40 with Alice and Justin Hagen
Despite being parents of three boys under 9, Alice and Justin Hagen have consistently grown their business since starting it in the middle of the GFC. Now with a personal portfolio of over $4.5 million and a strong boutique agency, find out how the young couple bought their first property in Brisbane, what strategies t hey employed onto their first six properties, and their lessons learned from subdivision property struggles.The couple shares their anecdotes on both their successful and failed property investments, and their inexperience coming into the field with science university degrees. They prove that young age is no disadvantage when contributing to the industry and that when working together, smart risk-taking and profitable business opportunities are certainly possible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.