Bryce and Alec sit down with Australian Property Scout founder Sam Gordon to walk through a rentvesting case study: a 28-year-old Sydneysider on $95,000 with $80,000 saved and a goal of eventually owning a $1.5 million Sydney home. They unpack how rentvesting can help bridge that gap, what kind of property could work at this price point, the risks to watch, and why strategy matters more than just maxing out your borrowing power.
In this episode:
00:00 — Why first-home buyers are struggling in Australia
00:23 — What rentvesting is and why it matters
01:10 — Jordan’s case study: $95k income, $80k deposit, Sydney dream
04:41 — The rentvesting strategy: buy where you can afford, rent where you want
08:07 — How equity, refinancing and portfolio growth can fund the next purchase
15:20 — Why Sam believes investors should sell at the end of a property cycle
20:56 — How rentvesting could help buy a Sydney PPOR in 5–7 years
27:10 — The biggest mistakes first-time property investors make
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