Australian Property Investor

Simon Lacey, founder of Lacey Elite Buyers Agents, has always taken to outfitting himself with a positive outlook and thirst for a better future. That is why when he discovered his love for real estate at age 15, and his eyes were opened to the potential of wealth creation through property, he dug his heels in the ground and immediately got to work as an apprentice in his late teens and saved up. Thus, sooner than later, harnessing the power of leveraging, he purchased his very first investment property at 21 years old. Since then, he has amassed 26 properties, and now helps steer others towards the same financial freedom he enjoys today —proving this Melburnian as a man of action!

Shukri Barbara is the founder and principal advisor at Property Tax Specialists, and with 100% of his reviews on Google being 5 stars, it’s safe to say he’s great at what he does! Barbara immigrated to Australia from Sudan with his family when he was 13 years old, and after studying commerce and marketing at university— and impressing his professors so much they became his clients!— he is now a CPA with over 30 years of experience in tax and accounting.Join us on this episode as we discuss his childhood in Sudan and how he adjusted to life in Australia, at an age that is turbulent enough as it is. He tells us about the best thing that ever happened to him at a time in his career when he didn’t even know what an invoice was, the practice he started with no brains but a lot of balls, and how an ad he saw in 2000 changed everything for him.

Sanjeev Sah is a property buyer’s agent and founder of Investor’s Dream. He helps clients buy the best property for them whilst also working hard to negotiate the best deal possible. It has been a long journey for him to get to where he is today, from traveling all the way from India and educating himself on the best strategies and how to employ them in the property world. Come with us as we discuss his background from starting in India and making his way to Australia, deciding to change his career from being an engineer to getting into the property industry, how his property investing journey began, hear some amazing stories about his first property deals, what he had to do to learn about property and who he learnt from and much much more!

Rebecca and Alfie Cardamone have worked hard their whole lives individually, and now as a couple, they’re even stronger together. The Melbourne-based consultants are the husband and wide team behind iSubdivide, where they specialise in obtaining plans and permits for property developments as well as land subdivision. In this episode, they display their approachable and warm personalities that have helped them to become the successful team they are today. Designer Rebecca and builder Alfie share how they built their strong work ethics from early ages, how they both ended up in careers they never expected, and just how it all came full circle in the end. 

Premek Borek is a mechanical engineer and is now switching gears towards property. Borek grew up in Poland and assisted his father on weekends on his civil engineering jobs, which led Borek to move 100km from home to study mechanical engineering at university. He used these skills working in hospitals, laboratories and pharmaceutical companies, and then moved to Ireland and London before settling in Australia.Join us as we discuss his childhood and tailored education and how that led him to sunny Brisbane. We’ll take an auditory trip to Poland as Borek describes his upbringing in a 16th century tourist town, and we make a stopover in London where he takes us through the dilapidated house he rented and transformed, setting him on his path to property investing. We’ll also hear about the beginnings of his journey in Brisbane and the property that, along with some clever negotiations, completely changed his mindset amidst a growing pandemic.

Pulkit Gupta is the Managing Director of Consulting by PK. From a young age, Gupta was determined to have a career in investment banking. After 10+ years in the field, he made the brave decision to change careers and jump into property investment. Using skills and experiences from his time as an investment banker, Gupta developed data methods which assist him to safely invest in properties. He and his wife now own nine residential and two commercial properties. Today, he is using these data methods to help others achieve their property investment goals. In this episode, we hear about Gupta’s upbringing and why he wanted a high paying career, why he invested in his first property and the investment property that taught him a valuable lesson.

Phillip King has $30 million worth of reasons he’s the Sutherland Shire’s king of commercial real estate. Aftera 30+ year career at IBM Australia, where he was one of the first mobile phone owners and worked with computers as big as living rooms, he thought it was time for retirement. He was wrong.Harnessing three decades of commercial investment thanks to his childhood chats with his Uncle Joe, King realised his calling and jumped at the chance. Now with 53 commercial properties of his own and a database of 350 clients, he’s living the career of his dreams.In this episode King delves into what it was like to grow up in God’s country, where his childhood revolved around sport and definitely not around writing books! The author of Engines of Wealth: Commercial Retail Shops describes how and why he got involved in commercial property investing, and why residential property just wasn’t the fit for him. Plus, millennials rejoice: we hear how you can have your avocado

Oliver Jackson is a property buyer’s agent so he will help his clients on valuing properties and also getting it for a good price. He and his wife started a business called Living Property in order to not only help buy but give advice to clients on how to rejuvenate their property. Jackson started off working in construction but eventually made the transition to property and quickly became immersed in that world. Join us as we find out more about Oliver Jackson and how he become a property buyer’s agent. We talk about some of the advice he would give to first time renovators and what you need to look out for, and also avoid, when you are hiring people to come and work on your property. You’ll also hear about some of his fantastic travel stories and much more, all on this episode of Property Investory!