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Breaking Into The Australian Market: Eddie Dileen’s Journey To Building A $2 Million Portfolio By The Age of 25
Season 9, Ep. 946
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Young property investor, Eddie Dileen will share how he broke into the often harsh market and emerge victorious - all before he turned 25! Beginning his journey at 19, Dileen will share his empowering story of growing up without a house to his family name and how now, at 25, that has driven him to create a portfolio worth $2 million.
Follow Dileen at the inception of his property journey, as he worked at McDonald’s to save his first property. He’ll reveal the heart-wrenching reason behind his drive as an investor and explain how learning about finance completely transformed the way he looked at property.
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