Property Investing - Explained

Steve sits down with Engelo Rumora, an Australian investor who sold down his residential portfolio 15 years ago and moved to the United States to chase a once-in-a-lifetime buying window after the global financial crisis.  Engelo started by picking up houses for 15 to 25 thousand dollars and selling them for around 60, and from there, he built a business that flipped over a thousand properties and...

Steve sits down with Dr Daniel Lamp, a Sydney-based GP and host of the Passive Income Doctors podcast, who built a 12-property portfolio in under a decade on a starting salary of $62,000.  Dr Dan went against the advice of parents, friends and colleagues who told him to buy blue-chip Sydney real estate, and instead bought interstate in Brisbane, Perth, Darwin and regional Queensland before those m...

NOTE: This episode was filmed before the 2025 Federal Budget announcement. Some of the tax changes discussed may have since been confirmed, modified, or scrapped. Please speak to your accountant for advice specific to your situation. Episode Summary Steve sits down with Davie Mach, founder of Box Advisory Services and one of Australia's most-followed accountants, with over 50,000 subscribers...

In this episode, Steve sits down with Jo Natoli, a property manager, developer, and business broker who has seen the industry from just about every angle. Jo grew up around property investing in Wollongong, started her own property management agency at 22, and graduated into mid-to-large-scale development alongside her husband, a builder. Their projects scaled from a six-unit build on a site so na...

In this episode, Steve sits down with Liam Carmody, General Manager of Palise Property, and Mark Zreika, a commercial developer who has worked on projects across Dubai, Qatar, and Australia, including Dubai Airport, Dubai Metro, and Riyadh Metro. Mark's background is not your typical Australian developer story. He skipped the house-and-granny-flat apprenticeship and went straight into commerc...

Steve Palise sits down with Liam Carmody  to break down the pros and cons of buying property through a self-managed super fund. They cover how SMSFs actually work from setup through to purchase, what finance looks like inside super, the differences between buying residential vs commercial, and why so many investors are shifting toward commercial property in their SMSFs right now. Liam also shares...

In this episode of Property Investing Explained, Steve sits down with Terry James, a Brisbane business owner and first-time commercial investor, to unpack the strategy behind securing a $4.65 million industrial asset with significant built-in upside. What began as a frustrating experience with another buyer’s agent ultimately led to a carefully selected property in one of Perth’s most tightly held...

In this episode of Commercial Property Investing Explained , Steve Palise sits down with anaesthetist, academic, and investor Alwin Chuan to unpack how he went from being almost entirely invested in shares to building a diversified residential and commercial property portfolio that is now positively geared and largely self-sustaining. The conversation traces Alwin’s journey from humble beginnings...

In this episode of Commercial Property Investing Explained, Steve Palise sits down with Dr. Anna Pham, a doctor, entrepreneur, and successful property investor, to discuss her journey from building a medical practice to amassing a large property portfolio.  The conversation kicks off with Steve’s visit to Anna’s clinic for a men’s health check, before diving into how Anna’s strategic investments i...

In this episode of Commercial Property Investing Explained , Steve Palise sits down with Jeremy Iannuzzelli, one of Australia’s leading property accountants, to break down how to invest through superannuation the smart way. From managing thousands of investor portfolios every year to building his own multimillion-dollar property holdings, Jeremy shares what most investors get wrong about using the...

In this episode of Commercial Property Investing Explained , Steve Palise sits down with Andrew Morello, winner of The Apprentice , Head of Business Development at The Entourage, and investor behind thousands of deals, to unpack what separates thriving tenants from the ones that fail. From running 1,500 auctions to coaching over 15,000 business owners, Morello reveals the traits he looks for befor...

🔗Get FREE access to the Residential Property Institute course 👉 https://academy.propertyinstituteaustralia.com.au/offers/wmHWoVi8/checkout   🔗 Need help securing your next commercial property? 👉 Schedule a FREE consultation with Palise Property: https://www.paliseproperty.com/ _ From a beer with mates to a multimillion-dollar portfolio, Hamish shares how he went from zero to 16 tenants, doubli...

In this episode of Commercial Property Investing Explained , Steve Palise chats with Iynka, an ex-engineer turned residential buyer’s agent, who hit the finance wall after four Melbourne properties and realised his strategy needed to change. After years of chasing property numbers, Iynka pivoted into commercial and landed a single deal that added over $500k in equity and $20k in annual cash flow,...

In this episode of Commercial Property Investing Explained, Steve Palise chats with investor-turned-buyer’s-agent Belinda, who built a 10-property portfolio, including commercial and residential, by the age of 32. From student rentals and duplexes to trusts, SMSFs and tobacconist tenancies, this is a real-world look at the ups, downs, and mindset shifts behind building serious wealth through prope...

In this episode of Commercial Property Investing Explained, Steve Palise sits down with someone very close to home: his fiancée and former Lloyd’s of London insurance broker, Lisa Hiscock. Together, they unpack the real-life risks that can derail your commercial property investment… and how smart insurance strategies can protect your portfolio from the unexpected. This episode covers: Why insuranc...

In this episode of Commercial Property Investing Explained , Jarrod McKenzie joins hosts Steve Palise and Adrian Chicino to unpack how he built a 10-property portfolio, transitioning from a Macca’s manager to owning over $10 million in residential and commercial assets by the age of 30. Jared shares the full story: starting with a backyard buy in Western Sydney, leveraging non-bank lenders to scal...

In this episode of Commercial Property Investing Explained , Beau Thaller joins hosts Steve Palise and Adrian Chicino to share how he turned a weekend Lego side hustle into a $1 million commercial property portfolio in under two years. With no prior investing experience, Beau built equity fast through two well-located commercial assets in Perth. One was a warehouse with value-add potential, and th...

In this episode of Commercial Property Investing Explained, the mics flip again as Andrew Bean grills co-host Steve Palise about the most recent addition to his personal portfolio: an $3.175 million neighbourhood retail centre in south-east Queensland. With a lease-doc loan, a 50% deposit and a yield just shy of 6%, Steve locked in roughly $100k of net passive income from day one, added $150k of v...

In this episode of Commercial Property Investing Explained, we’re flipping the script. Steve Palise takes over the mic to interview our usual host, Andrew Bean — and for good reason. Because in under 12 months, Andrew turned a tired, underperforming self-storage facility in Wollongong into a fully renovated, cash-flowing beast… and walked away with $2.3 million in equity. With just $150k down.  No...

🔗 Need help securing your next commercial property? 👉 Schedule a FREE consultation with Palise Property: https://www.paliseproperty.com/ We sat down with Belinda the Valuer to unpack what really goes into commercial vs residential property valuations—and how to play the game smarter as an investor. Connect with Belinda: Website: https://addvaluer.com/   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beli...

In this episode of Commercial Property Investing Explained Simply , Andrew Bean and Steve Palise chat with Tim Unwin, a licensed asbestos assessor from All Clear Group, about what investors need to know when it comes to asbestos in commercial buildings. We cover: What asbestos actually is and why it was so widely used in Australian buildings Where it’s commonly found in commercial properties (incl...

David Beckett spends his days saving commercial property investors from making catastrophic mistakes, and today, he joins Steve Palise and Andrew Bean to reveal the deals that fell apart during due diligence - and why they dodged these bullets. You'll discover: A vape shop's hidden criminal connections The truth behind a "fully leased" building's vacant floors How a secret...

Owen Byles has been doing big industrial deals in Brisbane's Trade Coast for 10 years. Today, he sits down with Andrew Bean and Steve Palise on the latest episode of Commercial Property Investing Explained Simply to reveal what actually changes when you jump from starter properties to serious money. Topics covered: Key differences between low-value and high-value commercial properties How neg...

Welcome to another episode of the Commercial Property Investing Explained Series! Your hosts, Andrew Bean and Steve Palise, have another action-packed episode, this time with the one and only Davie Mach, founder of Box Advisory Services. Davie started Box Advisory Services in 2016 with the mission of simplifying accounting for small businesses and contractors by leveraging technology and a relatio...

Welcome to another episode of the Commercial Property Investing Explained Series! Your hosts, Andrew Bean and Steve Palise are excited to bring you a very special guest today: Terry Ryder, the founder of Hotspotting and a highly respected authority in the world of property research. With over four decades of experience researching and writing about Australian real estate, Terry brings a wealth of...