Episodes

Friday Dec 06, 2024
Friday Dec 06, 2024
In this episode of SYF Podcast, our host David Shih brings back our property investor guest Branden Sarafov who shares his latest update on his personal portfolio - selling off one of his IPs! The topics discussed includes:
- The considerations behind selling an IP - why, and which property to pick
- Deep diving into the INs & OUTs of selling process from a seller/property investor perspective
- Working out the profit made
- Expectations vs reality in the sales process and learnings from selling his first IP
And much more!
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Keen to know more? You can contact Branden from Property Comet on:
Email: branden@propertycomet.com.au
Mobile: 0424 203 514
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DISCLAIMER:
Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant.
All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investment/financial advice of any kind.
"Spark your FIRE" and its team are not liable to the listeners or any other party, for the listeners use of, or reliance on, any information received, directly or indirectly, from the content in any circumstances.
Please conduct your own research and obtain independent legal, financial, taxation and/or other professional advice in respect of any decision made in connection with this audio.
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Friday Nov 22, 2024
2024 Review - How did John's top 7 Sydney suburb fare?
Friday Nov 22, 2024
Friday Nov 22, 2024
In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing
- Property Market Update/Observations
- How would Trump administration impact economy & property market?
- In November 2023 we have done an episode where John has picked and shared his top 7 Sydney suburbs which he believes will outperform in 2024. How did it fare?
Link to the previous episode on John's top 7 Sydney suburbs:
https://sparkyourfire.podbean.com/e/john-comino-s-top-7-sydney-suburbs-which-will-outperform-in-2024-beyond/
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DISCLAIMER:
Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant.
All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investment/financial advice of any kind.
"Spark your FIRE" and its team are not liable to the listeners or any other party, for the listeners use of, or reliance on, any information received, directly or indirectly, from the content in any circumstances.
Please conduct your own research and obtain independent legal, financial, taxation and/or other professional advice in respect of any decision made in connection with this audio.
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Friday Sep 13, 2024
Should you be red lining your borrowing capacity?
Friday Sep 13, 2024
Friday Sep 13, 2024
In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing
- Should you be red lining your borrowing capacity when purchasing an investment property?
- Should you be concerned when your borrowing capacity is exhausted? What can you do to overcome this?
And much more!
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DISCLAIMER:
Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant.
All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investment/financial advice of any kind.
"Spark your FIRE" and its team are not liable to the listeners or any other party, for the listeners use of, or reliance on, any information received, directly or indirectly, from the content in any circumstances.
Please conduct your own research and obtain independent legal, financial, taxation and/or other professional advice in respect of any decision made in connection with this audio.
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Friday Aug 30, 2024
Friday Aug 30, 2024
In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing:
- Macro economics & cash rate trend & projections
- Property Market Update/Observations
- 4 in 5 people sell up their investment property within the first 5 years - why?
And much more!
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DISCLAIMER:
Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant.
All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investment/financial advice of any kind.
"Spark your FIRE" and its team are not liable to the listeners or any other party, for the listeners use of, or reliance on, any information received, directly or indirectly, from the content in any circumstances.
Please conduct your own research and obtain independent legal, financial, taxation and/or other professional advice in respect of any decision made in connection with this audio.
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Friday Aug 16, 2024
Friday Aug 16, 2024
In this episode of SYF Podcast, our host David Shih has the pleasure of interviewing Adeel Rizvi, a property investor/buyers agent who shares his own property journey since the humble beginnings. The topics discussed includes:
- What got Adeel into his first property and his light bulb moments on starting his property investment journey
- Why he bought his second property as off the plan and the setbacks he learnt from it
- The self-education period - what were his "gotchas"
- Why Adeel decided to go down the RentVesting path and what led him to look at investing properties interstate for his subsequent purchases
- Adeel's key criteria when looking for purchasing interstate properties
- Venturing out to his 4th property in Adelaide
- Why he decided to circle back to Central Coast for his 5th IP
- And latest purchase at Perth
- What is Adeel's ultimate goal in building this propety portfolio?
And much more!
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Keen to know more? You can contact Adeel from Ariza Buyers Agency on:
Email: helpme@arizabuyersagency.com.au
Mobile: 0493 237 933
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DISCLAIMER:
Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant.
All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investment/financial advice of any kind.
"Spark your FIRE" and its team are not liable to the listeners or any other party, for the listeners use of, or reliance on, any information received, directly or indirectly, from the content in any circumstances.
Please conduct your own research and obtain independent legal, financial, taxation and/or other professional advice in respect of any decision made in connection with this audio.
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Friday Aug 02, 2024
Friday Aug 02, 2024
In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing:
- Macro economics & cash rate trend & projections
- Property Market Update/Observations
- Property is an asset that is easy to get in but difficult to make money out of! Would you agree?
And much more!
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DISCLAIMER:
Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant.
All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investment/financial advice of any kind.
"Spark your FIRE" and its team are not liable to the listeners or any other party, for the listeners use of, or reliance on, any information received, directly or indirectly, from the content in any circumstances.
Please conduct your own research and obtain independent legal, financial, taxation and/or other professional advice in respect of any decision made in connection with this audio.
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Friday Jul 19, 2024
Can you get UNLIMITED borrowing capacity by borrowing under Trust?
Friday Jul 19, 2024
Friday Jul 19, 2024
In this special episode of SYF Podcast, David Shih goes through deep diving and explain in detail on how this "unlimited" borrowing capacity strategy could work, what you need to watch out and whether it's applicable to you:
- Can you really have unlimited borrowing capacity through lending under Trust?
- Criteria/eligibility for this strategy
- HOW does this strategy work?
- The PRACTICALITY aspect of getting this strategy to work
- Is this strategy suitable to you??
And much more!
P.S. You can also watch a video version of this recording at:
https://youtu.be/VkhNNla24Ng?si=wkkT-4ZpTeo8gNPK
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DISCLAIMER:
Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant.
All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investment/financial advice of any kind.
"Spark your FIRE" and its team are not liable to the listeners or any other party, for the listeners use of, or reliance on, any information received, directly or indirectly, from the content in any circumstances.
Please conduct your own research and obtain independent legal, financial, taxation and/or other professional advice in respect of any decision made in connection with this audio.
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Friday Jul 05, 2024
Perth Market Update with David Hall
Friday Jul 05, 2024
Friday Jul 05, 2024
In this episode of SYF Podcast, our host David Shih have an in-depth conversation with David Hall from Buyers Agency Co to discuss the latest on the ground update in Perth including:
- Recent examples of supply issues and how competitive current Perth market is - buying or renting
- Why David Hall thinks Perth is still primed for further price growth
- What are the early indicators to show Perth market may have peaked
And much more!
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You can reach out to David Hall via:
Email: david@buyersagencyco.com.au
Mobile: 0493 405 084
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DISCLAIMER:
Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant.
All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investment/financial advice of any kind.
"Spark your FIRE" and its team are not liable to the listeners or any other party, for the listeners use of, or reliance on, any information received, directly or indirectly, from the content in any circumstances.
Please conduct your own research and obtain independent legal, financial, taxation and/or other professional advice in respect of any decision made in connection with this audio.
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Friday Jun 21, 2024
Can you buy property below market value?
Friday Jun 21, 2024
Friday Jun 21, 2024
In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing:
- Property Market Update/Observations
- Can you buy property below market value?
- If you have $50K savings available, should you buy a property now or keep saving?
And much more!
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DISCLAIMER:
Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant.
All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investment/financial advice of any kind.
"Spark your FIRE" and its team are not liable to the listeners or any other party, for the listeners use of, or reliance on, any information received, directly or indirectly, from the content in any circumstances.
Please conduct your own research and obtain independent legal, financial, taxation and/or other professional advice in respect of any decision made in connection with this audio.
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Friday Jun 07, 2024
Friday Jun 07, 2024
In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing:
- Property Market Update/Observations
- Can you build wealth by upsizing your home alone as opposed to building a property portfolio?
And much more!
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DISCLAIMER:
Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant.
All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investment/financial advice of any kind.
"Spark your FIRE" and its team are not liable to the listeners or any other party, for the listeners use of, or reliance on, any information received, directly or indirectly, from the content in any circumstances.
Please conduct your own research and obtain independent legal, financial, taxation and/or other professional advice in respect of any decision made in connection with this audio.
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