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Stories from the Front Yard, where I get to speak to property investors from around Australia about their investing journey. Hosted by the team at Positive Real Estate across Australia in New Zealand, there are some incredible stories to tell, which hopefully make your investing journey that little bit easier and will inspire you along the way.
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Monday Jun 20, 2022
From Teenage Investor to Property Consultant
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Mel Alba purchased her first investment property when she was 19. And it wasn’t in the circumstances that you may think.
On this episode Mel shares the full range of her experiences in real estate and investing, including working with Metricon, investing with family, relationship breakups and the corresponding financial impact, and so much more.
If you’re looking for a linear story of success then this is episode is not for you! But if you’re curious as to how the highs and lows work in real estate, and the influence of our personal life on our financial decisions, then you’ll love this chat with Mel Alba.
4:15 - Buying property at 19
5:45 - Selling her first property to her mum
12:15 - The importance of having buffers
24:15 - Getting to the root cause with couples
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I love hearing people's property investor tales so if you’d like to share yours then please get in touch with me via email at propertyinvestortales@positivementor.com.au
You can watch all of these podcasts over on YouTube at Positive Mentor or at positivementor.com.au