You're in deep water now with the Bull Shark himself Sammy Gordon, ready to deliver your bite-sized pieces of this week's Scouting Australia Podcast episode 'Bread & Butter Deals' If this episode doesn't get your in gear then you may as well sleep with the fish and become fodder for the shark himself. Pay attention, headphones on, and take note! Bite #1: What is a bread & butter deal - [00:35] Bite #2: Strong growth location - [01:09] Bite #3: Discount on the way in - [01:40] Bite #4: De...
Apr 13, 2023•10 min•Ep. 23
We're in the shark den's studio once again and the silver wolf Jimmy Ibrahim & Bull Shark Sammy Gordon are here to deliver a pretty sweet bit of Australian Property Scout knowledge about 'Bread & Butter' deals! A 3 part series we will be breaking down for all you keen investors out there. To say you're going to get tremendous value out of this episode would be a severe understatement. If you want to learn how intelligently invest then this is the episode for you. All first-time buyers en...
Apr 10, 2023•38 min•Ep. 22
We're back in the ocean ready to give you Shark Bites #2 a delicious sharp rundown on what we covered in this week's Monday episode. There were some pretty meaty topics in this week's Q&A and Sammy is here to give it to you straight in 11 minutes. If you took value, please send it to someone else you think may take great value from it. If you are loving the podcast or have questions for us, we want to hear from you! Bite #1 - How to reduce LVR [00:40] Bonus Bite Bite #2 - How often did Sam n...
Apr 06, 2023•11 min•Ep. 21
We are live once again and Jimmy's got a bone to pick with the Bull Shark himself Sammy Gordon about his part-time replacement and some golden questions sent in by YOU, the audience. There are some absolute ripper questions in here that tackle pressing issues affecting the property market today and some 'real talk' on how Sammy feels towards a certain style of property. Keep the questions coming in guys we love this segment of the show and we want more! A Big thank you - [01:00] New Scouting Aus...
Apr 03, 2023•50 min•Ep. 21
Join Sammy "The Bull Shark" Gordon as he dissects this week's chat with APS strategist and property economist Luke Teeuwsen as they unpacked a deep discussion on "Interest Rates vs Inflation." Chomped down into 7 bite sized pieces for the ep, we hope you enjoy the content as always. If you took value please send it on to someone else you think may take great value from this. If you are loving the podcast or have questions for us, we want to hear from you! What is shark bites with Sammy - [00:05]...
Mar 31, 2023•14 min•Ep. 20
On today's ep Sammy Gordon has invited Australian Property Scouts' very own property economist Luke Teeuwsen into the studio. Luke will be sharing some wisdom around the current media buzzwords of today being "Interest Rates vs Inflation". Sammy and Luke dive straight into everything you need to know about these two hot topics in the media today and how they play a part in your investment journey. If you are loving the podcast or have questions for us, we want to hear from you! Questions we've b...
Mar 27, 2023•44 min•Ep. 19
We have a very special guest and one of Australian Property Scout's most successful clients Nick Wilcox. Nick is the director of Blue Crane Capital and joins host Sammy Gordon in the studio for a never before heard property portfolio breakdown where we run through his journey as an investor and how he aggressively scaled his portfolio. In this exciting episode we can learn a lot from Nick's mistakes and successes through investing in residential and commercial property in both joint ventures and...
Mar 20, 2023•57 min•Ep. 18
Hold onto your hats because we're about to tackle one of the juiciest parts of Sammy Gordon's property investing portfolio like you have never heard before! In our first ever feature-length podcast episode, investors are truly going to see and hear what was the real turning point for Sam in his journey that led him to become one of Australia's leading property investors today. This episode is filled with heart-wrenching decisions including: Sam's first time selling a property, one of his biggest...
Mar 12, 2023•2 hr 51 min•Ep. 17
We hope you're all ready for some absolute fire! Sammy Gordon and Jimmy Ibrahim are in the QLD studio ready to answer some absolute dynamo questions sent in by YOU, the audience! You have not disappointed us in sending through stacked questions and some of you even got a little greedy and asked multiple! In this episode, you will hear discussions around finance, identify how to be low-risk to the banks, invest through trusts/family & how to develop agent relationships to get you ahead of the...
Mar 05, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 16
Sammy Gordon & Jimmy Ibrahim are back! Recording live from the bullkshark's podcast studio to set the record straight on 'What is Equity?!' We are constantly asked questions around this topic... How do you use it? How does it work? Does it increase / decrease serviceability? No one really seems to understand it... Equity is a powerful tool to property investors in the right hands and used correctly. This episode is packed with all the necassary bits of information to help you with this term ...
Feb 26, 2023•41 min•Ep. 15
We've got an inspiring property investor story for your Monday blues. Today we have another young Australian Property Scout client Liam. Learn how this shares-investor bought his first property at 24 and chooses to invest in property. Starting in a very uncertain market and building a tactical portfolio consisting of 3 properties (and growing). We learn what keeps Liam moving forward so aggressively with all the ups and downs he has endured. Such as dealing with lenders stalling his journey, ser...
Feb 19, 2023•50 min•Ep. 14
It's time to study up as we deep dive into how to select a property market for growth! Today's professor, Sammy Gordon, joined by his regular co-host Jimmy Ibrahim. They are going to drive some Australian Property Scout research knowledge deep into your minds. There's an immense amount of information out there, be it news, research tools like RP data, market updates & personalities in the industry that dictate where the best places are to invest, (call it the next hotspot). But the burning q...
Feb 13, 2023•59 min•Ep. 13
For the first time, we are introducing 'Property Investor Stories'. A deep dive into the heart of Australian Property Scout client portfolios. This segment tells gripping heartfelt stories designed to educate, and inspire in addition to helping you all learn what we do on a day-to-day basis at Australian Property Scout. In this episode, Scouting Australia Podcast host Sammy Gordon has the privilege of interviewing guest star Luke on how he turned a quarter of a million dollar mistake (or oop's a...
Feb 06, 2023•41 min•Ep. 12
We couldn't let this topic fly any longer! We're here to settle the score once and for all! Who's going to win?! Today, Sammy (the birthday boy) Gordon & Jimmy (the silver dog) Ibrahim answer one of Australia's age-old property investments debates "Do I go the principal place of residence first OR do I become a rentvestor in my property investing journey" We had to get some things off our chest with this topic. It's probably a question we get asked at least 5 times a week so in today's ep we...
Jan 30, 2023•50 min•Ep. 11
You keep asking and we keep answering. You guys have not disappointed us with your stacked property investment questions and today Sammy Gordon's powerful brain and Jimmy Ibrahim's wise grey hairs are going to absolutely nail some of your questions. Q&A's will be a regular episode we will try to do month by month so don't fret if we haven't gotten to your question just yet! We know you're eager and we promise to deliver. Big shout out to those who asked questions in today's ep we can't thank...
Jan 23, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 10
Buying one investment property is an amazing achievement! But understanding the inner workings of how to buy multiple properties is a skill set very few Aussie investors possess. If you’re wanting to learn how to grow a portfolio and really change your life, this is the episode for you. We have given 2019 Property Investor of the Year Sam Gordon a challenging task… $60k income $60k savings, what would you do to get to 3 investment properties? This episode Sam unpacks the steps he’d take around: ...
Jan 16, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 9
We're back for part 2 of Sammy's property portfolio breakdown. Grab your plane tickets cause Sammy goes interstate! In this episode Sam's journey really teaches you the realities on getting ahead with leverage and what crucial things he wish he'd known managing finance through his properties. Fair warning, this episode will give you fomo and make you start hustling for that next deal, If you're paying attention you'll even get a few cheeky tips on how to negotiate that next property. If you're t...
Jan 09, 2023•53 min•Ep. 8
Goal setting the strategy to success! In this juicy holiday special Sam & Jimmy give their practiced & proven experience on getting your ducks in a row to succeed in property in 2023. Sammy's own experience teaches us 'in life you should be continually levelling up'. If you're a keen property investor and want to get ahead this episode is for you! Find our why you shouldn't be waiting for a whimsical 'new years resolution' to get ahead in life How to act on your motivation now Learn how ...
Jan 01, 2023•54 min•Ep. 7
Was it a great year for property in 2022? In this episode, Sammy (the bull shark) Gordon & Jimmy (loose hip) Ibrahim tackle everything from dance moves to their thoughts on the highs and lows in property across Australia in 2022. Knowledge bombs you'll receive in this episode: Interest rates who's really stressing after the increase in rates and where is the property peak? Where was the affordable markets in Australia? Is property going to crash? How do we view 2023 in property? What's going...
Dec 25, 2022•45 min•Ep. 6
Who doesn’t love Christmas presents! Scouting Australia Podcast hosts Sammy and Jimmy are here to make your Christmas period all that much sweeter. Call this the gift that keeps on giving, we’ve got 10 top tips for you this Christmas to keep track of in your property investing journey. We don’t want to spoil all 10 tips in this bio but you will hear some absolute crackers such as, 'Buy with the next deal in mind', 'don’t write a market off too soon', 'don’t cut your nose off to spite your face'....
Dec 18, 2022•56 min•Ep. 5
Burning questions from the Scouting Australia Podcast audience! We didn't think we'd be answering questions so soon but the feedback has been overwhelming. We put Sam & Jimmy's knowledge to the test as we try stump two of properties biggest brains. Questions from Scouting Australia Podcast audience members: -Shazza: Got a question for us about the south east Queensland market. -Ross: Sells up his business and has some serious cash to invest in multiple properties. What would we do it? -Kylie...
Dec 12, 2022•59 min•Ep. 4
The moment we've all been waiting for! Today in this special part 1 episode we go deep into Sam's own property portfolio like you've never heard it before along with Sam's trademark 'worm worthy' promise to you all! We are diving back into the history books in this compelling journey where Jimmy 'the legend' helps unpack the first 2 properties Sam acquired that got him to where he is today, how the portfolio started, what harsh realities was actually happening in Sam's life at the time and what ...
Dec 05, 2022•50 min•Ep. 3
We're back! Former semi-pro soccer player Sammy Gordon & Jimmy the stallion are here to talk about the 'Circle of Influence'. Who should you have around you and who should you trust! Your family? Your accountant? Tune in and found out! In this episode: -A deep dive into the history books with Sammy like never before, we find out how he became who he is today, further understand the mindset of Sam and what was going on in his life at the time. -We find out what really grinds Jimmy's gears and...
Nov 28, 2022•46 min•Ep. 2
You asked for it and we’ve delivered! Sam Gordon, Director of Australian Property Scout and 2020 Strategic Investor of the Year is ready to unload all he has learnt in his 13+ years of investing which built him a 40 property portfolio and is ready to help you navigate this crazy world of property investing. Whether you are gearing up to start your journey or you’re ready to take things to the next level in your portfolio, this is the podcast for you! Sam joins his co-host Jimmy (AKA as the silve...
Nov 21, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 1
