19th Apr

Nurturing relationships. Valuing expertise. Making tough choices.

  • podcast
  • 29 mins

Purchasing property is a significant financial decision, and when starting out, we often seek advice from our family members who will have their own opinions and experiences. However, it's important to remember that getting a second opinion from experts can potentially save you a lot of money and time in the long run. Professionals like property mentors, mortgage brokers, accountants and other property investment experts can offer valuable insights based on their industry expertise and market analysis. Joining me for todays discussion from The Property Mentors is mentor team director, Herman Benade and mentor team leader, Malika Kingwell. Today, they share their insights into what can happen when a second expert opinion is not sought, how to navigate competing advice and finding a balance between familial considerations and expert insights.

Our Team This week

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Malika Kingwell

Senior Property Mentor, The Property Mentors

Having worked in the property industry in the UK and across Australia, within both sales and marketing teams, Malika is a consummate professional, well equipped to assist her investors. Malika's drive and passion for helping people discover and work towards their dreams delivers excellent results for every investor she works with.


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Herman Benade

Mentor Team Director, The Property Mentors

Originally from South Africa, Herman found himself driven by a fascination of why people do what they do, leading him to study psychology. After making the move to Australia he spent eight years in recruitment, successfully curating a portfolio of the best sales professionals in the market. This background in psychology, sales and recruitment has seen Herman be able to identify and develop transparent, honest and driven teams, who are not only the best in the business but who truly care about getting the best outcomes.


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Phoebe Zukowski-Wallace

Producer and Host (Former)

With extensive experience in podcast producing, audio editing, social media and script writing, Phoebe is a creative powerhouse in the Investor Intelligence team. Her innate interest in creating interesting content coupled with her passion and drive for quality production and storytelling brings life and excitement to the material she produces for Investor Intelligence.

FAQ Series

Have a question about investing? Ask Luke Harris.

Each month we like to present a dedicated FAQ episode where we take questions from our listeners and put them to our resident expert, Luke Harris. With more than two decades of residential and commercial investment experience under his belt, Luke has seen the best and worst of the property market.

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