Buying Property on Contract Income: Eilish Sheerin’s First Home to Richmond Renovator
Built Different PodcastShow Notes
Eilish Sheerin was drafted into the AFLW at 29. Off the field, she's been building an Australian property portfolio: a first home in inner Sydney, then a Richmond duplex she bought unrenovated, on purpose.
Aaron and Eilish unpack how she bought on an income that isn't guaranteed, the buffer she built first, and why she chose a renovator over a finished home. She shares what growing up in the family super fund meetings taught her about money, why she turned down bigger contracts to build her skills, what buying a bakery that was losing money taught her about risk, and why her next move might be lifestyle investing in Japan.
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