Pak Chat
Pak Chat
Podcast Description
Pak Chat is where ambition and real conversation collide. Hosted by Blake Thorn — with $100M in loans settled in 2024 and on track for $200M in 2025 — Pak Chat shares real lessons, mindset shifts, and strategies from Australia’s leading minds in property, business, sport, and beyond. From building wealth to navigating growth, it’s real people, real lessons, and making the complex simple. The conversation starts now.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes such as property investment, strategic business growth, and real estate trends, with episodes delving into topics like buyer agency dynamics, the impact of gentrification, and effective negotiation tactics. For example, it features discussions on how marketing strategies can elevate a business brand and the intricacies of off-market property purchases.
Pak Chat is where ambition and real conversation collide. Hosted by Blake Thorn, Pak Chat shares real lessons, mindset shifts, and strategies from Australia’s leading minds in property, business, sport, and beyond. From building wealth to navigating growth, it’s real people, real lessons, and making the complex simple. The conversation starts now!
What if you could invest in property with confidence – backed by data, not guesswork?
Alex Minter, Founder of Astute Property Network, has helped clients purchase over 1,000 investment properties across Australia. With 15 years in real estate, Alex has built a reputation for uncovering opportunities through geospatial mapping, data analytics and an investment strategy that transcends markets nationwide.
In this episode, Alex shares:
How to find high-growth suburbs using real data, not online hype
Why rentvesting is helping younger buyers enter the market sooner
The hidden traps of “cheap” regional investments and inflated insurance costs
How to compare established vs new builds and spot real value
What to check before investing interstate (and how his team de-risks it)
The importance of transparency and how to identify genuine buyers agents
This episode breaks down the numbers, tools and strategies that separate educated investors from emotional ones. For anyone building a portfolio or buying their first investment, this episode is a must listen.
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