Pizza and Property

Ep 328: 25 Year old Scales $9,000,000 Portfolio with 19 Tenants!!! - With Emma Roberts & Todd Sloan

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Jan 24, 2026
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Emma Roberts
Emma Roberts, a 25-year-old property investor and entrepreneur who built a $9M portfolio and runs cafés, shares her rapid scaling story. She discusses buying during COVID, financing with alt-doc lending, taking on rooming houses, handling nightmare tenants and squatting, and why paying a bit more interest can be smart. Practical, bold moves and teamwork drive her plan to grow businesses and property further.
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ANECDOTE

First Purchase At Age 20

  • Emma bought her first house at 20 while studying medical sciences and working casual hospital shifts. She funded it herself without family money and treated it as a tangible independence goal.
ADVICE

Map Worst-Case Scenarios First

  • Before big decisions Emma maps the absolute worst-case scenarios and lists how she'd respond to each. This makes risk manageable and lets her act despite fear or negative media.
INSIGHT

Fail Fast To Build Real Skills

  • Fail fast and often to accelerate learning; most experiments won't work but they speed skill-building. Early, small failures create the evidence and confidence to attempt bigger risks.
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