How Hayder Shkara built a nine-property portfolio

realestate.com.au profiled InvestorKit client and former Olympic taekwondo athlete Hayder Shkara on 28 July 2026. The article reports a nine-property portfolio valued at $10 million and follows the decisions behind his first purchases.

Starting with an affordable first property

Hayder bought his first investment at 30 in Berkeley on the NSW South Coast for about $600,000. He funded the deposit by selling a modest share portfolio. Rather than stretch to buy in Sydney, he widened his search until the purchase price and rental income worked within his means.

Around two years later, he used equity from that first property towards another purchase below $600,000. The feature describes a sequence of decisions over time, rather than a single large investment at the outset.

Getting support as the portfolio grew

Hayder told the publication that decision fatigue led him to engage InvestorKit. He also discussed the difference between rental yield and borrowing costs, and why affordability remains important even after building a larger portfolio.

The reported $10 million is portfolio value, not equity or income. His experience shows why the purchase sequence and the ability to hold each asset deserve as much attention as the eventual property count.