23/06/2026
When I bought my first property at age 20, there was no strategy behind it. Just a theory. Buy a few rentals and pay them off.
No time horizon or reasoning behind the purchase other than one day, when they’re paid off, the rent may replace my income.
The next few purchases, 10-14 years ago across Perth and Brisbane, were bought with similar theories. Neither market was growing or in any form of boom phase. There were no data platforms or YouTube videos. There were a few magazines and paperback books on the market.
Strategy and learnings came after the early purchases and mistakes. The good thing about property, is that it can fix its self over time, if an error is make.
Yet people today, are hesitant to invest, because of some tax changes, extra holding costs or because they may not make $100k in year one.
People get rewarded by the fruit if they plant the tree. And it’s ok if they don’t want to plant a tree. But they will need to be prepared to pay for the fruit, for the rest of their days, at the price set by the person who planted the tree.
You can still do well in property. And in years to come, this current point in time, is going to look like every other blip that the property market has faced over the past 100 years.
