G’day from Australia 5 posts by 3 users

Posted: 03/05/2009 at 10:39PM

G’day, I’m Liz.

I’m passionate about property, real estate and investing.

I bought my first property – vacant land – at 18. It was all I could afford, but I wanted to make a start. I had a choice of two lots – one lot near farmland and the other lot near a small undeveloped beach. I chose the cheapest lot – near farmland. About 18 months later the beach lot had tripled in price!

Lesson #1 – Location, location, location.

I have bought many properties over the past 20 years – land, houses, apartments, a commercial office (once owned by a real estate firm) … and even a transportable for $10! I am a believer in ‘buy and hold’.

Lesson #2 – Don’t wait to buy real estate, buy real estate and wait.

I am a world traveller and enjoy seeing different property styles and architectures from all around the globe. I was fortunate to work in USA for 14 months and the UK and France for 6 months. No matter where I go, I’m always keen to understand the property market in that area.

I’m an avid reader of real estate books and journals, and am inspired and motivated by many people doing great things in property.

I’m joining Bigger Pockets to learn, have fun, ask questions, and network… I figure it’s a good deal to join 30,000+ passionate property people!

Posted: 03/07/2009 at 01:56AM

Thanks for the welcome Joshua.

I've already read some of he many postings and there's seems to be plenty of passion here at Bigger Pockets!

Posted: 04/22/2009 at 02:13PM

Nice to hear from someone from Australia. My coworker lived in Canberra for a little while and spent some time backpacking all over as well. She got all excited when she saw this posting! Welcome! This is a great place to network.