I am passionate about property. I lie awake at night thinking about it. I trawl the auction results every Sunday morning and constantly search real estate listings for comparable properties to the ones I own and my dream properties that I can’t yet afford! I get excited when friends and family are looking to buy property, when they renovate and when they sell. I love the tangibility of property, the creativity of building and renovating, and the potential for growth and profit. At the end of the day however, I still just want a beautiful home to live in with my family.

It all started with my amazingly inspirational Mum, who in her 20s in Sydney owned four houses by the time she met my dad. My Mum is an immigrant, who grew up in outer west Sydney in a mud brick house with her single parent non-English speaking Mum, and left school at the end of grade 10. My Mum worked two clerical jobs and bought run down properties in undesirable areas. After a lick of paint she would fill the houses with tenants who would comfortably pay the mortgage. She did all of this with a $1000 deposit and a loan from a solicitor, drawing on the equity in each property to buy another. Yes times were different back then, housing was more affordable but conversely this was the 1960’s when a woman couldn’t get a loan from a bank! My Mum (and also wonderful Dad!) has/have since gone on to sell all of those properties and buy and sell many more, and I have been fascinated along the way.

I am not an expert in property. However I take an avid interest in all aspects, I have learnt a great deal from owning and renovating two properties, and love a discussion (my brothers would call it a “debate”) on any hot topic, property of course being my favourite! Hence this blog. I have learnt a lot along the way (only the tip of the iceberg!), and would love to share my experiences and knowledge with anyone who will listen, while learning more through your comments and suggestions.

This is my Property Philosophy or Propertyosophy for short.