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Australia's best financial adviser 2024🥇 Helping 20-45 year olds buy property, get invested and achieve financial freedom ✨

I was 23 years old and earning $150,000 at Macquarie Group when I bought my first (and only) investment property in Redfern, Sydney. It took me to 2.5 years to save the $80,000 deposit and 11 months to find the place. Full disclosure: I was fortunate enough to live at home while I saved and my amazing Mum contributed $20,000 for the deposit. The property has grown around 289% since 2010 - from $386,000 to $1,500,000 With $450,000 remaining on the mortgage (I've used some of the equity to further invest). But how does that compare to other investment options? If I'd put the deposit and ongoing monthly repayments into the stock market I'd be looking at an estimated $1,400,000 portfolio - with no debt remaining and no interest paid. That's big. And would I do it all the same if I woke up in 2010 tomorrow? Knowing what I know now, maybe not. Knowing what I knew then? 100%. --------------- Give me a follow for more money talk 💴 --------------- #bestadvice #gettingthingsdone #money #financialadvice

Lina Cronin

Communications specialist & writer. I love words, but I love people more.

5mo

Love your transparency, Glen Hare

India Smitham

Retirement & Aged Care Specialist| Senior Business Development Manager at Challenger Limited

5mo

This is a great story to be able to share with clients. Property in Australia seen as this hugely profitable investment and it’s not often the case. The amount of amazing case studies that I see with great outcomes and the adviser and I get so excited about them and the client is hell bent on an investment property only to do the numbers after expenses and the returns are lucky to be half a TD 😓

Amie Baker

Award winning Financial Planner, Speaker, Money Mindset Coach

5mo

This is the ongoing conversation I have with clients. Leverage is great, and you have equity to work with with which is also great, but on the flip side - no interest, no debt if invested into financial markets. Brilliant point. Hindsight always has a silver lining. Thanks for sharing.

Fee Lal

Investor at Tidal Ventures II Atlassian Alumni II Startmate Fellow

5mo

Brilliant post Glen Hare! Just one (of the many) reasons why we love having you / F&H in our corner! Eanna Barry

Marion Mays

Certified Money Coach (CMC)® | Financial Literacy Educator |Money IQ & EQ Coach | Property Educator. Speaker and Womens Advocate. I mentor Women to change their entire reality /results with Money in 90 days.

5mo

Great lesson albeit what readers must factor into this is your living & accomodation costs by taking the share option - for the past 14 years if you put all your money in shares what would your accom cost have been? Would love to see that added in

Liam Hartley

Community & Marketing @ Fox & Hare

5mo

289% growth is not disappointing by any stretch of the imagination!

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