Success Stories

• Michelle Curtis-Powys

  Building a solid property portfolio on your own may seem like a formidable task, but as Michelle Curtis-Powys shows, all you need is an equally formidable resolve to do whatever it takes to succeed read more

• ​Karin Mackay: How I built my $7.1M Portfolio

  From a young age Karin Mackay has been driven by her passion for property. Despite some ups and downs, her love of property has served her well: she currently has a portfolio of 10 properties worth a total of $7.1m read more

• Rebecca Hawson

  From a failed import business to a burgeoning property portfolio, Rebecca Hawson has seen many ups and downs in investing. Having faced and overcome these daunting challenges, she now enjoys the fruit of her investments. Here she shares the steps she took and lessons she learned along the way read more

• Rear View with Deanna Ezzy

  Latin dancer and mortgage broker Deanna Ezzy talks about her passion for property, balance at work and on the dance floor, and riding motorbikes read more

• How my fear of dying poor compelled me to do what it takes to succeed as an investor

  Darius Darisman's overwhelming fear of living and dying poor fuelled his desire to build his fi nancial future through property. Sixteen years later, he and his wife are living in their dream home, with six properties worth $3.3m to their name read more

• Ian Gowrie-Smith: From farm boy to high-flying investor

  From buying an abandoned reserve to nabbing a neglected castle in Lithuania, Ian Gowrie-Smith’s property investments are nothing short of eclectic. While he made much of his fortune investing in the pharmaceutical industry and mining, it is his property investments that enabled him to live the lifestyle he now enjoys. Nila Sweeney tells his story read more

• ​Rear view with Cam McLellan

  Property investor and CEO of Open Wealth Creation Cam McLellan talks hotspots, common mistakes investors make and why he doesn’t mind if his kids go to Nepal and milk cats read more

• Rear view with Sam Saggers

  If you’ve been in the property investment game for two decades, just like Sam Saggers has, you’re likely to experience both the good and the bad. Here, Sam talks candidly about his investment mishap, the deal that got away, and his dream property read more

• Property success after a string of setbacks

  Maree Prowse embarked on her property investment journey just over 10 years ago. During this time she has faced challenges, but has acquired a portfolio worth $2m, a passion for renovation and a fiancé read more