Congratulations to my friends

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Tony and Maree. They were clients/friends of mine in New Zealand and while ago they took the plunge and moved to the Gold Coast.

I mention them for 2 reasons. Firstly they epitomise the right sort of attitude I discussed this morning and secondly I met them this morning so they are fresh in my mind.

They were excited to show me their new home on the Coast. They have been house hunting for some time and they are so well trained they were waiting for a “real deal” before buying.

The details are none of yours or my business but suffice to say they are moving into an amazing apartment with views to die for and they bought at a 56% discount off the original sale price!!

The agent who showed us through said “Some investors buy well, but you guys stole this place”

Now what is so inspiring about these guys for me is they are really living out of the mindset I discussed earlier today to “be content where you are”.

They both had to get jobs in OZ to make it easier for them to get finance to get going with their investing. They both felt initially like they were going backwards. They were full time investors in New Zealand and now suddenly they are working for wages again. But they know it is a stepping stone to greater things so they are enjoying where they are anyway. And the fruit of that is in gaining several hundred thousand dollars worth of equity in their first purchase. (Once the market comes right and they can get a real valuation I think even they will be amazed just how much money they have made in one transaction).

If they had been coming home from work and complaining to each other about how terrible it was they had to work and being negative about the shift do you think they would have invested the energy required to find a deal like they have?? Of course not.

But they put the effort in and got the result because they chose to stay positive, enjoy the journey and not push themselves to a point where they become miserable in the present chasing a future they may never attain.

I spent all today looking at property on the Coast and found some “quite good” deals as I would expect when I am going in cold as it were. But all I could think about was how amazing Tony and Maree’s deal was and trying to decide if I was going to put in the same amount of effort to get a similar result myself.

So congratulations again guys, you are an inspiration to me and now to a multitude of blog readers all over the world!!

Stay Safe ~ Dean Letfus.

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