great question Destined. Its quite inspiring to read all these stories. It just shows some of the many many different paths to property investing!

I started in 2000 aged 23. Jumped on the d’oh!-better-hurry-up-and-buy-something-before-the-only-thing-I-can-afford-is-a-kennel-bandwagon. Glad I did. I bought my current PPOR (2bed unit north of Sydney).

Its now almost 5 years on, and through paying off my current mortgage and paying for my postgrad uni degree (not to mention blowing money on my favourite hobby – fast cars!! [biggrin] ), Im finally ready to jump in and buy my first IP.

It certainly is daunting taking the plunge on your own, but Im willing to give it a shot at the end of the year – giving myself the first part of this year to get serious about investigating and researching my target areas.

Good luck with your own investing!

Cheers

Louise