Last weekend I took my team to Hamilton Island for two nights of R&R, team building, bonding and fun. Every day, Monday to Friday, 9am-ish to 5pm-ish, we’re together, working. Achieving our goals, aiming to surpass our customer’s expectations, beating deadlines, figuring out solutions, learning, growing and trying to do better. It’s been an incredibly tough environment for the past few years but despite [...]
Lots of us are feeling the interest rate pinch and after such a long period of incredibly low rates on our mortgage, it’s not a nice feeling to be paying so much more that we’re used to. Even if we are able to negotiate a better rate for you, the rate will still be significantly higher than it was a year ago. So we [...]
When is the right time to buy property? This is one of the questions I am asked most often, but there is no secret formula that can give you a definitive answer. We don’t know when the market is going to turn, we don’t know when property demand and supply will be optimally balanced in your favour, we don’t know when your dream home [...]
As a mortgage broker, my aim is to help people buy their dream home or investment property without getting under too much financial pressure. I want to help people see the possibilities and the steps needed to get into their first property, their next property, or even the steps towards building an investment portfolio. I want to give my clients direction and motivation rather [...]
Last week I celebrated a significant milestone birthday. And I celebrated well! During the cutting of the cake I had many calls for “make a wish”, and it had me stumped for a moment because I truly couldn’t think of anything to wish for. I realised that I had everything in life that I could wish for. I have a beautiful partner and [...]
When is the right time to buy property? This is one of the questions I get asked most often, but there is no secret formula that can give you a definitive answer. We don’t know when the market is going to turn, we don’t know when property demand and supply will be optimally balanced in your favour, we don’t know when your dream home [...]
I’ve just finished reading Anh Do’s biography, The Happiest Refugee, and it has left me with an immense feeling of happiness and gratitude. What an amazing man, family and life! From a toddler who nearly lost his life at the hands of pirates whilst at sea escaping a communist regime, to a household name and one of Australia’s most loved celebrities, the man and [...]
Last week I wrote about my experience of writing a list about things I wanted to do for myself rather than my usual lists for work and caring for everyone else. My list included things like getting organised, being mindful, moving more, catching up with friends, etc, etc. I thought back about my list over the next few days and thought back to my [...]
Sometimes I get a bit lost in lists. I have lists of things to do for customers, lists for my business, lists for my team, my family, my shopping… And they all list, sometimes in great detail, the things I have to do for other people. Which is great because it keeps me organised and on task. But sometimes I really need to focus [...]
I’ll never forget my first experience of approaching a bank to apply for my first home loan. I had worked hard and saved what I thought was enough for a deposit. This in itself was a miracle based on my previous spending habits! To be turned down by that bank was heartbreaking and disillusioning. “Why bother if I’m never going to get there?”, was [...]
