
Tradie who once lived in rented granny flats but now enjoys a $6million waterfront home, Lamborghini and 50ft yacht reveals the biggest financial mistake young Aussies are making
Daily MailA property investor who once lived in rented granny flats but now enjoys a $6million waterfront home has shared his top advice for young Australians trying to enter the tough housing market. But instead of saving up for a mortgage deposit to buy the ultimate property, Mr Walsh started his investment journey in 2011 by buying a four-bedroom house at Thirlmere, 95km south-west of Sydney for $342,000. A savvy property investor who owns 20 houses says young people are missing out on being able to own house by being too fixated on living in a nice suburb too soon Daniel Walsh, 33, last year bought a $6million waterfront house on Sydney 's northern beaches, near Palm Beach. How Daniel Walsh started his property journey 2011: Thirlmere, NSW, four-bedroom house, $342,000 2012: Thirlmere, NSW, three-bedroom house, $303,000 2014: Crestmead, Queensland, four-bedroom house, $305,000 2014: Deception Bay, Queensland, three-bedroom house, $259,000 2015: Raceview, Queensland, four-bedroom house, $310,000 2015: Davoren Park, South Australia, three-bedroom house, $182,000 2016: Carrum Downs, Victoria, three-bedroom house, $345,000 2016: Carrum Downs, Victoria, block of land, $50,000 2018: St Albans Park, Victoria, three-bedroom house, $380,000 'I was living in a granny flat, instead of living in a house and paying heaps more rent,' he told Daily Mail Australia. Instead of saving up for a mortgage deposit to buy the ultimate home, Mr Walsh started his investment journey by buying a four-bedroom house at Thirlmere, 95km south-west of Sydney for $342,000 Mr Walsh didn't buy his first house to live in as an owner-occupier until 2021 when he bought a home at Camden, in Sydney's south-west, for $1.35million - selling it two years later for $1.85million.
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