Candice Lowe

After the seminar, Candice and her husband had a chat with Ironfish Property Investment Strategist, Ilinna Avni, who helped them get started over a cup – or three – of coffee!

“The process from that point was very smooth and easy. Ilinna provided us with some booklets on current trends and market expectations. She also provided a few different properties for us to consider but was happy to suggest some which might be suitable for first-time investors such as ourselves. We discussed our goals and what might be needed to achieve these goals in the long term.”

Candice’s major challenge prior to Ironfish was the intimidating task of deciding on which property and where. After Ilinna presented some options that might fit her criteria, the process became much simpler.

“Our first investment was an apartment in Melbourne, which we decided on for a few reasons. The key factor was the stamp duty concession available at the time which provided a very affordable entry point into investing. The fact that the stamp duty concession was ending soon was a good push to get us moving. Six months later we purchased our second property, which is in Queensland, and is due to settle in the coming months.

“We plan to sit tight at this point and let the first two settle in a bit to ensure we are comfortable. Our current goal is to have 4 properties (excluding our family home) However I think this will evolve over time.”