We Are Real Estate
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Alex Ouwens: To go all in
On getting into real estate I was working at a drive-through bottle shop in 2006. The manager spoke to the staff in a way that did not create a team atmosphere and often was belittling. One night I had enough and quit on the spot. I walked down the street feeling great for 100 metres – OK, for 200 metres…
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Troy McLennan: Learning through experience
On getting into real estate Until I was older my family was not really on the real estate path. But, after my parents divorce and a huge change in lifestyle, my father found himself investing and my mother found herself building a very successful career in property management. Throughout my youth I’d spent more than a decade in retail sales,…
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Alison Ross: Setting her sights on a winning outcome
On getting into real estate Real Estate chose me. It was not the career path that I thought I would end up in, but my mother encouraged me to join the team after uni (I have a degree in Agricultural Business). The happiest moment in my career There were several happy moments in my career. Negotiating rural property transactions with…
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Matt Bolin: Adding value outside the norm
On getting into real estate Prior to real estate, I spent the first decade of my career in the film industry, in lighting for film and TV. I had my own business, with trucks, vans, a warehouse and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of equipment. The GFC in 2009, coupled with massive technology changes in film and the birth…
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Hugo Ortega: How to get your first listing
On getting into real estate I chose to get married – I fell in love at first sight, and with all cliches aside, I knew my wife would be my life partner from the moment we met. So if you ask me did I choose real estate, or did real estate choose me, then all I can say is my…
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James Leslie: Calling for more education
On getting into real estate After experience in retail, I was convinced by my best friend to join him in real estate. I loved the thrill of the chase, the ability to improvise and think outside the box. For some reason, it just works. The happiest moment in my career Starting my own Agency at the start of 2019 after…
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