Dean & Elise Parker – Renovating/Developing
Not too long ago Elise and Dean were full time employees in the IT industry. Between them they were earning in excess of $130,000 per year and at the top of their game. The problem as this was not enough time to live the lifestyle they dreamed about. They were renting a 2 bedroom apartment in Melbourne, had two financed cars and wanted to buy a place of their own to avoid throwing rent money down the drain.
It was just as they were about to put pen to paper for the purchase of their very own 3 bedroom apartment in the heart of Melbourne that they came to a very important realisation... by signing on the dotted line would mean being stuck in the "Rat Race" forever. They would barely have enough money to survive and would therefore be chained to their jobs forever. This was a sliding doors moment because they instead decided to buy a tiny little unit in the outskirts of Melbourne and to sacrifice their lifestyle for a while in an attempt to create wealth faster.
Moving from the heart of the action to the outskirts of Melbourne was a major change to their lifestyle, and to make matters worse Dean along with half the employees where he worked were made redundant and his salary went from $70,000 to $0 in five minutes flat. This was a hugely emotional time for Dean and he vowed to take control of his life and never be reliant on someone else providing his income ever again.
In mid 2004, they attended a real estate seminar held by real estate expert Steve McKnight. On this day they learnt so much and became totally inspired because they realised how real estate would be the strategy they could adopt to achieve everything they wanted in life. Steve taught them the simple concept that by completing a renovation on a property you could increase its value and then on sell it for a cash profit. They became excited about the concept of being able to make extra cash by doing renovation in their free time on weekends.
In the next five years they renovated almost 50 properties and built 29 from scratch. They've been involved in more than 130 property transactions worth well over $20 MILLION dollars and more importantly have created a dream lifestyle for themselves.
They now get to:
- work together...from home...and on their terms
- make more money than they've ever done before
- be in control of their time - that means getting to work and play when they choose
- be in control of their destiny (Dean will never lose his job again)
- do something enjoyable, satisfying and inspiring every day
- be directly rewarded for the effort they put in
- choose how they go about everything in LIFE!
Elise & Dean now run a successful and profitable property renovation and development business from the comfort of their own home, and are here to inspire and encourage you to achieve your goals through property just as Steve McKnight did with them only a few years ago.