A dose of reality

Just this afternoon I met two people who have been next door neighbours for 61 years (I was trying to help this fellow who locked himself out of his house when the neighbour put her head out the window to say she had a key to his house). Their homes are on nice sized blocks and have been well maintained, and are now close to all the services like shops, bus routes, medical centers and anything they require is just  ten minutes away.  Their land and location is in demand, not due to the house improvements, but the much sought after locality and generous size of the house blocks.

When you stop for a minute to absorb this detail it is realised it is time that has made this possible with only one real conscious decision on their part, and that was "buy a home/land they could afford to pay off".  These properties are now valuable just like a piece of gold that has been stored for retirement!

The lesson is, the sooner one commits to saving to become a property owner, the sooner ones rent will go towards owning land/house.  This could be you down the track.

Investments can be as simple or as complex as you can handle.