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I have built a large property portfolio, with assets, valued at $15 million, spread across three states. In this chapter I'll explain how I set goals when I began my property journey, including buying my first home and upgrading to my second, and how I learned to build a strategy with a long-term focus.

As I've noted, for me it didn't happen overnight — it took 15 years. Could I have done it any faster? Yes. I made some mistakes early on that set me back. That's why I wrote this book — to show you how to create and meet your investment goals without making those rookie mistakes. In fact, it took me less than 10 years once I actually had a strategy in place and put my mind to it. So my main message is simple: if I can do it, so can you.

Over the past two centuries about 90 per cent of the world's millionaires have made their millions by investing in real estate. When it comes to creating wealth through property, however, it is not about going out and buying just any property, then sitting and waiting for your wealth to build. It is a long game — one that you plan and work for one step at a time. It involves psychology and a strong belief — it's something you must really want.

What I came to realise in my early career as a property investor was that all successful investors have personal goals to track their successes, and that they grow their portfolios steadily based on long-term strategic plans. With that kind of long-term focus, strategic investors can buy more properties, enjoy greater serviceability and create greater wealth over time.