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Case Study
Meet a fellow Property for Life investor
Over the past couple of years, Willem has really seen the value of investing in property. Since his first investment purchase in March 2003, Willem has gone on to purchase another 6 properties in the UK and 7 in his home nation of South Africa.
The first of these was purchased in Cardiff and has turned out to be one of his best investments. Over the past couple of years Cardiff has seen incredible capital growth and rental demand, mainly as a result of massive public and private sector investment. This has been reflected in Willem’s investment which has constantly provided fantastic rental returns.
Although Cardiff offers such great potential, Willem has been very careful to spread his portfolio geographically and has purchased property in several other areas including Eastbourne and London as well as South Africa. Willem says: ". I think it is very important to spread your risk to other markets (hence my investments in South Africa where I have seen year on year growth in the 20-30% region even when buying without discounts). I see investing in property as a way of life rather than a "get rich quick" solution and with this in mind I think it takes years to fully master the art and meet the right people in order to make substantial gains".
Willem is absolutely right with this approach, but even over such a short period, he has still seen some incredible returns. Willem’s total property portfolio now stands at more that £1.9million of which more than £600,000 is equity. Willem says: "My aim is quite simply to make lots of money and build up a self sustainable and growing portfolio, which would allow me to achieve a lifestyle whereby my assets were working for me rather than me working for it or for someone else".
Willem continues: "PFL has provided me with opportunities in great locations and more importantly, with true discounts. I have done business with some other investment groups and have found PFL to be the best with regards to value for money, true discounts and affordability. Overall, I have found the 'one stop shop' facility to be fantastic as I truly do not have time to negotiate with lenders. The PFL team has really made things happen, all I had to do is sign a few documents and that was it."
Willem has achieved a great deal in just two years. With his commitment and enthusiasm to property investment and a clear long term strategy, he will achieve true financial independence in a very short time frame. "PFL could be your 'jump start' to this exciting journey. By building up the right network I can't see anyone going wrong, whatever the market does".
We wish Willem the best of luck with his venture and look forward to a continued working relationship.
