From rags to riches, pennies to penthouses and pocket lint to golden mint.

A young Queenslander found a way up and out, through the property market and lets us in on the secret sauce.

Time and time again, it is the courage of that elusive white-knuckle commitment to buying that first property that allows for a positive snowball effect.
30-year-old Jordan Strudwick bought his first home with $15,000 in savings and built a portfolio worth millions of dollars over five years.
“The biggest thing is having a go, knowing your numbers and if you see an opportunity, act fast.”
Mr Strudwick’s agency, is based in Ipswich, where house prices were late to boom because of the region’s distance from Brisbane but are now booming.
The property dreams are out there, you just need to wake up.

John Sage is successful a lifelong property developer, investor, entrepreneur and deal maker. See John's latest development: Riverview Estate