Question: Can you briefly describe your background in South Africa, your roles and experience?

I am born in the Free State and grew up in Bloemfontein. I lived with my wife and 3 kids in lovely Stellenbosch up until we immigrated to Australia.

I am a qualified Attorney at law, enrolled to the High Court of South Africa during 1996. During my career as Attorney, I got involved with running a Real Estate company in South Africa and did training to hundreds of Real Estate Agents in South Africa. Real Estate and its people became my true passion and I’m always grateful to be part of such an exciting industry!

Question: When did you come to Australia and what have you been doing up until now?

I entered Australia during November 2009 as a permanent resident and lived with my family in the serene Adelaide Hills until recently. In Adelaide I got involved with a construction and development company.

Through my dealings with various Investment companies, I met Richard Dunn, the Property Acquisitions Manager of OzInvest. This gave me an opportunity to get to know OzInvest a little bit better.

As a lawyer, you cannot help but to analyse everything and I can assure you I did.

To cut a long storey short, I am over the moon with this Company and I am as passionate about what they are doing as they are!

I have been at OzInvest since September 2009 and I can already tell this is the start of something great.

Question: Can you briefly describe to us what your role is with OzInvest?

As the National Business Development Manager, I am the face of the company and it’s my Role to strengthen relationships and build new ones.

As OzInvest is continually growing, there are many exciting things in the pipeline with this Company. I can also bring a lot of my own experiences of running businesses in South Africa to the table here.

This is a people orientated business and I am vastly experienced and truly passionate in dealing with people.

Importantly, I want to get the OzInvest message out further than Australia as the opportunity for offshore Investors is truly outstanding.

Question: How would you describe OzInvest as a Company?

Without doubt this is the Best property company I’ve ever come across. Every single person I have dealt with in the company, from the top all the way through to the receptionist, has a passion for what they do, and a wealth of knowledge about all areas of the business.

The level of client satisfaction is extraordinarily high and this is due to the honest and ethical way in which they are treated by all the OzInvest staff.

Question: Should there be any concerns for South Africans of investing in Australian property through OzInvest?

Not at all, OzInvest has been operating successfully since 1987, they have offices in Sydney and Brisbane as well as staff in most other capital cities. The staff is very organised, skilled and experienced people and importantly they are dedicated to this company which is one of the reasons that attracted me to the company.

What I have seen which is very rare, is a vibrant culture throughout OzInvest, the staff, the clients the business relationships they have – you can tell people love this company because of their reputation and success in helping ordinary people create wealth.

I have no hesitation at all in recommending OzInvest to anybody no matter where they come from.

Question: Should South Africans invest their hard earned money into Australian property and why?

Absolutely, it is quite clear that Australian property can create unbelievable wealth for ordinary people.

The country is politically stable, the economy is robust, the Banking system is heavily regulated and one of the best in the world, your money is safe here.

 What I have found is Australia has the history of property doubling in value every 7-10 years, so as a South African Investor you can Invest your hard earned money today, safely and easily into a 1^st world economy and two things can happen.

1. Your Property will rise in value.
2. You have ‘hedged’ your South African Rands in Australia at today’s exchange rate.

Therefore, not only does your property appreciate but your money over time is worth more on exchange.

So what are you waiting for? Register your interest today and allow us to assist you in your journey to own property in Australia!