Craig

So tell us a little bit about that.

Gee, lots of commitment.

Now, I want you to make everybody cry into their cornies this morning having breakfast because I want to go back to that first property when you were 21.

I know this firsthand because the Gold Coast market was such a different market.

The amount of units that were available and extraordinary.

extremely cheap.

So let's all sort of go back in time and make everybody cry because the price was when you bought that property in the Gold Coast.

Yes, indeed.

Well, the Gold Coast, as we know, as you've just said, has accelerated in pricing, particularly over the last four years.

But Melbourne, compared to Queensland, still more expensive.

The median house price on the Gold Coast is hovering around that $1 million mark.

And you're looking at paying more.

So where in Melbourne are you hoping to buy?

I note that you're talking about wanting to be as close to the CBD in Melbourne as possible because you don't have a car in Melbourne.

Is that right?

What is one of the hardest things at the moment for you looking to get into the Melbourne property market?

I mean, for somebody that has the experience of owning property, you've built up by the sound of it, quite a bit of equity in your transactions over the last few properties.

But still, you know, transacting is transacting.

It doesn't just automatically happen easily for people when they're looking at buying.

and Sydney has hit new price records for both houses and units.