A casual employee at Woolworths has revealed how he was able to purchase five properties and travel the world all before his 28th birthday.
Douglas Lazickirk, 27, is the proud owner of five properties across two Australian states that have a combined value of $2.4million.
The teacher and casual Woolworths employee from NSW has aspirations to be a millionaire before he turns 30 and puts his success down to hard work and 'just a little luck'.
He bought his first home when he was 22 while balancing his shifts at the supermarket and studying a bachelor of teaching and arts he finished in 2015.
Douglas Lazickirk, 27, (pictured) is the proud owner of five properties across two states that have a combined value of $2.4million
The teacher and casual Woolworths employee has aspirations to be a millionaire before he turns 30 and has put his success down to hard work and a little luck
His first property was previously owned by his neighbour in the NSW Central Coast suburb of Erina, which he was able to secure by getting a loan from the bank.
The graduate was advised to work full-time at Woolworths to make sure he was approved for the loan, which he did for ten weeks before returning to casual work.
With his father as guarantor on the loan he was able to purchase the two-bedroom, one-bathroom home for $280,000 with a down payment of $28,000.
The savvy spender immediately moved tenants into the home to help with the mortgage payments and set about strategising his next move in the NSW property market.
Mr Lazickirk told Daily Mail Australia he learnt most of what he knows from watching YouTube videos on investing and reading 'every article' he could.
'I have the belief you should do everything yourself,' he said. 'It's not a fast game, it's a slow game.'
The investor used equity from his previous two homes to purchase the $300,000 four-bedroom home in Grafton, in the NSW Northern Rivers region (pictured)
Mr Lazickirk bought his first home at 22 and plans to continue to expand his property portfolio
The savvy spender aspires to be a millionaire by the time he turns 30 and plans to purchase three more properties in the next twelve months
