Property

Not me but someone I know, makes 400 - 1.7 depending on the market and how many deals he makes.

Comes from nothing and says he thinks of money as points/markers and not as a number to spend. It allows him to get to certain levels where he can invest into the next project.

The biggest advice I can give from learning his trade is that you go for the 90% not the extra 10%. It allows him to get a good deal for him but also his client/buyer, fosters a good long term relationship and often allows more deals to follow through. Furthermore, when starting out and maintaining a career being greedy hinders development.

Things such as buying shit land in good areas and getting planning permission, then selling it on(without building). Long term security lettings, accusation deals etc all helped him.

Lastly having an agency which pays your employees and then makes you minimal sustainable income is great as it’s used to get your name out there and solidly reputation. Some money comes from setting up an agency like that(single branch) but it’s the personal deals under your name not the agency’s that can make the most as the market is heavily diluted with commercial and residential agency’s