Oasis Magazine - Cairns & Tropical North Queensland Issue 19 - Aug|Sep 2017 | Page 35

was just too young for the industry then. I went on to full-time employment whilst I also studied a Bachelor of Accounting. It was challenging, juggling full-time work and full-time study, but it got me ahead a lot faster. It meant I had years of practical experience by the time I nished my degree.” We are keen to have a break from renovating our own properties and focus all of our attention on helping others with their properties. “I held various roles once a accountant, including management accounting, business analyst type roles and all the way through to operations management. However, I just didn’t have the job satisfaction I wanted. I always knew that real estate was where my passion lay.” month,” Wade laughs. “I truly believe that if you enjoy what you do, then success will follow. We have a passion for property and believe this passion will enable us to provide a superior, innovative and personalised service to clients and build a business based on referrals. Word of mouth is a great form of advertising,” says Michelle. Already making a great team and having a shared vision for their future, Wade and Michelle decided that teaming up was the obvious choice. “Drawing from our previous careers, I feel we have a lot to offer and provide a different perspective that we already know achieves results.” “Being a husband and wife team has it’s as we are both equally invested in making the business work. You also get both of us working together for you, we offer different personalities and different skills with a common goal, which offers our clients a lot more value for money.” Both Wade and Michelle acknowledge that it can be a tough industry and that there is a vast choice of real estate agents in Cairns. However, they are confident that they have a lot to offer their clients. They understand both sides of the sales process having built a home, bought, sold and renovated homes. Michelle has also successfully sold two of their own properties. “Our last renovation occurred during a busy period of our lives - we bought a new home, moved, got married and OUR LAST RENOVATION WAS A BUSY PERIOD OF OUR LIVES - WE BOUGHT A NEW HOME, MOVED, GOT MAR