Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa December 14/ January 15 | Page 41

by Gordon Mackay

FINANCE

A Frightening Statistic

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here is a statistic that states; “Only 4% of people
are financially free at the age of 65.” How can
you become one of the financially free 4%?
It’s actually very simple if you have the right
information to act upon and don’t follow the crowds. I
have been investing in property for 44 years, since the
age of 20. I have lots of experience because I have learnt
from my mistakes.
In my early twenty’s I bought properties mainly by
‘gut feel’, if they were cheap and I could borrow the
money, I woul