Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa May 2014 | Page 14

MASTER INVESTOR
Amelia also said that patience is key in this
industry and that rushing usually doesn’t get the
desired result anyway.
But most importantly, Amelia believes that human
connections are the most vital aspect of the property
industry and what she does.

“Louis attributes Atterbury’s
success to the fact that its
employees are also shareolders
of the company. ”
“People remain the cornerstone of everything you
do – if you don’t consider the impact of all actions on
the lives of individuals, you are not going to get very
far in the long term. And of course, never, never, never
give up.
Professionally, one of the things that Amelia and
her team would like to achieve is expanding into the
African continent.

What I want to see that dream realised and make a
difference to the hundreds of communities that don’t
have access to sustainable real estate solutions and
because I am passionate about education, I want to
see us make a real difference to the education of many
bright young stars that want to enter the property
industry and to the ongoing education initiatives of
those already in the industry,” she said.
Amelia’s dedication to being accountable is threaded
throughout her professional and personal life.
“On a personal note, I would like to have the privilege
to continue to play an important shaping role in the lives
of our three children together with my husband, so that
they can develop the potential they have. And as part of
this we are teaching them about taking accountability for
what you want to achieve,” she said.

AMELIA’S TOP TIPS

3

SUBSCRIBE

The impact of decisions you make
today, will only be experienced 3
years from now – good or bad!

5
May 2014 SA Real Estate Investor

Always do some back-testing
through the cycles – property
behaves in a certain way and will
continue to do so. It won’t give you
all the answers, but it will point you
in the right direction.

4

12

1
2

Never invest in anything that you
didn’t see with your own eyes.

Understand the impact on the
environment & make sure you
future-proof whatever you do.

Understand the environment that
you operate in by doing deep research into the node, the area, Wthe
sector.

www.reimag.co.za