A passion for property and a desire for financial freedom is what drew Mark Usher to property investing.

‘A while ago I realised that I wasn’t going to get where I wanted to be if I carried on doing what I was doing,’ Mark, a former customs investigator, says.

‘Like most people, I wanted more time to live my life. I knew that if I waited until a normal retirement age I wouldn’t have enough time or money to do all the things I couldn’t do while I was working towards having enough money to retire. So I started looking into wealth creation.’

Mark looked at everything from the stock market and superannuation options to the various types of property investing.

Through his research he realised that a lot of wealthy people had built much of that wealth through property.

When he met Peter Spencer, his now business partner, at a property investment workshop Mark knew his life was about to change.

Mark and his wife Georgia suddenly found themselves surrounded by inspirational people who became a network of support and a source of unique knowledge about residential property investing.

Meeting the right people who had the right, practical advice has put Mark on track to reach his goal of financial freedom through property investing.

And as co-founder of SA Property Panel, Mark is committed to taking his knowledge to a wide audience to help others realise their financial goals through building a property portfolio.

‘Since we started our investment property portfolio I’ve stopped worrying that my superannuation won’t be enough to retire on one day and that alone is a nice weight off my shoulders,’ he says.