Where do you live?

In a house in Hampton with my wife, Katya, and our two boys (we also have a baby boy due next month).

What property do you own?

This house, plus leaseholds for hospitality businesses in Perth.

What do you love most about your home?

We did a renovation and now it’s practical and bright and has a gym we love exercising and mucking around in. Also, ever since I was a kid, I wanted to live in a house that backed on to a park and now I’m living the dream.

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Most memorable home you’ve lived in?

My childhood home, which had a massive oak tree with a swing hanging off it that was the centre of all activities. Also, my apartment in Perth because it was my first purchase and also where I lived during the peak of my sporting career, the base to return to after big sporting trips.

Are you a keen or reluctant property buyer?

Keen. In Australia, the best asset you can own is your home. It sets you up for security in the long term. The effort and work it takes to get into your first home are worth it.

How many homes have you ever bought and ever sold?

I’ve bought three homes and sold two. I have also bid for other people in auctions many times and have won two.

The highlights of your property journey?

Working in the property industry and getting to be involved in developments that house thousands of Australians.

The lowlights?

Selling my East Melbourne terrace. I bought it in 2010 when I was living in Perth as my dream location when I moved back to Melbourne. But, through a series of events, I couldn’t hold on to it.

Best property advice you’ve heard?

Hold on to it. It’s not a short-term play. If you look back through the history of property ownership in Australia, people who have held on to property through at least one or two property cycles have always done well.

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Worst property advice you’ve heard?

Buy an apartment off the plan. You just don’t see the same level of growth in this type of asset class as other types, and it’s so easy for supply to rapidly increase.

Tips for homebuyers?

If you love where you live and can’t afford a house with land in that area, I would rent where you want to live and invest in house and land where your budget permits.

Future property plans?

Many property plans on the business front. On the personal front, ultimately, I would like to have a bit of land within two hours’ drive of Melbourne to spend weekends.