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As a 25-year-old professional starting in my career, investing in shares felt unfamiliar and intimidating. I considered it a market for the wealthy, and certainly not a place that I could leverage for my own personal and professional benefit. I had a savings mindset, not an investing mindset. Therefore, I invested any surplus cash in a bank account earning interest.

There is a noticeable shift taking place in South Africa's property market. However, it does not follow traditional routes. Owning a home no longer necessarily means living in it. Increasingly, millennials and Gen Z are renting in areas that suit their lifestyle. At the same time, they buy property elsewhere as investment opportunities.

This is an updated version of Financial Freedom through Property. The first version was published in 2019. The book is a practical, inspiring and distinctly South African road map to building lasting wealth through real estate. In this updated edition of his bestseller, Laurens Boel shares the strategies that took him from a retrenched corporate employee to the owner of over 200 rental units and an R80-million property portfolio.