How train driver built $12m empire on $39k salary
A former garbage train driver who earned $39k a year when he started investing in property has revealed some of the tricks he used to acquire 13 homes worth $12m.
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Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/journalists/aidan-devine/page/72