How 23yo university grad scored a home in Queensland

Yenti Kushor worked full-time while at uni and also ran two successful businesses on the side to put herself financially ahead.

A university graduate who bought her first home when she was just 23 years old wants younger Aussies to know anything is possible.

In August, five days before her 24th birthday, Yenti Kushor, purchased a townhouse in Queensland for $570,500.

“I didn’t have any help from my parents or my siblings,” she told news.com.au. “Inspiring people to do this is my own goal.”

Despite the impressive feat, Ms Kushor isn’t wholly satisfied.

“I thought I would have invested in a few houses by now, started my own investment company,” she said.

She plans to buy four more properties before the age of 30.

Ms Kushor’s buying journey was more unusual than most.

She scored her first home by studying full-time, working full-time and also running her own business on the side.

Yenti Kushor bought a $570,000 townhouse.

Ms Kushor, who was born in South Africa, grew up in New Zealand and with her father living in Queensland, started her own business at the age of 15.

“I wanted to make some extra pocket money and started an online e-commerce business,” she explained.

Called WhY Boutique, she created an online store that sold imported designer clothes when she was just a teenager.

Using social media to advertise, she managed to sell to 1000 customers.

But when she finished high school she got more ambitious and started another business.

The then 18-year-old launched Odd Job Bob, a labour hire company for handyman services.

Around the same time, Ms Kushor enrolled in a bachelor of business at an Auckland university.

There, she met her long-term partner Dylan Thompson. He helped her run Odd Job Bob.

Yenti Kushor recently graduated from university in Auckland.

She moved to Queensland with her boyfriend Dylan Thompson.

She scored a recruiting job at the prestigious international management consulting firm Korn Ferry while still a student.

“I started consulting while working full-time and doing uni,” she said. “I was eager to get ahead.”

Overall, she estimates she spent around 60-70 hours each week studying and working during that time.

“It could have been way more but I ran the business very smart where it ticked over by itself,” she added.

“I had an account and admin person (running Odd Job Bob).”

Ms Kushor finished her three-year degree in 2019, where she decided to sell the business which made her savings go up “a lot”.

All the hard work paid off. When she wanted to buy her first home, she had four years of full-time work behind her and $150,000 in savings to her name.

Yenti Kushor worked 70 hours a week while in uni.

The couple decided to move to Queensland after finishing their degrees.

“I thought after we sold the business we would take a break,” she said. “I didn’t think I would go back to work with someone else.”

But then Ms Kushor was offered a senior role at e-commerce aggregator Una Brands, an opportunity that turned out to be too good to pass up. She started there in April.

Last month, she settled on a two bedroom, two bathroom, double garage townhouse in Benowa, the Gold Coast.

Although it cost $570,500 with a 30-year loan attached, she didn’t spend all her savings at once, planning to put the leftovers towards another property.

“Dylan and I plan to have a portfolio of 10 by the time we’re 30. We’d like to buy another four (each) over the next six years,” she said.

Her boyfriend is currently looking for his own investment property.

Ms Kushor lives elsewhere with Mr Thompson and brought renters into her townhouse straight away.

“It’s very positively geared. I don’t have to put a cent into it (the mortgage),” she added.

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