PHOTO: Chris Hassall told AREC 2018 that he went from Saturday receptionist to earning $2m commission a year at Buxton Bentleigh. Source: Supplied

GOING from part-time receptionist to earning $8m in four years is possible, but it takes discipline and dedication, says a man who has done just that.

Chris Hassall, a director of real estate agency Buxton Bentleigh, told the AREC 2018 conference on the Gold Coast that he had started out working in reception on Saturdays, and worked his way up the business.

“I was working seven days a week. even I questioned ‘is this all worth it?’ I was a young guy,” he said of the long hours he’d put in at the start.

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