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  • Even as a teenager, William Keedwell knew he wanted to get ahead on the property ladder.

Despite being on the minimum wage, the Masterton telecommunications worker bought his first house at 19, and has now paid off more than two-thirds of his second house at the age of 24.

He chose investing in property as the way to get himself financially sorted because he sees himself as a hands-on guy who can roll up his sleeves and do most of the DIY work to improve the value of the property without too much expense.

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William Keedwell got on the property ladder by buying this Cockburn St home in Masterton for $170,000. He sold it for $257,000 four years later.