Christmas Holidays 2018 Break Dates

Christmas Holidays Break

Our offices will be closed for the season's break from 14th December 2018 until 7th January 2019.

We celebrate the Royal Wedding and the rare "Goodie Bag" that we received with deep appreciation and thanks.

19th May 2018

The Royal Wedding  of  H.R.H. Prince Harry & Meghan Markle

Our Royal Wedding Goodie Bag


The Day we saw a Princess wed her Prince

How did Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Terminator, start his empire with a 6-pack

How did Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Terminator, start his empire with a 6-pack?

I’d like to share with you how Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Terminator, started his empire with a 6-pack.  Even before Arnold Schwarzenegger became the godfather of modern bodybuilding, before he became a mega movie star, or even before he was the governor of California, he was a commercial real estate investor. You see, the foundation of Arnold’s success was not his 6 pack abs. The foundation of his success was a 6-block apartment building he purchased in Santa Monica, California a long time ago.

Arnold’s Beginning

 When Arnold first came to America, he needed to figure out a way to pay for his competitions, to pay to get to auditions, to pay to market himself, because he had a vision. To do all that, without having a 9 to 5 job, he saved every last penny he had from earning money in competitions, in giving workshops, and giving seminars, until he had enough money to purchase a 6-unit apartment block.

Arnold had a vision, and in that vision, he had a belief.  That belief was he should first buy an income producing property.  First, before buying a home to live in.  That’s exactly what he did. He purchased a 6-unit block, he whilst he lived in apartment number 6, he rented out the other 5 units.  That gave him the freedom to choose what he had to do.

Growing His Commercial Portfolio

 Three years later, he sold his 6-unit block, and bought a 12 unit block. From his 12 unit down the road, he sold it, and bought a 36 unit block.  At this point, now he’s seeing the possibilities of the power of commercial real estate, and it led him to build his empire. Which now consists of hundreds of apartment units, office buildings, and retail spaces, in west Los Angeles. Today, Arnold has a real estate empire worth $300 million.   

That’s not the moral of this story. The moral of this story is, Arnold did all of this, all of that, before he became The Governorator of California. What I want you to get here, is Arnold used his real estate, his passive income producing real estate, to fuel his passions, and to fuel his dreams.

Fund Your Dreams

Arnold didn’t have a lot to begin with when he got started.  For many people Arnold Schwarzenegger is a living embodiment of the American dream. He was born in the small town of Thal, near Graz, Austria on July 30, 1947, in a house that had no plumbing or phone. At the age of 21 he arrived in the US speaking little English and with only his bulging biceps to declare.
Something I want you to think about.  We here, at Sand & City Properties, I personally believe that we are the best in getting people started here.  We can’t guarantee you, that you’re going to build a $300 million dollar portfolio, no one can.  We can surely help you here, to get started on this journey. Again, the moral of the story is, to let your real estate endeavors and investments fund your dreams and your passions.   I want to share a quick story with you, hopefully to encourage you. This is the license plate to our car, California. It says Dad, that’s me, and high 5 PJ, Peter Junior, that’s my son. You see, I had a dream many years ago, driving down the California coast with a Daytona yellow Corvette stingray with a 427.

Some of you car buffs know exactly what that is. To me, it was the most beautiful car in the world. That was my dream. I mentioned that to my mentor, my mentor challenged me. “Peter, buy the car, but buy it with your real estate.” That’s what I did. I bought a small apartment building that cashed over 1,100 dollars a month. I saved up 6 or 7 months of the cash flow, went out and got the car. The payments were 300 per month. With my cash flow, I’d pay it off in a year and a half, but the coolest part was on one chilly April morning, it was really foggy that day, my son and I jumped in that car … I was a single parent, and a full-time engineer, and just a part time real estate investor. That morning, we drove down the California coast, and my dream was realized. It was funded through my apartment investment.

The Question is: What are Your dreams?

What do you want to do in life? 

I hope this has encouraged you that it’s never too late to start. 

Here's Arnold Schwarzenegger’s interview.   It’s going to take you through this entire journey.  I hope you enjoy it, and we look forward to speak to you soon.   

The Property Auction Consultancy Team at Sand & City Properties. 

"Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the most amazing people on earth. To achieve so much in so many different fields, and that too as someone who was odd and different in those fields - is incredible.

I'd much rather listen to him and his advice and wisdom than a motivational speaker who never really achieved anything in his own life"