WHEN a 26 year old Brisbane doctor set his sights on 1/97-99 Macquarie St in St Lucia, he didn’t realise that within a week the two bedroom apartment would be his.
The surgical doctor from the Royal Brisbane Hospital is currently on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic.
But in between shifts he has also been on the hunt for a new home after travel restrictions put on hold his overseas medical opportunity.
He already had pre-approval for another property but after realising the St Lucia home was the one for him he put in an offer and within a few days the unit was his.
Selling for $375,000 through Ray White New Farm agent Christine Rudolph, the young doctor said he was excited to own his first home.
“It’s my first house and it all happened very fast - it only took about a week. It was really seamless, we did the inspection, I liked the apartment and was able to get a deal done quickly,” the doctor said.
The 26 year old is also an associate lecturer at the nearby University of Queensland and said he was looking for something he could easily rent out in the future. “The apartment is only a short walk away from the university which is why I was looking for something in that area. I’m also intending to go overseas to take a new position in a year so I wanted something that could also act as an investment property.”
While the Royal Brisbane Hospital surgeon was concerned about real estate market uncertainty, he said he made the choice to go ahead with buying his first home anyway. The property received three other offers and was viewed 12 times by potential buyers after launching on the exact day open homes were shut down. Ms Rudolph said despite initial concerns about buyer activity she noticed a rush of first home buyers in the market for this fabulous property.
