{"id":2,"date":"2010-09-06T15:25:30","date_gmt":"2010-09-06T07:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartagentwebsites.com.au\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2020-03-16T09:03:52","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T01:03:52","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smarterpremium.com.au\/quantum\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\n\t\tAbout Us\n\t<\/h1>\n\t<strong>Ethan McDonald<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Investment property owner and renovator since 1996<\/em>\n<p>Growing up on a farm, Ethan has always been hands-on, developing skills from an early age working on the sheep farm and renovating the family house with his father. Self-help YouTube wasn&#8217;t available back then so anything that required fixing, he learnt from his father or by trial and error.<\/p>\n<p>This sparked an interest in engineering and Ethan completed Structural engineering qualifications.<\/p>\n<p>When Katie and Ethan met in 1995 they instantly shared an interest in property and bought a place together within 12 months and sold it a year and a half later for a healthy return.<\/p>\n<p>They developed a strong property portfolio from renovating to sell or renovating for capital growth. Most of the properties were run-down older properties which he restored based on whether it was buy and hold or buy and sell.<\/p>\n<p>Ethan loves to solve problems and restoring properties fills that need. This process drove them to doing it for other investors.<\/p>\n<strong>Katie McDonald<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Investor and renovator since 1997<\/em>\n<p>Started investing in property at age 21, when Katie and Ethan purchased their first property and then spent the next 18 months renovating it for sale.<\/p>\n<p>From that point onward she knew property investing was where she was going to be able to make money.<\/p>\n<p>As a financial planner, Katie compliments the team with her skills in evaluating return on investment, keeping track of market conditions and lending. She is driven by maximising financial value.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us Ethan McDonald Investment property owner and renovator since 1996 Growing up on a farm, Ethan has always been hands-on, developing skills from an early age working on the sheep farm and renovating the family house with his father. 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