My mom's smart investment helped me buy my first home in my 20s. I want to give my kids the same financial head start.

• 01/12/2025, 5:50 AM
• businessinsider.com

Courtesy of Melissa Noble

I bought my first property in 2009, when I was 23. It was a cute two-bedroom townhouse in a complex on the Gold Coast, in Australia, where I'm originally from.