The secret to success is one of life’s great mysteries, though for local real estate agent Peter Eggenhuizen, hard work and persistence is the answer.
Owner and founder of Platinum Edge Properties, Peter says his career has taken him on quite the journey.
“I don’t need to be in the same job for the rest of my life … I want to experience all sorts of things” he says.
Originally from Sydney, Peter relocated to Beaudesert to give his children a more down to earth upbringing.
“We wanted the kids to be more grounded with the area around them, rather than caught up with all the other stuff that goes on in the world”, he explained.
Twenty-three years later, the family still call the Scenic Rim home.
After high school, Peter knew real estate was his dream career. Always one to give anything a go, he worked a range of jobs to help build his way to his ultimate goal.
A landscaping apprenticeship led to him owning successful business for fifteen years, which expanded into earth moving and excavation and eventually a skip bin business, Bada Bin Skips, joined the mix.
Peter credits his diverse experience for encouraging him to expand his businesses to a new potential.
“The reason for the different jobs is, I basically like to build something up … and then I want to look at doing something different with it”.
While building his earth moving and skip bin business, Peter was working as an auxiliary fight fighter and Lieutenant at station 667 Kooralbyn.
Despite missing out on jobs with his skin bin and earth moving business when responding to an emergency, Peter says the leadership skills he learned and giving back the community easily made up for it.
“The role was more for the community … to support and protect the community”.
Peter finally established his real estate agency Platinum Edge Properties in 2014, though he encountered many obstacles along the way. From people doubting him and his ideas, to plans and business partners falling through, Peter’s had to weather the storm.
He recalled when starting his skip bin business, older locals did not believe his plan would work.
Peter didn’t let that deter him, going on to sell the business three years later, with two trucks and over 140 bins.
Now working alongside his son, Ben, Peter says life is good. His moto – persist – is what it all comes down to.
“Keeping going, keeping believing in your dream and keep working hard. Persist, and it’s going to work out for you”.
