About PMC Property Management
Here is Our Story
How did PMC come about… despite only officially opening the doors in 2014 the start of our story goes back to 2010 so bear with us and we hope you enjoy reading about where we have come from.
James & Will, the two founders of PMC, met while working at the same Property Advisory Company but working in two separate states, NSW and QLD. Post completing his Bachelor Of Business, Will had travelled through Europe working on the super yachts for a couple of years before returning to Australia. Will started his personal property investment journey at age 20 and this sparked a passion that Will wanted to pursue which landed him into the role of Client Relationship Manager and Property Investment Advisor.
Post completing Property Economics, James was working as a property valuer and after a number of years, shoulder surgery provided the opportunity to take time off work and travel overseas for 12 months exploring Nepal, Egypt, Europe and Canada. When he returned he didn’t return to valuation but instead was approached to become a Buyer’s Agent and two years later, landed the role of QLD State Manager and Buyer’s Agent at this same company.
After about three months and still not having met in person due to living in two separate States, James and Will developed a daily ritual of speaking on the phone. This morning ritual, and their common passion for property (and sport), assisted in their understanding of each others interests, ethics, morals and why each of them were doing what they were doing in their profession. It was these regular chats that led to them wanting to go into business together.
In early 2011, talk turned to setting up their own business that wasn’t going to be flashy, wasn’t going to take over the world overnight, but was going to provide quality, ethical advice, a focus on long-term relationships and helping people build a sustainable property portfolio.
But as life tends to change at a whim, that’s what happened and PMC wasn’t to be….yet. James saw an opportunity in the property market and purchased a renovator and he and his wife were about to have their first child in 5 months time, so plans were going to have to be put on hold. As fate would have it though, they were approached by the CEO of a National Property Valuation Firm to start a Buyer’s Advocate division under their banner across their 21 offices. Will and James were given complete autonomy to create this business and run it as if it were their own; an incredible opportunity at the time.
Needless to say, in November 2011 they took this opportunity and started what was essentially their own business under another company’s brand.
Will and James started and grew this business over a period of two and a half years to being present in five states, however the yearning for running their own business without restrictions was too strong and in April 2014, they both resigned and started PMC.
Underpinning this was a desire to give PMC clients a personalised and more enhanced service experience than was industry practice, and allowing them to benefit from owning their property for the long term.
Both the purchasing and property management businesses continued to grow, so much so that in September 2015, PMC opened offices in Manly NSW and Milton QLD. Since then, the team has grown to over 20 team members, including eight property managers, along with a number of new family members and pets.
Will, James and our Property Management team have not, and will not, lose sight of their initial focus in providing quality advice, building long term relationships and helping people build sustainable property portfolios.