At Walkabout Properties, our ethos is to act with honesty, transparency and integrity in everything we do.
Walkabout Properties is a Brisbane-based boutique development company covering South East Queensland. Our special interests include NDIS developments, subdivisions, affordable housing and renovations.
We pride ourselves on producing the best result for all parties involved. Our aim is to deliver quality, affordable housing in a sustainable manner that reduces environmental impact.
Maggie Smith – Founder, Walkabout Properties
Property hasn’t always been my world.
I started out in high-end hospitality and corporate environments, where I learnt the importance of delivering high-quality service and building relationships with people. From there I moved into the IT industry as a software tester and test manager, working across finance, insurance and government. My role was simple: find problems, improve them and develop a product that was better than the original. That mindset is exactly what I bring into property development today.
When I first looked into development, I had the same perception a lot of people have: development is complicated, risky and dominated by big players. But once I understood how it actually works, everything changed.
For the past 10 years, I’ve been actively developing, focusing on subdivisions, NDIS housing and practical projects that everyday people can relate to.
My goal is to achieve the best outcome for others, provide honest advice, build relationships and ensure owners understand what’s possible for their property, whether that’s selling, subdividing, partnering or holding and building long-term wealth.
Walkabout Properties is built around doing things properly, delivering quality service and creating outcomes that actually make sense for the people involved.
John Smith – Co-Founder, Walkabout Properties
John is my husband and partner in crime. We have been married for the last 20 years. He has supported me during all of my crazy ideas, including moving to Australia.
John’s focus is different to mine, and that’s exactly why it works. With a background in the British military, John developed a passion for leadership, discipline and enabling high performance.
He built on this passion in his corporate sales role, working for organisations such as Microsoft, Barclays and Oracle, before eventually leaving to set up a mentoring business.
Together, we created Elite Property Strategies (EPS), combining real-world property development experience with the coaching, accountability and support people need to get into action and build successful property development businesses.
Working together in EPS brings together the best of our strengths. John empowers people, helping them get clear, stay focused and achieve their goals, while I bring the real-world property development skills and knowledge. It’s this combination of coaching and real-world development experience that sits at the heart of how we work with people at EPS.
“John and Maggie follow through on their commitments and live a life of integrity. I get regular updates on how the project is progressing and alerted early if a new risk or issue is identified that may impact either time or cost.”
Nathan – Joint Venture Partner
“Maggie and John have been pivotal in helping me realise I am capable of being a successful developer.
Maggie has been super helpful with the technical questions and supporting me through the actual development journey.”
Jemma – Property Development Mentee
“Throughout our dealings, they have been exceptionally transparent, maintaining clear and consistent communication at every stage. I can say, hand on heart, I highly recommend Maggie and John to do business with and invest with.”
Anthony – Investor