To actually see an article about someone who truly did it on there own would be more inspiring. No help from the bank of Mum and Dad. Unfortunately not everyone is able to have their parents assist them in getting a loan. I’m in the process of trying to buy something at the moment in Melbourne. I have my deposit, however because I work in the education sector where the majority of work is 12 month contracts (tenure is a unicorn!) the banks don’t want to know me, and my parents are also not in a position to assist me financially. Stories like these don’t give much hope to those struggling to crack the market, it just tells us that our dreams are becoming further out of reach unless we have family who are financially well off to support us.