I bought my first house for £53k when I was a 19-year-old student – I spent my uni loan on carpets, paint & tools

: "I was studying at university when I realised how much money the landlord was making from our student house by charging us all individually to rent a room.

"All my friends were going out and buying Xboxes or new PlayStations while I was buying paint and carpets."

James from York was studying to become a clinical analyst and spent his two days in university cutting up and examining cadavers.

The other days were spent on his hands and knees trying to turn his property dreams into a reality - despite gutting his £6,000 of savings.

But astonishingly his gamble paid off big time, and he has since bought another eight properties, all in Goole, East Yorks.

The 27-year-old has snapped them all up for bargain prices ranging from £49,999 and £74,500.

Of the nine properties, he has bought and sold three and currently owns five which he rents out to multiple occupants.

James refuses to say how much he earns from his property empire - but says it's enough to make a living.

He stressed that anyone can do it, but it will take time and effort.

James said: "If you're lucky enough to have some money, you can do it but it's not a quick fix, it takes time to turn a cheap house into something with a nice standard of living."

He now runs a massively popular Instagram page that offers handy property tips and tricks to his 70,500 followers.

He even runs his own tutoring courses for those wanting to get into the property game.

His exploits over the last eight years have seen him become familiar with everything from planning permissions, to government policies and requirements.

James has even had to brush up on building regulations and other issues hopeful property investors who flock to his page should consider.

As well as setting up his own limited company for his property endeavours, the investor even took on and completed a masters.