Origin star Reece Walsh's $520k windfall from unlikely side hustle
The Queenslander who turns 23 on Thursday has the perfect setup for twin success on and off field, leveraging his sports superstar status, appeal to younger fans and digital nous to make a fortune off social media – including his own YouTube channel @officialReeceWalsh where he has already secured 13.7k followers. Though that's not where the $520k rolled in from.
His 'lil day in the life' video posted June 28 amassed 77,193 views since it was loaded, and given those in the YouTube partner program make between $5 and $15 for every 1000 views according to Descript, that would be an easy $385 to $1,155 – though it could be halved after YouTube takes their cut.
His fan love rose dramatically with many saying they loved 'this kind of content. Showing us the behind the scenes so we know the type of lives these guys live and how the top of the top do things' while another said it was 'inspirational' seeing how amazing the young players were off field.
What that 'lil day in the life' video did highlight was the real MVP for Walsh this past year – apart from his game contract – which was his quiet side hustle that brought in a cool $520k, his home.
It rewarded him for just holding on to it throughout one year with a massive bump in value.
That stunning Ormeau four bedroom house, bought for $1.88m one year and three months ago, is today worth as much as $2.4m according to valuations – a staggering $520,000 rise without him needing to do a thing to the property.
It is on a massive 5,433sq m block where a 206sq m house was originally built on the site in 1992 – a decade before he was born.
Today there are three distinct homes on the site – the main residence, plus two self-contained apartments in a second dwelling, one of which is a one bedder and the other a two bedder, accessible via two separate driveways.
One of those apartments had been put up for $499 a week rent after the pandemic, and the whole property was once listed for tenancy for as much as $900 a week as far back as 2012.
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Walsh may not be keen on being a landlord just yet though he could leverage his equity to easily buy another rental property elsewhere.
The move to the Gold Coast has paid for the young Bronco who still has loads of room to add more side hustles or home-based businesses, zoom room or yoga space on site.
Gen Z rugby leagues players have shown much more financial savvy these days with Walsh's June 28 'lil day in the life' video highlighting starstudded support at the launch of a teammate's business venture – Chargrill Charlie's New Farm which is owned by second rower Jack Gosiewski and his partner Avalon McRae. Billy Walters and his baby turned up, as well as Ezra Mam, captain Adam Reynolds and a host of others to uplift the off-field effort.
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