'Miserable' bloke took £500 and became 'millionaire in spare time' after Covid boredom

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coronavirus lockdown took £500 and made himself a millionaire in his spare time. Full-time bank worker Aydin Guner found himself with plenty of free time on his hands when the country went into lockdown back in 2020.The 36-year-old used the time to explore some ways of improving his wealth and life prospects.The bank worker came across a series of property investing videos on YouTube, posted by multimillionaire entrepreneur Samuel Leeds.Aydin from Liverpool, said: "At the start of the first lockdown I had about £500 in my bank account, it was raining outside and miserable and I wasn't able to meet up with anyone."He continued: "I thought: 'Who is this guy talking about property investing?' I didn't know too much about it.

I just thought it was something rich folk did, and you need loads of capital to get started."But I just had something in me that wanted more."Aydin started the route down a path that would make him a multimillionaire, saying he was particularly struck by the videos on refinancing a property to obtain investment funds.Everyone Aydin mentioned the idea to warned him against it, including his dad.

Aydin said: "People kept asking why I would want to get more in debt. I love my dad. He's been really supportive but he was one of the ones who was saying find a good bank, get a mortgage and stick with them."Although he was advised not to, Aydin decided he had nothing to lose and found a mortgage broker who confirmed he could raise a certain amount of money from the property he was living in.He discovered he could release 75% of the worth and took out £25,000, which he used to secure an investment house.Aydin said: "I got a really nice kitchen for around £2,000 and a bathroom for £2,000.