Recent content by bateman84

What do you mean by this? has this area gone out of favour or are you just saying its fully valued now? i wouldn't want to live there but thought bowden/brompton wouldn't be bad with this whole clipsal redevelopment thing. or have i missed something and the the development has been scaled...

cheers guys

i'm now having a laugh AT myself after spending 5 mins of my life scrolling through google maps street view. why would you buy those places? put up a unit complex?

hi everyone, i am looking for IP opportunities in south australia this year. as this is my first real foray into property investing (i own a block of land in the country), i'd prefer to stick with nicer areas and not target high yielding low socio-economic areas. that said, i am looking for...

surely this is not correct. if you take out large exposure like that with a lender, it is still you that is taking the risk. whether it is all your money or 1% your money, the overall exposure and liability is the same. the lender isn't just going to take a loss on the amount they leant and you...

thanks for the replies guys, lots of useful info. the parking lot block in particular is not an estate but someone that has subdivided off the back of their commercial block (and i assume had it rezoned - need to obviously check this bit). no i agree, i woudn't be negotiating with (or even...

Hi All, 1st post - i am new to property investing but have been investing/speculating in stocks for years. i have reasonable cash savings of around $100k and i'm looking to buy a block and build a first home that can later be rented well (i'd like to work overseas in coming years). i am...