Recent content by Logica

Hi Arashi Hot or not hot market, the advantages are pretty much the same. Many comments focus on the price aspect, which is natural. Whilst a skilled BA would have less room to move in a hot market, this does not mean he or she wouldn't be able to purchase a property for the absolutely...

Hey Rob Working in the trenches of Sydney (and Adelaide) markets, I don't see any clear signs of the "oil tanker" slowing down or starting to turn. Whilst I agree with other contributors that this cannot go on for ever, it may be a while for the price growth to grind to a stand still here...

Hey Amberlee Whilst I understand your desire for cash flow neutral property, what is your ultimate goal for this property? Is it to hold it for 15 years "for free" (CF neutral) and hope for whatever capital growth you may be lucky to achieve? Alternatively, is it to have a chance to achieve the...

This very short answer begs a question: why not? Is there a particular reason why you chose N Parra? It not a bad area and has some strong future fundamentals but how well does it fit your strategy? First select your goals and strategy then the suburbs. Be open to investing in other states as...

Would be very difficult to find anything there and even harder to buy it for a reasonable price (due to land values). A lot of the land in Burnside council is designated Heritage Conservation and has specific, hard to achieve minimum site and frontage dimensions. And then there are very tight...

Hmmm... capital growth of an IP will be directly proportional to its amenity and consequently its popularity with future owner-occupier buyers, not the tenants...

Hey Nath Try one of the independent BAs from REBAA: www.rebaa.com.au Listed under QLD. Good luck Paul

Hi AVS Please keep in mind that there is no single Adelaide property market, market is fragmented and different areas perform differently, even within the same suburb.... It can be quite misleading to look at the overall stats for the whole city. For example the demand for quality real...

Lots of talk about "SA economy" here (and so called "Adelaide market"). Re the SA economy, well... I guess it's the same as property market - there is no single market, market is fragmented and different areas and different types of property perform differently, even within the same...

...not necessarily North. Every person has favourable and unfavourable directions and this needs to be individually established by the feng shui master... and if there is a conflict between the members of a couple, the main bread winner's direction prevails... :)

We do it day in and day out and have a good idea what is the best and most effective acquisition strategy. Letters and door knocking is a very time consuming and super low success rate strategy so your retainer probably even didn't pay for their time. It is really unreasonable to expect a...

Hey Stephen Must admit I had more enquiries for appartments between Dee Why and Narrabeen rather than further out in Mona Vale. With transport being the major issue in the area you'd like to pick a location which is closer facilities, major shopping (Warringah Mall) and schools etc. Consider...

...wait till you get phone calls at 2am from tenants or the neighbours...

... generally not a lot more... I respect your preferences. But the data I have does not support your insertion that Elizabeth experienced the same long-term capital growth as Parkside or Norwood or Goodwood... It is the TOTAL return over the asset's investment horizon that counts, so one...

Hi hobo-jo. Deposit was 10%, all stamp duties etc are included, LMI is included, BA fee is included, council / insurance / water etc is included, PM fees too. Vacancy rate is not included but a unit in Fullarton or Parkside would have minimum long-term vacancy rate. The shortfall would be...