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Do you mean Kedron? If so, I'd much house and land in this suburb rather than Zillmere and Paddington. Kedron is so close to CBD with the new busway. Even though Kedron is booming at the moment, there are still some great opportunities if your strategy is to hold long term. Apartment in...

ANZ and CBA ANZ have decreased by .25. "Greedy" (news.com.au word) CBA have decreased only by .2

The 5 suburbs you mention would have very few houses even under 400k. Definitely units available in those suburbs. You need to look a lot further out to places like Kallangur, Strathpine and Petrie to even get a reno for 350k.

I saw an advert last week where ME were offering 3.99% 3 year fixed

RBA's rate tracker (yesterday) states that there is 75% chance of an interest rate cut next Tuesday. Australian $ dropped overnight in anticipation. My prediction? Likely this Tuesday but if it doesn't happen 100% sure it will in May.

Kedron is so much closer to CBD than Arana Hills so with bus way you can get into town in 10 - 15 minutes. Long term, I think that Kedron will outperform Arana Hills even though I agree that it does have nice scenery.

About 3 million. Rents help to pay most if not all expenses. Can't put a figure on it as long as debt can be serviced. If you are finding it hard to sell your developments and you have debt of $1 million, this would be a concern

My broker is also a fairly active property investor so I've had the best of both worlds. I think that it's the same with all those who are in your support structure. Your accountant ideally should have some experience in property investing, same goes for your solicitor and financial planner.

10% HC is a lot lower than it was a few years ago. The biggest problem is not HC but the number of new apartments been built in cerain parts of the suburb. At the same time there are other parts of Zillmere which are as good as its neighbour's, Aspley which has a higher profile than Zillmere.

There is a cost 0.25% of purchase cost. See link: https://www.qld.gov.au/law/housing-and-neighbours/buying-and-selling-a-property/buying-a-home/making-an-offer-on-a-home/contract-of-sale/

How long is this going to last? Brisbane hasn't taken off yet but everything indicates that it's going to happen.

The question about insurance seems to have been answered by other members. Whenever you are researching in order to invest, you need to look at the figures. In the medium and long term Qld, and in particular Brisbane, has done very well so if you buy in a good location, you will do ok if your...

Still a few bargains around in Zillmere although this one looks pretty small with a bit of work to do. It appears to have sold at it's land value so someone has done well.

None of these places would have had any houses under 400 three years ago. They were, and still are, some of the blue ribbon suburbs of Brisbane.

Strathpine is moving quickly but still possible to get a reasonable house there according to a friend who has just bought there. Kallangur is also good value as it's close to the booming North Lakes area. Very hard to get anything decent under 400 within 12ks CBD of Brisbane.

Kedron is starting to take off but you can't buy houses for much under 550K. I like Northgate as well but again it's getting expensive. Aspley, Zillmere and Taigum (about 12 km from CBD) have plenty of housing under 550K and are all great prospects as they are all close to all facilities ie...

I think that you limiting yourself if you are concentrate your efforts to the southside. There may be some great opportunities that you may be missing out on if you neglect the northside. It's not far to travel so why not make contact with a reputable agent and have a look around?

Sorry to be pedantic but I wouldn't go to your broker to discuss land tax. You should go to your accountant or to the OSR website which gives you info you need. I've been caught out on land tax so don't want you to do the same.

Nothing bad about Wavell Heights. It's close to all facilities, especially shops and great schools (eg Wavell High). Only drawback may be no train line but plenty of buses.

I've got nothing against Sandgate and would gladly live there if given the opportunity. There are a lot of expensive homes in the area. The family goes their regularly and haven't found the midgies to be any problem. Can't comment about Brighton.