Hi JohnHenry,
The book is full of things to look for when selecting a suburb that has potential
Ie: population size, money that is being spent on the area, types of industries in the area, etc.
Same as what a lot of experianced people here look for
From what I've seen Yardney is more for places just outside CBD's with higher density and lack of land = growing prices
Not a bad strategy I guess but they aren't cheap to buy
Upon following Lomas 20 must ask question book, hackham ticked the boxes for me back in 2013 now it's on her...
Sounds like my girlfriend haha, does she know how to budget? If not write down all her expenses, my gf changed after I showed how much she was wasting and how much she could save per year.
found this while searching tonight
http://www.prdnationwide.com.au/southport/~/media/Files/PRD%20Franchises/Southport/Research%20Documents/2015/South%20East%20Queensland%20Hotspots.ashx
might be useful as a quick snapshot of major developments for SE QLD
"On a separate note if you wish, my desktops have been coming back on the money. Literally did one this morning came back dead on the money."
Cheers Brady, i would say own guesstimate was bang on too lol ;)
I was looking at this for a a while, the RE called it depression bay lol, I think becasue of the tide? (correct me if im wrong northies)
The townhouses seem ok but the strata may be high on some