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The Games May Not Have the Effect You Hope they Will There was a great article about whether or not big events, like the Games, actually do anything positive for property values in the February edition of Australian Property Investor Magazine. John Edwards, author of the article, concluded...

Hi Mery, With the big picture always in mind, I am curious as to your outcome. The growth in these VIC areas in direct comparison to other areas throughout Australia and in your price point would be less. Have you considered interstate investment, making the assumption that you’re in VIC? There...

Congrats on starting your journey into property investment. Your comments are all too common to those wanting to enter the property investment market. It can be a daunting process but I believe the key lies in 3 fundamental areas. The first is having a specific goal in place. The question is...

Agreed, in my opinion you should be using the professional services of a strategic property investment company who specialise in developing portfolios. Know what your end financial goal is to be and develop the strategy around that to suit your personal and specific requirements.

Appliances, bathroom accessories, curtains & rails! This has been my own personal experience.

Schedule a couple of days in between leases. You could also negotiate with your incoming tenant that if they wanted to paint it to make it more their own home, then (once agreed on colour) you authorise it. A lot of people take pride in wanting a nice home and they could even stay longer because...

You shouldn’t have repairs if the property is new, which is the best investment return for a property portfolio. If it’s a renovation or just an old property this is most likely going to impact on your investment return, severely compromising the purpose of growing wealth. But to answer your...

Referral is a great way, leveraging off other people’s networks.

Strategy is the key to diversification! A balanced property portfolio is underpinned by the performance of each property’s equity growth. If you consider Brisbane being somewhat flat for the past 4/5+ years in direct comparison to NSW or VIC (past 5 yrs), the growth experienced in these areas...

It most certainly is! The migration from interstate and overseas destinations has placed great demand on Brisbane housing. Vacancy is extremely low (less than 2%) with the climate and affordability of living being key drivers for wanting to locate to Brisbane. The growth has been flat for the...