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Great point! So do you think New Farm will have limited CG in the short term because of the slow economy up there and new stock on the market, or do you think it will perform regardless? I guess Logan prices will only increase if there is a demographic shift? A lot of investors are looking in...

Oh, that makes it a lot more clear. Another way of explaining why people have interest only loans IPs. So does that mean it's better to get something that's neutrally geared rather than negatively geared? That way you are not maKing payments in today's dollars. My advisor prefers low...

Thanks for all your comments, This forum is really interesting!! So if the property grows at 5%, but inflation is 3%, does that mean the real gain is 2%pa minus costs? Does that leave enough of a profit to cover the effort and risks taken by the investor?

I like your thinking! I only have $55k in the Sydney property as I only bought it recently. I'm hoping it will become cashflow positive in a few years so I will keep it. But I could put all other cash flow into shares and not purchase any more property. Or I could buy just one property...

The rough plan is to buy and hold as much property in growth areas as I can safely afford. I am keen to diversify across Australia to take advantage of the different cycles. I?m conscious of cashflow in the case of interest rates rising or my situation changing. I?m developing a good team of...

Haha - Yes - I meant per month. I have amended the post!

I can borrow $1M to buy investment(s) anywhere in Australia. I'm mid 30s and single. Salary is $160K and have about $5k per month to contribute investments. I have 1 IP in Sydney worth $600k. costs $2k pa to hold. - Cash (in offset account) =$200k. - I also have $500k in shares. I?m currently...