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Delta... the problem is when you and me say "invest in property" we think, research an off-market transaction with current and future uplift, negotiate development applications to improve value, engage in consultants to maximise rental return, decide on a mix between commercial and resi, build...

?? Drink some herbal tea and relax... what a load of ____ you just spewed in this post. And when I say I know very few people who invest professionally in completely different asset classes that I true.... I know of no property developer who actively invest in shares, no stockbroker who...

You cannot say on one hand you that is Nor am I advocating that it is "wrong" to just invest in ONE asset class... and then on the other say on the otherWhat I actually insinuated was that it is NOT financially intelligent to close the door on other asset classes as it denies you options &...

So let me get this straight... buy low sell high? Go against the herd mentality? Just checking... sometimes I get confused reading this forum and get the impression most simply try to lead the herd rather than go against it... Not sure what "DD" means (sure its obvious once you say it) but...

On that logic whats your view when sentiment is low?

Tell that to the americans. There is nothing 100% stable in this world, just varying degrees of it.

finally someone actually gets it, posting on SS for over 8 years has been worth it just to know 1 person in this world gets it hallelujah!

I know bardon\paddington and personally like them having looked to develop there a few times. Given you have investigated these markets better than me more recently I wont make any off the cuff comments regarding the feasibility of your project only to remind you to include fees\plans\holding as...

Some of us are already retired and work out of interest :eek: I can tell you exactly when I retired because that date passed so please dont lecture me on setting goals given you by definition havent reached them yet but good on you for trying. Nice to see you responded to every point except...

granted, so if we are both talking about mum and dad investors who buy in a suburb "I lived there I know its good" type buyers then yes, they may aswell wait and buy then. Usually you will find they buy at the top of the market because its this point when the mood is best i.e. all good news...

Oh god this post made me laugh... Maybe you can negatively gear it as well. That way you'll not only have a declining asset, but also be forking out even more money as well. Technically you are wrong. Do you think you fork out more money as a result of negative gearing? Regardless of...

Ill give you some examples; 1. Because you could buy units\townhouses from developers at heavily discounted prices far below the market price. 2. Because you could buy development sites e.g. in Zillmere for argument sake without any approval and rentable house for under $400k with...

evand please try to understand that although I disagree with your approach personally I accept it as a strategy and if it works for you then great. However please accept there are a million approaches to investing in property and making blanket statements that basically state if its not cash...

True.. a much better approach is buy high and sell low :rolleyes: