investment

Hi, SITUATION: I am acquiring an Investment Property (settlement due in May2012). I have taken a Fixed Rate I/O loan (@ 95% LVR) that allows advance payment of annual interest. This does not allow any extra repayment of more than 10K/year. Meaning, I cannot put my rental income (26K/year) in...

Hi everyone, I am a long time memeber i havent been on for ages and forgot my username and password! So this is post #1 under my new username! Just wondering if anyone can give me some info. We have an 'investment' property on QLDs Sunshine Coast and have recently been advised that the...

G'day All i am looking into buying an investment property for the first time and being a complete novice to all the in's and out's of property investment and economics i have been wondering what the likely effects of another recession could have on the property market. i would be interested...

Hello out there, My name is Jenny and i am a single mum who has just inhereted some money from my my dads late estate and would really appreciate some help with where to buy a really good investment property it will be my main residence. I would like to go somewhere in the...

Hey all, I am looking at buying my first home in Port Melbourne, ideally 1-2 bedroom where affordable. As it will be my first home would love to hear some advice from people who live in port melb or general experts. Ideally i wouldn't want to pay much over 400k. Thanks guys.:)

Considering to buy off the plan apartment in South Yarra Melbourne for a development that is to be complete in 2013-2014. 6 star fit out with all the amenities. Looking at 2Bed, 1 Bath, 1 carspace, 72sqm. 600K. Is there any Capital Gain to be made? or will this most likely sell at same...

My partner and I have been looking for a reasonable off-the-plan units around Sydney, but have been blown away by how expensive they are! I'm talking 45% more expensive than existing well-kept units. Ok, as a buyer, the point of buying off-the-plan is to buy a brand new unit at today's price...

Hey all, New reader of the forum, new member and keen to invest. I have yet to find an answer to this, so i thought id chuck it in here too see peoples views. Say you have a PPOR that you bought (took out a loan) for $300 000. And whether it be by sheer luck or waiting 10-20 or so years...

Does anyone have any current advice/research on IP's in Bendigo? We're considering investing $200-300K. We're in our early 50's, semi-retired, own our home outright and are wrestling over the idea of whether we should draw down about 1/3rd of our unpreserved (tax free) super to fund an IP so...

Hi, I am new to this thread but have been undertaking some research about Charmhaven, NSW. I've read some older posts about the Central Coast of NSW (from 2008) from this site. People have some fairly strong views on the area. I was wondering what locals and investors have to say about...

Hi everyone, I'm sure this subject has been dealt with over and over, but my topic has more than one aspect to it. Let me first describe my situation. In January of this year, I bought my first home for $415,000 and borrowed 80% of that from NAB, while having a deposit of $83,000...

Gday, Your invited to a Sun Downer this Friday 31st, to help us celebrate the opening of our new Investors Edge Real Estate office in Kenwick. Come along and talk property with other like minded investors, meet the new team and have some food and a drink or two on us. For full details...

I currently have a LOC on the mortgage for PPOR which is turning into a IP (dont you love the all the acronyms), do i need to refinance to make it a IO offset account for easy management? or can i continue to use the LOC? From what i researched the offset account is the way to go, but if i...

We have compiled a list of useful real estate and property investment resources. See below Just Rent Sydney Real Estate Property Links Any other links that people can suggest to add?

my partner and i are hoping we can get some ideas from the forum around what to do with our first property. things we need opinion on are whether to make it residential or investment or both, and a few other things. i'll start by saying that the property is a land that we're planning to build...

I am an agent up here in Hervey Bay in sunny Queensland. I specialise in Project Marketing and Unit Sales, Investment and Development Opportunities. I would love to use this site as a gateway to like minded people who may wish to know what I am doing/selling. Some of the properties I get are...