G'day guys,
Scott no mates - No they're not independant, they do get 3% commission on every sale, but they are up front about that. They have a network setup with builders, finance adviser, property manager etc, they say they get 3% from the builder and that's it, no kickbacks from other service providers....I'm a bit suss about that....and still feeling them out.
SIMTR - I wouldn't neccessarily choose them over any others, I'm in the research and learning phase before purchasing my first IP, I stumbled accross an advert for them, so thought I'd suss em out and hear what they had to say. I went to a seminar and had a free appointment to learn about them, they basically sell two products, a DIY investment property kit and "Turn Key" investment properites located in hot spots that they've identified all around Aus, they get their 3% on that arrangement. Their selling point is, that they do all the Due Dilligence, line you up with a trusted financial adviser and a trusted propery manager and basically take the pain out of doing all that stuff yourself. Sounds attractive, especially if one is looking to invest interstate, however, I'm quite sceptical. They say they've only been in business 5 yrs, are ex builders apparently....Anyway, I have another free appointment this Wednesday, so will suss them out further and see what else they have to say...
Jamie M - At this stage, I'm planning on gaining as much free knowledge from them as possible, while sussing them out at the same time. As I said earlier, I'm in the researching phase, so I'm taking info from them and comparing to what I'm learning else where and seeing if it stacks up - By the way - If anyone can reccommemd any other reputible Canberra mobs in the investment property space, I'm all ears
I'm ready to invest and really keen to get off on the right track!
Thanks everyone for your input, it's appreciated!
