hi, the australian property investor mag or website have a small development booklet which you can buy or download, probably the 1st place to look. also depends where you are looking at buying... watch out for "c corp" high pressure bxxxxit seminars etc. peter comben are supposed to be o.k and he is definetley melb based, although he's not doing any mentoring anymore.
like people say, doing is the best way, just make sure your feasability stacks up, 20% profit margin is the go.....
good luck.
yorkie