Brand new properties deliver different benefits to existing properties, from depreciation power to capital growth potential. When it comes to deciding which one makes the best investment, there’s no blanket answer — but there are factors that could sway your decision. Rather than attempting to categorise one as better than the other, which is a ‘one…
Articles by Brett Warren
Brett Warren is Director of Metropole Properties Brisbane and uses his 13 plus years property investment experience to advise clients how to grow, protect and pass on their build their wealth through property. Visit: www.brisbanebuyersagent.com.au
People often ask me what makes a better investment, a house or an apartment. I believe there is an even better question you should be asking to ensure you make the best decision. The question is… “Which has the better land value?” Here are my thoughts… Understand the Basics Ask yourself, which part of…
When you’re already handing over hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions, for a property, you’re often motivated to cut down on your expenses. The last thing you want to do is add unnecessary expenses to your list, right? Perhaps… But if you’ve been actively searching for your next investment, then you may have…
Are you thinking of becoming a property investor? If you’re planning on trading the smashed avo and craft beer for a property portfolio, knowing where to start can be challenging – especially if you’re the first in your group of friends to embark on the property investing path. Here are six tips for young investors,…
The dream of owning your own “castle” has changed a little, with many first homebuyers today buying an investment property first instead. Australians increasingly want to live close to work and where the action is, which is why most people like to live close to the capital city centres, but with prices rising across most…
Now more than ever, investors have access to unprecedented amounts of information to help them make their property buying decisions. At the click of a button, you can review real estate sales data, capital growth history and rental statistic. It makes it easy to justify being a lone ranger in the hunt for your first…
My property strategy is often classed as a long-term investor. Just to make things clear… my philosophy is to buy and seldom sell, rather than to buy and never sell. Why is that? Well, life has a funny way of bringing changes upon us and often there is not much we can do about it. Similarly…
“What if?” – two little words that could have meant the end of the modern world as we know it. What if our forebearers had been so paralysed by doubt and fear that they never ventured beyond their comfort zone in the cave? Interesting thought, isn’t it? Fear of the unknown leads humans to exist…
DOES BUYERS AGENT JUST ONLY WANT TO MAKE A SALE? ASKING PRICE IS JUST A STARTING POINT FOR THE NEGOTIATIONS IS IT WORTH GETTING A VALUATION? QUESTIONS TO ASK THE AGENT BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR OFFER HOW CAN YOU USE THIS INFORMATION? We all want to buy our new home or investment property at…
This Blog is going to be a little different from my other blogs. Purely because I write this blog with a level of hesitation. And the reason I have a level of hesitation is that whenever I see a blog written with the title “Top Hotspots for 2020” or “Property Investment Hotspots” it usually makes…
