Monopoly has been a classic board game for over a century. It’s a real estate trading game played for fun… and for a chance to be a real estate tycoon. The game rules are interesting as there are some valuable lessons all investors can learn to win at the game of property investing. I’ve played Monopoly at least a couple of hundred times…
Articles by Mario Borg
Mario is professionally qualified as an MBA, a qualified Accountant, and a Finance Strategist with over 30 years experience in financial services. Mario has personally built a multi-million dollar property portfolio and is an active and passionate property investor and developer. Mario has been acknowledged by the mortgage industry with multiple awards. Visit http://www.marioborg.com.au/
There is no doubt that COVID-19 will be remembered as a lifetime event that changed the world forever. This unprecedented pandemic continues to destroy many families with the death toll rising daily, and crippling the global economy at large. Just like any other crisis that has come and gone, there are lessons we can all…
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Right now you will be forgiven for thinking that the roof will cave in if you buy a residential property, as the value may plummet. After all, some headlines are currently suggesting that property prices in Australia will drop by as much as 30% (or more) resulting from COVID-19. So what do you do? It’s…
As humans we are creatures of habit and unless something is broken, we tend to avoid paying attention to it. When it comes to your home loan, complacency can be costly. Your bank or lender usually forgets about you once your home loan has settled. The only time they’ll contact you, apart from marketing, is…
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