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I know that many property investors are a little intimidated by the thought of bidding for a property at auction. I can understand why auctions are an emotional and exciting event. Even after bidding at hundreds of auctions I must admit I still get that surge of adrenaline every time I bid. Then of course…
Have you wondered how many investment properties you would need for financial freedom? I’ve found that while most property investors hope to one day replace their personal exertion income with cash from their investment properties, most don’t have a strategy to achieve their goal. So just how many properties does it take to enable you…
Last year I had a great year as a property investor. Not because the real estate markets went gangbusters – although they more than held there own where I was investing – but because about a year ago I made it a personal goal to pay attention to fewer things. Fewer forecasts, fewer predictions, fewer breaking news headlines….
One thing this latest buzz of investor activity in the property market has demonstrated yet again is that some newcomers to the real estate game still insist on going in blind. These first timers operate under the assumption that any property makes a good investment and that if things don’t quite pan out, well you…
How often have you thought to yourself, if only I had more money, life would be that much simpler? Do you feel like you never have enough? Are you constantly spending your salary the day it lands in your account and then eagerly waiting for the next payday so your stocks are replenished and you…
Where should I buy my next investment property? If I had a dollar for every time I was asked that question, I’d retire a rich man…never mind the property portfolio! But when it comes to purchasing residential real estate investments, there are generally two different approaches. One approach will succeed at all stages of the…
It looks like we’re moving into the next phase of the property cycle with increased buyer confidence, rising auction clearance rates, interest rates falling and home prices stabilising in Sydney and Melbourne. This graph of seasonally adjusted monthly house price moves, based on CoreLogic data, tells the story So it’s interesting to look back and…
Fact is: not all land is created equal. Some suburbs will be more popular than others, some areas will have more scarcity than others and over time some land will increase in value more than others. Of course these are property investors should target, as that’s where they’ll get above average capital growth. So where…
Property investment is not something you should enter into lightly. But for some reason, that’s what a lot of people who have dreams of making millions with real estate do. They think, “I can go out, buy a house somewhere, stick in some tenants to pay the mortgage and make a killing! How hard can…
What would you rather have right now? An approved 150 unit inner city development site? Or an approved 150 lot greenfield land subdivision anywhere within the urban footprint? The answer says much about future challenges for housing development in Australia. The rapid deceleration of the apartment market in Australia should come as no surprise. The…
