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Monday, 18th January, 2016
How to make money on the way in rather than the way out?
18th January 2016

We recently sourced an excellent duplex purchase in SE Brisbane with a purchase price of $405,000. As part of the settlement process the client had to have the property valued by his bank to secure his loan. …
Monday, 21st December, 2015
The man who is $2.5 million in debt… and loving it
21st December 2015

Sydney‘s investor boom and skyrocketing prices have underpinned the rapid expansion of personal debt…
Thursday, 9th November, 2015
What makes a better investment, units or houses?
9th November 2015

It’s a perennial investor question. And most investors have an opinion on what is a better investment option …
Friday, 9th October, 2015
Starting young ‘what’s the point’!
9th October 2015

If you’re reading this blog there is a good chance that you have read a number of investor’s opinions, investigated some investment options or even taken the plunge and invested in property.…
Thursday, 3rd September, 2015
Why ‘rentvesting makes great sense’!
3rd September 2015

Would be first home buyers have been priced out of the respective Sydney and Melbourne markets with 40% and 25% growth over the past three years respectively …
Monday, 18th August, 2015
Don‘t invest yourself out of the market
18th August 2015

It‘s very evident that the bulk of median income investors are buying investment properties that are taking too long to appreciate in value whilst not providing neutral/ positive cash flow to enable them to reinvest in the market. Thus, stopping at one or two properties.…
Monday, 27th July, 2015
Is it time to ‘Sell and pay down … or … Refinance and reinvest’
27th July 2015

A blog about the crossroads that many property investors are currently facing. ‘Should I sell and pay down or refinance and reinvest’ …
Monday, 13th July, 2015
‘So the Sydney/Melbourne property boom has created 30-50% equity in your home... Why not use this equity to invest in the next growth markets without costing you a cent’?
13th July 2015

In the last three years, the Sydney and Melbourne property markets have created huge windfalls for property owners.…
Friday, 26th June, 2015
Tapping into your parents equity could make you millions!
26th June 2015

Let me preface this blog by saying that this strategy is NOT for everyone. Using someone's equity as a deposit or to securitise an investment property will incur risk from all parties if the investment turns sour. …
Friday, 12th June, 2015
Buying Sight Unseen…
‘Do your home work’!
12th June 2015

Let me set the record straight. I have bought properties 'sight unseen'. Meaning, I have not physically seen the properties myself.
BUT…
Friday, 29th May, 2015
Is dual occupancy the cash cow it's made out to be???
29th May 2015

There have been plenty agents over the past 5 years wanting to sell property investors properties with the potential for an ancillary dwelling (granny flat). Because of this, there is no shortage of property investors looking to buy existing council approved granny flat/house/dual income properties…