Property Investment, Investment Properties, Retirement, Melbourne
What is leveraging? There are many reasons to invest in property: capital gains; low risk; regular cash-flow and tax benefits. One of the best reasons, though, is the ability it gives to leverage your initial investment into further investment. What is leveraging? Leveraging is borrowing money ...
One subject we get asked a lot about is stamp duty – what it is, when you do and don’t pay it and most commonly, how much it costs. It’s a complex matter, and one that you don’t want to get wrong. Stamp duty guidelines vary throughout the country. In Victoria for example, when you buy your first ...
One of the most common fears new investors face is negotiation. Many people, especially new investors dread having to discuss prices and terms with real estate agents and sellers. So what can you do to prepare for negotiating over a property you want to buy (or sell)? Know your top and bottom ...
Steve is looking for investment properties to add to his portfolio. He’s been a landlord for years and at the moment, he owns four 2-bedroom units: three in Melbourne and one in Sydney. He’s looking to buy again, but he’s wondering if he’s limiting himself too much by sticking to 2-bedroom units ...
We have a lot of very happy clients at the moment. Why wouldn’t they be? Property prices continue to rise – long past when some experts predicted they would start to fall. The rising prices have been great for our clients who have managed to get on the investment property ladder. Some of their ...
Does this sound familiar? You’ve been looking for an investment property for a long time. You regularly scan the web and property listings. You read all you can about the market, investing tips, setting up your financial future through property investing. You view properties, but yet… you still ...
We were recently asked the following question by one of our clients: We’re trying to sell our house in the outer suburbs of Melbourne but we’re not having much luck. It was passed in for auction. It’s been listed for sale for a couple weeks, but we’re not even getting people come and look. We want ...
