Archive for March, 2010

Personal development is part of creating wealth – excellent reading

Most people who have been involved in investing either in shares or property have taken a bit of a battering over the past two years and if they are in business they have probably been affected in that area of their lives too.  If not in business employment could have been a very real concern.
If [...]

Sustainability considerations when doing property renovations

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Here are considerations you may like to take into account if you are planning to do property renovations to any of your investment properties.
We have talked about better light, better fresh air flow and other features regarding improving the property for sustainable living but one idea that we have not [...]

Queensland has set new Sustainability Laws

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Property investors need to be aware that if  they as a property owner lists a Queensland property with an agent, the agent should make sure they get from the owner a current Sustainability Declaration so that they can show it to prospective buyers.  A Sustainability Declaration can be filled [...]

How to take some control over your property maintenance

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Landlords can take the worry out of looking after their investment property.
Tenants have a right to ‘quiet enjoyment’ of the rental property so a landlord cannot keep driving by every week to see if the place is being kept in a reasonable condition.  So what can you do to have some [...]

Interest rates up again, no surprise really – Tax Variation

Rising Interest rates and Tax Variation
The fact that interest rates were put up again this week didn’t surprise too many people given the fact that there was not an interest rate rise in February.  Property investors need to be prepared for this as there will probably be a few more this year.  View our stategies [...]