All Entries Tagged With: "investment property"

Quickly Resolving Rental Bond Refund Problems

If you think you have had a reasonable tenant in the property and periodic inspections have not shown there to be any major problems, then the best way to speed up bond refunds is for both the tenant and the landlord (or their agent) to be at the property at the same time.
This way any [...]

Are Your Investment Property Values Falling?

A recent report put out by Property Analysts SQM Research has certainly brought a mixed reaction from those who hope to get into the home market and are pleased that prices will go down to those who are very tightly geared and do not have much room for movement in property prices without facing some [...]

Why Do You Invest In Real Estate?

This question popped into my mind and you know, it spawned a lot of new thoughts.
When we take on new projects in our lives we do so because we have got excited about changing the way things are for us at the present time. It could be that we start an exercise campaign, a lose [...]

Property Managment Forms for Landlords

Taking on the responsibility as a landlord.
Buying an investment property is so much more than having an ‘investment’. when a decision is made to become a landlord it is important that all the responsibility that goes with it is taken care of.
Finding the right Property Manager
This is a task in itself which is really a [...]

Selling Older Investment Properties and Associated Problems

Selling older properties can come with a host of problems. 
When a serious seller lists a property the intention is usually to get rid of the property in a reasonable length of time with minimum hassles.  (Currently houses have an average period of 39 days on the market before sale.)  With this in mind let’s look at [...]

Getting Over The ‘What If’ Thoughts Of Property Investing

FEAR WILL STOP YOU FROM DOING EVERYTHING
Remember the fear of going job hunting.   You never knew what question you would be asked and what was expected of you.  Over time those in the know realised that to counteract this fear of job interviews it was best to look at all possible scenarios and go [...]

Progress Reports on a Micro and Macro Scale

I know I harp on Planning and it is not something that everybody enjoys but it is so essential to the success of any business, whether it is real estate or selling peanuts!
So I with this thought here is an outline of some topics that can be discussed with your partner/s in real estate investing.  [...]

Tax time again!

Yes, property investors,  it is that time again when the end of the financial year is nigh!
Are you organised?  Is it time to sort through that paperwork so that everything can be delivered to the accountant quick smart at the beginning of July?
Save yourself some accountancy fees:

if you own several properties then make sure [...]

Dymphna Boholt’s Forecast for the 2010 Property Market

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Property millionaire Dymphna Boholt has a very positive outlook for the property market in Queensland over the next 12 months.
In fact it is possible to go to her one day seminar on the Gold Coast Sat 8th May.
Dymphna will be showing on that day how she went from virtually zero to $3.5 million [...]

Navigate the Market to Buy Your Investment Property

In the past we have often talked about having a set criteria for the purchase of property that you want to add to your investments.  There are many who say that at the present time we are experiencing the best property investment period in many years and so it is with that in mind that [...]

Asset protection for investment properties

Asset protection can be got through various methods and here is one that does have good criteria for investigating.
Self-managed super funds are a popular way for investors to purchase investment property.  It means that the property buyer is a trustee and this generally will provide an investor (the recipient of the trust) better asset protection [...]

Preparing for loan renewals for property investments

There is not a lot of indication that mortgages are getting any easier to get.  Recently I heard that for those who have to find new finance because a loan has run its course, are finding that they are at times, being asked to pay exorbitant interest rates.  Should the property price have dropped or [...]

Queensland has set new Sustainability Laws

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 out by another authorised person (property [...]