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How Much Value Do You Put On Your Time In Property Investing

Here is some food for thought for property investors who are into renovating, who have several properties and plan on increasing the number of properties as quickly as they can.
Property investors are educated to think Return on Investment (ROI) and Return on Equity (ROE), but how many actually think Return on Time (ROT).
When you have [...]

What to look for when buying a holiday apartment investment

Investors will often buy a holiday apartment so that they can have their holidays in it, but also let it out for the rest of the year either themself, through an agency or through the onsite management.
There are several aspects to keep in mind when buying a holiday apartment and these are:

find out how much [...]

Short term rental can be cash flow positive

Australia has just passed through the busy holiday season and now is the time to give some thought to whether short-term (holiday) rental or long term rental would be a benefit to your property portfolio.  Holiday homes near the beach (best for overseas visitors) or in good holiday locations are the best to use for [...]

Queensland First Home Owners Grant

As of 1 January 2010 Queensland first home buyers who were purchasing properties in excess of $1M would no longer be eligible for the First Home Owners Grant. The State Government felt that the grant was there to help young Queenslanders enter the housing market and although the Federal Government First Home Owners Grant has [...]

How To Approach Private Lending?

Private lending has to be approached professionally.  This is not a fishing trip!
Should you have people in your arena who you think may lend money it needs to be handled in such a way that they understand that you are very serious about it.
It would be best not to approach the subject until you have [...]

Looking After Tenants At Christmas Time

Christmas time is a time of goodwill and at what better time could a landlord show a tenant that they appreciate the fact that they are looking after their properties.
There are horror stories that circulate about tenants and the way they look after properties and there have been TV specials showing the amount of damage [...]

Is It Time To Take Out A Small Loan And Spruce Up Your Investment Properties?

It seems like there is only one way the interest rates are going to go and that is UP.  With two interest rate increases now we can be fairly certain that we will not see that record low interest rate again anytime soon, if ever.
This would make you wonder if it is worth borrowing a [...]

Have you any fire hazards at your investment property?

Australia is facing one of the worst fire hazards in recent times.
Taking care of business – well your properties, anyway! 
It is the time to be trimming back the trees and the gardens.
Have you got any trees on your investment properties that are likely to cause problems with drains or power lines?  What about dead branches [...]

Cash Is King

Over the next 1 to 2 years there is going to be a repeat of the cycle that has happened following past recessions.
Those with the cash (or equity) will make a fortune.
It is always the person with the cash that can make the real killings!
It does not matter what it is that you are buying.  [...]

The Benefits of Owning a Set of Duplexes

Have You Ever Considered Buying A Pair Of Duplexes
This type of investing has often been of interest as when you own both duplexes you are the Body Corporate …..