All Entries Tagged With: "Property Investor"
Buying and Selling Property Investments
Holding property investments for a long time has proven not be always give the best return on your money.
In the earlier years of people investing their spare cash in real estate this was a very popular concept but more and more it has become known that buying and selling investment properties can reap the better returns.
Take [...]
Do You Manage Your Own Investment Properties?
Property investors often manage their own investment properties, especially retired or semi-retired investors. The tougher financial conditions that we have all experienced has seen some investors take on their own management in an endeavour to save costs, or make some extra money, whichever way you look at it. (Is the glass half full or half [...]
How Can You Best Show Off An Investment Property That You Want To Sell?
A Picture Is Worth More Than 1000 Words
Selling investment properties is, on the face of it, no different than selling anything else. Whether buying a home or an investment property the buyer will be attracted to the property by the first impression. Sure, the property will most likely have to have fallen into a basic [...]
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 [...]
The cost/benefit of furnished or unfurnished
Looking at short term rentals.
This would probably not be an option that most landlords would look at for a house unless they wanted to attract international tenants when located near a university or unless they intended to rent the property as a ‘holiday let’ in a holiday destination.
But let’s say that is exactly what you [...]
Good news for struggling property investors
Some property investors in certain circumstances are still struggling to hold things together as interest rates rise and with the knowledge that there will be more interest rate increases in the near future, possibly within days.
The good news for investors is that property analyst Residex has again advised that property rentals will most likely rise [...]
Look for easements when buying investment properties
Something that can trip up unsuspecting is the fact that a property that is purchased has an easement on it. Often times this is not to much of a drama, but sometimes it is.
Why are easements put on properties? Easements are a legal right by a third party (usually the local council) put over your [...]
Building approvals for property alterations
When making changes to any of your investment properties, remember to check and see if you need building approvals. If you do, and you don’t, it could cost you dearly down the track.
Some examples of work that you may not need to get approval for are:
putting up small sun shades on the house, usually those [...]
Holiday rental property investments
2009 certainly brought some challenges and at the end of it was the Christmas Holidays, which are the annual holidays for many workers. The past Christmas holidays gave a very good indication of holiday areas that managed to sustain visitor numbers through that particular season and following such a difficult financial year.
Why I have brought [...]
Various split loan combinations for property investors
Finance is so important at any time, but at the moment with the adjustments to loans and property investments in general, having a good knowledge of the various loans is helpful in making the right decision which will benefit your finance management.
About the only certainty we have at the moment (well, so we have been [...]
