All Entries Tagged With: "Property Investors"
Invest With Your Head
But what happens when your head is all over the place? Well, not really your head but those that control the inevitable $$$.
Property investors are again left wondering what is going to happen to properties in various mining towns.
Once again we are left wondering what is going to happen in the following year or two. [...]
How much can I increase my rent?
Many landlords would be wondering about this at the moment with the interest rate increases that there have been.
Most tenants would expect an increase if they have been in a property for a year, but unreasonable increases can cause problems with existing tenants.
If a rental agreement is being renewed with the same quality tenants a [...]
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 [...]
Having an ‘Outflow’ mindset with property investing
Bill Zeng of Investors Direct Financial Group has offered this insight into “financial freedom”:
“The advantage of this definition of Financial Freedom is that an average person with an average income capacity or asset base can move towards it rather quickly as long as they focus on ‘outflow’ and ‘discipline’, they can get to enjoy what [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tips On How To Start Property Investing
Make no mistake, for the younger generations retirement is going to have to be funded by themselves and the sooner one starts to set up their retirement the better and easier it will be. Property investment is still one of the best ways to build your wealth.
For Baby Boomers it was “buy your own home” [...]
Are We Going To See The Return Of The Non-Bank Lenders in 2010?
2010 is going to see a change in lending from what has been experienced in the past 18 months. It is predicted that non-bank lenders, in other words, private lenders will return to the market and provide funds for borrowers, namely property investors, who are prepared to sign fixed interest loans for the long term [...]
Investing In Land Developments
It appears that the number of housing starts right across Australia has been on the rise for some time and the expectation is that 2010 will see some very strong demands in this area of residential properties.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics does however predict that figures will slow as there has been a slower rate [...]
Property Investors Are About To Re-Enter The Market
There has been an upward swing in the past couple of months of enquiries from people discussing property finance with a view to investing. The price range of interest is mostly in the $350,000 to $420,000 bracket.
Another factor that has come to light is the upswing in interest of purchasing in medium to high rise [...]
Back To Square One And The Next Property Cycle
The figures that have come out from Residex show that even though property suffered some losses due to the global financial crisis prices have risen sufficiently to claw back those loses and property prices, especially those in the capital cities, are back to the pre-Global damage.
This bodes well for property owners and investors alike.
Now that [...]
Investing In Houses Is Still The Top Contender
A national 2009 Property Investors Survey showed that nationally 66% of investors still preferred investing in houses rather than a unit/apartment (53%).
Over three quarters of Queenslanders who filled out the survey saw property investment as a better strategy for investing than putting their money into shares. Their motivation to invest in property was described as [...]
