Is Now a Good Time to Buy an Investment Property?

They say timing is everything, and in real estate this certainly can hold true, but it all depends on what your objective is. Timing is often the primary focus of real estate entrepreneurs, who make a very big deal about when to buy, and when to sell. And indeed timing is very important if you are going...

Introduction and Advantages of buying a Unit

The desire to own your own home is so deeply ingrained in the Australian psyche that it is often referred to as the Australian Dream. Having that home on its own block is perhaps the normal way in which this dream gets visualised. There is, however, another way of owning your own little piece of Australia...

Top 5 Ways to Stop Paying Rent

Top 5 Ways to Stop Paying Rent Ever-increasing house prices and soaring rents are making it harder for people to save for their first home. But if you’re yet to break out of the rental cycle and enter the owner-occupied property market, here are five key steps to stop paying rent...

Top 4 things to do before buying a Unit

Before Making an Offer: Due Diligence Basics It is amazing how laissez-faire some people are about property purchases, even though it is likely to be the most significant transactions they ever enter into. Make sure that this cannot be said of you by doing your level best to identify any issues that...

It pays to get a building report and pest...

There are times when it pays to bring in the professionals, particularly when you’re thinking about buying residential property. That is to say, unless you’re an expert there may be serious problems or defects that may go unnoticed if you do a property inspection yourself. It’s a bit like buying...

The Formula that Doubles Your Money - Property...

It's every investor's dream come true: the benefit of hindsight. While we may not have a crystal ball, there is a simple tool which can help us figure out how much good or harm a specific decision would bring before it's even made. It's an easy piece of maths magic called the ?Rule of 72?, and if...

Should I buy an Old Property or a New off...

You and I buy a renovator's delight, pay for land value, demolish, build a brand new house on it, and make lots of money. That's being entrepreneurial, and it makes for great dinner party conversation. Buying a new property, holding it with minimal capital expenditure and forgetting about it for 10...

Property Tips - Save Money by Home Loan Refinancing

Most Property owners have a home loan.  Home owners have heard the following terms being mentioned by Banks, Friends, at work and even at social parties, terms like Home Loan Refinance | Refinance Loan | Refinance Home Loan Refinance Home | Home Refinancing | Mortgage Refinance So what do all...

Making an offer on a Property

Property Negotiations- Make an Offer Congratulations!You have found a property you like. You may, at this point, choose to take a copy of the contract to your solicitor. You can now make an offer on the property, either directly to the vendor or through an agent. If your solicitor has taken the contract...