Getting Started
One of the most persistent debates in Australian property investment is how long to hold. The conventional wisdom — “hold forever”, “never sell” — is a…
Getting Started
A buyers agent (also called a buyers advocate) represents the buyer — not the vendor — in a property transaction. They search,…
Getting Started
Property market reports arrive in your inbox from real estate agencies, research houses, and data providers constantly — CoreLogic, Domain, SQM Research,…
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The 1% rule is a property investment heuristic from American real estate circles that states: a rental property should generate monthly rent…
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Self-employed Australians face a different — not necessarily harder, but definitively different — path to property investment than PAYG employees. The…
Getting Started
Rentvesting is a property strategy in which you rent the home you live in (typically in an area you prefer for lifestyle reasons) while buying investment…
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Buying off the plan means purchasing a property — typically an apartment or townhouse — before it is built, based on architectural…
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Due diligence is the systematic process of verifying that what you’re buying matches what you believe you’re buying — before exchange. Skipping…
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Suburb selection is arguably the most consequential decision in property investment — more important than the specific property, the negotiation, or even…
Getting Started
The yield versus growth debate is largely a false binary. The real question is which is better for you given your income, tax position, timeline, and…