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• Australia’s cheapest suburbs

  Do you have $35,000? That would be enough to buy a house in Australia’s cheapest suburb. Read on for a state by state breakdown of Australia’s cheapest suburbs. And guess what? Almost three-quarters of them have a median price of less than $200,000. read more

• ‘How I’m buying houses for $20k’

  Through networking and learning the language of real estate agents Nathan Birch is finding some amazing deals, including a studio apartment for $20k, a 2-bed house for $58k and a 3-bed house for $20k. He shares some of his secrets. read more

• How ‘experts’ locate a big capital growth market – and how to get there first

  If you’re on the hunt for markets that are tipped for capital growth – forget what the spruikers, analysts and real estate agents say – do you own research. We reveal a dead easy trick for pinpointing markets that are set for immediate growth using one of the most commonly available indicators: the rental market. read more
• 4 capital growth myths you probably believe

  High average annual growth indicates a market tipped for growth, right? Not according to Jeremy Sheppard. He reveals why this and many of the common beliefs we have of capital growth don’t match up to what really happens in property markets. read more

• Part 3: How to make $1m on a lower income

  We asked three highly regarded investors how someone on a lower income could realistically make $1m in 10 years through property. Admitting that it wouldn’t be easy, they’ve come up with three very different strategies. The result is one of Australia’s most comprehensive blueprints to property success. read more

• Busted: why investing in units isn’t always as smart as you think

  The capital growth and rental returns for units currently trump houses in a number of markets, but brimming under the surface of lower maintenance costs and higher density living are risks that many investors don’t even realise. read more
• Part 2 - How to make $1m on a lower income

  We asked three highly regarded investors how someone on a lower income could realistically make $1m in 10 years through property. Admitting that it wouldn’t be easy, they’ve come up with three very different strategies. The result is one of Australia’s most comprehensive blueprints to property success. read more

• $1m on a lower income – how to do it, for real

  Make $1m through property investing! On a lower income! It’s printed on many a flyer and spam email, but it got us thinking: could it be possible? This is a question we posed to three accomplished property investors who’ve tried just about everything. They explained how a real person, earning real money in a real economy, could do it. read more

• 8 capital growth secrets real estate agents don’t want you to know

  Jeremy Shepherd explains why vendor discounts can be wolves in sheep’s clothing, how renters sap the value from a suburb’s price growth prospects and why some of the properties you think are lemons might actually be engines of capital growth. read more