Buying Property Strategies - Investment Strategies

• 10 quick ways to sniff out great locations before anybody else

  Location is crucial for property investing, but amid the noise of real estate agents, friends and family and your own prejudices to areas – how do you know for sure that a property's investment potential stacks up? read more

• 5 features that turn units into risky investments

  Every property is different, but some carry features that will make it harder to attract tenants and future buyers read more

• Estate agent translates house descriptions

  The next time you decide to purchase property, it might be a good idea to consider this cheat sheet for decoding real estate jargon read more

• 5 ways to get the price you want

  Agents come in different shapes and sizes. Some want the best price, others want a quick sale. Here's how you turn the odds in your favour read more

• How to buy property when you don’t have money

  Feeling short of a deposit or savings? We reveal the numerous strategies you can use to purchase property without putting a lot of money down read more

• The trouble with negative gearing

  Ryan Crawford asks the difficult question: does negative gearing really create wealth? read more

• How to get past your first purchase

  Stuck on only one property? Find out why most Aussie never make it to their second property purchase and how you can avoid being one of them read more

• Investors reveal insane property bargains

  Whether by prudent property selection, patience or canny negotiating skills, three Aussie investors who scored great bargains on their property purchases explain how they saved paying hundreds of thousands of dollars read more

• Timing the Bakken boom in North Dakota

  Oil production has made North Dakota the strongest economy and tightest housing market in the US. But is now the right time to invest in this boom state? Kit Kadlec reports read more