Buying Property Strategies - Investment Strategies

• How to spot a good deal quick

  Looking for a quick way to size up a deal instead of embarking on lengthy and time-consuming due diligence? Read on for your ultimate cheat sheet on how to assess a deal fast read more

• Under the hammer

  If the property you want to buy is up for auction, you won’t be negotiating with real estate agents. You can still improve your chances if you are well prepared, unemotional and bear the following tips in mind: read more

• Top 100 countdown (10 to 6)

  Our countdown of the top destinations in the country for future capital growth and rental returns continues as we reveal the suburbs that made the bottom half of the top 10. They include a mix of inner Sydney suburbs and Western Australian boomtowns read more

• Top 100 countdown (20 to 16)

  In July, we released our annual suburbs guide, revealing the Top 100 property investment destinations in Australia. This is a sneak peek into the suburbs that made the top 20 of that list read more

• 10 great suburbs where properties are going for a steal

  Every market goes through its cycles – even the best ones. The trick is finding them just as they’re just about to recover, which is exactly what is happening in these excellent investment destinations. The clincher: because recent values have been falling, they are now ultra-affordable read more

• The untold benefits of being a cash strapped investor

  Feeling daunted by a tight budget and limited cash flow? We offer some startling secrets on how to get ahead as a lower-income investor. We also unveil Australia’s safest markets for penny pinchers to invest in read more

• Buying a unit checklist

  It is best to consider unit purchases that feature certain qualities, otherwise finding tenants could be a struggle read more

• Buy, Buy, Buy

  Sick of hearing doom and gloom stories all the time? Your Investment Property talks to some tried and true investors, ordinary Australians who have become wealthy through property, to find out where they are buying now and why read more

• 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