Buying Property Strategies - Investment Strategies

• Friends with housing benefits

  Many people are choosing to invest as tenants in common, sharing the cost of entering the property market. Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) CEO, Antonia Mercorella, explains how tenants in common works. read more

• Need to know: Residential property acquisition

  Investors never plan for a forced sale, but these can (and do) happen. When you have to surrender your property to the government in the event of a restructure of the cityscape, here’s what to be prepared for – and how you can still profit read more

• A million people can’t be wrong!

  Why is the comparison platform attracting so many property owners? read more

• 'Rent To Buy' Schemes

  With property prices in some Australian cities becoming highly unaffordable, would-be property buyers are turning to creative strategies to get on to the property ladder. One such strategy is ‘rent to buy’, but it presents risks for all parties involved, warns Peter Koulizos. read more

• Where investors are buying now

  Pretend for a moment that you’ve suddenly been gifted the opportunity to invest in any property (or properties) you like, with $1m worth of buying power at your disposal. What – and where – would you buy? read more

• Negotiation Tactics That work

  When you’re ready to take action and purchase your next investment property, a successful outcome depends on your negotiation skills – and by taking the time to fully understand the motivation of the seller, you can create a win-win outcome. read more

• Who Do You Trust

  Working with honest, reliable and trustworthy people is the ultimate way to build up your portfolio. But how do you know who’s in your corner, and who are the shonky characters with more interest in lining their own pockets than in helping you grow your wealth? read more

• Your Step-By-Step Guide to Investing In 2017

  If you want to be successful as a property investor, it’s important to do things in the right order. Michael Yardney, our Reader’s Choice Property Investment Advisor of the Year 2016, offers this advice to help you move forward with your property-buying journey in 2017. read more

• Investing In The United States of America

  ​​​​​​​In 2013, Todd Hunter started to build a property portfolio for himself in the United States of America. An intoxicating combination of both extremely low purchase prices and sky-high yields attracted him to the US – and now four years later, he can’t get enough! read more