Buying Property Strategies - Investment Strategies

• Where experts are buying now

  We asked our experts where they would be putting their money in the year ahead and where they would avoid. read more

• Rear view with Catherine Lezer

  Prolific property investor and highly sought after mortgage broker, Catherine Lezer, talks about lost and found opportunities and nerve-wracking auction experiences read more

• Timing the market: when to get in, when to get out

  Many investors believe timing the market is not as important as time in the market. Sam Saggers weighs in and explains why you stand a better chance of succeeding and making a bigger profit if you know when to get in and when to get out read more

• America: A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY

  Everything is always bigger in America, including your potential rental returns. But is the market really a viable option for Australian property investors, and if you do venture into the world’s largest economy, how do you do it right? read more

• How to Achieve $90,000 a year passive income by 2020

  There are plenty of strategies an investor could use to get on track to some clever property purchases, but how do you get there without working two jobs or skimping by on Vegemite on toast every evening? We enlisted the help of Australia’s top property strategists and found out read more

• Australia’s worst places to own property

  Forget whether they are great places to live, some property markets have not been kind to the people who own property there – not only crashing in value, but lacking signs of strong buyer interest read more

• 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