General Strategy - Investment Strategies

• Buying low in a hot market

  With many markets growing rapidly in value, can you still find properties selling at a discount? More importantly, how do you spot a gem among the duds? Your Investment Property spoke to the experts to get their top tips for finding these hidden gems read more

• Game Plan: How to take your property portfolio to the next level

  If you’re looking for ways to fast-track your property portfolio to the next level and reach your goals sooner, read on as our coach Naomi Beaumont guides Your Investment Property reader Rockney Wong on how to do it, step by step read more

• Supercharge your rental returns with short-term tenants

  You’ve heard of sites like Airbnb and Stayz.com. Perhaps you’ve even used them yourself to book an affordable holiday escape. But have you ever thought of leveraging their services to supercharge your own investment property rental returns? It’s a clever way to generate a serious increase in income – provided you’re comfortable with the risks involved. read more

• How to take your property portfolio to the next level

  Your Investment Property reader Rockney Wong wrote in to ask for guidance on how to take his sizeable portfolio to the next level and become a developer in the process read more

• Retire Richer Sooner

  Want to exit the rat race early but don’t know how and where to start? Your Investment Property spoke to a leading property investment advisor and found out how you can do it read more

• Investing in commercial property 101

  Fear of the unknown is confining many investors to the residential market. However, the reality is that commercial real estate is nothing to be afraid of. In fact there are some truths that may well blow you out of the water. Alastair Lynn sets out to shed a little light on the murky world of commercial property read more

• A sell for a reason

  There is a myth in Australia that property is forever. I have no idea why this came about or where this came from, but it seems to be in the DNA of Australian property owners. wHeregroup’s Todd Hunter says it’s about time we all shook off our ingrained fear of selling. read more

• How to start investing as a single parent

  Your Investment Property reader Mary Sullivan wrote in for guidance on how she could start investing in property to build her wealth. So we enlisted the help of our expert Lindy Lear to come up with a practical investment game plan. read more

• The path to real estate success

  Most Australians sooner or later arrive at the conclusion that if they do not actively invest they will never be able to accumulate sufficient assets to give them the financial security that they would like to have in the future. At this point, a review of the different asset types usually occurs, and the preferred investment vehicle more often than not tends to be property. This really comes as no surprise to me – property is in my opinion the ideal investment vehicle. By carefully choosing the right property in the right location and using financial leverage intelligently it is possible to create considerable wealth in a relatively short amount of time, at little or no cost to the investor. read more