General Strategy - Investment Strategies

• Cash Is King: What you need to know about investing in cash flow properties

  One of the many benefits of investing in property is the full control you have over your investments. Here we show you how a cash flow strategy can benefit first-time investors. read more

• Low-Income Earners Can Invest in Property

  In the quest to grow wealth and improve our lot in life, buying our first investment property is both exciting and nerve-racking. Smartline’s Michelle Schaafsma explains how low-income earners can get their feet on the investment ladder. read more

• Strategy: No Time Like Now

  Often for new investors it is hard to know where to start or which strategy to use. In this four-part article we look at common tactics first-time investors adopt and whether they are right for you. Triana O’Keefe reports. read more

• Duplex strategy to drive boom-time profits

  Sydney’s rabid growth run of recent history is over, leaving many investors looking for the next best place to park their investment dollars. The better question to ask may be ‘what’ rather than ‘where’, according to one industry expert, who says duplex developments are the key to driving big profits in the current market. read more

• GAME PLAN: How to access equity to get ahead

  Your Investment Property readers John and Jane have built some positive wealth through two investment properties within their SMSF but are confused as to what their next step should be. With the help of super investor, founder and chief executive of Rocket Property Group Ian Hosking Richards, we outline a game plan to help propel their portfolio read more

• Retiring with cashflow - a property investment strategy

  Retirees need to plan ahead to make sure they end up with the enough time and money to enjoy their retirement. It’s important to not to waste your time, so you can spend time enjoying your retirement. Creating a retirement plan is a smart way to reduce the risk of your retirement funds running out before you do. read more

• How to build a portfolio from the ground up

  Your Investment Property reader Barbara Smith is ready to invest in property, but she and her husband have no idea where (or how) to start. They wrote in to ask for guidance, so we enlisted the help of our expert, Helen Collier-Kogtevs, to show them how to get their portfolio off the ground read more

• What type of investor are you?

  By now you’re clear on the difference between cash flow and capital growth investments, and some of the primary advantages and drawbacks of each strategy. Next you need to consider which types of investors are best suited to positive cash flow investments, and which investors will benefit more from capital growth properties. More importantly, where do you fit in this mix? read more

• Cash flow vs capital growth: Which is best?

  Is there such a thing as a perfect property investment strategy? Sarah Megginson digs deep to discover whether creating cash flow is the most effective way to grow your wealth, or generating capital growth – and which risks you need to avoid along the way read more