General Strategy - Investment Strategies

• How to Break Into the Property Market as a Young Investor

  Ask any veteran investor what they most regret and chances are they will say they didn’t start early enough. John Hilton consults the experts to see how youngsters can begin their investment journey safely and profitably read more

• The Importance of a Good Mortgage Broker

  As you start or continue to grow an existing property portfolio, you will require the services of multiple professional service providers – solicitors, property managers, landlords’ insurers, etc. The quality of your service providers will often have a material effect on your property investments, so it is important to choose the right ones read more

• 4 Investments Low-Income Earners Should Avoid

  There are certain investments that low-income learners should swerve to avoid, as they have the potential to transform a potential money-spinner into a certified dud. Sarah Megginson uncovers the four investments you should aim to sidestep at all costs read more

• Game Plan for Low Income Earners

  Looking to start investing but think you’re not earning enough? Read on as Cate Bakos shows you how to break into the property market even on a low income read more

• 3 Successful Strategies for investing on a low income

  According to the ATO, more than a third of Australian investors earn less than $37,000 per year. Low-income earners comprise a huge proportion of the investing market, and while they face specific challenges, the most committed, driven and creative among them can reap the biggest rewards. Sarah Megginson reports read more

• How to survive a downturn

  Property prices are still rising in many places in Australia, but underneath this hyperactivity is a slowing economy that could soon manifest itself to the property market. So what will you do when the downturn occurs? Sam Saggers explains. read more

• Demographics and property investing

  When selecting an investment property, it is important to choose something that has appeal to tenants in the current market, and would also be attractive to other investors or owner-occupiers if the property needed to be sold in the short term. However, increasingly, property investors are realising the benefits of holding on to their investment properties for the long term, perhaps 20 years or even more. read more

• Rear view with David Brewster

  It’s would be a tough task to find anybody more passionate about riding waves than David Brewster of Buy Property Direct. He reveals his strangest property experience and how a car accident changed his outlook on life. read more

• 5 Deal Breakers That Could Harm Your Investment

  How do you spot investment hazards that could derail your portfolio and what are the consequences if you neglect to check them? Cate Bakos explains. read more