General Strategy - Investment Strategies

• Serviced Apartment Investing for Retirement

  For retirement, a safe and steady approach will most likely lead to a more secure investment. There are a few boxes that you should be ticking to ensure the location you’re looking at is suitable for a long-term investment. read more

• Property investment with guaranteed rent

  Investors all have individual goals and expectations on how their property investment performs as well as what returns will be optimal for their investment strategy. Some investors are looking for a quick turnaround and capital gains. Other investors are looking towards long-term investments with steady growth that provides positive cash flow. Others may be seeking to diversify their portfolio and include a mix of long-term and short-term investments. read more

• How to Get Ahead by Rentvesting

  On the back of impressive price growth over the last few years, first home buyers are finding it more difficult than ever to break into the housing market – particularly in areas where they’d most like to live. So it might be time for keen first-time property owners to take control and start to think a little laterally, suggests property coach Brendan Kelly from Results Mentoring read more

• Packaging Your Property For Sale

  How to make the biggest splash... and cash. Whether you’re selling a family home or an inner-city unit, a penthouse or a studio apartment, selling for maximum profit is all about making your investment property irresistible to buyers. Pauline Hatch reports. read more

• Building a Nest Egg Through Capital Growth

  Another valid strategy for first-time investors is the buy-and-hold method known as capital growth. Here we look at the pros and cons. read more

• 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