General Strategy - Investment Strategies

• A Common Misconception

  Short-term rentals have a reputation for being both risky and time-consuming, but if investors have an effective safety net in place, they could soon enjoy incredible returns. Nicola Middlemiss reports read more

• How To Retire Smartly

  Advice on buying investment properties and building wealth is relatively easy to come by – but how do you work out what to do as retirement nears? When Bob, one of our readers, contacted us with this conundrum, we asked Philippe Brach to give him a strategy for moving forward. read more

• Commercial investing: Do's and Don'ts

  With the slowing down of the residential investment market, a growing number of traditional residential investors are shifting their focus to the stronger underlying real estate attributes and superior tenants on offer in commercial property investment. read more

• Pathways to Wealth

  The journey to financial freedom will be different for everyone, yet many investors rely on a cookie-cutter solution. Nicola Middlemiss talks to one expert who’s doing things differently. read more

• Profiting From Overseas Property

  How does a property for just $80,000 sound, returning yields of above 12%? Australian landlords who are tiring of our sky-high real estate prices are increasingly looking overseas for their next property, with the US and New Zealand in high demand. Sarah Megginson reports. read more

• The road map to property portfolio success

  Many Australians are ‘accidental investors’ who start off with one property and amble their way forward. However, the most successful among us have a clear vision, sound strategy and set goals from the outset – something our reader Andy needs help with. read more

• E-conveyancing: The digital revolution

  Paper-based conveyancing, which is the legal preparation of documents for the transfer of property, is complex and laborious. But with the rise of digitisation, our reliance on paper records and the physical presence of all relevant parties could become a thing of the past read more

• Bad behaviour in short stay rentals

  There are so many 'sensational stories' of short-term rental guests' bad behaviour in the mainstream media but is it balanced reporting? We asked Natasha Winkler to explain some of the misconceptions about short stay rentals. read more

• The Ripple Effect

  It’s easy to see that the housing market doesn’t perform evenly, with growth always moving from one location to another. But how can investors analyse recent growth locations to discover the markets that will benefit next under the ripple effect? read more