Property Hints & Tips - Investment Strategies

• Taking the risk out of joint ventures

  Joint ventures can be a good way to fast-track your portfolio, but they can also be risky. read more

• Choosing tenants and dealing with repairs

  Some landlords lose sight of the basics when it comes to taking care of their investment property, or simply don’t know what is really involved in the day-to-day running of a rental property. Pamela Yardney presents a crash course on how to manage your biggest asset read more

• 10 ways to succeed in property investment

  According to John Kovacs, spotting a top property deal is just a matter of knowing what to look for. Our checklist will help determine if your potential purchase measures up read more

• Simple strategies to nullify a rate rise

  Some tips for savvy homeowners and investors from Wizard Home Loans chairman and founder Mark Bouris to create a buffer against future rate rises. read more

• How to hang on to your home and avoid foreclosure

  Getting behind in your mortgage payments doesn't have to mean the end of the world, or the end of your home. Depending on your circumstances, there are ways to delay a lender trying to sell the very roof from over your head read more

• Honeymoon rates – are they good value?

  According to Xinc Mortgage Brokers, there are some excellent honeymoon rates on offer in the home loan market; however, investors need to understand how they work in order to choose the right type of loan for their situation. read more

• Bidding tactics that could save you thousands

  Auctions are high-pressure affairs and this is why you must be prepared . . . Patrick Bright shows you how to give yourself the best chance of winning in an auction read more

• The positives of negative gearing

  How negative gearing could help you turn a negatively geared property into a positive cash-flow situation read more

• Buyer Beware: Understanding building and pest inspections

  Building and pest inspections highlight a property’s defects and can often help buyers negotiate a lower purchase price. While most investors agree that property inspections are essential, many are in the dark on how to make sense of the ticks in the boxes read more