Congratulations – you’ve found a house you want to move into, and you’ve started the sale or rental negotiations. Everything is looking really positive and it looks like you’ll be set to move within the next couple of months. Now the real fun begins…… thinking about moving your stuff! Whether its moving into a rental.

When we think of an investment property, we usually think of residential. Many people don’t even consider looking at, let alone owning, a commercial property. Commercial property does come with some great positives; there is potential for higher returns and there are often fewer outgoings. However, while commercial is often cheaper than residential property, you.

Property has long been the great Australian Dream, and for many it’s moved on from simply owning their own home; bricks and mortar are now seen as a great investment opportunity. Whether you are at the start of your property investment journey, or you already own a second property or have a portfolio, we believe.

You love the location and the price is well under budget, the problem is, the property is a dump and in serious need of modernisation. Or perhaps your home is looking exceedingly old and tired and is in desperate need of a serious makeover….. So what’s best? Renovate the property to its former glory, but.

Garden gnomes, tacky chandeliers, tasteless wallpaper or a wild garden? What are the biggest property turnoffs for potential buyers when looking round a property? A nationwide survey* carried out by financial comparison site Mozo discovered it wasn’t necessarily the décor which turned off potential buyers. No parking, mould and lack of natural light were actually.

Last year, figures* released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed property investment is still in many people’s reach; figures show 62 per cent of people who negatively gear one property have taxable incomes under $80,000. Breaking the figures down by professions, these include over 396,000 school teachers and over 266,000 office and practice.

Home renovations hit a 14-year high according to Master Builders Australia, but which are the ones that will make you money? Here are some areas to look at renovating if you’re looking to add value to your home: Fix structural problems Yes, we know structural renovations are costly, but if there are structural problems with.

The year has started on a good note! A survey of almost 2100 people, commissioned by comparison site Canstar, found 5 per cent of Australians expect prices to skyrocket, with an additional 33 per cent expecting steady growth. A quarter of those surveyed predict prices will remain stable. And it’s not hard to see why..

With the banking royal commission, Labor’s negative gearing plans and financial experts predicting a softening market, if you believe what’s in the media, you’d never invest in property; it’s all bad news. However, we’ve been in the business for over 40 years, so we are proof investing in bricks and mortar works in spite of.

‘Tis the season to be….. spending money and don’t the retailers just know it. Every shop, both online and in the street is promising you a good Christmas – at a price. But Christmas needn’t be filled with expensive excesses – it can be used as a great opportunity to start saving for your investment.