If you’re buying a car, after seeing the ad with the nice shiny pictures, you view the car. Most people will walk round looking at the bodywork and tyres, turn the engine over, take it for a drive, and check under the bonnet. Non-mechanical people may well take a mechanic with them who will pick.

Mindset is talked about a lot these days; you need the mindset for this and the mindset for that, and you need the right mindset for investing in property. Going in with a half-hearted attitude or giving up at the first challenge is not what property investment is about. Investing in property is within many.

Potential buyers love space, and they love to imagine their belongings in your property. Creating more space (or at least the illusion of!) is a cost effective way of improving your home’s chance of selling quickly and at a good price. By putting in a small amount of effort, these tips will make your house.

Putting in a new kitchen or bathroom, landscaping the garden, or any other major renovation will instantly add value to your property and potentially increase your rental income, but there are other advantages too. Some property investors may not be aware you can claim some tax back on the depreciation of assets. If you are.

  The latest figures* released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows property investment is still in many people’s reach and many are using negative gearing to help them reach their financial goals; figures show 62 per cent of people who negatively gear one property have taxable incomes under $80,000. Breaking the figures down.

  If you want to achieve your property dreams and goals, it’s important you have the right mindset. There will be times when paperwork seems overwhelming or you come across some other challenges, but when times get tough or a bit difficult, to keep ourselves motivated, we always say, everyone needs somewhere to live. Property.

  We Australians love to renovate – just look at the number of TV renovation reality shows! Renovations are a great way of increasing the value of your property, but you do need to be properly prepared. Your whole life will be uprooted and it will get messy for starters. Then there is the added.

Joint ownership is becoming a more common way for people to get onto the property ladder, and/or buy an investment property. Also known as co-buying, this method of purchasing a property allows friends and family members to split the costs of both the purchase and on-going costs. On the face of it, it looks like.

  If you’re thinking about selling in the future, as well as looking at what needs doing inside the house, it’s also good to think about giving the garden an upgrade too; remember first impressions count, and the front garden will be the first thing potential buyers will see. A well-presented, attractive garden or outside.

How many times have we heard our grandparents say ‘values just aren’t the same these days’? We can’t really comment on other people’s values, but we can on property values, and over the past 20 years, it’s been good news for investors; nationally property has increased by over 230 percent* and nearly 170 per cent.