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How this Gen Y investor climbed the property ladder – and how you can do it too

The so-called Millennial generation has often talked about how hard it is to get into property investment, but Stephenie Brennan – who started investing at the age of 22 ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Wed, 28 Sep 2016

Why property investors should avoid buying off-the-plan

The first purchase is often a "make or break" move for many property investors, but while it's easy to make efforts to actively avoid making mistakes, knowing you made a ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Tue, 27 Sep 2016

Getting back on track after a wrong property purchase

One of the biggest fears of budding property investors is making the wrong purchase, but while it can put one in a dire financial situation, propertybuyer's Rich Harvey ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Mon, 26 Sep 2016

What you really need to start a property investment journey

One of the problems many budding property investors face is determining exactly how to start their journey, but for buyer’s agent Rich Harvey, the first step to creating ...

HOTSPOTS • Fri, 23 Sep 2016

How much do prospective property investors need to start their journey?

Many people often think twice about starting their own property investment journey for fear of losing too much money, but you don't need to be a 'bazillionaire' to start ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Thu, 22 Sep 2016

How this property investor saved up for his first deposit

This property investor admits that the first deposit is the most difficult to save—his first property is “a 10 sq m three-bedroom brick veneer in Bayswater, Victoria on a ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Wed, 21 Sep 2016

Investment tip: Find out how much a lender is willing to let you borrow

Seasoned property investors know that valuers can easily offer subjective opinions on the value of their asset—which can affect their capacity to borrow—but there are ...

HOTSPOTS • Wed, 21 Sep 2016

On financial incentives and loans: Should you turn your home into an investment?

Many budding property investors often start their journey by turning their home into an investment, but while this is often a sound financial decision, as in all ...

HOTSPOTS • Sun, 11 Sep 2016

Investor Tip: Beware of 'half-cooked' renovations

Blake Roeleven has had his fair share of hurdles to jump throughout his property investment journey—from having to deal with "shonky" tradesmen to renovating an entire ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Thu, 08 Sep 2016