Simon Buckingham
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A highly experienced investor, Simon has purchased more than 50 properties in the last 7 years alone, using a broad range of strategies including positively-geared residential rentals, vendor finance deals, renovations, developments and commercial properties, both within Australia and overseas.
As a Director and Property Mentor at ResultsMentoring.com - the home of Australia's best independent property mentoring program - Simon now spends his time investing, developing property, and building businesses - while teaching others how they can do the same.
He has personally coached over 700 investors in techniques that can be used to profit from property in any market, and has presented to thousands of people at property conferences and seminars around Australia and New Zealand. Simon co-authored the critically acclaimed Australian property book The Real Deal: Property Invest Your Way to Financial Freedom published in 2010 by Wright Books, and regularly contributes to articles in Smart Property Investment and other media.
Is negative gearing 'safe' now?
With the federal election now behind us, can we conclude that radical changes to negative gearing are unlikely to occur over the next three years under a Coalition-led ...
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Sun, 24 Jul 2016
Why Labor's negative gearing policy might be bad for everyone: Part 3
In the final instalment of this three-part analysis, it's time to revisit claimed benefits of the policy and attempt to answer some of the bigger questions.
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Mon, 27 Jun 2016
Why Labor's negative gearing policy might be bad for everyone: Part 2
What are the potential effects of Labor’s negative gearing policy on rents, house prices and the wider economy post-July 2017?
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Sun, 26 Jun 2016
Why Labor's negative gearing policy might be bad for everyone: Part 1
In the lead-up to the federal election, now is a good time to explore the effects that Labor’s stated policies could have on property investors and beyond.
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Wed, 22 Jun 2016
Is the property market running too hot for you?
In many parts of the country, property prices are rising and sellers clearly have the advantage over buyers. That's great if you're planning to sell a property, but what ...
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Wed, 16 Apr 2014
The WORST property investing advice EVER
Normally I'm a fairly calm person, but one thing that really makes my blood boil is reading commentary about the property market from so-called ‘experts’ who base their ...
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Thu, 09 Jan 2014