Steve Waters
AUTHOR | No. of articles: 46
Steve has almost a decade of hands on, comprehensive property investment experience and is himself an accomplished property investor with a substantial property holding.
Steve is the director of Right Property Group where he acts as a professional negotiator, property strategist and licenced real estate agent. He has successfully negotiated more than 2,000 transactions from one-bedroom units to multi-level apartment blocks and renovated over 85 properties adding massive value and also substantially increasing rental yields.
My secret for maximising your valuation figure
Experienced property investors might think they’ve heard it all before, but when it comes to getting maximum dollars in a valuation report, I have an approach that’s ...
FINANCE
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Fri, 18 Jan 2019
Here’s what’s actually happening in the property market
Doomsday headlines might make you anxious, but let’s move past the misinformation and sensationalism, and rationally assess this market for property investors.
HOTSPOTS
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Mon, 07 Jan 2019
Renovation fundamentals: Councils, cost and building equity
Every long-term property investor will, at some stage, tackle a renovation project. They’re a rite of passage like some tribal initiation among the investor community. ...
INVESTOR STRATEGY
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Wed, 26 Dec 2018
How to win big with defensive investing
Being fearless and risk averse can get you places in life, but not in property investing. Here’s the safest way to win the race.
INVESTOR STRATEGY
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Mon, 03 Dec 2018
4 investment mistakes you don’t know you’re making
When you’ve been in the real estate investment game for a while, you’ll hear the same pieces of simplified advice come up time and again. My experience tells me that ...
INVESTOR STRATEGY
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Wed, 21 Nov 2018
Lessons from a falling market
At the end of advertisements for investment schemes, you’ll hear the catch-all disclaimer, “past performance is no guarantee of future performance”.
HOTSPOTS
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Tue, 07 Aug 2018
The easiest way to lose money in property
I believe one of the great misnomers in property investment is the idea real estate is a passive vehicle that doesn’t require the owner to raise a finger in effort beyond ...
INVESTOR STRATEGY
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Tue, 24 Jul 2018
Online dangers for property investors
I understand the irony of writing an online article about the dangers of internet information, but bear with me, because property investors need to heed some advice about ...
INVESTOR STRATEGY
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Mon, 18 Jun 2018
Why pessimists make the best investors
Some take the view the glass is half empty, for others the glass is half full. Property investors come in all kinds. Optimists, pessimists and anywhere in-between but ...
HOTSPOTS
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Wed, 02 May 2018