Investing

For many Australians, owning property is closely connected with the idea of building wealth. But simply owning a home does not automatically make it a wealth-building asset. The more important question is what happens after you buy. Property can contribute to long-term wealth through capital growth, principal repayments and the accumulation of equity. For investors, […]

Buying an investment property is easy to describe. Find a property. Secure finance. Purchase it. Rent it out. Hold it. But building a successful property investment is rarely that simple. Two investors can buy properties in the same city, at similar prices, and with similar loan amounts, yet achieve very different results over the next […]

Ask ten people what makes a good investment property and you’ll probably get ten different answers. Some will say it’s all about location. Others will tell you to buy where prices are booming. Some focus on rental yield. Others chase the next “hot suburb.” While each of these factors has some merit, none of them […]