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Investing Interstate

>> Play Audio here   In this episode of Real Estate Talk, Kevin Turner interviews Bryce Holdaway and ask him about investing interstate. What is the trend in the property market now and should we invest in our own backyard where we are more comfortable or board a plane and invest in a new area? Here a snippet of the podcast: Kevin...

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Negative Gearing vs Positive Gearing | Which is Better?

Hello, Ben Kingsley here and today I want to talk about Negative Gearing vs Positive Gearing. Now the difference between the two is an income outcome which basically means that with negative gearing properties, we actually have to put some of our surplus cash into supporting the investment as opposed to positive gearing where we actually get some ...

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New to Property Investment? Here’s What You Need to Know

Have you always been interested in property investment? You may have watched television shows about it or heard about it from your mates at barbeque or dinner party last weekend. After much consideration, you may have officially decided to make it your business venture too. While many investors have great success with the properties that they have ...

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Property Investment Doesn’t Have To Be Hard: Read These Six Tips

In today’s current economic environment, building wealth and saving for a comfortable retirement has become more and more difficult. Simply saving a portion of your income or relying on a pension was never adequate to fund a person’s retirement in Australia and so, the Superannuation system was introduced by the Keating Labor government. Now, h...

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Seven Property Investment Myths Keeping You From Growing

Investing in property can be a bit frightening if you are unfamiliar with what it entails. When considering it, realise that properties can generally be categorised into two groups: active or passive investments. Active investment requires the investors to be on the run and this could be buying a house, fixing it up and then selling it for a profit...

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Getting the Best Investment Returns using a Buyers Agent

Hello, Ben Kingsley here, CEO and Founder of Empower Wealth. This is an important message about using a buyers agent and using the most appropriate buyers agent to get the best return possible for your investing. Now there are a lot of buyers agent out in the market place and those buyers agent concentrate on a patch. That patch might be the city t...

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Sun & Profit | Investing in Holiday Spots

Imagine yourself in a villa with the Great Barrier Reef just a stone throw away. Nice sun and sandy beach - how nice would it be? Many investors gets emotional with this and thought to themselves, "If I like this place, surely someone else is going to love it. And then surely, there would be many of them who would race to rent a place in this spot....

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What do you Look for in a Buyers Advocate?

If you're looking to work with a Buyers Advocate, you need to ask the question: What am I looking for in my Buyers Advocate/Buyers Agent? Well, the first question is coming back at you and that is why are you actually buying? If you're buying for owner occupier purposes, then a local buyers agent who knows their city, or their area within the ci...

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Finding the perfect investment property

Finding the perfect investment property is the dream of each property investors out there. In this episode of Look At Property Season 8, Ben Kingsley started off with the first decision that a property investor has to make before finding that perfect investment property. They then moved on to other questions that an investor has to ask himself, whe...

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Top 153 Unit Hotspots

Just like many hot button issues, the debate on whether houses make better investments compares to units continues to divide investors. Whether you prefer to invest in houses rather than units, the reality is that units are no longer the laggard they once were, thanks to soaring demands from homebuyers. While houses are still the dominant force,...

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Top 5 Aspects to Look at during a Property Inspection

If you are in the process of finding a property and if you are attending inspections quite regularly, you need to know what to look for. A good inspection will lead to a better understanding on the property and hence, can save you a lot of time, energy and even money. But the question remains: what should you pay attention to? Here are the top 5 as...

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Sometimes bidding at auction can really pay off

Many buyers like to shy away from auctions altogether, eliminating even the potential for securing that particular asset. It’s fair to say that most buyers tremble at the thought of having to fight it out in a public place, where agent ‘spin’ and underquoting can confuse even the most organised of buyers. But the reality is that most VENDORS...

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Future Population Growth Has Meaning for Some Property Investment Locations

Population growth is not the ‘panacea’ for all things property investment certainly not in spotting the next property investment locations. In fact, it’s often used by many property investment spruikers as the way to get unsuspecting Mum and Dad investors excited enough to hook into a lemon location, and ultimately a lemon investment. However...

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