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Top 5 Considerations when Investing in Sydney

Today I want to talk about Sydney as a place to invest, particularly from the perspective of someone who doesn't live in New South Wales and is considering becoming a borderless investor and buying in Australia's largest city. Being a Perth boy, the contrast between Perth and Sydney is SO great. The density, the population and the lifestyle is ver...

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How do you pick which apartment to invest in?

Okay, so you've decided that you want to buy an apartment as an investment so the question is, which one do you pick? And I think it's no secret to anyone who had been watching my videos for a long time now or even listening to The Property Couch podcast; they know that I am not a fan of medium to high density off the plan apartments. But there are...

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Are One Bedroom Apartments still the Poor Cousins?

Ask a baby Boomer what they think the great Australian dream looks like and chances are they will say a detached house on a quarter acre block surrounded by a garden with a BBQ and a hills hoist. Ask the same question to a Gen Y and they are likely to say an apartment in the suburb where their café culture lifestyle is… usually the inner city su...

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Is Land Size Still King?

As property markets evolve, so do the factors that influence successful investment strategies. While traditional views have often placed significant emphasis on land size as a key driver of property value, this perspective is gradually shifting. In today's market, especially in urban areas, land value is becoming more critical than sheer land cont...

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Which Unit is Best – High Density or Low Density?

I’ve been in conversation with a couple of buyers advocates over the past few weeks, and it’s surprising how many of their attitudes differ with regard to investment property, namely whether you should be buying apartments in high density areas (HD) such as CBD locations, or low density (LD) inner city locations. For the sake of a comparison, I...

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