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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Searching Online

Today I want to talk about the good, the bad and the ugly when it comes to searching for property online. We've certainly come a long way from the old days where we used to circle the classifieds in the newspaper and the agent controlled all of the information. It’s certainly changed with the internet now! Combined with the fact that people are ...

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Today Show – Investing In A Granny Flat

When it comes to property investing, sometimes you will need to think outside the box. If you can't afford to get another investment property, would you consider getting a granny flat instead? This time on Today Show, Bryce Holdaway discuss why investing in the granny flat would be an attractive choice for some property investors and what are th...

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Today Show – What Home Buyers Want?

If you are buying a home this weekend, do you already have a feature in mind? For example, does it need to have a tennis court or perhaps, a property near a park? This time on Today Show, Ben Kingsley joins Jane to discuss the highly sought after features that Australian home buyers look for when hunting for a property. A few property search websit...

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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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Off Market Opportunities

If you are active in the property industry, chances are you would have heard about this thing called "off market opportunities". To some, this almost seems like a VIP only access and exclusive to a selected few. In this issue of Australian Property Investor (API) Magazine, Bryce Holdaway was asked to share his opinion as a Buyers Agent and to help ...

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How to find properties before they hit the market?

>> Play Audio here   In this episode of Real Estate Talk, Kevin Turner interviews Ben Kingsley and ask him about the signs he looks for to detect a turning market. Here's the transcript: Kevin: Ben Kingsley joins me once again. Ben, of course, is the CEO and founder of Empower Wealth. They specialize in finding the best buys fo...

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A Guide to Property Investment Research from Your Computer

Searching property is not Researching Property. Property investment research is mandatory before you purchase any property. At Empower Wealth we believe that this part of the process is absolutely non-negotiable. But with so many aspects to consider before you even start searching for a property, it might get a bit confusing. Luckily, with the inv...

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Four Ways an Investor will Pay

It’s always interesting the psychology of property investor when I’m chatting to them the idea of if they are to pay for advice or whether they get the advice for free. Cause in my view, you are going to pay in four ways. First way is to pay through buying the wrong assets, and that is not an egotistical statement. That’s actually from exp...

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How to negotiate a great property deal out there?

Buying a property in a buyer’s market is a lot easier than buying in a seller’s market. With abundant properties, slow-moving sales, and low prices, you can snag a good deal even with rusty negotiation skills. Unfortunately, the Australian property market is not currently a buyer’s paradise. Across the country, prices have been steadily risin...

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Buyers’ Agent Brief

Armed with an upwardly mobile couple's investment goals, three local experts set about finding the perfect strategy for kicking off their portfolio. In the January 2015 issue of Australian Property Investor Magazine (API), they introduced a new series called 'Buyers's Agent Brief'. Kieran Clair presented Bryce Holdaway with a hypothetical client...

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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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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 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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