Now this is a question that seems to bring some controversy. We recently came across a document from a company that sells investment properties and as part of their processes in “qualifying” a person to buy one of their properties they pose the question to the potential client, “Do you understand that most bank valuations are 5 to 7% below the contract price?”

 Now maybe we’re missing something here (or put more bluntly, what a load of rubbish!) Read More→

What value do you place on education? It would seem that education in the property sector is priced at several thousand ‘pennies’ – is it worth it?

I sat with a client recently to review their Strategy. Normally we look at this first, however with this particular client they came to us based on an opportunity that is allowing them to build ‘below valuation’. It’s always interesting to hear the journey people take when property investing and for this couple it is a common story with lessons for all of us.

Theirs is one of ‘running out of time’. With 10 years left of work they understand that their Super wont be enough to support Read More→