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August 22, 2012
There seems to be some clouded confusion as to whether keeping all your borrowing with different banks versus having all your loans with the one bank. So I am going to try and clear the air. I often speak with investors who have their home mortgage with a different lender […]
August 14, 2012
When buying and selling a home, its common for us to look at the Purchase price versus the sale price, then say we made xyz on our home… but have you really? In this weeks Blog, I wanted to go into the True Cost of your home… and cover off […]
August 6, 2012
I did say in my first email out to everybody that some of my stories would be controversial, well this post WILL be very controversial to some, I may even lose a few Facebook followers over this one, but ah well… I am often asked if I would buy an […]
July 30, 2012
As an investor who only buys in property troughs or depressed markets, I can buy the property at it’s cheapest within that property cycle. Along with negotiating ultra hard on price, I can assure you that the price is not the only aspect I negotiate hard on. So […]
July 23, 2012
Having been a mortgage broker for 10 years now, I have seen many ups and downs in interest rates. Dealing with thousands of clients over this time has alerted me to an odd behavior that people do when it comes to fixing their loans. I have noticed that clients only […]
July 19, 2012
The building industry has been noted as now being in recession. Although this is bad news for those employed in that industry, it is great news for us wHeregroup investors. With less new houses being built, this puts pressure on existing properties as there are less properties to lease, which […]
July 17, 2012
I am currently back in research mode… meaning our Brisbane location is almost coming to an end as I am increasingly finding it more difficult to get deals on houses… and if I cant steal it on price, I don’t buy it… for myself or my clients. Using my […]
July 13, 2012
Wow it would appear that many investors are over the “usual” style of property companies selling their house and land packages, expensive mining houses, off the plan units and so called “Hot Spots”. We have been inundated with enquiries from investors whom want honest, down to earth advice. For those […]
May 21, 2012
It’s hard enough these days to save for a deposit and break into the property market. So with fees around $10,000 it’s no wonder first time investors are reluctant to engage the services of a buyer’s agent. But is this money well spent? Jennifer Duke reports First time investors are […]
