Not all apartment leases are created equal

Before signing any lease:

* Take a walk through the unit that you are renting to make sure it is in good repair.

* Be sure to read the lease completely. All leases are not the same.

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01/06/11 Posted by admin  |  No Comments »

Economy Overview For Property Investors

I just wanted to share with you a video that I have watched which will give you some food for thought as to your investments over the next year or two. Tony Robbins, well known international motivator and trainer has put together a two part video and I encourage you to watch each one (about 20mins each)

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01/02/11 Posted by admin  |  No Comments »

Continuing Your Property Investment Education

Education not confusion! That is my goal. I am a strong believer in Property Investment Education and that is obvious from the fact that I am operating this education site for new and experienced property investors alike.

Property investment as a whole has so many different strategies to it as a whole, that investor will often get side tracked and either make horrible mistakes, or they will get so confused that they feel unable to make a decision.. Investing in property is similar to lots of other things we do, experience counts.

It does not matter what education you have had, what mentor you have, there is nothing like personal experience Read the rest of this entry »


12/28/10 Posted by admin  |  No Comments »

The Art of Flipping Properties

Flipping properties is not for the inexperienced property investor, but it is a strategy that holds a lot of interest for some investors.  ‘Flipping’ has become one of the fastest growing sectors in the real estate industry and when the industry starts to pick up I see this as a very popular strategy for the experienced real estate investor. What is ‘Flipping’? In most cases this strategy is used in conjunction with new developments and the reason for this is that an investor can often manage to negotiate up to 20% of the ‘full price’ of a unit or house and land package. It is a strategy whereby an investor negotiates and goes to contract on a property in the early stages of the development and then markets the property to sell it on at a full price with the settlement date being the same day as their original settlement date or even prior to that date. Read the rest of this entry »


12/25/10 Posted by admin  |  No Comments »

Renovating for Capital Gain in Investment Properties

Have you ever renovated an investment property?  If you have I wonder how you felt about it after it was all completed and you could stand back and look at the whole exercise. There are several interesting comments that consistently come up when that question is asked: “I copied another color scheme I had seen but it did not work in my place” “I opened up the dining and lounge area but it didn’t look right once I had finished and it cost a lot so I was disappointed because I don’t feel it added to the value of the property in the end” “I paved an new entertaining area but that area just does not get the sun and we don’t use if very much even though it looks quite nice” Read the rest of this entry »


12/13/10 Posted by admin  |  No Comments »