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5 top reasons why house and land packages make great investments
I’d like to talk about the benefits of house and land packages. Often when people are considering an investment property they look towards existing homes or apartments, but the benefits of house and land packages should not be overlooked. Some
Busting the property bubble myth
The spring season for property is now in full swing and it is creating solid gains and high auction clearance rates in capital cities across the country. Some people have looked at the property gains in the September quarter and
Positive vs negative gearing, which strategy is right for you?
When considering an investment property the aim is to generate a return in the form of income, a capital gain or a combination of the two. You may find that some investment properties may initially have a low income but
Spring Newsletter
Our latest newsletter which contains information on property investment such as: to fix or not to fix interest rates, area focus on Mackay, NRAS and more.
The Secret to Good Investing? Making a Plan!
Whether you’re a seasoned property investor or yet to purchase your first home, there is no time like the present to take stock of your finances and re-evaluate your spending, saving and investment strategies. In order to do any of
New v Established Homes
The age old debate of whether to purchase a new or established home is one that has troubled property investors for many years. At Real Estate Investor, we nearly always suggest purchasing new as we believe the tax ramifications and
Focus on…Mackay
Latitude: 21.14303 Longitude: 149.183307 The mining port of Mackay has been one of Queensland’s most resilient markets in the wake of the GFC, with low vacancy rates now driving yields and growth again. Properties in the $500,000-plus range have seen
What Exactly is NRAS?
The National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) is a federal government-backed program designed to provide 50,000 affordable rental properties by 2014. It is not a public housing program, but rather a tax incentive to induce more private investment in the lower
Real Stories – Anna and Mick
Anna and Mick, Middlemount This week we meet another of our wonderful clients Anna and Mick, whose desire to one day own their own cattle property proved the impetus for the North-Queensland-based couple to really focus on their wealth creation
SUCCESS STORIES
“We used to invest exclusively in units, but since Real Estate Investor™ showed us the benefits of buying new homes we’ve never looked back. They proved to us that with such advantages as no maintenance and depreciation for tax purposes,
We thought that as long as we stayed out of debt, we’d be right. Trouble was, we were going nowhere fast, even though we were both working. We had a chat with the people at Real Estate Investor™ and it
We’d dabbled in shares but didn’t like the volatility that accompanied them. For us property presented a safe strong and exciting choice for building future wealth. We heard about Real Estate Investor™ through friends and their advice and opinions helped
The prospect of transitioning to retirement in the not-too-distant future provided the catalyst for dentist Greg Duguid, 57, to re-evaluate his self managed super fund and re-focus on his investment strategies. “I’d previously had a fair amount of my super
“We knew that our dream would not be an easy one. But my brother had invested in several properties and we realised that it was a good way of making money in the future. We recognised that is was not
