Hard selling tactics are used by salespeople in a wide variety of industries, including property and real estate. They're designed to get you to make a purchase quickly and deny you the opportunity to evaluate the purchase properly and compare other options. Hard sell sales tactics often include aggressive or forceful language and usually use [...]
Getting a mortgage locked in can be a major hurdle when buying a property, whether you're a home buyer or an investor. For some, it can be a very anxious time and it's easy to understand why you might try to avoid the stress of doing it again for as long as you can. However, [...]
Saving up the cash for a deposit on a second property can be just as difficult as saving for your first home. So how do property investors manage to get their hands on enough money to build a decent portfolio? The answer is equity. It's a hidden source of wealth that grows inside your property [...]
Investing in property is a big decision that can keep even the most seasoned property investor awake at night. How do you know if you've got your investment strategy right? How can you make sure you're choosing the right property? Where can you find the time to do the necessary research? What is the right [...]
When you're looking to buy a property, a genuine bargain is the ultimate Holy Grail. We all want to buy at less than market value – and this is exactly the reason why it hardly ever happens. Buying off the plan has the possibility of being the one exception, particularly in a rising property market. [...]
Did you know that termites damage more than 180,000 homes and buildings around Australia every year? That the high prevalence of rats and mice in Australian homes is a major factor in the distribution of food poisoning organisms like salmonella? Clearly, if you're thinking about buying a property, the value of an independent building and pest [...]
With residential property prices escalating at an unprecedented rate, many investors looking to enter the property market are finding it increasingly difficult to get a foot on the first rung of the property ladder. As an alternative option, more and more investors are investigating the merits of commercial property to help them grow their wealth. [...]
Rentvesting It's a whole new word in today's popular culture, but it also represents a revolution in home buying strategy, particularly for first home buyers and those struggling to move up the property ladder. But what is it? And what are the benefits? What is rentvesting? Everyone agrees that buying your first home is becoming [...]
Looking to immediately increase the value of your next property purchase? Property investment is usually considered a long-term investment strategy, however many investors today are much more ambitious and look for ways to maximise their returns in the shorter-term. One popular way to go about it is to use a "renovation strategy" to instantly increase [...]
Here's some great end of financial year budget ideas for home buyers Getting your budget under control and your finances in order is absolutely essential to anyone looking to apply for a home loan, but it's particularly important for first home buyers about to take the first step on the property ladder. Now the end [...]
