Property Investment Articles

PROPERTY INVESTMENT ARTICLES

TIPS are always looking to improve your knowledge of the property investment market. Here, we provide a number of interesting articles by TIPS CEO, Fred Rasheed, on different aspects of the property market and investment opportunities and short clips on TIPS TV.

7 steps to getting it right with your mortgage – written by TIPS

1. Don’t borrow more than you can afford

Don’t push yourself to the point of discomfort. Find a figure that you feel comfortable with and set that as the absolute maximum you should be committing yourself too….

16 steps to follow when buying your first home or subsequent property to live in

Let’s face it, most people look into purchasing investment properties to be able to enhance their wealth for retirement so they can continue to live an ordinary life. What do I mean by an ordinary life?…

Take action and make decisions quickly!

The first and most important rule of becoming a successful investor is to take action and make decisions quickly! A success investor will analyse all the information presented to them and from there will make a quick ‘yes’ or ‘no’ decision….

If you or one of your family or friends are thinking of buying your first or subsequent home here is a list of steps that may help you put things in order or priority

16 steps to follow when buying your first home or subsequent property to live in

  • Decide what type of home you…

Helpful tips if you are considering selling your home which will help with the price you get and the time it will take to sell.

The first 30 days of your property being for sale is crucial and you need to be able to have it ready to go before you put it up for sale.

Your agent will…

Knocking down and developing Do it on your own or get help from an expert?

Many investors start off by finding a nice block of land with a rundown house on it and knock it down to build two maisonettes or similar thinking that if everything goes right, in 12 months it will…

Population Growth in Australia

The relevance to these numbers for an investor is exceptional. Approximately 1 additional person in Australia roughly every 1 minute and 11 seconds

That’s the growth of our population right now.

What does this mean is housing…

Smoke alarms save lives by providing homeowners with early warning about house fires. Fitting a smoke alarm in your home will help protect your family and ensure you get out safely if the worst should happen.

It is now a requirement of the Development Act 1993 that all South Australian…

I’ve been investing in property for decades and in that time I’ve met with a hundreds of people whose previous belief was that investing in property was a luxury only afforded by the rich and famous. Most of these people had considered buying an investment property but had never taken the…

Friends and family members are increasingly entering into joint property partnerships in a desperate bid to get onto the property ladder. While it can be a great shortcut, there are obvious risks.

With the high cost of housing, many people are finding it more and more difficult to save a…

Should you use a professional property manager or DIY to look after your investment property?

Many people consider managing their property on their own which is ok if everything goes well. Unfortunately things don’t always go well.

The process of managing a rental property is…

Warning: Property prices set to crash; the bubble is ready to burst; the average price of homes in Australia is 40% to high.

These are the kind of headlines that are currently being sent in to local rags around the country. So what should we do? Not buy any property? Not spend any…

Hi everyone and Happy New Year to you all.

Amongst all those New Year’s Resolutions I’m hoping that you’ve added building wealth to the list because right now is a great time to buy the right property in the right location if you’re looking at long term investing.

Over the…

There have been mixed messages in the media lately leaving many investors wondering where our property markets are heading. Even the different research organisations seem to be coming out with conflicting reports about what’s happening to property prices, so it’s no wonder so many investors…

NRAS. These are four letters that you will be hearing a lot of in the very near future when looking into investing in property.

The Federal Government has introduced a property rental scheme to encourage investors into the market through offering tax benefits that can save you thousands…

Wow, what an amazing month July was!

I’m sure you would have seen the advertising on TV about buying an investment property for around $50 per week.

We’ve had such a huge response that it just confirms how many people weren’t aware how affordable it really is to get into the…

I’ve helped hundreds of property investors over the years, and in that time I’ve discovered that successful investors do things in a certain way that helps them become rich. On the other hand the opposite can be said for the investors that haven’t completed the research required to get it…

Let me answer that by quoting Warren Buffett, one of the world’s richest men who said; “Never invest in something you don’t understand”.

No-one ever said property investment was easy, and if they did I hope you asked them what qualifications they hold to make such claim.

To…

I would have to say this is one of the questions that produces the most amount of discussion when I am talking to new investors and in all honesty, my response tends to make many people uncomfortable! Let me explain why.

When we were younger most of our parents brought us up telling us…

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