Ask me about how I have built my portfolio of properties in 5 countries!

A couple of years ago I did Steve's 12 month R.E.S.U.L.T.S. course.  At the time I was living overseas and had a number of properties in Australia.   I was pretty much at my borrowing limit, eventhough I had surplus cash flow.  After looking for strategies to increase my portfolio and my returns I decided to look in other countries.  If you have tried this you will know that all you often find is flashy sales adds for endless holiday style destinations and nothing of substance to back them up.  Hardly what you need to give you confidence in your investments and certainly not what I was looking for. 

After much searching and doing my own due diligence with many companies I am now happy to share with you that I have found a team of professinals who really are head and shoulders above the rest.  To begin with they provide you with all the research you could ever want for free.  That includes legal and tax matters as well as economic data on emerging or recovering markets where yeilds and capital gains stand to provide better returns than you can make in Australia.  In fact in some of these markets it's possible to buy good quality positively geared investments with all the fundamentals you would look for in Australian properties.  This small company puts its own money into everyone of its deals.  They can negotiate rates from developers, banks and other professionals that an individual cannot and they pass on these savings to you!   They are quite open about their costs and fees and are very transparent in their deals.  Their "back room" and communication with clients is second to none.  They provide a truly global service and have an excellent reputation with their clients.  They mostly do business by word of mouth and many of their clients buy multiple properties using thier service again and again.  They have plenty of great testimonials. 

One thing Steve's R.E.S.U.L.T.S. programme taught me was to really research and analyse deals and be confident in your due diligence.  I have had so much help from this company that I now have properties in Borneo, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Panama as well as Australia.  I will certainly be adding to this steadily from now on with confidence.  In fact I can hardly wait!

I am happy to chat with you if you are interested in knowing more about how this all works.  This is by far the most professional international real estate investment service I have ever come accross and I have been more than happy to put my money where my mouth is (4 times!).  I dont work for this company, in fact my real estate investments now fund my lifestyle so I dont have to work for anyone.  I love investing and continue to be active and as part of that I am happy to refer you to such a great team who can work with you and help you acheive your independence.

Please feel free to contact me here and I can get back to you if you leave me some details.

Cheers

Adrian Ransom
Hong Kong

Hi Adrian - why not post the details of the company here for everyone if it's so great.... people could then contact you directly if they have further questions.

Wow - this is sounds like a veiled attempt at spruiking, and a whole lot of name dropping. Does Steve endorse this company? Yup, call me cynical, I guess I just must be getting old and crochety but I too would like to see you put up the name of the company. Doesnt really hold much credibility unti then - or do you get a referal kickback?

What countries? and can non-residents borrow?

Terryw
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I wasn't sure if there are rules here about posting specific names of people or businesses?  I am more than happy to give you the details of the company.  Here is their website:  http://www.ipglobal-ltd.com/  The way this company operates is more on a personal basis and you can't really get a feel for that just by looking at their site.  There is lots to know about this company that's not on their website.   My recommendation comes from the basis of an end user of their service and that's what I am happy to share with you if you are interested.  I can even give you specific staff names if that helps.

Terry as to "which countries" it all depends on what they can source that fits their criteria at any given time.    They have lots of criteria for their projects such as type of property title, financing options etc.   There are many more which have the end result that they are very very particular in what they offer and I could tell you a lot more about this if its relevant.   Recently they have offered deals in Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Brazil, Panama, Germany and Japan to name a few. 

Finance is a project by project basis.  Usually they negotiate with a bank before they release a project and get a preferred rate for their clients.  This means they deal with lenders that allow non-residents to borrow.  There is absolutely no obligation to use the banks they suggest but if you do, they assist with all documentation.  As an example, at the moment they can get clients funding for Malaysian purchases with UOB Bank in Singapore.   This makes the finance process straightforward and simple compared to what it could be.

There are some countries such as Vietnam and Japan where its is very difficult, if not impossible, to get finance as a non-resident.  In two projects I know they had recently, they offered their clients their own internal finance over a five year period in order to get them into the deals. 

AdrianinHK

I would be interested in knowing more about what deals they did for non residents in Japan and were any of these deals based around buying in snow tourism areas?

Quite a few oz investors have recently seen their investments in Japan return no where near the figures promoted.

Have checked out their link and my concerned was founded as they are pushing development in snow areas.

On their spiel about Japan they have failed to mentioned that 99.8% of properties depreciate in Japan since the post bubble era.  Although some people have made profits in snow areas most of those profits have not been by investors in property.

I would be very interested in talking with anyone who can produce figures to back up any profits made through investments in Niseko etc in the last 2-3 years.  The on selling boom started about 5 years ago in these areas. 

Anyone thinking of investing in these areas would be well advised to do their due diligence.

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Yes they did do one in Japan in Niseko at a place called Country Resort.  I have a detailed 67 page report about it if you like, just send me your email address.  I checked their report and noted that IP offered a rental guarantee for the first 2 years @ 7% but that was optional and they could also provide clients with internal finance over 5 years at 5%.   As recently as last week IP had a valuer from Commonwealth Bank in Australia attend this site for an inspection.  They were duly satisfied and in the valuers opinion the project was on average 44% cheaper than comparable projects currently for sale.  Take that for what you will.  However CBA will now lend 50% LVR on this project in multiple currencies including AUD with an intro rate of 3.95% and a term of 25 years.  I have more info on that if you like.

As I understand it they decided to do the Niseko project, which was their only "lifestyle" offer in their whole portfolio at the time of release, for a number of reasons.  One such reason is that IP have plenty of high net worth clients in Hong Kong who could use something like that for personal use and as such don't need to factor in yields etc as much as other investors who are seeking capital gains only.  This project does not specifically target the snow tourists.   They are happy to tell you why this project is different from what they usually do and the reasons it appeals to them.

Two interesting points, even with a project such as this, are this.  IP staff always put their own money into each and every project they sell.  Secondly, when they fix a price for their properties, the price stays the same for the duration of the project.  So they don't put it up 10% after 12 months or anything like that to artificially make gains.  This company has many points of difference like this that make them stand out from the rest in my opinion. 

IP have also done other projects in Japan that are not related to tourism.  Two recent example were refurbished apartment buildings in Osaka that I also have the detailed report on.  These were sold on the basis of yield only and capital gains were not a selling factor.  With these you could buy an apartment for about $40-45K US and get a 10% yield.

The good thing about these guys is they have a range of very select properties in a range of countries to suit the needs and risk profile of all investors.  When they do the initial consult they talk about your risk profile and what your aims are and then present a range of options to you for you to decide without any pressure whatsoever.  A big part of their focus is education about markets and risk so you are well informed with facts and not sales guff.

Personally Niseko was not for me, for the reasons you mentioned.  I chose more defensive plays in other parts of Asia where I had better finance options and more stable yields.  My capital growth is likely to be lower but so is my risk which suits my plan.

Am happy to put you in touch directly with Rob Pearce from IP Global if you want to discuss historical data for their specific projects.   He is more than happy to help.

Cheers

Adrian Ransom

Well it looks to me like proeprtyinvesting.com has turned into a spruiking site for all and sundry trying to flog deals. 

I would have thought a moderator would have blocked stuff such as this and several other similar one listed.  Think I'll focus more on other property forums from now on.

Hux001,

I have requested information and will give my opinion on receiving this information.

Always a bit of a grey area moderating spruiking etc.

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Information is the key.

Hux001 Adults can usually enjoy or reject a sales process if they like.

Thanks for the info Adrian

William Price

www.propertyplumbing.com

Have received the information from Adrian and so far everything seems above board, but this is not an endorsement of the company.

I still haven't delved deep enough into everything given due to time constraints but will get back with more info.

Adrian thanks for the quick response in getting the information to me, sorry for the delay in confirming.

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