Hi everyone

Newbie here – to both this site and the whole business of property investing. Came across this thread when looking for posts about my hometown good old Adelaide, great to see Steve’s theories being successfully applied here!

To commence our property investing journey my partner and I were originally looking at buying a negatively geared property in a blue chip suburb (i.e. skirting the CBD) but have since seen the light and are now concentrating on acquiring a cash flow positive holding. Our plan to increase our cash/equity base is to buy, renovate and depending on outcome either sell or hold (rent).

Having never renovated before and not really being a tradesman’s bum-hole :-), I’m keen to build up a reputable team of tradies and I was wondering if anyone here could provide any advice on people they have dealt with before in Adelaide or the best way to go about finding them?

Also, I was wondering if anyone knows of any property investing groups holding regular meetings in Adelaide? Specifically groups containing everyday investors that don’t have a vested interest in flogging property or their services?

Thanks in advance
Cheers
Adam