Catalyst, Ok cool. Sounds like you have got everything worked out, buying undermarket selling it for profit after the reno. Nice one.

I am keen to you know you story. Can I PM you?

Thank you All.

Catalyst wrote:
In my experience they just do a desk top eval.The value is that- the value of a typical house like yours. The low one would be if your house needs work.

Makes sense

Catalyst wrote:
The high one if it has extra features.

Some comes to my mind, A/C, good floor – Tiles or Wooden, painting. Is there a rule of thumb to maximise…[Read more]

Jamie M wrote:
If a valuer didn't physically inspect the property then it was either a desktop (RP data, etc) or a kerbside.

I know lot of organisation as well government relies on RP Data but should we take RP Data on face value. Looking at your signature I would like to ask, how can I value my property like a bank?

Jamie M wrote:
It all…[Read more]

check your PM . It worked, so whatever you did is all good.

Yvette4611 wrote:
Hi Amit,
I may be interested but how will I know that I will get all the home study course?

Hi Yvette, I will PM you the details. Can you please enable to receive email on this forum. By default receiving emails is disabled. This needs to be changed under your profile.

Regards
A

Jamie, Thanks for the info.

lila77 wrote:

Amit Thaker wrote:
Hi Lila, never heard of Nathan Birch's. I checked out his website as he suggest in the video and its seems alright. Have you done one of his Education program?

No I have never done one of Nathan's seminars he just acts as a buyers agent for me when I buy in NSW or Queensland. He is very knowledgeable,…[Read more]

zmagen wrote:
Obviously, it’s highly recommendable to educate one’s self before investing in any country or area (DD etc) – but as a rule, I’d think that a buyer’s agent/proxy like ourselves, who has no vested interests other than yours in mind, makes the actual experience required far more manageable (considering the same now for our US…[Read more]

Key Strategies wrote:
Amit
There is a regular monthly meeting of Property Investors at Parramatta every 3rd Monday – I am speaking there next week 18th June on achieving Success from Subdivisions – which is based around the workshop I did at the Mega Conference in Melbourne.
Location Parramatta RSL – Hunter Room, cnr Macquarie and O’Connell S…[Read more]

KeyStrategies wrote:
My creative Project was a couple of years ago. I purchased a large corner block with a DA for 2 x 3 bedroom houses on it. I knew I could better and put 2 x 4 bedroom Houses on it as the previous owner had not really used the best designs for the project.The twist came when I really sat down and figured out that I could put a…[Read more]

zmagen wrote:

Amit Thaker wrote:
… Investing in Japan sounds interesting, what sort of return do you get? I am keen to know what other countries you invest in?…

The returns we aim for (both personally and for clients) are 11-15% – up to 12% can usually be secured in a few days, higher takes a bit longer. This is all pre-tax of course, but…[Read more]

Podgey, I think you have nailed it, thanks for sharing. Where did you got the info from?

zmagen, thanks for clarifying that. I did look at ur signature but did wanted to make any assumptions

Investing in Japan sounds interesting, what sort of return do you get? I am keen to know what other countries you invest in?

Regards
A

zmagen wrote:
We’d be advertising mainly to Chinese and Koreans, so wholly different channels.

I’d try to get in hotels.com and booking.com- both have b&b listings, I know they come up in my searches even if I don’t ask for them lol

Advertise to Chinese and Korean within Aus?

zmagen wrote:
Also planning to experiment with holiday/student rentals with my next Japanese purchase.Trend?

zmagen, You lost me when you said “my next Japanese purchase”

Hi matttsta, Have you invested in west?

I have read Kiyosaki’s books but never read Steve McKnight’s one.

Nick.Moriconi wrote:
Hey Amit,

my name is Nick, I am a property investor also, I do find RP data extremely useful, because I can find out how much vendors have paid for their properties, and also has a lot of useful report and valuations tools. I am part of a group that gets RP Data in NSW, QLD, VIC for 120$ per Month,can cancel anytime, we are…[Read more]

fishmeet wrote:
I haven’t done any courses but my solicitor will draw up the options contract. I just want a few ideas on the best approach to first contact with the owner that will get a face to face meeting.

Hi fishmeet,

I googled and few links came…[Read more]

Qlds007 wrote:
Hi AmitI dont want to appear negative but your opening title concerns me a little "How to Excel in the Property Game".I hate to say Property investment is not a game but a business and must be treated as such.

No you don’t appear negative at all. Property investing is surely a business but its too serious of a name for s…[Read more]