I would also recommend Alistair Perry who is in Melbourne. They are also Town Planners very well connected and understand investment issues

His number is 03 9662 1999 or 0407 787 313

Nigel Kibel

http://www.propertyknowhow.com.au

Australian and New Zealand Buyers advocate
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The book is self published. There is a link on my web site which goes to there site where you can purchase the book. I do this because I believe it to be a good resource. I stress that I do not make one cent out of internet book sales.

Nigel Kibel

http://www.propertyknowhow.com.au

Australian and New Zealand Buyers advocate
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I have worked in the Property Industry most of my life. I find that when you study the market in Australia and New Zealand it is an all consuming beast. The more you think you kmow the more you need to study. I have made mistakes, however mistakes are how we learn. To me proerty is the best and safest invest. That is my view and my stratagy. I…[Read more]

Hi Georgia

If you arer researching a market, I start with the internet and then travel to the location. I have normally narrowed down the areas that I wish to study. I then talk to as many agents locals as I can find. I will then look at every thing I can find both for sale and rent. Once I understand the market I assess which property is the…[Read more]

Everything is based on demand and supply. The problem with furnishing an apartment is that you actually limit your market. The sort of people who rent furnished apartments tend to be from overseas or interstate. Most of these people arrive in early January. Offer the option by all means but do not lock yourself in. Also offer other options. Is it…[Read more]

The awnser is dont do it in NSW. I know some builders doing a three years lease to purchase at around 9%. They use house and land so the stamp duty is not alot. Pm me if you want more details

Nigel Kibel

http://www.propertyknowhow.com.au

Australian and New Zealand Buyers advocate
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I worked for a property developer from 1987 to 1990. The only good thing that happened in 1990 was that I got married. This is a walk in the park compared to 1990. I think people forget just how bad things were. The media are alsways negative. If you take a medium term view and you are after capital growth you will do very well over the next ten…[Read more]

It also depends on what you are trying to achieve. It is based on resaerch. Keeping track of what the markets are doing is a full time job. I mainly look at the Melbourne Queensland and New Zealand markets. Sydney is currently two expensive and the vendor tax is a real negative. You then need to select and number of prime areas and get to know…[Read more]

Interest rates in the united ststes are still well below Australia. Who are you to assure anyone that intest rates will rise. Inflation in Australia is not under any presure. What do you base your facts

Nigel Kibel

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Australian and New Zealand Buyers advocate
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Thats my pleasure Tom

Most agents will have professal prentations. But you cannot really tell from that performance. In some cases the senior person you meet will not be the person handlying your property. By going through opens and asking the right questions, will soon tell you who is good and who is not.

Nigel…[Read more]

Dont you love these people. They spread doom and gloom without trying to explain there reasons. Firsly with the Sydney market the returns are down to 2-3%. Thats one of the reasons the investment market is falling. The exit fee is another. Interest rates in Nz and Australia in the medium term will either stay stable or move down. Even if they do…[Read more]

It really depends on where you wish to purchase. I research the market across Australia and New Zealand. Let me know what you are hoping to do and I would be only to happy to have a chat.

Nigel Kibel

http://www.propertyknowhow.com.au

Australian and New Zealand Buyers advocate
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Although I spend most of my life resaerching the markets its people like steve who use there own money to trial different stratagies and markets. I find the best thing that I do is the research and neg deals. This is fun. Although I have not ventured to America yet. I do go to New Zealand. I find nothing more fun than arriving in a city and…[Read more]

If you are going to sell it is very important who you select. Do not select an agent just because they have given you a high price. People complain that they were told a high figure by an agent, yet if they had bothered to research there own market and then appointed an agent based on experience. As Steve has said dont be greedy, be realistic. I…[Read more]

Whenever you buy a new property you are paying developers profits. If you purchased through a marketing company then you were also paying $25,000 to $30,000 in commission. That said you should hang on. There isno point dropping $100,000. With the property in Southbank is there anything you could do to add value. Perhaps when the property is vacant…[Read more]

Its not bad but it only includes a few agents. If you are wanting to research New Zealand you should also look up Harcourts. In Chrischurch they would have a large share of the market. There are a number of search engines in New Zealand

Nigel Kibel

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Australian and New Zealand Buyers advocate
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Kiyosaki is not the first person to come up with this theory. What they forget however is when most of this was thought up it was based on the premise that by the time the average baby bomer hit 46 there spending would start to decline. The reason being that 30 years ago most people would have children in there early 20s. So by the time they wre…[Read more]

Im Sorry

What I meant is that if he is looking at positive cashflow real estate then New Zealand may be his best option. I like New Zealand because it can give you a separate income stream to Australia. I am a buyers advocate. I purchase properties for clients in Australia and New Zealand. I do not market propeties as such. Naturally Australia is…[Read more]

The only thing you could do is invest in New Zealand where you will recieve positive cashflow and growth. You will need between 10-20% deposit. It may be worth looking at a separate income stream from Australia.

It is important however to do you sums carefully. Although what you buy will be positive you will have to fund the 10-20% deposit…[Read more]

We are likly to see a boom in the usa before any recession. However if you look at the amount of money around you only have to look at the Federal surplus. It is unlikley that we will look at any real problem for some time to come. I take little notice of economists. If current figurs are correct, they suggest we will have double the number over…[Read more]