Ayr  might  not be a bad place to get into, the other places worth a look is Charters Towers or Ingham, both a little over an hour  from Townsville, with the Adani/ Abbot point [ north of Bowen] coal terminal and railway approval  this week from the Federal govt.   demand  on housing   will happen.  They are looking to spend  $15 Bil, and need…[Read more]

Adrian  throw an add on Gumtree, i found there are litterally dozens wanting work in Townsville,  and a lot willing to travel.  Certainly a turnaround  from a few years ago when they all thought they were worth gold.

Mate not quite sure  youre going to  be going down the road of prosperity with buying in that part of Townsville unless you can see a profit in  adding value quickly. For a safe  investment property without spending  too much  i would be looking at a renno in Ingham a bit over an hour nth of Townsville. It has been in the doldrums  for a while but…[Read more]

Henry  thats not a bad price,  would be keen on hearing if  you can find a better price, try RACQ they now have full flood cover, i've found them ok.  Insurance is becoming a huge cost for property investors, a cost which needs constant  checking, Insurance co's seem to be able to  charge what they like. The only voice we have is to dump the  rip…[Read more]

Last couple of weeks i’ve had renewed interest in buying after stopping for several years, theres some good deals out there with motivated sellers around .Negotiating a house purchase this week in Nth Qld. Good to be buying without the hype and frenzy we saw in the last property boom. With the change of govt in Qld and the carbon tax…[Read more]

Hi Solacious I’ve been investing in property in Ingham since 2004, can give you a reasonably accurate insight to the town and investment prospects if your interested, are you new to investing or experienced. I,ve only just started becoming interested in increasing my portfolio of property , i stopped buying once prices increased too…[Read more]