Thanks Alistair, I’m sure you’re right but I wouldn’t call it a definitive answer. Sorry but I’m the type who just needs to see the figures, I find that way many assumtions are true but surprizingly useful ones are false.

Craig Sillitoe

hi debbrad, i may be a little late to this thread. what you are doing so far is quite cleaver. comparing only new sales to old sales of the same property. do you the annulalise the result, or better still quarterise it? have you put it in a spreadsheet, that would make it easier?

residex do a similar thing and have won awards because their…[Read more]

MichaelYardney i like your general premise that some suburbs are doing well in a down market. my question would be whats the best way to determine which suburbs will do well from now, should we assume that the ones that are up 20% will continue at a similr rate?

how else would one chose the right area in a choppy market? i’ve heard talk of…[Read more]

thanks derek, what you’ve said is pretty much where i was headed. cash flow status of an uncompleted deal needs to be judged based on the yield prevalant in an area not by the rent the tenant pays (if onen inherits a well paying tenant then its a bonus).

this leads me to the conclussion that (for cf+ investing) its all about the valuation (after…[Read more]