If you could give someone (a close friend, relative, work mate etc) 3 bits of advice(Gold) when they approached you, saying that they wanted to get into this “Property Investing” Game..
What would you say to them..?
It’s probably already happened to you more than once …
Reminds me of that add on TV at the moment about that bloke who reckons he knows how to give financial advice but talks a whole lot of bull to his mate/s.
So i’ll start with…
1. Talk to a professional team of people and remember it’s a business, and business can be cruel so don’t cry when you lose out, and if you do decide to cry, i’ll buy you a beer and share my second piece of gold as such (Once you’ve finished crying on someone elses shoulder).
Guardian Property Specialists (GPS) is a research-focused company that specialises in sourcing and providing residential investment properties Australia wide!
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1. Know your risk against profit feelings
2. Don’t invest in anything with money you can’t lose ( this one need thinking about, if you can’t afford to lose it then don’t invest in it).
3. Investing in anything, anything, get second and third opinions and do your own due diligences.
its your money and if you have a problem go to number 1 and 2
By this I mean find a good broker, accountant and ensure you have other investors upon whom you can *bounce* ideas off (such as this forum [biggrin]), as someone said, you should not be the smartest person in your team (however, question everything and learn along the way..which brings me to..)
2- Knowledge, Knowledge, Knowledge
is as Important as Location, Location, Location and IMHO even more so when it comes to Investing.
Start compiling information and learning how the game works rather than getting someone to do it all for you; you will always look after your money better than others as you have the motivation to do so, however, you cannot go past good advice from knowledgeable people..
3- Get started now..
You may not have the cash right this minute but you can sure as heck start building a strategy for when you do have it..best thing is it costs you nothing to start looking in REA windows, free RE publications,speaking to bank managers, brokers and planning your budget etc..
4 – (BONUS)[biggrin] Know the Costs going in!
Know the financial statements inside out when you look to purchase.
What are operating expenses?
What are the loan payments?
Vacancy costs and rates?
Tax- costs and benefits?
What does the cash flow statement look like? These are key issues that must be looked at before making a solid investment.
Research: Through constant in-depth study of local areas around Australia, we source suitable investment opportunities in high growth, high returns areas.
Analyse: An analysis should be conducted on your current property needs including likes and dislikes.
This is in aid of understanding all your concerns and goals before proposing any suitable properties.
Under no circumstance you should coinsider properties prior to having your financial situations assessed by appropriate personnel.
Purchase: When an informed decision has been made from evaluating researched information against your financial needs.
Then a qualified and experienced network should assists you with the whole step by step property selection and purchasing process.
Roy H.
L.R.E.A., Dip FS (FP)
Guardian Property Specialists (GPS) is a research-focused company that specialises in sourcing and providing residential investment properties Australia wide!
Why bother to do your research and learn about location,location,location etc. Plus take responsibility for your own decisions,so on and so forth. When you can just phone people like GPSNetwork?
Save yourself all that travelling time running around Australia. When you could talk to people simular to Roy H. ???
I’ve haven’t done any business with Roy H.
It does seem like a lazy way of property investing.Possibly a more successful easy way of doing your investing.Less mistakes!!
Just my thought.
bruham.
Thanks for your kind words bruham, people are going to really think I paid you to do say this. lol
Many thanks.
Roy H.
L.R.E.A., Dip FS (FP)
Guardian Property Specialists (GPS) is a research-focused company that specialises in sourcing and providing residential investment properties Australia wide!
1) Finance – learn how to get money and learn exactly how to use it. Learn the real cost of money. Learn about the different products and sources of money and then have someone like a broker or banker do the detail work. ALWAYS have your legal people read your finance contracts. Know you exit costs and use real numbers in your calculations. Get it pre approved!!!
2. Negotiate – you never make money faster than when negotiating. Negotiate everything – negotiate terms as well as price. Develope these skills at every chance. To negotiate well you will need to know the true value of the property. The true value is the value to you and only you never ever pay what “another” or the market thinks it is worth. Learn how to say no! Don’t waste peoples time or tyre kick. Remember, it’s not personal – it’s business!
3) Purpose – Understand why you are doing it. What is the end game or desired result. Know what you are trying to achieve. Involved your family and communicate your concerns and fears as well as the positive. Make contingencies plans and decided how investing will fit with your life.
4. stay away from fads, guru’s, seminars, property tours, and spoon fed packaged deals, if you don’t have time to read a few books get a financial planner and give your money to him – you have no business investing directly in property –
cheers
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