We bought 1st IP for 110000 in 2003, spent 10 000 on it. Rents for $130 per week. No property manager though as family so in good hands. Recently valued at $146 000.
2nd IP also in 2003. Paid 119 000 for two bedroom unit which rents at 140 per week. It is in a complex of ten and strata fees are around $ 800 per year without huge…[Read more]

While it’s great to find cheap houses (much more chance of positive gearing) are prople taking into account the condition of these houses? Are they going to need major repairs in the next year and erode any profits? Will tenants choose to live in them? We have an old fibro place in a snazzy part of town that people will probably always rent…[Read more]

Thanks for the encouraging message Jules. We now have two ip’s that are “not quite” positively geared but I have learnt heaps along the way. They are both in a good area for growth so here’s hoping it happens faster than my somewhat gloomy number predictions tell me. Armed with this knowlege I too am finding positively geared property…[Read more]

Sure, pick your landlords insurance policy well but….. we got caught by not checking up on the property manager. Our first ip in case you hadn’t guessed! The property came with tenants, the property managers weren’t very diligent and didn’t ” get around” to doing a new lease between us and the tenants for the first month whereupon the…[Read more]

We have one that is a buy and hold, currently rented. It was our first and costs us $50 per week. Learnt a lot along the way and hope to do it better next time round. When people say regional, how small/rural can you go? In looking for positively geared deals my regional town is proving pretty difficult but if I go to little places 10-15…[Read more]