PropertyInvesting.com | homer | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/homer/activity/ Activity feed for homer. Fri, 01 May 2026 20:25:20 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 60d606af292b1e3fef4e2ad684d7a647 homer replied to the topic Selecting an area to invest in in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4374357-selecting-an-area-to-invest-in/#post-4478501 Thu, 10 Jun 2004 09:11:57 +0000 My concern is: would all property managers in the area give me ‘best case scenario’ though? If they told me rental market was difficult in the area they’d put themselves out of job.

My point is: how would property managers be objective and independent as they do have a vested interest in the real estate market in the area.

]]> 517d94084765de8fe2bac8968833747f homer replied to the topic Selecting an area to invest in in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4374357-selecting-an-area-to-invest-in/#post-4478499 Thu, 10 Jun 2004 07:20:15 +0000 Thank you for your response.

I agree that talking with people on the ground would probably be my best bet.

I still have questions though:
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What do you mean by “independent property manager”?

Would you still look at the official figures though like population and employment etc as I wouldn’t want to invest in a town that’s…[Read more]

]]> 0fa17ee6133b54f7682619043bb55dfc homer replied to the topic Evaluate the 'rentability' of a property in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4374350-evaluate-the-rentability-of-a-property/#post-4478436 Wed, 09 Jun 2004 09:27:10 +0000 Hi Monopoly

“Try http://www.property.com.au and check out the free suburb snapshot, see how the area is faring as far as growth, household occupancy, no. of schools in area, area size etc etc etc.”

What criteria will you consider when deciding whether to invest in a town? I’ve looked at the snapshot but it didn’t make much sense to me. Would you…[Read more]

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