I have recently moved to Hobart and would like to meet up with other investors here.Weekday evenings or weekends are usually OK, can depend on hubby's shifts.A mixture of both would be good, I would like to hear about what's working for people in the current market (here/elsewhere). Perhaps a regular speaker slot with some discussion/networking…[Read more]

You could also try the company's website (this may tell you how many new jobs they expect to create). Check out the local council there as well.Bear in mind though that other services are being pulled out of the west coast as they are not sustainable due to the population base, eg health services are being scaled back.Kylie

We lived 1500 km away from our first two IP. One could be kindly described as the 'worst house in the best street', a house split into 3 flats. I should preface this saying we bought it 5 years ago, borrowed 100% of purchase price but it has been CP+ from day one. We've been fortunate enough to see some good capital growth too. While Steve hadn't…[Read more]

Hi Katri,I suggest starting by reading as much as you can about property in the area you would like to invest in. You can find out a lot by reading Australian Property Investor (API) about capital growth, median prices, etc (other property magazines also have these types of data). API for example covers all the states and you can pick out suburbs…[Read more]