Hi guys, In Melbourne there are no shortage of buyer advocates and property agents, and you will notice they work in different ways with different models and therefore its extremely important that you find that right one.

My firm uses two in Melbourne which I am happy to provide the details to you and you can take it from there. They will cover…[Read more]

Ha i'm out tonight, you can add me my userid is 'redwoodadvisory' 

Cheers, Ivan

If you don't speak a word of chinese, that is part of the issue in breaking in. Chinese culture and business custom is very different to ours. If you show them a contract, they will laugh. Not much is documented over there. They will need to build trust with you, so if you are caucasian as I am, bring a beautiful Chinese girl with you (such as my…[Read more]

What are you looking for exactly? we have networks in Shanghai and I will be there early few for Chinese new year. There are a heap of expo's and in terms of being successful, its obviously an understanding of what the consumer wants. The chinese when looking at Australia, look very quickly at areas, if its an apt they know what they want and if…[Read more]

Hello all,

I joined this forum in Novemeber or so so missed out on all these posts. I just spent a good 45 mins or so reading through the stories here. Unfortunately I was not a forum user back then, but was and always have been a property investor.

Firstly, sorry to all the investors that have been jibbed by this group, really am.…[Read more]

Highly doubt it in Knox shire, or most others, perhaps 3 cubby houses not units or townhouses

Hi Streamline, firstly congrats!

Are you purchasing personally or through a LLC? If you don't mind sharing which bank you are with that would be fantastic, there are a million banks in the US however, some of the leading banks are extremely poor, particularly with my clients.

Be sure to have a local expert review documentation with an…[Read more]

Shop around and see how you go. Run Property is generally reasonable for a IP I have in the area, I could check the rate they charge if you like.

If you are looking at Melbourne, there is an over-supply of student apt accomodation in my opinion. There are makor issues in finance for accomodation, as well as issues such as Jan-Feb when students head off overseas.

In Melb, look at any suburban area where there is a Uni, say Burwood, Chadstone, Bundoora apart from the CBD, there is a heap of…[Read more]

Shahin,

In relation to using online packs, the only disadvantage is that a member may seek to DIY without understanding the bare trust structure itself. You can go out get a company set up and prepare a custody deed, however have no knowledge of the requirements of SIS in purchasing a property in a SMSF. That is ensuring that you structure…[Read more]

Happy to share mine and am fairly new to the site and look forward to being a solid contributor to the forum in the next year
1. Grow the business (Redwood Advisory) two-fold and bring people with me, employ an additional 2 staff full time in next 12 months. This will be a challenge as I will be in China quarterly (at least) and have two property…[Read more]

Hi jacobapple, 

I have not heard of inpropusa, we do some business in the states and there is no shortage of Aussie's selling property there especially Geogia, Florida and Texas.

Best thing you can do is ask around, before you proceed (as you have), if you have not already attached is their team from their…[Read more]

Hi mwb88, what typoe of property investing are you looking at? if its through Superannuation, we would be happy to help. 

Hi Phil, which state are you looking at? if its Vic, I can recommend a good person to speak to about changes in local areas. If you have a specific area, you can contact a local council and the information will be public or meet with a consultant to discuss options in a locality. Cheers.

My bet will be there will be rate cut before Easter, this is supported by forecasts of two of the big 4 banks. Another interest rate cut is not necessarily a good thing for the economy but great for paying off the family mortgage,

Hi guys, how fitting was going to start a thread on this. 

We are looking for a commercial property valuer in the Mansfield/ Eildon region.  Any recommendations for a local reputable and cost effective valuer would be great,

Hari, what type of property are you looking at i.e house/ apt? price range? as you know Albert Park is not a cheap area, with a potential chinese development coming up soon which will impact the area in the near future

Steam clean

Is there a Run Property in the area? I use them in Melbourne for 2 of my properties and generally very good.

Gizzy,

Had a client ask about them in the last fortnight, they have a number of seminars in Melbourne at the moment however, I have not used them. Refer below
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