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Brisbane Buyers Agent Case Study – Peta Part 3 – The ‘Dramatic’ Closing of a Deal
In part 3 of our Brisbane buyers agent case study with Peta, we get out there and amongst it, identifying and inspecting properties. If you haven't read the earlier articles in this series you can check them out here: Brisbane Buyer’s Agent Case Study – Part 1 –...
Brisbane Buyers Agent Case Study – Peta Part 2 – Analysing Brisbane locations
In Part 2 of our Buyers Agent Case Study with Peta we spend some time analysing Brisbane suburbs against our buying criteria to identify the key locations we think will give the best ‘bang for buck’. If you haven’t read part 1 of this case study you can check it out...
Brisbane Buyer’s Agent Case Study – Part 1 – Introducing Peta
What do you do when you have a job that is absolutely flat chat busy, but you still want to buy an investment property? Not just any old property, mind you, you want to get the right property that will show good growth, that has potential to add value for...
Suburb in the Spotlight: Moorooka, QLD
Moorooka is a suburb in the inner South of Brisbane, located approximately 7 kilometres from Brisbane CBD. The suburb’s proximity to the city is one of the reasons why Moorooka continues to gain the interest of property investors. In this edition of suburb review, we...
Suburb in the Spotlight: Geebung, QLD
Geebung is a suburb of northern Brisbane, approximately 11 kilometers from the CBD. Around it are suburbs of Chermside, Wavell heights, Toombul and Virginia. It is also conveniently situated along the Caboolture railway line. Because of its proximity to the CBD,...
Buying Like a Pro
How do you buy a property like a professional? The first step is to ask yourself three questions to determine your buying criteria. In this video presentation (the first of a series) I gave to a group of property investors on the Sunshine Coast recently, I discussed...
Suburb in the Spotlight: New Farm, QLD
New Farm is an inner suburb of Brisbane located 2 kms east of CDB. This suburb, one of the oldest in Brisbane, lies on one of the bends of the Brisbane River. Because of its proximity to a major city, New Farm exudes the mood of a bustling suburb with facilities that...
Suburb in the Spotlight: Toowoomba, QLD
Toowoomba, Queensland’s largest inland city, is located 127 kms west of Brisbane (approximately an hour and a half’s drive). It is situated on the edge of the Great Dividing Range, at 700 meters above sea level. First let’s take a look at the numbers that determine...
Suburb in the Spotlight: Mackay
Mackay is a large regional city situated on the eastern coast of Queensland. It is approximately 338km South of Townsville, 337km North of Rockhampton, and 971km North of Brisbane. When we said large, we mean that Mackay is definitely no simple country town, with more...
Suburb in the Spotlight: Chinchilla, QLD
Chinchilla is a town in regional Queensland that has seen some action of late, action of a good kind with huge growth and interest from investors and action of a not-so-good kind, having been well and truly inundated in the 2011 floods in Queensland. With a population...
Reno Kings on EPI’s Brisbane renovation project
We've been very busy with our own renovation project but we thought of pausing for a while to share this video: ** sadly, this video is no longer up 🙁 ** That's yours truly, Karen Young and our very own renovation project in Brisbane that's used as an example on how...
Everyday Property Investing Magazine’s Renovation Special
Are you planning to embark on a renovation project? Do you know what you need to know to ensure that your planned project would stack up? EPI Magazine's latest issue is all about renovation—finding renovation gems (they need not be the oldest houses that have...
Suburb in the Spotlight: Redcliffe, QLD
Redcliffe is a waterside suburb of the Moreton Bay Region. It is located at the north-eastern part of the Redcliffe Peninsula, approximately 30 kms from Brisbane. The greater Redcliffe area is comprised of a number of suburbs including Clontarf, Kippa-Ring, Margate,...
Property Zest — Mackay Buyers Agent Testimonial — Serg
The thoroughness of the information, the research that I wasn’t able to do, Karen basically covered everything… Because you’ve taken care of everything every little step of the way, I tuned out and focused on work and family.
Brisbane Buyers Agent Case Study with Luke – The Summary
We've recently concluded our 7-part Brisbane Buyers Agent Case Study with one of our clients, Luke. If you missed out on our series, we rounded up the posts here for you to catch up on. Brisbane Buyers Agent Case Study — Luke Part 1 — Introducing Luke Brisbane Buyers...
Everyday Property Investing Magazine on How to Maximise Selling Your Property
One of the most common sentiments of investors who have sold property is, "Had I held on to it..." While in the past, some would say you should never sell, truth is, there may be certain circumstances in which you do need to sell. And in order to not have that...
Brisbane Buyers Agent Case Study – Luke Part 7 – From purchase to settlement
In Part 7 of our Brisbane Buyers Agent Case Study with Luke we talk about all of the tasks that need to occur between signing the contract and the settlement of the property purchase. If you haven’t read the first previous instalments of the case study you can check...
Brisbane Buyers Agent Case Study – Luke Part 6 – Making an offer
In Part 6 of our Brisbane Buyers Agent Case Study with Luke we are looking at a target property for our client, Luke. We discuss the specifics of this deal and the offer process on the property. If you haven’t read the first previous installments of the case study...
Property Investing Tips – Location Mapping
In this video tip from Brisbane buyers agent, Karen Young from Property Zest, we show you one way to increase your knowledge of a location by using simple and freely available tools from your own home. Doing a location mapping exercise can help you: Increase your...
Brisbane Buyers Agent Case Study – Luke Part 5 – Property Analysis and Inspections
In Part 5 of our Brisbane Buyers Agent Case Study with Luke we are looking at property deals in Rothwell and North Lakes. If you haven’t read the first previous instalments of the case study you can check them out here: Brisbane Buyers Agent Case Study — Luke Part 1 —...