Features Of A Good Investment Property

First of all we would be looking for areas with some of the following characteristics:

• Limited land supply for mass developments
• Large infrastructure projects (train/ freeways)
• New/ expanding industries
• Rising population
• Consistent rental demand
• Stable/growing employment
• And areas experiencing “Urban renewal.”

 We look for areas that have had a consistent trend in capital growth.  This is usually related to suburbs with good lifestyle appeal, close to the CBD, along transport corridors, close to quality education shopping facilities. 

For the ideal property, some of the elements I would consider include:

• Value-add potential
• Rental yield
• Zoning
• Proportion of investors vs owner-occupiers in the suburb
• Parking
• Street appeal
• Aspect

 Of course at the end of the day one of the most crucial elements of the numbers!  The Investment Property must deliver the required financial returns based on your specific investments requirements. 

 This includes elements such as:

 Price relative to market value

• ideally in the median price for the area
• rental yield
• likely capital growth
• property costs (purchase & hold)

Features Of A Good Investment Property

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