How Australians can SAFELY invest in the US Property Market

http://www.keystosuccessclub.com/property/usa-property

By Mark Taylor

There is alot of market interest around the US property market?  Why?

• Yields > 10%
• Historically high $Australian
• Low entry costs
• Potential capital growth

As you can imagine, there are some risks you need to mitigate and plenty of cowboys jumping on the bandwagon.

We have done out due diligence to source the end to end network of experts we need to be able to offer this to our community.  Don’t worry, they have all bought multiple properties themselves, travelled extensively to the US, and yes I am entering into the market myself in 2 states.  We estimate this to be a 3 year window….

http://www.keystosuccessclub.com/property/usa-property

About Mark Taylor….

How Australians can SAFELY invest in the US Property Market

Strata Titling Project in Mackay

By Mark Taylor

We have finally progressed to the next stage after many months of frustration.  If you haven’t been following this project, I have been trying to strata titling my duplex up in Mackay; this should release $50k of equity.  Ran into a few problems as I needed to get a firewall extended in the roof and finding a building who could do it and run the project was very tricky.

Anyway, it is done now at a cost of $7,100.  Now need to finalise the documentation with the council and a few other bits and bobs and we will be done….

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Strata Titling Project in Mackay

What you should know about property seminars

By Stephen McClatchie

Don’t get me wrong.  I am a massive advocate of attending seminars.
They are a fantastic way to increase your depth of knowledge and
gather information in shortest possible space of time. 
 
Not only will you will learn different strategies and perspectives,
you will be taking time out to focus wholly and solely on yourself
and your future and you will have an opportunity to network with
like-minded individuals. 
 
I attend seminars not only for the information, but to take time
out to focus entirely on myself.  Time to spend thinking and
preparing for my future.  The time I wouldn’t normally take because
life gets in the way.
 
However, no matter how good the potential of the property strategy,
the speaker is presenting their agenda and their point of view. 
 
Always complete your own research. 
 
Seminars that claim that they will make you a fortune should make
you cautious. Many of them don’t add any value to you.
 
They push strategies that could be financially dangerous.
If you make investments based on only the information the seller or
an agent has given, you will be making a mistake.
 
You must make investments based on the information YOU have
gathered and based on INDEPENDENT sources of information.
 
Ask yourself the questions ‘What’s in it for them and what’s in it
for me?”
 
Always complete independent research and make the best decision for
you.
 
Here’s an insider’s tip: if the seminar is pushing a particular
development – find out how many properties are being sold to
investors and how many are being sold to owner-occupiers. If the
entire development is being sold to investors who intend to sell at
settlement that could mean many properties in the development being
sold at once which could lead to pushing the prices down (supply
being greater than demand).  This is not good for you, regardless
of whether you are also selling or holding.
 
If you are investing in an ‘off the plan’ strategy again find out
the proportion of owner-occupiers to investors.  ‘Off the plan’
developments can take anywhere from 6 months to 4 years to
complete.  If you or other investors circumstances have changed
over that time and you or they cannot settle, urgent sales can pull
down the price of the property – affecting your investment strategy
potential in the short to medium term.

About Stephen McClatchie….

Property Seminars

What is meant by “off the plan” property?

By: Whitehouse Capital Partners

An off the plan property purchase is the purchase of a property (the right to a property) that has not yet been built or is in the process of being built.

A 10% deposit is normally required to secure the property.

Most developers need to pre-sell projects ( in some cases up to 100% of the project) before they are able to secure funding to start construction.   They normally engage a specialist project marketing and investment company like Whiterock Capital Partners to assist them in achieving these pre-sales which will then allows them to commence construction.

During the pre-sales campaign there may be no physical product to inspect, the project is sold using brochures, plans, imagery, in some instances a display suite, finishes boards and should include some independently sourced research.

 What is meant by “off the plan” property?

The importance of Gross Rental Yield

By Stephen McClatchie

Capital gains are achieved when the value of your property increases over time compared to the original purchase price plus costs. If you were a smart property investor, one of the things that you would be doing is checking out the growth of property in your city of choice, then focus on buying in those areas that you believe will be rising faster than the national or city average. You will be looking to maximise your capital growth in the shortest possible timeframe. But these properties may not provide the highest yield – it can be a catch 22 of sorts. That’s why you need to have a strategy in place.

The return on your investment incorporates the capital growth along with the income derived from the rent. Generally – but not always if you go for a property with higher rent you are likely to get lower capital growth out of the property. It all depends what you will be looking for from your property. Do you have a couple of negatively geared properties? Would a property providing great cash-flow be the best next step? As you can see, knowing the numbers is an essential step to SMART investing, particularly as your cash flow and equity increases. They will tell you WHEN you will want to invest, and in WHAT. And as your potential for investing increases, you will start expanding your possibilities. In such cases, knowing the numbers becomes ever more essential

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Capital Growth Strategy