Publisher's Synopsis
Learn to:
- Make real estate a part of your long-term investment strategy
- Pick the right properties for profit
- Spot the best deals on financing
- Understand the new rules for purchasing properties using SMSFs
Become a successful property investor with this user-friendly guide
Are you thinking about real estate as a long-term wealth opportunity? Whether you're interested in a house, apartment, vacant land or commercial property, the second Australian edition of Property Investing For Dummies explains what you need to know to ensure you invest wisely. Discover how to build a winning property portfolio with practical advice on everything from choosing the right property at the right price to financing your goals with SMSFs, and much more.
- Decide which type of property is right for you - choose an investment option that fits in with your financial plans
- Assemble a reliable support network - research and enlist the help of lenders, buyers' advocates, advisers and other experts
- Explore your finance options - learn about mortgage terms, lending fees and holding property in a self-managed super fund
- Evaluate properties worth pursuing - find the right location, identify value and prepare to bid or make an offer
- Protect your investment - discover what it's like to be a landlord, learn how to insure your property and manage risk
- Build a solid portfolio - uncover the secrets to growing equity, diversifying and building an income stream
Open the book and find:
- How to invest in residential and commercial properties
- Information on using a buyers' advocate
- Advice on shopping for a mortgage
- Tips for owning property with SMSFs
- Steps for signing contracts and leases
- Help with keeping on top of your paperwork
- Secrets for growing your profits
