What will make you richer faster? Is chasing positive cash flow the best way, or is a capital growth strategy the better option to suit your situation? Before deciding on your preferred option, you need to look at some of the pros and cons of cash flow and growth...

A capital growth investment strategy is where a property is purchased that is expected to produce above-average increases in property value over time. These properties often have a higher purchase price and lower rental yield. This is referred to as negatively geared,...

Positive cash flow properties are ones that have a rental yield that pays all the costs associated with your property using rent and still having profit. These costs include taxes, repairs, mortgage repayments (if any) and bills. In other words, it’s having a net...

Location, and research We obviously spend a lot of time researching properties, locations and investment strategies – it’s a passion!  This week I discovered this interesting article on Forbes and it made me think about our investors.  Briefly, the article...

Interesting week For a number of reasons, it has been an interesting week.  I was contacted at the start of the week by a friend and customer who asked about North Korea and my safety!  Global media has to sell content, papers, videos, new stories you name it every...

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Successful, wealthy people do not just suddenly become rich and successful. Success is a process that takes place over many years.  There are certain habits that are responsible for the accumulation of wealth over one’s lifetime.  One such habit is spending less than...

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Investing can be confusing at times but following basic principles of successful investing can be your key to being successful.  Chinese proverbs provide us with excellent basic principles in which to follow due to their ability to eloquently and clearly communicate...

Things are heating up. We have known it for some time.  You can feel it in the air and sense it in the people of Japan.  The Japanese economy is the third largest in the World is bouncing back.  And this week an article published in the Financial Times confirmed it,...