How many Australians own an investment property?

By Shane | Invest

Property investment is a bit of an obsession here in Australia. The media loves reporting on it and every bloke at the BBQ or around the water cooler in the office has an opinion on the property market. If you’re anything like me, you’d swear that every man and his dog owned 23 investment properties.

So I decided to dive into data released by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to figure out once and for all how many Australians ACTUALLY owned an investment property.Continue reading

7 Tips When Buying Your First Investment Property

By Shane | Invest

7 tips when buying your first investment property

There is a difference between buying a home to live in and buying an investment property. It’s mostly an emotional decision when deciding which property you will call ‘home sweet home‘, where an investment decision should be made through a rational decision-making process… it should be all about the numbers.

Keen to learn more? Then strap yourself in and read on…Continue reading