Tuesday, December 13, 2016 / Property Investment, Real Estate
You are likely to get some very strong, very passionate responses from both sides of this debate, depending on who you speak to. There are a lot of valid reasons for each decision, and ultimately it does all come down to your individual investment strategy and the goals that you have in place. As always,…
Read MoreTuesday, November 1, 2016 / Property Investment, Property Management
It often goes without speaking that an investment property is a no pet zone. If you scroll through the countless rental properties available at any given time, there is a good chance that a giant percentage of these properties will be labeled as ‘no pets’ or quite often the slightly apologetic ‘sorry no pets’. Given that…
Read MoreMonday, October 3, 2016 / Property Investment, Real Estate
Adelaide can quite often be the unsung hero for property investment. We don’t make headlines on major booms, and we don’t see record breaking market leaps in short time frames such as Melbourne and Sydney. Whilst rockstar suburbs will always look great in a chart, and can be incredibly enticing, there is something to be said…
Read MoreThursday, April 21, 2016 / Property Finance, Property Investment, Services
When you have made your mind up on an investment opportunity, it is time to ensure that you have the capital behind you. What you may not be aware of, is that Activate Property grew from a company called Activate Finance. In the early days our business was firmly structured around providing mortgage brokering services,…
Read MoreThursday, January 14, 2016 / Property Investment, Real Estate
There is the age old adage of many property investors that you should “always buy and never sell”, however this does not always make the most sense. Whilst it is true that consistently adding to your portfolio will help you generate better wealth in the future, the entire endeavour also requires that eventually some of these…
Read MoreThursday, December 17, 2015 / Property Investment
When people think about the value of their investment increasing, they have a line similar to this in mind: This is not however the natural way in which an investment will appreciate in value. Don’t get me wrong, when you balance out consistent growth over a few decades, it does become possible to draw a…
Read MoreThursday, December 10, 2015 / Property Investment
There has been a lot of talk recently about a housing bubble here in Australia. Truth be told, there has almost always been talk of a housing bubble, these comments go hand in hand with any market growth. The term bubble gets thrown around quite regularly, and we thought it may be worth having a look…
Read MoreThursday, December 3, 2015 / Property Investment, Property Management
Stepping into the realm of property investment goes hand in hand with becoming a landlord. The idea of being a landlord can be a thrilling, yet questioning experience for many people. Your initial experience with the rental process probably came from the other side of the spectrum; in that you may have been a tenant. Being…
Read MoreThursday, November 26, 2015 / Property Finance, Property Investment
Generally speaking, when someone purchases a home that they intend on living in, they get a mortgage which is then paid off over a set period of time. Each week they pay the interest on the loan amount, and then they pay off a portion of the debt itself. The portion which is paid off…
Read MoreThursday, November 19, 2015 / Property Investment
So if you have decided to buy an investment property, you are almost guaranteed to be planning on renting that property out. This is a given. Even if you have found an absolutely amazing property that seems to check every single box in what you are looking for in an investment, you’ll blow your budget…
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