How I can help
Investing in property with a plan for your money
Compare the price, rental income, cash retained and future buyers against what you want the investment to achieve.
Start with the income or growth you need
An investment purchase ties up money that you could use elsewhere. We’ll discuss whether you want rental income, capital growth or a combination, and how long you intend to hold. We’ll also work out how much cash you want available after buying.
That gives us a reason to compare particular properties. A unit that suits a long holding period may be less suitable if you want to sell in five years.
Compare the purchase and the eventual sale
We’ll compare new launches and resale homes at the prices you can actually buy them for. The assessment includes holding costs, existing tenancies where relevant and who could buy the property from you later.
For a client planning to hold for about five years, a tenanted three-bedroom resale cost about $300,000 less than his two-bedroom new-launch alternative. It left him cash for other investments and a family-sized home to sell later.