Case Studies

The law of supply and demand

By George Kafantaris
Published 12/10/2009
Case Studies

Donald Trump makes billions of dollars purchasing run down or vacant properties and in fact, whole blocks of residential properties and building fantastic complexes on them.

Top entrepreneurs make billions of dollars buying into troubled companies and turning them into financial powerhouses.

There is a theme here. If you look closely at the strategies of successful investors you will find a strong principle hiding in all their actions.

Read on to find out more...

Property values hold up

By George Kafantaris
Published 14/08/2008
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George Kafantaris from Metropole Property in Brisbane shares a great "feel good" success story from one of his clients.

When one purchaser bought an entire block of units that didn't have strata titling attached, they managed to turn their fortunes around and ended up sitting on a potential goldmine.

Read on to be inspired and find out what is happening in the Brisbane property market right now...

The reluctant investor

By Miguel Crespo
Published 1/11/2007
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Congratulations to Miguel Crespo...this month's winner of our Property Investment/Buying & Selling Tale competition.

In this anecdotal piece, Miguel shares with readers some of the invaluable lessons he has learnt whilst trying his luck at property investment...

You can enter your story and have the chance to win a great book bundle prize by emailing it to editor@propertyupdate.com.au

DIY dilemmas!

By Alan Cutmore
Published 4/10/2007
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Congratulations to Alan Cutmore...first winner of our Property Investment/Buying & Selling Tale competition.

In this anecdotal piece, Alan bravely shares with readers some of the DIY dilemmas and dramas he endured with his first ever investment property in Queensland...

Something About Lizzie - A true investor's story

By Lizzie .
Published 6/09/2007
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Lizzie is a 39 year old mother of four who fell into property investing when she met her husband. She started her journey in the late 1990's and since then has managed to successfully build a portfolio worth $1.5 million today...but not without making a few mistakes along the way.

In this piece Lizzie shares six of her biggest blunders and the lessons she learnt the hard way in the hopes of helping others in their pursuit of a successful property portfolio...

Why some suburbs outperform the market

By Eddie van Pamelen
Published 6/09/2007
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While most investors are familiar with the real estate cycle for large markets like a city or a State, many don't recognise that smaller markets like individual suburbs also experience cycles that may not always move in line with the broader market.

This creates opportunities for investors who do their research properly...

Beauty in the Eye of the Buyer's Advocate

By Eddie van Pamelen
Published 27/07/2007
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Sometimes it takes experience and imagination to turn an eyesore into a dream result for a hesitant client. Take, for example, this case study when a property was so decrepit that the agent would not even open its doors to the public, and a valuer listed it as “worthless”.

Here’s how we made it work …

The Insider's Guide to Predictable Real Estate Profits in Property Renovations

By Eddie van Pamelen
Published 14/05/2007
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Many investors are turning to renovations to add value to their properties, but when they do the sums at the end of the project, some are disappointed with their lack of profit.

As our team has been involved in many successful property renovations, I would like to share some “insider tips” on how to make predictable renovation profits.

Case Study - How a buyer's agent helped a budding property developer

By Richard Wright
Published 26/07/2006
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With the property cycle moving on, many savvy investors are coming back into the property market and some are considering property renovations or redevelopment to boost their profits.

But you can’t just buy any property and hope it will make a good investment - not all properties make good investments and even fewer properties make good development sites.

A great example of this occurred in the week before Christmas when I bought a great property for Henry and Maree, who live in regional Victoria, even before it reached the open market.

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