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...

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...

Congratulations to Alan Cutmore...first winner of our Property Investment/Buying & Selling Tale competion.

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

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...

Donald Trumps 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.  On the other hand if you look closely at the strategies of struggling investors you will really find them not understanding or using this principle.

So what is this principle and how can you profit from it?

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.

Over the years I have been personally involved in many successful property renovations, and in the last few years I have specialized in acquiring properties with renovation potential for our clients, so I would like to share some “insider tips” on how to make predictable renovation profits.

This month I would like to discuss a property I bought for Glen, that we managed to snare before it even came on the market.

While this doesn't happen often, there are some interesting lessons to learn.

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