One of the most common questions that we are asked as buyer’s agents is, “So what’s the next ‘hot spot’ I should buy an investment in?”

To which I usually respond, “We are in the business of helping our clients buy the best investment possible based on proven long-term performance, not speculating with their hard earned money!”

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As the property market takes a breather and prices that were booming earlier this year start to cool off, it’s important for investors to remember one of the critical rules when it comes to buying property; location is key.

When we enter the slower phase of a property cycle, as seems to be occurring now, the importance of location becomes very apparent.

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One of the most important aspects of successful property investment is to really understand what it is you’re buying and why. By doing so, you are almost certainly guaranteed to buy well and avoid any costly mistakes.

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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.

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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...

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.

Most readers know that at Metropole Projects we source investment properties which have development potential for our clients.

The properties we buy are usually older established houses in great positions, typically in Melbourne's bayside, eastern and southern suburbs. Using our criteria, we buy properties where land makes up a large proportion of the purchase price. This is because land goes up in value and the dwellings slowly decrease in value over the years.

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