API Magazine’s List of Blue-chip Cheap Suburbs

API Magazine’s List of Blue-chip Cheap Suburbs

  Two reasons why you should grab the latest issue of Australian Property Investor (API) Magazine this month: first, the cover story reveals 60 of the nation’s most promising suburbs – undervalued yet with blue-chip quality and potential! Second reason: EPI’s, Kaz Young, was among the experts who chipped in their knowledge of these high-growth suburbs ripe […]

EPI 103 | How to make more money when you sell

EPI 103 | How to make more money when you sell

What’s news Buying Property in Melbourne – Lisa Parker – Parker Investment Properties Buying property in Brisbane – Karen Young – Property Zest Feature – Making More Money When You Sell Selling Advocates Innovative Property Advocates Quick tip and action Look at your properties for add value opportunities, whether or not you are selling or for revaluation

2015 REIQ Awards Buyer’s Agent of the Year

2015 REIQ Awards Buyer’s Agent of the Year

We’re thrilled, happy, eager, elated, giddy (please take this thesaurus away from us!) to share with you that Karen Young of Property Zest (aka Kaz to Everyday Property Investing community) has been awarded the 2015 Buyer’s Agent of the Year by the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ). The announcement came during the glitzy awards gala night […]

Suburb Review: Zillmere, Qld (and case studies)

Suburb Review: Zillmere, Qld (and case studies)

  (This is a shorter version of the suburb review we wrote for the June-July 2014 issue of Property Wise magazine.) For many investors proximity to the CBD is a big factor in selecting an investment property.  The issue that we face when trying to secure a property that is close to the CBD is […]

Brisbane Case Study Part 4: Why Some Contracts Fail (aka The Building and Pest Inspections)

Brisbane Case Study Part 4: Why Some Contracts Fail (aka The Building and Pest Inspections)

  So your offer on a property has been accepted. You’re full of excitement, you’re giddy, and felt relieved now that the crucial part is over. You’re about to celebrate—but you realised there’s still some more work to be done. There’s the building and pest inspection. And this phase of property purchase is just as […]

Brisbane Case Study Part 3 — Finding THE Property

Brisbane Case Study Part 3 — Finding THE Property

  We’re back with the next instalment in our latest Brisbane purchase case study. As a review, below are the links to the first and second parts of this series: Brisbane Case Study Part 1: Meeting Peta Brisbane Case Study Part 2— Suburbs Analysis Now to recall Peta’s buying criteria, we were looking for a […]

Brisbane Case Study Part 2— Suburbs Analysis

Brisbane Case Study Part 2— Suburbs Analysis

  We are now on the second part of our Brisbane purchase case study  featuring Peta. If you missed our initial post, head on to the link below to get an idea of Peta’s background and a glimpse of her buying criteria: Brisbane Case Study Part 1: Meeting Peta We’ve mentioned in the first part […]

Brisbane Purchase Case Study Part 5—Zeroing in

Brisbane Purchase Case Study Part 5—Zeroing in

  Our Brisbane purchase case study becomes even more interesting as we get closer to finding the property that meets Luke’s buying criteria ($350,000 budget;  properties within or around 5 years old and cashflow neutral to positive at 70% LVR —he was buying in his self managed Superannuation fund) But before we walk you through […]