Things we talk about Why invest in mining towns? – Growth -Cash Flow Types of mining town investments -Mining town -Larger and more established mining town -Larger regional centres with flow on effects Risks of mining town investments -Projects close down or don’t go ahead — meaning that vacanies increase, rental yield drops and values […]
Case Study: Mackay, QLD
It’s been quite a while since we last had a location case study, with Chinchilla on the spotlight. This time around, we move from the Surat Basin to a rather big country town near the Bowen Basin—Mackay in Queensland. Profiling Mackay To have a better understanding of an area as a potential investment site, it […]
Cashflow positive property in Chinchilla, Queensland
In our recent post we gave you a sneak peek of the three major mining areas in Queensland—the Surat Basin, Bowen Basin, and Galilee Basin—which we will be reviewing in an extensive report as Lisa Parker and I go on a mining town road trip. But before that, here’s a case study on a property […]
Queensland Mining Towns: A preview
If you’ve been researching about mining boom and its effect on property investing, you very well know by now that surge in workers taking advantage of mining projects mean there is more demand for residential properties for these workers. And if you’ve been keeping an eye out on areas where mining projects abound, Queensland […]