Archive for 2015
API – Spotswood: Cate comments about this little gem
Is Now the Best Time to Renovate – Amy Mylius
Cate Bakos Property – “Highly Recommended” in the Investors Choice Awards
…A tough, and last-minute choice….
What do you do when you are set to bid at auction on Saturday, but find a house on Tuesday which catches your interest? Easy – you just try your luck at auction and keep the house as your Plan B. But what do you do if the house has competing buyers who are also…
Read More..When making an offer prior to auction is a good idea…
In our Seller’s market, and particularly over the winter months where supplies of properties for sale are low, many buyers come to me requesting that I help them secure an auction property before the auction. But it’s not always a good idea to pounce forward with an offer. There needs to be a sequence of good reasons…
Read More…finding easy cashflow AND capital growth….
When a brief requires the ‘out of pocket’ monthly costs to be close to zero for an investor, the implication is that they will need to consider a property which carries some downside. It could either a risky investment, a tough studio apartment or …. a regional investment. We don’t endorse risky strategies, mining towns, tiny…
Read MoreWhy Use a Buyer’s Agent? Cate’s Day in the Life – YIP Magazine
Investing in Retirement Homes… good idea? Cate chats to REA
The Importance of Having 3 Pre-Auction Price Tags – Smart Property
What Can Change a Suburb for Better?…
Often investors will look to changes in an effort to find that special something, that little edge that can make the difference between a sound suburb and a suburb about to boom. From infrastructure changes to planning updates, new developments to exciting tourist magnets. A change of scene and the presence of new and cashed-up buyers can make…
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