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Landlord Rights and Responsibilities

November 1, 2016

Property investment remains one of the best ways to create wealth but success depends on much more than just property selection and location. You see… property investment also involves people – namely landlords (that’s you) and tenants. Throughout the residential tenancy, you…

Time to Leave The Financial Nest

October 27, 2016

Michael Yardney

Lifestyle

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Nearly three-quarters of Australian parents provide financial support to their adult children, but financial handouts from parents to adult offspring are occurring to a lesser extent, according to finder.com.au. Labelled the ‘sponge society’, these working-age adults are receiving financial help…

Affordable properties come at a price

October 25, 2016

Michael Yardney

Home buying & selling, Investing

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There’s a school of thought that suggests buying affordable property is the way to go for property investors. The argument goes – there will always be demand for this type of property, especially by young families. This has some investors…

What’s The Right Property For This Stage Of The Property Cycle?

October 7, 2016

Michael Yardney

Home buying & selling, Investing

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As Australia’s real estate markets move into the next phase of the property cycle strategic investors are asking themselves: “what’s the right type of investment for the new financial era?” After a number of years of exceptional house price appreciation,…

10 First Homebuyer Lessons to Teach Your Children

October 1, 2016

Michael Yardney

First time buyers

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As parents, we all want to see our children succeed in life. And spreading their proverbial wings and flying the family nest to branch out on their own is a big move, particularly when they’re contemplating that first home purchase.…

14 Traits of Highly Successful People

September 28, 2016

Michael Yardney

Lifestyle

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What leads some people to be so more successful than others? I have studied and learned the common traits of highly successful people throughout my life, which has made me a better investor and business owner. Successful people think, talk…

4 Property Investment Mistakes You Must Avoid

September 26, 2016

Michael Yardney

Investing

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Here’s a startling but true fact: most Australians who get involved in property investment never develop the financial freedom they were looking for. Close to half of those who get into real estate sell up in the first 5 years,…

Are you banned from a SMSF? You may be…

September 22, 2016

Michael Yardney

Investing

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More and more Australians are trying to protect their financial future by setting us their own Self Managed Super Funds (SMSF). However, there are some interesting rules governing and who is legally allowed to run them. But very few of…

Two million Aussies are experiencing high financial stress

September 19, 2016

Michael Yardney

Lifestyle

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A new report finds two million Australians lack the resources to bounce back when difficult circumstances arise, writes… Rebecca Reeve, UNSW Australia and Kristy Muir, UNSW Australia A new study shows two million Australians are experiencing high financial stress which…

10 Factors Affecting Our Property Markets Over The Last Decade

August 16, 2016

Michael Yardney

Home buying & selling, Investing

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A lot can happen in 10 years. Last week I wrote the first in a series of 3 articles on the biggest changes in property over the last decade and explained how the economy, market forces and our property markets…