Myths, fads, mis-information, outdated information, damn lies!

Do you really need to belong to a property investment club?

Is there really any advantage to buying direct?

Is there such a thing or is it just a marketing hoax?

Property investment is not about the property.

Price determines very little towards affordability, holding cost, and profit from capital gains.

Size does not determine the profitability of the investment property.

Only buy within 15km from the city...

Is this still applicable today when the city of Melbourne has a population of 4.3 million and growing at a rate of over 1400 per week? 

Why do people live where they live?

Do you buy an investment rental property because it has great views?

Is buying an investment property about finding bargains?

Are cash flow properties the best, most profitable and safest property investments to buy?

How important is employment to property investment and capital growth?

How dangerous is it to buy an investment property in any city that has only one or two major employment fields?

What is inflation and what effect does it have on property investment?

Why is buying one 25 to 30 year mortgage on a property to live in possibly the worst and most costly mistake of your life?

Knowledge through education is the most important step you should make first.

Learn what the education system and society does not teach us or our children about finance, income, investments, and money management.

Learn to ask the right questions of everyone and everything.

Advertising is at least biased; newspaper reports are not always complete, balanced or unbiased.

Our belief system is based on the way we have been taught, influenced and bought up by our parents and society.

Learn to live life without financial limits.   

How important is it to understand the economics and the socio-economics of every area when considering location for buying an investment property?