You know the drill – you’re heading out for the night and you’re looking to pick the perfect outfit. But, as us girls know all too well, it’s not as simple as just grabbing the first thing you come across in your wardrobe. Let’s say it’s just a casual evening on the town – you … Read More
It’s the age-old question faced by home buyers and investors alike. You have an old, “tired” home in a great location, but it’s desperately in need of a huge face-lift – so, which way should you lean? Undertake a major renovation and give it a new lease of life or knock it down and start … Read More
Australia is a very passionate nation. We proudly cheer on our heroes and love seeing them do well. It’s our nature to relish an underdog story – to follow a “rags-to-riches” journey that inspires and warms the heart. We love to see these underdogs become champions and, most times, take delight in their continued successes. … Read More
Understandably, you might be quick to jump to the conclusion that only one “L” matters in the real estate game……and that’s LOWER interest rates. With current borrowing levels sitting at an all-time low, I’ll concede it’s a very enticing stage of the property cycle that we (as buyers) should definitely be taking advantage of. But … Read More
Proud. Strong. Dignified. Noble. And a little misunderstood. They’re the characteristics I think perfectly sum up the charming (and infamously detached) Mr Darcy from Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice. Here was a man with a perfect nature, but we just didn’t know it at first glance. And, for all his honourable traits, it … Read More
A timeline is something we set ourselves to achieve an outcome other than the current status quo. When we apply this to property there are a lot of factors that come in to play especially in development or renovation. We may see a property and think after talking to one person that the job can … Read More
When we purchase our first, second, last etc investment property we are often filled with the potential of the gain we are planning to receive. There may be other things we are filled with too, doubt, confidence, questions, and trepidation. A property development can be likened to the ocean and the client/investor becomes the observer … Read More
The weekly grocery shop is rarely an exciting event in my life, it’s more fun if it’s shared usually either with my partner or children. On this occasion I was accompanied by my son, who proceeded to make the shop a little more adventurous by finding the button next to the eggs that makes the … Read More