2006 January

The third instalment of Steve Navra’s articles about living on equity has now been published: Living on Equity - Part 3: Optimising your Investments

Synopsis

Living on equity is a financial strategy which optimises your property, share and cash investments. The idea is to get each dollar working 6 times to accelerate your wealth creation. By working your assets more efficiently, you can achieve financial independence more quickly. You can then choose if, when, and how hard, you work. Part 1 of this five part series, lays the groundwork for examining the living on equity strategy in detail in parts 2 & 3. Part 4 wraps up the concepts with an analysis of the impact of the individual investor’s risk profile on the living on equity strategy. Finally part 5 sets out two detailed case studies and answers some of the frequently asked questions about living on equity

Jacque Parker and Nick Moustacas have teamed up to write an article about renovating property and pitfalls to avoid: Do’s and Don’ts of Renovating

Synopsis

Whether or not you are on selling for immediate gain or improving an existing investment property, renovating can reap rewards if you do it correctly. This article examines how to approach renovating and avoid common pitfalls such as overcapitalising and not researching your target market.