By Neil Vorster
Property investment is one of the safest and lucrative ways to grow wealth. Many international independent studies show that the world’s wealthy–almost without exception–made their wealth through property or store and grow their existing wealth through property.
So how does one invest in property and avoid the many pitfalls?
Property Investment 101 is here to introduce you to the concepts of property investment though 8 easy steps. For more in-depth information, read the relevant articles linked in each step (by clickable links). Organic Growth have a comprehensive townhouse investment course due to be published soon.
Step 1: Deciding to be a property investor
The objective of this step is to help you decide to become a property investor. To achieve this you will need to change your mind set which, in turn, will result in some fundamental changes to your lifestyle–all with a view to helping you to achieve a major life goal. [read more …]
Step 2: Developing your property investment blueprint
The objective of this step is to equip you to be able to develop your own property investment blueprint. Specifically, it will assist you to select the right type of property, the right number of properties and the ideal location for each one. [read more …]
Step 3: Choosing your property coach
The objective of this step is to show you why a property investment coach is necessary and how to select one. [Read more …]
Step 4: Selecting your investment location
Given that the location of your property is more important than the property itself, the objective of this step is to help you to identify and select your investment location [Read more …]
Step 5: Identifying great investment properties
Investment in residential property offers many options including plots, houses, semi-detached houses, duets, clusters, townhouses, flats and town apartments. The objective of this step is to show you how to select the correct investment with regards to capital growth and rental Income. [Read more …]
Step 6: Doing the deal
The objective of this step is to teach you how to do the deal–from structuring your offer to negotiating and concluding the deal. [Read more …]
Step 7: Property management – choosing your property manager
Not all property managers are equal. The objective of this step is to help you to find, evaluate and appoint your property manager [Read more …]
Step 8: Growing your portfolio
This is the fun part. The objective of this final step is to show you how to grow your first investment property into a portfolio of properties [Read more …]
Residential Property Investment 101 Course
Find out how to implement each of these 8 steps in our detailed property investment course for the man in the street.