Table of Contents
1 COVER
6 PART I: MY STORY CHAPTER 1: Breaking the cycle Hard times Growing up fast My first jobs CHAPTER 2: Purchasing my first property Due diligence Playing catch-up CHAPTER 3: My second property Getting real The search Growth vs cash flow Negative gearing CHAPTER 4: The buying spree Property #3 Property #4 The side hustle Property #5 The struggle for #6 CHAPTER 5: Achieving my property dreams Career and lifestyle choices Property #7 Property #8 Property #9 Mentoring others Property #10 Founding Dilleen Property
7 PART II: INVESTMENT STRATEGIES CHAPTER 6: Property vs stocks The pros of investing in real estate The cons of investing in property CHAPTER 7: Other real estate strategies Flipping houses Build new Buy, subdivide and sell for a profit Granny flats Wrapping properties Commercial real estate CHAPTER 8: My property strategy Buy for capital growth, cash flow positive and under market value Compound growth A perfect fit: another great property example
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PART III: YOUR INVESTMENT JOURNEY
CHAPTER 9: Your goals
Understanding property investing
What is your end goal?
What is your why?
Where are you starting from?
How many properties do you need to build a passive income stream to live off?
But how do I get started?
Is it best to buy a place to live in or to rentvest?
Property investing as a partnership / joint venture
CHAPTER 10: Understanding finance
Broker or bank?
Mortgage options
Valuations
Your credit file
Structuring your portfolio
Negative gearing
The truth about financial advisers
Monitoring your portfolio
CHAPTER 11: The deposit
Option 1: Personal loan
Option 2: Guarantor loan
Option 3: Using equity from a property you already own
Choosing the deposit
My tips for saving for a deposit
Delayed gratification
Self-managed super fund (SMSF)
CHAPTER 12: How to find a property
City vs regional