Table of Contents
1 COVER
6 INTRODUCTION: WHY YOU MUST ACT – NOW! THE FACTS HOW CAN PROPERTY HELP? WHY DOES IT MATTER? WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
7 CHAPTER 1: WHO CAN HELP YOUR EXPERT TEAM
8 CHAPTER 2: HOW TO SAVE SAVING A DEPOSIT 5 SIMPLE STEPS TO SAVE A DEPOSIT THE LOWDOWN ON LOANS I CAN BORROW HOW MUCH? WHAT'S WITH ALL THE ACRONYMS? UNDERSTANDING MORTGAGE REPAYMENTS
9 CHAPTER 3: WHEN TO BUY IT'S NOT ALL ROSES AND FLUFFY BUNNIES THE GOOD BITS THE BAD BITS UNDERSTANDING MARKET CYCLES MARKET CYCLES WHY DOWNTURNS CAN BE GOOD AND BUBBLES CAN BE BAD WHY YOU MUST RESIST FOMO
10 CHAPTER 4: WHERE TO BUY RESEARCH, THEN RESEARCH SOME MORE UNDERSTANDING PROPERTY DATA CHOOSE YOUR EXPERTS WISELY THE PRINCIPLES OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND AREA SELECTION LOCATION MATTERS IS CITY OR COUNTRY BEST? 5 AREA‐SELECTION FUNDAMENTALS THE EXPERT'S GUIDE TO LOCATION 6 LOCATION METRICS TO UNDERSTAND BORDERLESS INVESTING
11 CHAPTER 5: WHAT TO BUY 5 SUBURB LOCATION METRICS TO UNDERSTAND NEIGHBOURHOOD NITTY‐GRITTY DWELLING TYPE PROS AND CONS PROPERTY PECULIARS BUT HOW DO YOU FIND OUT ABOUT ALL THIS STUFF?
12 CHAPTER 6: HOW TO BUY DOES THE BUY‐IN PRICE MATTER? WHAT ARE RECENT SALES OF SIMILAR PROPERTIES? HOW ARE PROPERTIES BEING SOLD? HOW MANY PROPERTIES ARE FOR SALE? WHAT PRICE ARE YOU GOING TO OFFER? DOES THE SELLER HAVE SPECIAL CONDITIONS? HOW DO YOU PREPARE YOUR OFFER? YOUR OFFER WAS ACCEPTED — NOW WHAT?
13 CHAPTER 7: LANDLADY KNOW‐HOW 6 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULDN'T BE A PRIVATE LANDLADY WHY GOOD PROPERTY MANAGERS ARE ROCK STARS SECURING A QUALITY TENANT DURING THE TENANCY AT THE END OF THE TENANCY HOW TO FIND A GOOD PROPERTY MANAGER HOW TO BE A GOOD LANDLADY
14 CHAPTER 8: HOW TO HOLD MAKING PEACE WITH INVESTING WHAT TO DO WHEN THE SHIT HITS THE FAN BEING READY — FOR ANYTHING HOLDING AND THEN HOLDING SOME MORE PROPERTY MANAGERS — AGAIN WHY INSURANCE IS NON‐NEGOTIABLE