Property Articles and Education

The old saying "You can't lose with Bricks and Mortar" has been proven wrong time after time. It's easy to get burnt when buying, selling or managing residential or commercial property when you are inexperienced.

The following articles have been written by the professionals at Advantage Property Consulting for various magazines and newspapers and will provide you with invaluable information on many different aspects of property.

Presenting your property for sale - August 2010

Are we heading for a property crash? - Written by Frank Valentic, July 2010 

The growing world of Vendor's Advocates - July 2010

Beat the Competition at Auction
Bidding at auction can be an emotional and stressful time. It can be a rollercoaster ride where you might think you have beaten the competition and then other bidders come back into the fray or new competition enters the bidding.  Read More

Property Still "Safe as Houses" 
Frank Valentic, Director of REIV Customer Service Award winning Buyers Advocate company, Advantage Property Consulting, says that property is still “safe as houses” despite many pessimistic predictions of a property crash or “bubble burst” over the past two years.  Read More

Buyer's Advocate - The Buyer's Secret Weapon - Interview with Julie Knight
The last several years has seen the emergence of the property Buyer’s Agent (or advocate) in the Australian real estate industry. The primary role of the Buyer’s Agents is to represent the buyer in all facets of the property purchase and to ensure they buy it at the best price  Read More

Buyer's Advocate Fees - Are they tax deductible?
In March 2009, the Australian Taxation Office examined the deductibility of a Buyer’s Agents fees for the purchase of an investment property. Read More

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