Buying an investment property is often less challenging than buying a home you want to live in. As this purchase will not be your personal residence you can be more objective when considering which investment property is most suitable.

Where? The location of the Property

If you are looking for an investment property with potential capital growth, it is generally accepted that you should focus on properties close to the CBD, on the basis that availability and demand will ensure that property prices increase.

With all of the advertising mediums available today, there are many options when it comes to deciding where to advertise your home for sale.  

Recent research across Sydney found that in the average real estate office;

• 45% of all sales made were generated from Internet advertising
• 25% of all sales made were generated from print advertising
• 18% of all sales made were generated from For Sale signage
• 12% of all sales made were generated from database management

If you are new to the property market, you may have heard agents talking about the term strata fees. So, what exactly are strata fees? A strata fee is an amount payable for the upkeep of a shared component of two or more properties that are linked together. The most common would be an apartment building, however other types of homes can also have a "strata title".

The strata fee is split into two separate funds: the administration fund (used to pay contractors for maintenance, insurances and budgeted repairs) and the sinking fund ( money held in an account for emergencies and future major capital works).