An Everyday Aussie's Guide to Property Investing

By Muriel Oliver

The aim of this book is to provide a basic and unbiased overview for anyone who is thinking about starting to invest in property in Australia. Most of the information on property investing out there is put out by developers and other businesses want to sell their product, I want to give individuals and families the basic guidelines when starting out. Many people like the idea of owning a property portfolio, but don't know how to start or what it actually involves, as a result they either make some basic mistakes or they simply never start simply from the fear of not wanting to make those mistakes. I want to show you the middle road here, starting with what to consider before you start, how to start and then what to do next.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Muriel Oliver
• Release date: Jun 29, 2016
• ISBN: 9781310797064

Muriel Oliver

Muriel has over thirty years’ experience in Accounting, Taxation and Client advisory including over twenty years’ experience in Australia, initially working for Arthur Andersen and is currently a Director of Primarius Financial Solutions, based in Perth.Prior to this she worked in South Africa, Botswana and Hong Kong, having sold her first firm to KPMG in 1989. Muriel's experience covers a wide range of industries, with extensive experience in the accounting profession as well as having worked in commerce as well.Muriel enjoys using her experience and knowledge to find solutions for clients that meet their needs and add value not only to their business, but also to their overall personal financial position.Over the years she has been searching for ways to simplify concepts for clients and to that end has started writing books on various subjects in an attempt to demystify many of the key concepts.She is currently working on a Doctorate of Business Administration focusing on Business Models, Strategy and the family Business.Muriel is a strong advocate of quality systems and procedures to create and maintain sustainable businesses.She is a wife, mother and grandmother and enjoys travelling and playing golf with her husband and spending time with her family.

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An Everyday Aussie’s Guide

To Property Investing

An Everyday Aussie’s Guide to Property Investing

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An Everyday Aussie’s Guide to Property Investing written by Muriel Oliver and published by Altipano Pty Ltd at Smashwords

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Acknowledgements

I would like to thank my husband Alan for his everlasting support and encouragement. I would also like to thank both him and our son, Matthew Oliver, my fellow directors, for accompanying me on this exciting daily journey. We have strived to find the best solutions for our clients whilst continually challenging each other along the way.

I’d also like to thank Imogen Argile and Susan Dennison for their patience in editing this book and helping me to find that fine balance between just enough information and technical overload.

An additional thank you to our team as well as to all our clients and friends, this book is for you – I hope it provides some guidance!

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Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 – Some common misconceptions

Chapter 2 – Property and general investment concepts

Chapter 3 - Key property investment concepts

Chapter 4 – Starting to invest

Chapter 5 – The next investment step

Chapter 6 – Other considerations

Chapter 7 – Building a property portfolio

Chapter 8 - Summary

Disclaimer

Frequently Asked Questions - FAQ

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Introduction

Over the years, so many people have asked me where they can read up on everyday financial topics, in order to obtain a deeper understanding of their own situation and make more informed decisions.

Unfortunately, up until now, I have only ever found highly technical reading matter suitable for tax accountants or lawyers. This book aims to provide the reader with a broad overview. The aim of this series of mini-books is to give those everyday users seeking more practical information, the necessary knowledge to understand the basics and understand how this applies to their own situation.

So in summary, the aim of this book is to assist the everyday user to understand the property investment concept and to decide whether or not it is suitable for them.

When I started penning my book on negative gearing, An Everyday Aussie’s Guide to Negative Gearing, it rapidly became apparent to me that some of the information I was writing, was more suitable for a separate, more detailed book on property investment. My aim was to keep each topic clear and concise. Rather than create a large book covering numerous aspects, the aim of these mini e-books is to present information in a concise way. There are a few concepts that I have included in both books to ensure continuity and completeness; this has made both these books a little longer than intended, but I felt it was important to cover each topic as much as possible in their entirety.

Property investment, like any other investment portfolio, must be planned and managed properly