Jan Somers

What causes capital growth?

Capital growth.  What is it?  What causes it? What is it? Captial growth essentially means “increase in value.”  So, for a property to achieve capital growth, it must be worth more today than it was yesterday.  Or, it’s worth more today than it was ten years ago.  Bottom line, the asset increased in value.  Therefore, if you sold […]

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What sort of investor are you?

While reading “Waiting for the Big Switch” by Bernard Salt, in the Feb 2011 Australian Property Investor (API) magazine I came across this question, “What sort of investor are you?” And, boy it confused me.  I thought to myself, “I don’t know, is there any other sort?” I was further confused when the author gave me […]

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When is the BEST time to look for investment property?

I’ve found the answer to this question!  I found it while reading this month’s – Feb 2011 – Australian Property Investor (API) magazine.  The answer was buried in with a bunch of other “candidate” answers. So, when I say I’ve found the answer, what I really mean is … I found the answer that I […]

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My 10 Step Property Investment Formula

Put your pencils down.  Don’t get out any paper.  My property investment formula is pretty basic.  Not a lot of brainpower required.  And, I guess that’s a major reason why I like property investing so much – it’s simple.  Maybe not easy; but certainly simple. Dave’s 10 Step Property Investment Formula

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