Posts by Mike Mortlock
Ethical Investment Properties
Around the country, the affordability of housing is a key and growing concern for many people. It’s a problem not only for first home buyers and key workers on minimum wages, who are often the ‘go to’ for sensationalised media, but also a concern for a growing number of Mum and Dad and the smaller…
Read MoreSet your project up for success with a reliable construction cost estimate
Imagine you are building your dream house. The one you’ve been thinking about for as long as you can remember. The whole family is on board. You know how many bedrooms and bathrooms it needs to put an end to shared rooms and bunk beds. You’ve included a butler’s pantry, and a walk-in robe, and…
Read MoreFirst homebuyers success in this hot market
A parent’s drive to protect and nurture their offspring is an unstoppable force. Humans are, quite simply, programmed for it. From the first moment those insidious little buggers look into your eyes, you are smitten. Suddenly, dreams of early retirement, that Lamborghini and quiet holiday getaways at your beachfront unit must be set aside. You’ve…
Read MoreWhat the MCG Rental Loss Index tells investors
What the MCG Rental Loss Index tells investors
Read MoreShould you invest in Queensland?
We live in the golden age of borderless investing. Remote inspections, locality-based buyer’s agents and other experts, and open access to a range of data and advice. 2021 has proved you don’t need to leave your armchair to invest in property across the nation. So, in an era where literally every market is open to…
Read MoreMitigating Your Development Risk with a Comprehensive Construction Estimate
Have you ever noticed on TV house renovation shows that they rarely talk about the budget? Sure, they look at what price they want to get at auction and how much increase that is over the original purchase price (conveniently excluding oh so many costs along the way), and every now and then they rejig…
Read MoreGet Your Assets Working Harder with an Investment Property Depreciation Report
These are tough times. As if last year’s bushfires weren’t enough, no-one could have predicted the fallout from eighteen months of a global pandemic. The reality is we still don’t know what the future holds, and it’s different for everyone. Both individuals and businesses are struggling with ongoing lockdowns and general uncertainty in the market…
Read MoreThe truth about depreciation and CGT
There are plenty of quandaries swirling around the zeitgeist which confound me. For example, what university course should I take to become a millionaire ‘influencer’? Also, why wasn’t our national anthem composed by a sweat-drenched, pub-rock band from Adelaide? Big questions that someone else will have to resolve I’m afraid. However, there is a line…
Read MoreSpotting investor danger zones with the MCG Landlord Win/Loss Index
Numbers are cool… well, at least I think so. There is so much to be learned by running some well sourced digits. I love to revel in the trends and roll about in the algorithms. Stories unfold and revelations abound so you can make sound decisions and potentially profit from the pointers delivered by data…
Read MoreInvesting in fast rising market
Oh, the swings and roundabouts of pandemic property investment! That sounds like the title track of a Gilbert and Sullivan production. It conjures up images of barely-in-control players swinging each other about the stage while traversing vocal gymnastics of the highest calibre. Property markets have been riding a similar emotional rollercoaster. We’ve gone from famine…
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