Paul Wilson

This is always an interesting question and one that probably has a thousand answers as each and every investors has their own set of circumstances to consider.

It never ceases to amaze me the different ideas that property investors have and what they want in certain properties when building a property portfolio. And this is a good thing, not a bad thing.

Always keep the end in mind when renovating, even from the very first moment you set the project in motion. Renovating an investment property is a strategy that has become very popular in more recent times, but there have been a lot of renovators who have come ‘unstuck' with their renovating ideas.

Many property owners would agree that finding the right investment property that fits their criteria is like striking gold. As investors we only want to work with property managers who appreciate the immense responsibility entrusted to them as they manage our valuable assets and display evidence that our properties are in good hands under their management. With this in mind we have put together a handy list of suggestions to ensure you get good outcomes from your property manager.

One very much overlooked area in property investing is the landlord insurance. Not only should this not be overlooked, but investors should realise the repercussions if they do not keep their properties insured.

There is no room in commerce today for the laid back business owner. They will last for a while, and if they give reasonable service and have a great personality they will probably stumble along for quite a while, but is that what you want with your business career?

Getting back to basics is the fact that an autoresponder program is a marketing program and with a marketing program the setting up of it means that the very first point to recognise is what end result is trying to be achieved.

How many times do those words, "Just get started!" rattle around in the back of your brain making you feel guilty because you know there is a particular job you should be tackling but for ‘some reason or another' you just have not got around to it.? That reason can probably be summed up with the word ‘motivation'. But how many times have you put off starting something because you just did not know how to start it?

Have you heard this saying: "Top sales pros confirm that it often takes seven or more communications or sales messages before prospective customers make a purchase."

If you have a business that sells a lot of stock the costing of that stock is critical to your bottom line. I have a client who has had several retail business over time and here are some of her stories from her earlier days in business.