API-131 January 2012

COVER STORY

70 positive cash flow hotspots

While the majority of positive cash flow properties may exist in far flung places, API has uncovered some suburbs close to major centres and capitals where the much fantasised property cash machines can be found. Here we point you in the right direction.

FEATURES

9 experts reveal: 'Why I'm buying now and where'

Why stop buying just because the market slows down? The experts certainly don't.

RENOVATIONS AND REPAIRS

How to add a deck

Add value with a timber deck. Learn how.

RESEARCH

2 well-kept secrets

Discover the two little-known parts of Australia brimming with opportunity.

FOCUS ON COMMERCIAL

5 red-hot prospects for serious profits

API reveals where the best profits are in commercial real estate right now.

MY DEVELOPMENT

Development Series  -  part 8

We follow investor developer David Charlton as he begins the interior fitout.

PROFILES

Back on track after an $70,000 property blunder

Former national champion decathlete Adrian Faccioni tells API how an investment mistake made him even more determined to find success in property.

MY US INVESTMENT - PART 7

Is it possible to profit from property taxes? In America, the answer is yes.

MY MOST PROFITABLE DEAL

Read about the accidental profit that changed one couple's future.

MY SHORT STORY

How did Rohan Weerasinghe go from worker to property multi-millionaire?

HAPPY HOME TRUTHS

Flying the dragon

Phoenix Arrien offers an out-of-the-box strategy to sell your property quickly and for a good price.

YOUNG GUNS

Rhiannon Peterson

With a $3 million-plus property portfolio, this 28-year-old investor talks long-term goals.

Zaki Ameer

From broke to 12 properties, it's been a busy seven years for this young investor.

FINANCE

Why don't banks always follow the RBA?

API explains how interest rate decisions are made.

TAX

Demolishing a house for units

Julia Hartman guides investors-turned-developers through the GST maze.

REGULARS

News and Views

Property Intelligence

Bricks and Mortar

Real Estate Escapes

My Property Nightmare

API Connect

Dash of Salt

Legal Help Desk

Investor Psychology

STATES

Return of the stamp duty

How will the return of the full stamp duty for first homebuyers of established properties affect investors?

Expansion under way

Portland has some big plans on the agenda. Will they come to fruition and will this mean that the regional port town will finally enter its glory years?

Making a strong recovery

Twelve months after the much-publicised floods, Ipswich is back on track with plenty of jobs and a new makeover in store.

Richmond's riches

We investigate why Richmond could deliver renovation and development profits.

Poised for profits

Ashfield is set to become the Perth Airport's next transit lounge for fly-in, fly-out workers. API examines what this means for property owners in the area.

Landlords to improve housing for tenants

Landlords will soon be required to improve housing for tenants under new legislation... but at what cost? API finds out.

Breaking the $1m barrier

Find out which suburbs are breaking the $1 million barrier in Australia's capital city of Canberra.

A solid gold rental market

Darwin's rental market is going great guns. In this report, we look at the reasons why.