David Shih is a Sydney-based investor who has built and amassed a property portfolio across NSW and QLD and is also the director of a mortgage broking business.
Do your due diligence on the team members you trust and use
We all know it’s a team effort to invest in property and not a solo show. So, it’s important to choose the right team members while you’re on the property journey to ...
INVESTOR STRATEGY • Wed, 08 Aug 2018
Why you should avoid buying property with a pool
Looking back to 2015 – we pulled out equity from our Sydney properties and were ready to go again. Looking for something more affordable, my partner and I decided to look ...
INVESTOR STRATEGY • Tue, 24 Jul 2018
Why you should avoid off-the-plan
My property journey started with an off-the-plan (OTP) purchase back in 2009 at Granville in Sydney (but it’s actually closer to Merrylands). I was young, naïve and ...
INVESTOR STRATEGY • Thu, 05 Jul 2018
CG v cashflow — Which type of property should I buy next?
As investors, we always ask ourselves whether the next step is to purchase a capital gain-focused or cashflow-focused property to add to our portfolio.
INVESTOR STRATEGY • Mon, 25 Jun 2018
3 more types of value adds for a property
Continuing the discussion from my previous blog, let's look at a few more value adds that can be done to a house on a piece of land, including strata title of land as ...
INVESTOR STRATEGY • Mon, 28 May 2018
2 types of value adds for a property
As the Sydney and Melbourne markets start to cool down, more and more investors are looking at ways to manufacture equity themselves rather than wait for the markets to ...
INVESTOR STRATEGY • Tue, 24 Apr 2018
New v existing — which one should I choose?
As investors, the constant question is whether to buy new or existing. Should I buy new or existing, and what are pros and cons of each?
INVESTOR STRATEGY • Mon, 26 Mar 2018
Demystifying equity and how you can use it towards your next purchase
In the property investing world, equity is the magic word that everyone is chasing! But what exactly is equity, and why is it so magical?
FINANCE • Mon, 26 Feb 2018
How to deal with the main types of tenant requests
You’ve just settled on a tenant to move into your property, but just when you think everything is done, popped the champagne and about to take a sip, the property manager ...
INVESTOR STRATEGY • Fri, 16 Feb 2018
