The SunshineCoast, to anyone that’s ever been there is an ideal place to be with or without real estate investment opportunities.

Australians look to the sunshine coast as their dream destination. With so many Australians looking for improved lifestyle choice and suddenly realizing that it can be done, the SunshineCoast once considered to be just a holiday destination is now becoming a choice destination for families wanting to build a better life.

For Australian real estate Investing, it is only the beginning. More than 2.8 million people call this area home, which is roughly 1 in every 7 people in all of Australia and permanent residency to the area is rapidly growing. Don’t forget the ever growing tourism, all in a world of its own just 50 km away from Brisbane.

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Expect to see more of this issue…

As the presidential election looms, the issue of immigration - particularly illegal immigration - will move into the spotlight.   This has implications for all Americans, but it may have a particular relevance for landlords. 

An article in today’s New York Times discusses the issue of local statues which impose penalties on landlords who rent to illegal immigrants.  In particular the article chronicles the story of Riverside, New Jersey, which is re-thinking legislation which it passed a year ago which criminalized employing or renting to an illegal immigrant.  The law has had the unintended consequence of driving away residents in large numbers, which has had an unexpectedly large impact on local businesses.  It appears that citizens who once lobbied for the law are now re-thinking their position. 

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Ok, the guys (Marc and Daniel) over at PLR Pro have just done another amazing thing for anyone who’s looking for more information (and the exact steps) on how to start building a Virtual Real Estate with PLR content… Introducing ‘The PLR Process’. The ultimate process map for creating your own niche affiliate and adsense sites with PLR content. The entire process, the steps, exáctly what needs to be done!

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And this isn’t some basic ‘free report’ that gives you just 15 pages of stuff you usually can’t use. Nope, this is 79 pages, and goes into exact detail on what you need to do to build your niche affiliate and adsense sites with PLR content. The PLR Process is actually extracted from the ‘VRE Handbook‘ which is no longer available for free and has been beefed up and is for sale.

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There’s a conventional wisdom out there that higher-end properties bring good tenants and lower end properties bring problem tenants. In my experience, this isn’t necessarily true. Ask most buy-and-hold investors about what makes a good tenant and many will respond by recalling a specific tenant that they wish was the model for all their properties.

In my case, my example was in one of my most inexpensive properties; the tenants were a young family with no credit and not a lot of resources, but their references checked out and I rented to them, more or less, based on gut feel. And they were the best tenants I ever had: took great care of the place (flowers in the front yard), made minor repairs on their own and never were late paying the rent. Plus, they were a pleasure to deal with.

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Real estate investing is all about relationships and dealing with people. In this column I’ve written about the need for trust in order to build long term symbiotic relationships. I’ve also written about using contracts to build a solid legal safety net.

So…which is it? Back in the ‘60s a management theorist Douglas McGregor originally wrote about two theories about managing relationships: Theory X, which is a negative view that assumes that people are inherently lazy, dislike work, and need (want) to be controlled, and Theory Y which argues the opposite – that people are self-motivated and will choose to seek responsibility and do good work.

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 It is difficult to lump Australian states into an overall category of “bottom three states to invest in” since there are positive indicators for real estate investment in different areas within all states.

For example, Perth’s housing boom is beginning to deflate at 0.2%. However, having said this, rents have increased in Perth by 25 percent over the past year and 6 percent of this was during the last quarter. Furthermore, Perth housing prices have risen by 18 percent during this same period.

That such amazing growth is slower than during the previous year, still does not diminish the benefits of Australian real estate investing in Perth with the median rent increasing after December 2004 by approximately $44 per week. Yet, during the past year the number of days a residential property stayed on the market before selling rose from an average of thirty eight to eighty nine days.

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The normally laser-focused Pat Kitano showed me yesterday that it’s actually okay to write the occasional off-topic post. So here’s mine: a word of warning to you unsuspecting consumers who might be considering purchasing a Gateway (soon to be Acer) product.

The customer experience when you’re buying something from Gateway is brilliant. Smooth, efficient, friendly – my representative had me whipping out my credit card in a jiffy.

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Real estate investing software is what EquityScout is all about. Ironically, it’s not something that I talk about a lot in this blog. There’s a reason for that. In my view real estate investment software is a tool - one of many - that can help investors to reach their goals. Much more important that the tool is the thought process that it supports. That’s what I write about - the though process - and readers who identify with the thought process and the philosophy end up check out the tool.

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Beautiful Two Story in Jackson Creek
As close to perfect as you can get! Gorgeous 2 story with great views of Pikes Peak from the front. Property backs to a greenbelt area with walking trails. Main level has extensive hardwood floors. Kitchen has cherry cabinets and great island with extra sink.Five piece master bath has 2 walk in closets and tiled floor. Basement rec room has wet bar and wine cooler and is wired for surround sound. Basement also features a custom oversized tiled shower.

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