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Off The Plan Investments

If you are considering adding to your investment portfolio in the near future, an off the plan apartment, in either Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne, then one thing you will need to consider is the quality of the fixtures and fittings of your property.

Investment properties are designed to be a natural attraction to investors, but the unaware need to do their due diligence to make sure that they are not investing in a lemon. Some of the areas that property developers try to cut corners begins in the floorplan design. You need to make sure that the demonostration unit you inspect is a match for the one you are considering buying. It may be different and the finished product may not be what you are looking at in the demo phase. One such group Home Port Property will give you solid advice on off the plan investment properties in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne that you can count on being first class in value, and you can find out more about them by clicking here.

You also need to check things, such as the quality of the pool heater. If your developer is cutting corners, left right and centre, the first place he will look to save a buck or two is in the facilities area.

If the quality of inclusions that are typically out of site, such as the pool heater, then you can bet your bottom dollar there will be more corners cut elsewhere.

The aim of the game when it comes to finding a quality investment, one that is going to last and not create a minefield of headaches for years to come, is to do your homework and make sure you are buying good value.

As they say, long after the pleasant aroma of a cheap price has faded, the stench of a bad decision remains.