Investing in the Asian property market- Risks and rewards

The Asian property investment market is getting a lot of attention internationally with the rise of China. That’s good for the market, but not necessarily good for investors. With all this attention come inflated prices, costs and risks, as well as potentially lucrative investments. The fact is that like all other markets, the Asian market [...]

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The nuts and bolts of evaluating an investment property purchase

Property evaluation is a cornerstone of successful property investment. Getting the purchase numbers right is absolutely crucial. This is a simple example: You see a property valued at roughly $1 million. You will require a mortgage of $700,000 to secure this asset. You estimate costs of renovation and repair at $200,000. The net cost so [...]

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The right way to sell an investment property

Selling investment properties is the final stage of investment. It’s extremely important, and it’s important to know how to get the best outcomes for your investment. Planning a sale You need to keep a clear focus on what you want out of the sale of your property. The issues aren’t always obvious. You can actually [...]

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Measuring ROI on commercial rental properties- Make sure you get it right!

Measuring ROI is a matter of hard facts. Forget every single word you’ve ever heard about “creative valuations”, this is all about real money for real investment properties. The methods are necessarily very pragmatic: Raw income- The number of units and the exact amount of rental income received. Vacancies and lost revenue- Another hard number, [...]

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Property investment scams- Deadly and expensive

When you’re buying an investment property, your risk of getting scammed is about even money. There may be things you’re not told. The seller may be offloading an underperforming millstone and giving it to you. There may be a lot of costs involved in making the property viable. One single scam can destroy investors to [...]

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Banks dodging property investment borrowers- Options and solutions

The fact is that the investment property market can be a very tricky place, and it’s very much so right now. Banks are apparently scared of the highly variable investment property market’s moves. They’re lending to residential borrowers, but not to investors looking for income generating properties. That’s creating a run on other types of [...]

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Reinventing the PBX

PBX, or private branch exchange has been around for a long time. It’s now having to be reinvented to manage new demands and new technologies. What’s happening is the VOIP and other technologies have changed the nature of phone services, and the old PBX is now becoming a system design issue. The new telephone systems [...]

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Getting a new phone system? Get organised!

Bringing in a new telephone system can be an epic event, more trouble than fun, and to put it mildly an irritating experience as people grapple with trying to handle the new systems. You need: Inventory- Make sure you have all your hardware and software! A good installation and service contract. Customization for functionality- Your [...]

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How to handle nuisance or harassing VOIP calls

Nuisance VOIP calls aren’t all that common- yet. The fact is that they can be unpleasant and annoying. There are ways of dealing with these pests. To trace a VOIP call Note the time and date of the call. This is evidence which can be used by the provider to find the caller. If you [...]

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Improving VOIP quality, and some dos and don’ts

VOIP quality varies a lot. Sometimes it’s you, sometimes it’s the service, sometimes it’s your hardware. To improve VOIP quality: Make sure your computer or mobile device has the connection speed to manage HD streaming. Some older equipment simply can’t do this. Wireless routers can be fussy. Just being in the wrong position can cause [...]

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