The ‘Tantalising Trio’ of investment grade property with Frank Ambesi – Ep. 42

For the latest episode of this bonus series of the property investing journey, Mike is joined by Frank Ambesi,  Investor Buyer’s Agent and Founder of Fresh Start Advisory, to talk about the fundamentals of investment grade property and how to go about determining the right property to buy.

An experienced property investor, Frank understands the risks involved in investing in property and is on a mission to help other investors avoid the same mistakes he has made. He established Fresh Start Advisory in 2020 with a view to helping Australians build property portfolios that are scalable and don’t adversely affect lifestyle.

In this episode, Frank shares his “Tantalising Trio” model for investment grade property and talks through his criteria of investing in cash flow positive properties in high growth areas with value add opportunity.

Mike and Frank discuss how to minimise risk by looking at a variety of data points, and consider the long-term debate over growth vs yield. They talk to the impact of infrastructure projects on property investment, working through real life examples such as the SEQ Olympics and the NSW inland rail project.

Franks shares his view on the future of work and what it means for residential property, and the correlated metrics around interstate migration. He provides practical tips for calculating a renovation budget and explains how to compare against other properties in the market.

If you’re in the market for an investment grade property, maybe planning a renovation or just thinking about getting started, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

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For the latest episode of this bonus series of the property investing journey, Mike is joined by Frank Ambesi,  Investor Buyer’s Agent and Founder of Fresh Start Advisory, to talk about the fundamentals of investment grade property and how to go about determining the right property to buy. Frank understands the risks involved in investing in property and is on a mission to help other investors avoid the same mistakes he has made.

• What is investment grade property
• Frank’s ‘Tantalising Trio”
• The argument of growth vs cash flow
• Looking for cashflow positive investments
• The impact of infrastructure developments on the property market
• How to know how much to spend on a renovation
• The future of work and what it means for investment locations

“As a property investor we want to go out there and minimise as much risk as possible and we don’t want the property to affect our lifestyle”  Frank 1:50

“It’s just looking at property markets from a different world view. It’s looking at it from what’s driving the economy, looking at infrastructure projects, looking at movement of people, job creation and a whole bunch of data that we’re looking at to pick these locations” Frank 3:39

“You’ve got to have a good quite solid at least 20 plus fundamentals that you’re looking at to make a good informed decision” Frank 8:20

“When we were looking at industries that are driving that economy we want to look at least five or more …so it’s not just one sided on (say) a mining town. We’ve got to make sure there’s going to be other industries driving that market and if we look at past data history” Frank 11:10

“We don’t pick anything that’s off the plan or anything like that, it’s already existing and scarcity, you’re looking at that land that they can’t build anymore, houses or around so scarcity’s the number one thing  when it comes to research, supply versus demand” Frank 17:20

Links mentioned

 https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-ambesi-7058041b0/#experience

 https://www.facebook.com/freshstartadvisory/

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