Early Start - Investment Goals for 2018

US is flying, but you still need to buy the right product etc. more than happy to guide you in the right direction. I would still be buying for cash flow, growth is a massive bonus

 

Thanks @MTR

That also shows how important to have a good team (PM in US, accountant, broker etc)
Any rough idea on the average amount one needs to spend to get in the market (reliable property-regular rent and hope for growth and less tax issues )?

 

2018 I have three goals on the investment side;

- dabble in equity markets for quick hits etc. will be utilising the wife’s margin loan for this
- start building up quality blue chip shares/etf in 2018 and continue with time in the market. Will utilising joint margin loan for this
- keep an eye on the property market/property chat forums and look to buy a Sydney property over the next few years

 

65k-85k

 

1. Continue to collect rent
2. Continue to spend copious amounts of time with my kids
3. Run 2 marathons, with a stretch target of qualifying for the Boston Marathon
4. Start another development project
5. Commence a tech startup

My wife wants me to go back full time work. But who the hell has time for work?!!!

 

I want my partner to go back to full time work.... I wonder why...hehe

 

Wow, will msg you

 

1. Enjoy having my husband around and support his new business
2. Finish terrace reno and have it tenanted by Feb; finish duplex build by June (fingers crossed); start the new JV project build; build a granny flat in Logan
3. Look around for another project (or two) 2nd half of the year
4. Find business partner to take over existing business
5. More PC meetups, more time with kids, still have some time for a break

 

Next year is a consolidation year for us. Paying down PPOR, debt recycling into shares and possibly a dev block, selling an IP to fund the above, continuing to renovate the PPOR.

Trying not to travel too much!

 

1. Spend lots of time with the 2 kids (3 months and 3 yo) They are super cute.
2. One more property to the portfolio.
3. Praying for my Brisbane properties to grow faster
4. Starting a side venture in the hope of making millions ; )
5. Travel for a couple of months(Hopefully)

 

I have done the buying and in the process of holding.

There is only one thing left to do in 2018 for a typical investor like myself........Pray!!!

 

Hey MTR, I just wanted to say thanks for all the info. I am very interested in the U.S market as I have previously discussed with you and I love reading your posts. You never know, one day I might have a crack at it!

 

Back to 2018.....nothing to do with investing.... but this is the year we are go to Lago Di Como, Italy my partners first trip to Italy
He will be meeting my relatives for the first time

 

Enjoy, US is not for everyone......what do they say.....fortune favours the bold

 

Start selling down...in preparation for the R-word/world.....

 

Australia... recession surely not???? What makes you think this will happen???

 

It the other R-word.....R-E-T-I-R-E-M-E-N-T............ya know where the old dogs go....

 

MTR Clooney by any chance ??

 

Great.... join the club

 

I'm currently trying to figure out what to do with myself next year.

I've not worked a lot this year, partially due to health issues. I'm in IT, and most of the opportunities I'm seeing tend to pay me the same, or even less, as I was earning a decade ago. It's hard to have enthusiasm for something when it's not going anywhere.

I'm trying to push into more of a leadership or architect role, which might give me something to dig my teeth into.

The second option would be to do something on my own. I've been trying (unsuccessfully) to get a project going this year. If I want to do something, it'll probably result in me digging into savings, so hopefully I can get a better rate of return than the stock market.

As for investments, I'm not looking into buying into property in the next year. I think that Melbourne is likely to follow Sydney down, so renting and saving should prove to be a more optimal strategy.

(Watch me get proven completely wrong.)