Most people are familiar with rental yield. It is a measure of the rental income a property earns in a year as a percentage of the property's value. If you are an investor, this is undoubtedly one of the indicators that you want to focus in but what if you are an owner occupier? Will this matter? 

VACANCY RATE.

Bryce mentioned this time and time again in keynote speech and presentations across the country, if you are an investor, one of the worst risk that you will face is vacancy. It defeats the purpose of buying an investment property if no one is living in it and that is why this variable meant a lot to supply and demand. Find out more in this Back to Basics Series!

Of all the dwellers in a particular market, there are only two kinds—those who rent their accommodation and those who live in it. The proportion of renters, often shortened to just ‘renters,’ is the percentage of tenants living in a market compared to all owner-occupiers in that market. How is this important to Supply and Demand?

Second video in the LocationLads Back-To-Basic Series is Average Vendor Discount, the difference between the original asking price of a property for sale and the eventual sale price. How will this variable relate to the movement in the market? Find out more here!

The LocationScore Lads kick off this Back-To-Basics Series with Days on Market! 

So what is it? DOM is the average number of days a property will typically spend advertised ‘For Sale’ before it sells. But how does it relate to Supply and Demand? Find out more in this video now.

If you are wondering LocationScore comes about or if you're curious on it all works, here's a brief video from us explaining all that! Tune in now to start understanding why data matters when investing in property. 

Off market property seems to be the trending keyword among property buyers these days. For some reasons, they seem to be linked with an air of exclusivity and hailed as a holy grail by some investors. But what is it and do they always yield a better return? Bryce Holdaway explains more in this video.

Have you inspected numerous properties and somehow, find a part of it that you don't like or... you simply can't afford? Unless you have a very very deep pocket, it is usually impossible to buy a perfect home. So how do we solve this? Check this episode of The Property Couch to find out more.

The fact that you are on this site proves that you are serious about property investing and research. Now, getting the location right is crucial but if you want to make your investment returns even higher, you need to aim for the right asset as well and understanding owner-occupier appeal should be your first step. Tune in now to find out more.