Now that Desiree and I have decided to purchase an investment property in Merimbula it was time to begin the research.

I sat down and made up a list of things that would help us buy a house over the internet.

1. Subscribe to the local papers.
2. Contact all of the local real estate agents and let them know we are “in the market”.
3. Do some online research about recent prices in the area.
4. Find some “independent” eyes and ears on the ground locally.
5. Buy some real estate investment books.
6. Develop a brief about what we are looking for
7. Work out our decision criteria.
8. Develop a standard inspection report.

There are probably a heap of other things that need to be done, but this is a start.

Our journey had begun.