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This will conceptualise what you are trying to achieve and in which time frame. For 95% of property investors this becomes critical as it affects your exit strategy, your risk management plans and also your objective at the end of the day. Understanding the tax implications of owning property in Australia will also enhance your position as a property investor.

AHI can help in your endeavour to make wise property investment choices in Australia. We match the needs of our clients with the right investment properties that will lead to long-term wealth creation. We ensure our success, and that of our clients, by having access to experienced and reputable land and property developers all across Australia.

Buying a house and land package can be a great way of buying a home or investment property. The entry level is surprisingly low and a great deal of time and money can be saved by deciding to invest in a new-build property rather than an established one. AHI has something to suit every budget from $450,000 to $5.9 million plus. Whatever your budget happens to be, AHI can help and advise you wherever you choose to live in Australia.

House and land packages can offer outstanding value. All our property options are "Turn Key" meaning that they are 100% completed, including a designer furniture package if that is the client's choice. All you have to do is bring your personal items and your house is ready to move into or to receive tenants.

AHI has access to thousands of house and land packages Australia-wide. For clients who wish to build a more individual home, we work with some of Australia's top architects, so that the client can examine the plans, receive an itemised cost analysis, sign off, and know that the property will be ready on time and on budget.

Over several consultations, AHI provides a financial assessment, a comprehensive property plan and a property investment analysis through one of our trusted associates. We guide and educate our clients throughout the whole process from beginning to end. We help our clients with this simple 3 point process.

The understanding of how properties will affect your wealth creation ie cash-flow, vacancy, tenancy and how the mix will help you achieve a balanced portfolio is important for long-term sustainability. A sound decision can only be reached with a clear understanding of all the figures with which our clients are provided at the outset.

Hugging the tip of the Australian east coast, Victoria is Australia's second-smallest state, covering 227,600 square kilometres - roughly the size of the British Isles.  The state capital is  Melbourne located around the shores of Port Phillip Bay beside the Yarra River, about five kilometres from the bay.

About 36 per cent of Victoria is covered by forest with the major forest belt in the east. The highest peaks are Mt Bogong (1986 m) and Mt Feathertop (1922 m).

Victoria's 1800 km coastline borders on Bass Strait, which separates the mainland from Tasmania, and in the west on the Southern Ocean. It's a generally rugged coastline but includes many wide sandy beaches and three large, almost fully enclosed harbours. Melbourne and Geelong are on the shores of the most important of these harbours, Port Phillip Bay.

The median price for Melbourne property is $600,000. Ask about our land and house packages, many of which have park/lake frontage in some of Melbourne's most desirable suburbs. Whatever your budget we can provide a qualify house and land package which will suit your lifestyle and family circumstances. As a ballpark figure a double storey brick built house with four bedrooms, two bathrooms a double garage on a 600 m2 block is around $700,000. Melbourne is within a short drive of beaches, ski resorts, a richly varied rural hinterland and spectacular forests so potential buyers or investors of Melbourne real estate are guaranteed unlimited choice.

Victoria has a vibrant economy and tourism is a major industry employing some nine per cent of the workforce and catering for more than 600 000 international visitors and nearly 11 million domestic visitors each year.   Water sports, rock climbing, gliding, hang gliding and hot air ballooning are all available. Kangaroos and koalas can be seen in the national parks, and there is a famous dusk parade of fairy penguins on Phillip Island. If you invest in a  Melbourne home, all these things will be on your doorstep including  Melbourne Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary.  The city of Melbourne is noted for its many fine restaurants, bars, theatre and nightlife.

In the far north west, the Mildura district is an irrigated fruit growing oasis on the arid fringes of the outback. Westward are basalt plains studded with extinct volcanoes and the grand colonial mansions of the squatters, the pioneers who made Victoria some of the world's richest fine wool country.

Melbourne and Sydney have for many years been competitors for the title of Australia's best city and there are those who prefer one over the other, but according to the 2011 Economist Intelligence Report, Melbourne is number 2 in the league table of the world's most liveable cities, while Sydney comes in at number 7.  But it's all a question of personal preference and Sydney, allegedly, can still claim a slightly  better climate, but if you prefer plenty of rainfall with your sunshine then opt for a home in Melbourne.

Temperatures vary widely but most of the State falls within the warm, temperate belt of the south-east corner of Australia, characterised by warm and dry summers and cool to mild, wet, winters. Snow settles on the Australian Alps in the north-east of Victoria from June to September. Rainfall is heaviest in the eastern highlands, in Gippsland in the east of the State and in the Otway Ranges in western Victoria. Some areas receive annual rainfalls of more than 1000 mm. Lowest falls are in the Mallee region, where the average is 327 mm. Melbourne's average rainfall is about 660 mm a year.

There is no shortage of good schools in Melbourne and with so many outstanding institutions to choose from, it's easy enough to buy Melbourne real estate in a good catchment area for schools.  The State has eight universities in Melbourne and in country areas as well as a comprehensive technical education system catering for trades and sub-professional training needs.

Australian universities performed very well in the rankings of world's top 200 universities by the Times Higher Education (THE) in its World University Rankings 2010-11. University of Melbourne improved its position as the highest ranked university in Australia, ranked 36th globally and ahead of Australian National University (43rd globally). A total of seven Australian universities have made it into the top 200 best institutions in the world.

Melbourne University is ranked top in Australia in teaching, research and citations, which measures research influence. It is rated second in industry income and third in international (proportion of international staff and students). It also ranks best Australian MBA Programs, placed in 4 bands, with each School in each band of equal merit, based on 3 broad criteria - alumni views, research rating and school data. Seven Australian universities  are in the top 50 for Psychology, led by Melbourne (8). 17 Australian universities featured in Top 200 across the world.

Buy Melbourne real estate for your children to live in while they study and watch the capital appreciation follow.  International student enrolments in Australia in 2010 exceeded 600,000.  If you invest in Melbourne real estate for your student children to live in, we can show you how to make it self-sufficient so it literally pays for itself and in some cases covers your child's university fees.

Victoria produces almost a quarter of Australia's total rural output.  Agricultural and pastoral products include wool, beef, wheat, oats, barley, maize, tobacco, hops and fodder crops, citrus, grapes, apples, stone fruits, vegetables and dairy products. Victoria is Australia's main producer of mutton and lamb, dairy products and dried vine fruits most of which is exported. Gold, textile fibres, non-ferrous metal products, dairy and meat products are the major exports. Main imports are vehicles and machinery, largely from the USA and Japan.

Victoria is also an important timber producer harvested  from its 8 million hectares of forests. This includes 223 000 hectares of forest plantations. Victoria's major trading partners are Japan, USA, New Zealand and Singapore.

Whether you are thinking of migrating to Victoria,  NSW, Queensland, or WA check out the excellent local and government sites for current news about employment prospects in different sectors or business news. The Latrobe Valley, east of Melbourne, has one of the world's largest deposits of brown coal and is the resource base for Victoria's internationally competitive supply of electricity. The coal is used to produce most of the State's electricity. Large oil and natural gas fields exist in the Gippsland Basin, off the coast of eastern Victoria. These provide 50 per cent of Australia's domestic oil production, while assuring Victoria of natural gas supplies well into the next century.

Most of Australia's large mining and minerals processing companies are headquartered in Melbourne. It is also a major centre for mining project management, research and development.

Australia welcomes entrepreneurs

If you are a potential business migrant it's worth taking a look at all the opportunities available in Victoria over a broad spectrum of industry. Victoria is one of Australia's major manufacturing States. Its factories employ about 34 per cent of the national labour force. Large industries include automotive manufacture, food processing, textiles, clothing and footwear, paper and paper products, oil refining, petrochemicals, aluminium smelting, information technology and telecommunications and aircraft production. There is huge scope is research and development across the board.

The food processing sector contributes 26 per cent of the State's manufactured exports. A major aluminium smelting industry is located at Portland and Point Henry, producing about half a million tonnes of aluminium a year. Victoria accounts for some 45 per cent of Australia's communications industry production. Major telecommunications equipment manufacturers and computer companies are also located in the state. Other significant industries include forest products (including pulp and paper production), chemicals, plastics and rubber and scientific and medical instruments.

Melbourne's public transport system consists of major roads, railways and tramways that fan out from the central business district. Melbourne's tramway network supplements an extensive electrified suburban rail network and bus services.

Because it is densely populated by Australian standards, the State has good roads reaching into all but the most remote regions. National highways connect Melbourne with Sydney to the north and Adelaide to the west. Melbourne has the nation's busiest general cargo port and largest container port. Eight domestic airlines and 30 international airlines provide regular services into Melbourne's international airport, Tullamarine.

So much to see and do! Why not give us a call and take the first step into securing your Melbourne real estate?