Local knowledge is so important when buying property.

Whether you're a rentvestor, or looking to buy an apartment or house, knowing the ins and outs of the local property market is crucial so you don't make an otherwise easily avoidable mistake.

Today, we're talking to two local experts, Karen Young of Property Zest Buyer's Agency and Tony Coughran of Simply Gold Coast, who will be sharing their tips on what first home buyers need to be looking for, and the mistakes that can be avoided in each of their areas.

Tune in to the episode and we'll see you on the inside!

• Property choices in the Sunshine Coast [03:18]
• The Gold Coast property market [09:04]
• Exploring duplexes [12:05]
• Houses vs. apartments [14:57]
• Advice for people buying in coastal property markets [23:00]
• Mistakes people make when buying in coastal property markets [25:55]
• Rentvesting options in coastal property markets [32:56]
   • Rentvesting options in the Gold Coast [33:15]
   • Rentvesting options in the Sunshine Coast [38:05]
• Crazy things Karen & Tony have seen some home buyers do [43:56]

• Property Zest Website
• Simply Gold Coast Website

• Tony Coughran is an award-winning buyers agent and founder of Simply Gold Coast, a property agency based in the Gold Coast. With 20 years of hands-on experience in the property market, and purchased $350 million in property to date, his counsel is sought by some of the most successful and respected property owners in the business.

• Karen Young is the principal and founder of Property Zest Buyer's Agency, a fully licensed independent buyer's agency and property management company in the Sunshine Coast. She has bought hundreds of properties for investors and home buyers and won numerous Awards for Excellence over her buyer's agent career.

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