Are you Australia's no. 1 property investor?

Your Investment Property and Investors Direct have united to search for Australia's property investor of the year. We want to know about your achievements and successes and what you think has made all the difference to your investing.

However, the competition isn't all about the dollar-value performance of your portfolio - we also want to know the key factors that have contributed to your success. Has it been your entrepreneurial flair, discipline, focus, dedication or just straight-out hard work that has paid off for you? Or was it making the right contacts along the way that has led you to property stardom?

Simply answer the questions below to be in the running to win great prizes and the chance to be recognised as Australia's Property Investor of the Year.

The Investor of the Year Award will be judged by the following:

Bill Zheng, CEO, Investors Direct
Nila Sweeney, editor, Your Investment Property
John Edwards, CEO, Residex
Greg Sugars, CEO, Opteon Property Group

The winner will receive the following prize pack -
  • $5,000 cash from Your Investment Property
  • 'Property and money strategies for an uncertain time' DVD/CD bundle from Investors Direct
  • 2 x tickets to an Investors Direct 'Property finance fundamentals' workshop
  • 1 year Residex report and best rent report subscription
  • 1 year subscriptions to Your Investment Property and Your Mortgage magazines
  • 3 free property valuations, depreciation schedules and insurance valuations courtesy of Opteon Property Group
  • The winner will be interviewed for a feature in the February 2009 issue of Your Investment Property magazine
  • Plus be Your Investment Property's resident guru for our Q&A section for 1 year

Two runners up will receive -
  • $1,000 cash from Your Investment Property
  • 'Property and money strategies for an uncertain time' DVD/CD bundle from Investors Direct
  • 2 x tickets to an Investors Direct 'Property finance fundamentals' workshop
  • 1 year subscriptions to Your Investment Property and Your Mortgage magazines
  • 1 free property valuations, depreciation schedules and insurance valuations courtesy of Opteon Property Group

Deadline for submissions: 5pm November 7, 2008
Your details
Name:  
DOB (optional) (e.g. dd/mm/yyyy)
Postcode:
Email:
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For the below be sure to directly and fully address the criteria and questions. In 300 words or less give specific answers, verified with facts, details and evidence. These responses will score higher than broad statements.

Section 1
1. Ethics
Provide at least one example of how you conduct yourself ethically in your property investing activities.
2. Contribution
Provide at least one example of how you have contributed to other people (friends, family and community)
e.g. inspiration, education, knowledge, charity.
3. Entrepreneurship
Provide at least one example of your ability to identify an opportunity & create money from that opportunity.
4. Learning
If you were to start all over again what would you do differently?
5. Leverage
Provide specific examples of your ability to leverage your a) knowledge, b) time and c) money
Section 2
1. Property selection
a) What is your overall property strategy?
b) What is your property selection criteria (where, when, why and how)?
c) How many investment properties do you currently own?
2. Risk management
Outline the strategies you have put in place to manage your risk. In particular outline your strategies for a) lender diversification, b) asset protection c) property price movement and d) interest rates
3. Financial performance
a) How much of your of own cash did you contribute to kick-start the creation of your portfolio?
b) How much net worth do you currently have across your property portfolio? (ignoring potential selling taxes and expenses)
c) How many years have you been investing?
4. Innovation
a) What has been the most successful transaction you have been involved in?
b) What is the most successful property strategy you have used?
 
Disclaimer - You must answer every question to be eligible for the prize packs. Judges choice of the best answer will win. Employees of Key Media and their immediate family members are not eligible to win. Judges choice will be final and no correspondence will be entered into. Entries close at 5pm (AEST) on Friday 7th November 2008. This competition is open to Australian residents only.