Off-The-Plan Strategy

Advantages:

• Potential gain before settlement
• Stamp duty saving
• Available to overseas investors
• Little money down through bank guarantee, deposit bond or builder's terms

Disadvantages:

• Potential loss of deposit plus gap
• Buying without seeing the site
• Purchase price can be set artificially
• Purchaser can be influenced heavily by organised marketing effort
• Area and products may not be tested – performance unknown