Visit online real estate portals such as domain.com.au & realestate.com.au. This will save you time and give you a chance to establish what you’re looking for and more importantly what price points are for the properties you like and make enquires to.
Going to inspections, meeting the agents, walking around your favoured suburb of choice, and attending auctions all give you good experience. It will ensure your knowledge of local markets is broadened.
When buying a home or investment, remember aspect, size, natural light, views, busy streets, busy roads and general condition of a property all contribute to price points.
It is important to physically inspect properties and keep the brochures and follow up on what they end up selling for, keep a file with the brochures for your research.
It is one of your biggest investments you will make in your lifetime, so make sure you do your homework.