I was looking over some old files and found a TV interview I did some years ago on a popular property program – Your Money Your Call. The very first question I was asked by the host Chris Gray was “Why would someone develop rather than buying and holding?” http://www.propertybloom.com.au/about/videos.html

A good development strategy for a first time developer and investor wanting to boost their property portfolio is a dual occupancy project; buying land where you can build two dwellings and subdividing.  The dwelling/villas may be attached or freestanding, either way you are basically halving the land cost for each. And that is where the value lies.