The Best Property Investment Tips are often the simplest ones - and yet, it's amazing how many people overlook the basics. Today I want to present to you some basic property investment tips that every real estate power investor should constantly remind themselves of.

1. Don't spend too much on purchasing your investment property. Do your sums first, a property must look like it will be profitable for you before you buy it.

2. Use as little of your own money as possible. Take full advantage of all credit available to you - this frees up more of your cash to purchase more properties.

3. Avoid doing your own renovating. Although employing professionals might seem like a waste of money, they will do it much more quickly than you ever could and (no offence) the quality is likely to be much longer lasting.

4. Look for motivated sellers. People / banks who want to sell a property quickly present a great opportunity for you to pickup a bargain.

5. Don't overspend. There is no reason to overspend. If a particular property is likely to put you in a scenario where you will have to overspend, don't buy it. Simple. Yes, this is basically the same as number 1, but so many people make this mistake.

6. Assemble your own team of experts to help you in your property investing. Get a good team around you - handymen, lawyers, mortgage brokers, etc - and your life will become much easier.

7. Consider getting some property investing education. The people who succeed fastest are those who have learnt from professionals in the field. Given that you can write any training costs off as an expense, it's worth considering.