text: investment property? looking for advice from fellow australians.? do you think it's better to buy units or houses? units seem to be more appealing because the gap between rental income and the mortgage is smaller, but the appreciation would be less? am interested in hearing your opinions as we've saving a decent deposit and are wondering where to go from here. we currently live overseas so can't buy something to live in at this stage. my personal preference is houses rather than units, because: - land appreciates, which you get with houses, not units - you have more financial control with a house, as strata fees can be imposed on you when you have a unit - you have more development/improvement opportunities for a house than a unit.