These days, so many options and strategies exist for buying investment property that you can be excused for having your head swirl with confusion about what is right for you.  While one property spruiker may tell you that buying a raft of inner city apartments is the right way to go, another will claim that the benefits of buying to renovate outstrip any other type of investing property.

People nearing retirement or those who want to realise their profits quickly are often attracted to pick and flip approach when investing in property. But is it a sound strategy? Property expert, Margaret Lomas explains in this month's issue of Your Investment Property.