By Mr. Propwise

While the term Contrarian Investor is typically used for someone who invests against the crowd in the stock market, it is also applicable for property investing. In this post we’ll look at how Contrarian Property Investors think, why it makes sense to be one, and how to think like one.

What is a Contrarian Investor?

Wikipedia defines a Contrarian Investor as “one who attempts to profit by investing in a manner that differs from the conventional wisdom, when the consensus opinion appears to be wrong.”

In other words, it’s a way of thinking. This sort of thinking can be applied across any investible asset class. In stocks, a Contrarian Investor will buy shares when excessive pessimism about a company’s prospects drives its stock price to unjustifiable lows, and sell when widespread optimism drives its stock price to unjustifiable highs.

Similarly, a Contrarian Property Investor will buy ...