NEWS AND EVENTS

Our take on current property investment news, developments and lifestyle in Australia

RENTVESTING: Why would we do it?

RENTVESTING: Why would we do it?

Okay, RENTVESTING! Why would we do it? /What exactly is it? First of all rentvesting is renting where you want to live, and going investing somewhere else around the country. Now the old adage, rent money is dead money, well it’s true if you’re not putting it into an income-producing asset or using those funds […]

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Buying off the Plan

Buying off the Plan

Okay, off the plan apartments good bad or ugly? Let’s talk about it today and the factors to consider, before you pull the trigger on such a purchase. So, number one is finance. You’re committing to and signing off on a purchase for that apartment long before you’ve got finance approval. Because it’s not built […]

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Insurances: What do you really need?

Insurances: What do you really need?

So, you’re about to buy your next property or indeed your first one. It’s an exciting time, what insurances do you need to have in place before the dust settles on that property. Right, how do they benefit you is the most important part of that. So you definitely need landlords insurance and you definitely […]

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Interest Only vs Principal and interest

Interest Only vs Principal and interest

OK, so interest only versus principal and interest, which one do I choose, let’s nut this out. Six factors that we need to take into account. Interest Rate. Next Play. Is it an investment property? What is your age? What’s your cash flow? And do we have a mortgage on our own property is the […]

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Reviewing your home loan

Reviewing your home loan

Okay so it’s time to review your home loan, now I believe we should be doing this every 12 months regardless of the current conditions right now. As you all know we are experiencing record low interest rates at present but I’ve got good news that there’s going to be a further two rate cuts […]

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The Property Clock

The Property Clock

So, the burning question on a lot of investors lips, is which market do I buy in, and at what time in that cycle, right. Now I wanted to show you today the Property Clock and how it works. Very easy to draw and understand, but very hard to predict. Okay, so twelve o’clock traditionally […]

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What is Stamp Duty?

What is Stamp Duty?

Okay, so Cath’s got a great question for us today. What exactly is Stamp Duty, why do I have to pay it, how can I work it out? So she’s buying a $650,000 property, it really depends on what State that you’re purchasing that property in. Every State has their own rules and regulations and […]

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