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It's easier to tell you who not to use, but I'd get in trouble! I've spent a lot lately on getting specialist advide from the wrong people :( Expect to pay $200-300/hour for advice, even if it's useless) Recommended: Paul Sallis - also an investor & recommended from other posts Jarrad Dunn...

I'm still trying to work out the implications of this. Mine is a little more complex as I want my Aus trust to buy a property in NZ that I can move over and rent personally. I like the idea of paying myself and getting a tax deduction bonus. (I can hear the accountants groaning already :D)...

so many books, so little time.. Your confusion could be 'analysis paralysis'. It will help to set your investment goals before you evaluate strategies (incl. tax) to achieve them. One of the books I find helpful is a Taxation Pocket Guide for Australian Property Investors by Jimmy Prince. A...

Try reading some different books! Have a look in the resources section of this forum. Paying out every month for a low-yielding property until you can realise a capital gain sufficient to repay all purchase, holding and selling costs (adjusted for inflation), lost opportunity cost, and make a...

The developer is Canadian, but the software is based on Australian analysis. I know this because I helped test/develop it. Give the trial version a go, I think you will be surprised. And spread the word.....windows sux! zed ;) ps PIA trial version runs fine on Virtual pc, I just hate...

http://www.iuni.com/en/products/software/mac/iupro/index.html Windows still sux! zed :D

A little puzzle I would like to share with you. A business opportunity is approaching that would involve a move to NZ for at least 5 years. I have been there before and may well decide to stay there permanently this time. My Australian PPOR is owned outright and I have IPs that generate...

N.E. Renton has recently written yet another good book called 'Learn more about Family Trusts'. It will probably be available for your local library and is worth the read. zed

There are different valuation methodologies that can be used to determine market value of commercial property, including the capitalisation approach. This approach capitalises the nett imputed rental likely to be achieved by the property, if offered for lease with the existing improvements in...

welcome to the pointy end Great to hear someone else is thinking outside the (residential) square. Commercial/Industrial property is an effective hedge when the residential market is flat. Property value based on cap. rate is just one of the benefits you will find. Building writeoff goes back...

grey nomads could the SAD thing be a reaction to the KIPPERS trend? (kids in parents property eroding retirement savings)

PIA software The free 'trial' version will not be much use to you as most of the input fields are locked. It looks to be quite comprehensive software, it is a pity they have not adopted the true trial model ie: Unlimited use for a limited time. It may be worth the money, but without a 'real'...

Macs rule, Windows sux http://homepage.mac.com/radwar/RADRentalAnalyzer/ http://www.iuni.com/en/products/software/mac/iupro/index.html I've heard PIA is good but I have no way of finding out. zed

I would much prefer to support local developers, that how I found this forum, but PIA no longer supports the Mac platform and being forced to play PC just doesn't sit right. How do you find the virtualPC and PIA combination? zed

There doesn't seem to be much available for us Mac users. This one looks decent but a little skewed to the US market. http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/26349 Is anyone using it - what do you think? zed

Hopefully a bigger stick to force State Governments to abolish Land Taxes. Talk about double dipping! z