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I have a question re this: https://www.ato.gov.au/General/Capital-gains-tax/In-detail/Real-estate/Treating-a-dwelling-as-your-main-residence-after-you-move-out/ So in the case you have had two properties of overlapping periods, for which you haven't rented either, and you have lived in both...

Anyone have a list, or a link to, what are allowable items that one could include in the calculation of Capital Gains, in the case the property has not produced income (not rented out), but wasn't the PPOR? Items I have so far, but wondering if there are more are: Settlement Costs Stamp...

It seems much better to put any spare money (from your job) to super via salary sacrifice then it does to take it and put it on your IP loan. I've put my notes/calculations below. Just after some confirmation I'm not missing something here or made a mistake in calculations? I've attached...

Rental Property Selector App (IOS & Android) Are you looking for an investment/rental property and want an Easy-to-Use app to do quick evaluations of feasibility? Are you tired of the detailed finance apps that require you to manually type in all the various costs/amounts via the keypad? This...

Do property values generally go up when a newer suburb/area if developed adjacent? Looking at some various areas along the sunshine coast where there are existing houses in the suburbs along the coast, but then there are new developments starting just behind (i.e. to the west). So in...

Just to do some "rough" calculations when looking at a rental property any advice on any of these? a) What's the term for the final after tax "profit" divided by property value? Is it Net Yield? i.e. if property was $500k and annual income (rent - expenses - interest + tax benefit) was...

In terms of which name (my name versus trust) to put an Investment Property in, what would be the answer (or just main determining factors) in the the following scenario. Basically was just after the key factors re how things work here, so there I could go off an spreadsheet if need be. So...

Couple of retirement planning questions (I wanted to work into my overall plans including property) if I can ask for advice: Q1 - What Max/Min values I should use for retirement planning, to cover over the next 15 years say? For: a) inflation rate? (maybe 2% - 4%) b) interest rate on...

General question re selling homes in our Capital cities. Question - Is worth waiting until after the election to sell, you view?

Do you expect >2.5% growth in 2013 in Brisbane? (houses)

Will Brisbane's growth be above 2.5% over the next year do you think?

Anyone aware of a report that would be useful in reviewing a number of suburbs potential for profitable renovation? I haven't seen anything from RPData, domain.com.au so far..... I was thinking of something that have an indication for each suburb, for each type of house (e.g. 2br, 3br etc)...

Just in general, for someone who is targeting cosmetic renovation projects on homes, is it from financial perspective typically better to hold for 12 months and rent out the renovated home prior to selling to seek the Capital Gains tax benefit that would come into play? For the sake of the...

Which suburbs in Brisbane would be good targets for a house renovation from the point of view of being in one of these "ripple effect areas"? Background: So my interpretation of this would be areas that are the next suburbs out from now more expensive sort after areas. So in the ripple...

Which of Brisbane western suburbs would be good to focus on for cosmetic reno? (i.e. no major changes, no structure changes, just stick to painting/kitchen/bathroom etc). By western suburbs I'm meaning from say around Riverhills, Middle Park, Jindalee, Indooroopilly, Oxley, Sherwood etc type...

Anyone able to confirm if a renovation course tax deductible? If yes how would it be handled? e.g. expense in current year?, have to wait until sell reno to claim? etc

going away and keen to pick a book on renovations whilst away - any recommendations? (i.e. buying a house, reno, rent & hold) I'm assuming most important will be to get out on weekends and get to know the targeted area & values etc, but always good to learn. In particular interested in...

Would be interested to know what the minimum rental yield you would consider for a new rental property if buying currently? Assume would be for a buy/hold strategy. Assume property is in a major capital city (say within 15km). I know there are other factors but I thought yield would be a...

Any advice/comments on how to determine the best time to sell a development property? So some aspects of this might be: * what's the demand like currently for builders looking for property development opportunities (in particular Brisbane) * how would one project the development property...

Would appreciate some advice on what you would do in this situation and why. Question - Should I sell? That is sell based on a "cut your loses" and don't keep trying to hold a property that is costing too much to hold. The alternative to hold, incur some losses per year, awaiting the...