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I am planning to move from Perth to the Christchurch area (Canterbury) in a couple of years but want to buy a place now and possibly rent it until then. Can anyone recommend an accountant either in Perth or Christchurch who understands the Aus/NZ investment tax issues? And then I am...

I have an investment loan on an IP and a line of credit that is used to pay the interest bill and any rental expenses. The rent goes into my normal account and I top up the LOC as required - to cover the interest etc. The LOC is never used for non-investment/ deductable purposes! I heard...

I have a self managed rental in Perth, with tennants who have looked after my place quite well for the past 4 years and always paid on time. They called today to say this months rent is due but they can't pay. They assure me they will catch up next month. I know the process for termination...

It's been 2 years since I bought my first IP and my wife is pestering me to buy another. One idea we are toying with is to go with a house and land package in Armadale (WA) where the build price is around $300,000 and includes a furniture package. Location to transport etc seems ok and 4x2...

I see the budget has this statement about tax benefits if a rental is let at below market rates (I assume to someone on a low income). But don't understand what it means, how it is supposed to work - like is it only for new places. Anybody have an understanding/thoughts on this?

Hi, I am buying my first investment property and had all sorts of different advice on how to split the ownership. Some say 50/50 with my wife but this impacts my tax (I am the highest tax payer by miles), some say 99/1 but this seems to restrict the number of lenders willing to finance, some...

Hello, this is my first post although I have been reading for a while. Finally plucked up the courage to buy an IP and was wondering if I should use a registered valuer as part of the offer conditions rather than depend on recent sale stats? Also what is the typical cost of using one and any...