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I cant find a post on this, pls point me to one if it exists. This is all a bit jumbled in my head, so apologies in advanced, hopefully this makes sense to someone and they can explain it Can someone in the know pls give me a breakdown of what happens come tax time. I have bought my first...

Hi, Just wanted some advice around splitting loans. Say I have an equity loan of 100K for investments. I buy an IP for 250K at 90%LVR. I settle on the IP and my total costs of purchase including deposit come to 40K (all of which came from equity loan). For tax purposes, do I then ask...

Hi Guys, Well I finally bought my first IP in Oz. It has taken me just over a yr of research/study, but I am happy! Bought a house through a BA, in Eagleby, QLD. Very happy!! 3bed1bath on 1020sqm fro 250K, renting for $325pw, should be able to re-val to 280-300K. Around July last yr...

Not sure if this has been posted before, but just came across this site. Claims to give more accurate pricing/valuation of property''s https://realas.com/home/

Hey guys... Anyone know if the data that is in the back of property magazines is downloadable from anywhere? I would like a soft copy of the data. Thanks

Hi SS's Can you guys pls outline, say a top 5 of lenders (in your opinion), that would lend up to 95% for IP's. And also maybe some lenders to avoid? Thanks.

Hi all...Question around structuring of ownership and its tax implications. Scenario: -Wifey is off work atm watching new born, will not be going back to work till July 2014, once she goes back it will be on a part time basis. - Wifey when fulltime earns around 70K - I earn above 150K -...

Hi all... I am looking at dual-occ site, where there is a a dwelling at the rear of the prop which is already built as a GF, I would need to get it council approved though. Was just wondering if anyone has any experience in putting up a fence (im thinking colorbond) that will split up the...

Another nooob with another OTP plan question :D Im contemplating an OTP purchase in western syd as the price seems oookkkaaayy...not BMV, but around current MV (considering how busy that market is) anyway before even thinking abt proceeding Id like to get an OTP valuation done if possible...

Might be considered a dumb question...but I cant seem to find a definition. regarding the stats at the back of magazines, just wondering what category does a townhouse fall into? unit or house? should I assume that if you pay strata then its considered a unit?

Hi... So with the market in Sydney starting to take off and the other capital cities seeming to follow, just wondering where a buyers agent is placed in this kind of market? My main reason for utilising a BA is if they can get me property's that are 'below market value'. So my question...

Hi.. I own a property in the UK which is currently being rented out, the mortgage on it is with a UK bank. Just wondering if its possible to refinance the property with an Australian bank? and if so, is it worth going through the process? At present I do not get any tax-benefits in owning...

Hi...Just wanted to get thoughts on investments which are purley for university accomodation. I have seen a few suburbs which have universities, they have flats for sale where each room has an ensuite and theres communal areas for students. Only students can rent these. There are high...

Looking for suburbs, which investors that are well versed in the Brisbane market, would think is 'blue chip'...???

Hi... I asked my mortgage broker to organise a valuation on my property He asked me what I feel its worth and I said about $580K. The broker just came back to me with a 'CBA Automated Valuation Report', which states $580K as the estimated value. Im very happy with that!!:D In the report...

Hi... Looking for some advice... I have come across a house with quite an interesting design, basically it would allow me to turn it from a 5bdr 4bth home into a set of units all with separate entry/kitchens/bathrooms. I can pretty easily convert it into the following: - upstairs as a...

Hi Guys... So I have been comparing data between magazines, this months API & YIP. Just would like to get your thoughts around what can be relied on to be accurate data? For example, below I compare data for houses in Parramatta, NSW. So its category and then API data and then YIP data: -...

Hi... I am currently looking at a 2br house which has a rather intersting layout, I definately know I can make it into a 3br, but there seems to be potential for a 4th or 5th bdr's. I have not ventured down this path before, but have done cosmetic reno's before. Can you guys...

Hi I am just wondering, with the whole buy-reno-reval, how much will a bank give you after the reval? Say I buy a house for 250K, spend 10K on reno's and then get it reval'd to 300K, does this mean the bank will let me draw on 50K equity? or is it a percentage of that? and dees it vary...

Hi All... Im a newbie looking to setup my foundations in the PI world. After a few weeks of research seems I need to first arm myself with education & a strategy before doing anything else, so am asking all you experienced investors out there if there are any courses that you would...