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With some of the Eurozone falling into negative interest rate territory we keep hearing about how savers will have to pay the banks for them to keep their money safe. But what about borrowers? How do negative interest rates affect exisiting borrowings? Normally there would be a 'zero' floor...

Hi all, events leading to this post as below: Property advertised with a land size of 900sqm. I double check size of block on Planning Schemes Online on the dpcd website. It checks out at 900sqm. I purshase said property as one sitting on 900sqm of land. Valuer goes in, measures up and...

There is Disc Trust A with a corp trustee A and Disc Trust B with corp trustee B. John Smith is a specified beneficiary in trust A and trust B and also a director of corp trustee A and corp trustee B. DT A receives distributions / dividends every year and DT B is running losses. Can DT...

What risks would a purchaser face for signing a s27 in Vic one month into a 90 day settlement? The vendors agent has requested I sign it out of the blue. It will be of absolutely no benefit to me as purchaser so I won't do it but it got me interested in why people do this and what the downside...

Hi all There are plenty of amazing and inspirational success stories on these boards that everyone can learn from. Never a dull moment reading through. However we all know that investing is not all champagne and fireworks and all of us through our investing efforts and evolution have made...

Hi all I have had many endless readings and discussions with friends over this topic and would love to get everyone's opinion on the matter: Discretionary Trusts for single people: How to best set up IP ownership in a DT when it is just you, solo, single, no brothers, sisters, wifes, kids...

Hi everybody Just thought I start a thread for any other investors like myself that have IPs and rent them out on short term basis. I have been doing so for over a year via a Melbourne CBD apartment and below are some learnings I have to share to get the discussion started: Positives: -...