Purchase Price + Stamp Duty + Solicitors + Other disbursements.
eg. $500,000 + 17,990 + $1,500 + $500 = $519,990
$519,990 / $500,000 = 1.03998.
Therefore when people are talking about positive gearing, its all on a level playing field.
For example, say I buy a property for $500,000 and...