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Calling all Tax Experts, My parents have recently emigrated to Australia and are living with me for the the past few months. They will be living with me for the short to medium term and have proposed to make regular payments to pay a share for boarding/utilities/expenses etc. Am I able to...

Ownership structure Our home property in SA can be divided into 9 blocks. I have 5 children and want to give them a block each. I need some guidance on the best way to set this up. We have been told that we have to pay CGT on each block which could mean a tax bill of upto $400,000 on money...

Hi, I've secured a property with a historic stone cottage on the beach in Tasmania. After a long negotiation, I've been able to lock down the price and get indicative finance offer on the table. We have the contract subject to finance and DA. giving us 90 days till settlement. Our surveying...

Hello, I have a trusted person in other state who will be buying on my behalf. All financial risks will reside with me. He is not a licensed realestate agent rather than a relative who wants to undergo through the whole process together. In this light what are the legal specifics around this...

My wife and I are in the early stages of contemplating doing a duplex development with our daughter and her partner. Our tentative plan is to buy a knockdown, do the development, move in and then after 12 months sell and do it all again or wait until there is sufficient equity in the first...

Hi guys, My apologies if this has been answered before. I used the search tool and it came up with HEAPS of threads. I scoured them and can't seem to find what I'm looking for. I'm in Qld and trying to get a deposit for my first house or investment property, don't care which. As you know, a...

Hi everyone, I'd like to share my nightmarish experience with our ex rental property. Apologies for my rusty English. My partner and I rented a 3 bedroom house at the bottom floor in a 3 floors building in Brighton Le Sands in front of the beach 1 week before our beautiful baby was born...

is there a risk in purchasing property that is a little less than 50qsm? There is an apartment that I am considering purchasing to live in. its about 47sqm. I know some banks might not lend for this, but are there risks for the me as the buyer?:confused: