Jess, I hear what you say. Many accountants by nature are conservative, looking behind rather than in front and hindsight is powerful but often...
Branding yourself as an accountant may not be that good for your social life, but perhaps a rung up from being called a lawyer!
I agree with Jamie, even though I am an accountant by profession, I do not mix the work. It is difficult to be a master of all things and I would...
LJ, I would suggest you get a 100% offset account associated with your loan and put sufficient funds in it that your net balance is about $100....
Bradley, My suggestion is you first need to work out what you are trying to achieve and over what time period. Your age, your financial and...
Negative gearing is not a strategy that most investors deliberately undertake, it is a consequence of a leverage strategy. If all investors paid...
Not sure who would do this but some lender will. You would need to go to the private banking or business lending areas. Why not sell some shares...
What is the loan amount and LVR? It can affect the rate offered. You can get 5 year fixed rates down to 4.79%. With a combo loan (split...
Mark, There is not enough information as to what you want to do re longer term goals or affordability/cash flow from the 2 IP's. You have only...
If you have moved out of your 'old' PPOR and converted this to an IP, where are you now living? As to whether to continue to pay off the IP via a...
First you need to be clear on what your goals are, all else follows after that. If you are looking to buy a property which you will rent out, it...
Has anyone come across Hotspotcentral and their tools and strategy? A client of mine came across their site (via the YPI magazine) and asked my...
StillLearning, What works best to achieve your goals? If it is building your asset base within your trust now to generate future income, then...
Magpie, I would look to go back to your lender, request that they establish a second loan facility (equal to your redraw amount available, so in...
Tallis, The concept of the government doing anything that is effective or efficient just seems an impossibility. Think Pink Batts, think School...
Ivan, There is no specific requirement as to the bank account. Make sure it is in the name of the SMSF trustee. You might as well use an...
Not sure why you want to run up the additional cost of a SMSF and still use an industry fund. It may be for insurance reasons but suggest you...
Colin, Appreciated Greg
Has anyone any views on which lenders offer the better bank guarantee? This is in terms of set up, cost and ease to get it released. The use...
Neil, I don't think there is a right or wrong answer, some will do it well, others may not know the market as well as local agents. Does most...
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