lol @ dem window frames and the sky above the back fence.
For me personally it made sense to setup an SMSF to invest in property, but I had a significantly higher balance and am much closer to retirement....
I was offered the same opportunity for a property in Sydney, while the $5k fee to view the contract was acceptable, they were expecting me to pay...
Hi Tangy, no not a lawyer, I just read the fine print. If you take the view that almost all clauses in the contract will be to protect the...
Sunset clause Settlement period (often 14 days including non-working days), look for at least 30 days, but they may not be flexible and 30 days...
If you approach property investing as a numbers game then risk can be managed. For example, if you look at the likely yield and it stacks up...
Opi, would you live in a property that had power lines in close proximity?
I saw an OTP contract in QLD that stated the buyer could not object if the height of the building or the level of the unit within the building...
This transaction sounds horribly complex with lots of opportunity for things to be screwed up.
For developers to obtain finance for their projects they would almost certainly need to prove a certain level of sales and these will need to be...
I think the issue is (or at least one of the issues) is that if you place non-borrowed funds in the offset you dilute the deductibility and it...
My experience fwiw - PM#1 wasn't able to secure a tenant in 5 weeks, onsite PM took 2 days. Difference is the ability to show walk-in prospects...
No easy answer here. There is a balancing act between your appetite for risk, objectives, market conditions, lenders etc etc. An 80% LVR is a...
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I haven't studied the area, sorry. I believe it is popular with locals though. Close to Suncorp and city probably +ve's.
I've been watching development in these areas in detail for the last 3 years. Here are my thoughts; New Farm - great area, close to the CBD,...
No need to apologise I understand your point completely. I've always been a 'show me the income' kind of investor rather trying to value...
Nope, that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying the trustee of the SMSF must provide for the retirement benefit of its members. If you can prove...
Austing - it is not me you have to convince - it is the ATO. I define income to mean funds generated by holding the asset, not by its sale or...
Yeah, 10 x was just one of those rules from my Uni degree (a looong time ago), so absolutely not relevant in the real world! If 1.5-4 x earnings...
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