Getting really good financial and accounting advice is essential for investors who intend to purchase property using their self-managed super fund. Buying property through a self-managed fund has become a popular way to transact, especially for those who aim to retire in the next decade or so. But seeking professional financial advice before committing to…
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There are three key ways to understand the value of your property and keeping them in mind makes it easier to understand how you can add value to your investment down the track. Those three elements are Land, Dwelling and Extras. Let’s step through each of these: Land In some respects, there’s not much you…
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Good buying opportunities exist in the market right now, and you wouldn’t be the first owner to consider delving into the equity of your home to purchase an investment property. Others may be thinking about using that equity, or even increasing their loan, to capitalise on the Federal Government’s promise of a $25,000 grant for…
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With working from home now part of our “new normal”, we’ve started to see specific repercussions for inner-city rental prices. New research shows rents in inner-city suburbs of east coast cities are in decline as tenants seek bigger homes and more space in suburbia and on the urban edge. For investors confident in the value…
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If you’ve invested in a blue chip suburb in the past decade, you probably read with horror the hogwash predictions – even from the Commonwealth Bank – of a catastrophic fall in property prices because of Covid-19. However, the 32% cliff-fall in the CBA’s crystal ball never happened. The most recent figures released by industry…
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There’s an assumption made by too many investors that improved infrastructure always equates to higher property prices. But government promises to build a six-lane highway, a railway station or a hospital does not automatically mean the surrounding area has just become bargain territory over which you should swoop. The idea such multi-million-dollar improvements must supercharge…
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If you’re a landlord or seeking your first investment property, it’s a great idea to periodically assess your rental or portfolio for potential improvements that will enhance tenant appeal and increase rental income and capital value. The pandemic has contributed to a flat spot in many rental markets, but this won’t last forever. As an…
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Renovating an investment property should always be approached by a landlord as a business challenge in which you must try to limit spending while maximising potential rental income. Motivation to upgrade the quality of a rental might vary from wanting to leverage tax advantages from the property in their entirety or be about finding and…
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Tax cuts, employer incentives and a myriad of other measures in the Federal Budget are great news for first-time buyers, homeowners and investors. While the property market has been pleasingly stable during the Covid crisis, the Government has positioned several policies to use real estate as a driver of economic growth and employment. The two…
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If you’re in the market for an investment property but finding prices a little on the steep side, there’s a new disruptive trend to consider – fragmented ownership. New proptech startups like Bricklet, make it possible to purchase a slice of a property that is co-owned with others. You could own one-tenth of a house…
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