There are two main reasons people invest in a negatively geared property. Firstly, to save on tax, and secondly to generate an investment that will provide capital gain down the track.
You’ve bought your new investment property and are ready to rent it out and watch it grow in capital value over the next decade or two. Can you just leave it and look after it yourself or should you hire a property manager to make sure you’re getting the best possible rental return and to ensure the place is well looked after?
Some of the housing planets in Melbourne are aligning to provide a fertile ground for buying property in Australia’s fastest growing capital city.
Home improvements continue to be very popular among Australia’s property owners. A quick glance at a current television guide showing numerous primetime home-improvement reality shows will confirm that very quickly!
A new metropolitan planning strategy is set to make Sunshine a key in the development of Melbourne’s western suburbs.
A run-down or old-fashioned property can be slightly depressing to live in, and even harder to rent out.
Finding the right location is crucial to ensure strong long-term capital growth, but amid the noise of real estate agents, friends and family and your own prejudices to areas – how do you know for sure that an area’s investment potential stacks up? Here are 10 steps.
No finance, no investment. It’s that simple. So how do you get the bank to say yes to your mortgage application each time you ask?
1. Look for an eager vendor
A vendor under distress is the most obvious component of a cheap purchase. There is no moral high ground here– often it’s a case that the seller needs a quick disposal and is willing to cut back on the price in order to move the bricks and mortar on.
Self managed super funds (SMSFs) are all the rage at the moment, people are increasingly keen to get more control of their super to avoid super fund costs and poor investments. One of the biggest advantages of SMSFs is that you can use your super to invest in property.
