I am in the same situation as you Nadine.

I have found Steve’s book inspiring in that it has opened my mind to look for opportunities that are not always apparent (and made me question the -ve gearing paradigm). However, I am convinced that his story could not be repeated directly in the current market.

What I am still wondering though is, to…[Read more]

‘nother one at http://www.jaffasoft.com/
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Originally posted by AusProp:

I believe a fundamental shift in investors attitudes has changed the landscape forever and that there will never be the abundance of CF+ property that there once was.

Thats what i was worried about. I have yet to buy Steve’s book and am wondering if the relevance of his book is lessened by this shift? (excuse the…[Read more]

Thanks for the responses folks,
I am very interested in the +cf system. Like all other prop investing, the +cf system is subject to the cyclic nature of the market, though seems a very sensible way to operate as it means that you can weather the lows much better.

However, does this means that for those of us who are a couple of years too late to…[Read more]

Thanks Helen

Why are lenders more wary with holiday properties? What would be ideal would be a lender that was willing to wait till the holiday season for the first repayment.

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Derek
Just a question on your response above.

You say that repayments on a P&I loan are not tax deductible. Can you claim the interest component as a deduction?

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Hi luckyone
I am a tenant in Canberra and have had experience with a pm located in ainslie. I personally would hate to have them as pm of a property I owned.
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