Has anyone used the HSBC usd and multi currency accounts?

thanks ,have you used the Oanda accounts ?  offshore accounts .

With Oanda, i would presume you would have to also seperately open a seperate ie  US bank account if you want to trade and keep the money there for some time before moving it back to AUD?

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thanks again terry, great help !i have sqeezed out most of my equity in the current ip, so, not really!  i guess i just got for the mortgage insurance and highest lvr loan possible?

No ppor residence load, im just renting until i decide either to stay in oz or move overseas for a while.  I have about 80k cash and 50k in shares.  I would love to keep as much as possible.  I have left little equity in my current ip, but i guess i can transfer money into pay off some of that loan?

Thanks i do have cash, around 35 percent of the home value.  I just hate to see my cash go towards Stamp duty and fees.!   How much could be received back at  tax time in a percentage figure approx? thx

sorry   email is beazo254@aapt.net.au     thx

Anthony, shoot me a pm if you can..I have just returned from Cali, what i did notice is the large amount of vacant properties.  This might be the norm , ?im not too sure, my wife is from there, and whilst there i did have a browse at properties.

swift eagle, did you end up purchaing property there?  i am looking to also.Did you find finance their or have finance already? thanks

Hi ,Anthony, did you find any information on what you were looking for, i am in the exact same position at the moment..!thx