I am in Brisbane as well and I have been using a guy in the Valley for my general work tax…..now that I have a investment property I have to find a proper Investment Accountant to help me claim back as much as I can. I have learnt all sorts of this thing from this funny post, just all the things I can claim back and how people team up……but anyways welcome and good luck
I support your comments SIS, and I will be doing the same when I get more properties use the tax system to my advantage.
What a fun topic this was to read….like a bunch of kids around a ice-cream cake—-[][] no offence
Well I can tell you about my experience so far I only have 1 IP and I still live in it. I bought it in Sep last year way under market value did some renovations and nearly doubled my profit in 5 months. I am just waiting for someone to rent the place out but it’s already on the market and it’s just a matter of waiting now. It’s going to be cash + as well. And this well help heaps for my next deal that I am looking at the moment. Well good luck
Mate I think they will find out anyway because off all the checks they do…these people can find anything out. And if you hide something from them and they find it out they might not give you the loan and see you as a risk…..just my thoughts
Hi there….I was in your boat a couple of months ago…I wanted to buy my first house/unit. I ended up buying a unit and using my FHOG for legals and renovations. But you have to live in the place for a couple of months, you also have to make sure you change your address with department of transport and electoral roll, all your bank details basically everything needs to come to new address. I am about to rent my place out and I have been there for 5 months now. But I can show that I really lived there but had to move out coz my circumstances changed. Best of luck
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I agree with SIS bad idea, you will get a bad name really soon through the agents network…..if you put the effort in it will come back to you with a reward, good luck []
I want to use my equity to pay my car out and wipe a credit card…but that’s only about 13k that I will need…..so maybe I just need to take out a bit. What about refinancing my loan once the place becomes a investment property. I have a fixed rate at the moment for one year till Sep this year. Can I change the loan to a investment loan or do I have to wait till the one year is up.
What will be the best way to structure this so I don’t get hit with a huge tax bill.
The longer you wait the harder it is going to be to get into the market. I was in your situation in Sep last year and I got in just in time for the area I bought. I also had 15k deposit but by using the FOG you can borrow more or see if you can get away with out paying LMI. Anyway just my thoughts…good luck and congrats on taking the first steps []
The banks don’t like giving loans for retirement villages it’s to big of a risk for them and they might only give you 50% if you are lucky. I am looking into something very similar at the moment and there is allot to learn about retirement village investing I figured out. Good luck
The problem I have with apartments is that if you live in it for a bit like to do renovations and stuff you can’t work late at night if you have to drill and hammer away. I lost track of time one night when I was drilling holes in my kitchen for a new unit on the wall and I drilled away into the concrete wall for about 5 Min and there was a big load yell at my door…” CAN I SEE YOU PLEASE” Yea sure what’s the problem it’s 11pm at night time and I am trying to sleep….I had no idea and lost track of time…with a house you might get away with it. Anyway this will prob be me last post for the year my Holidays starts on Friday and I will be back early Jan. Have a great and save Christmas….Bring on the beach[8D]
Hi Guys…hope you all had a good weekend. Thanks for all the info and positive thinking and comments. I am going on Holidays at the end of this week so I won’t be able to do anything on my loans or unit coz I am going away to Great Keppel Island…hehehh [][]not that I want to rub it in or anything. Next year I will be back and hungry to buy the next place but until then I don’t think I should do anything but relax for a bit….Thanks again
Thanks for all your help guys and sorry if I sound a bit short off but not really the best thing to find out on a Friday arvo after a big build up and excitement…..Will it be okay if I drop you a line Simon?
Hi Melbear…this was just to give me a indication of how much I can borrow…..I wanted to buy my next place in Jan or Feb…but I guess I have to look at a partner now….
No I don’t know of any in Vic I am sorry. Buying interstate might not be a bad thing though. You might lose the 7 FOHG but I have heard some people say that you are better off not taking the first home owners grant and I just can’t remember what the reasons were…maybe someone can give me a hand here.
Cornel
I bought my first place in September with the goal to make some quick cash. I used a spotter to find the place for me and got the unit way under market value. 3 Months later my property has gone up from 112k to around the 160k mark. I am living in the unit so I got the first home owners grant and I used that for legal and some of the renovations I am doing. The way I got started on all this was I went to a seminar about investing …there would have been about 40 people there and only about 5 of those people went through with the plan to set up for financial freedom. I think the longer you wait the harder it’s going to be to get into the current market place. My spotters took about 2 months to find this place and I would recommend maybe for the first couple of IP use a spotter, just till you get the hang of things. Well congrats on taking the first steps towards your financial freedom
Yea I am pretty stocked with the results so far. That’s a pretty good profit if I wanted to sell the place now but will be a very unwise move I think. At least I know that I can use equity and use that for a deposit on the second place. Hopefully I can do my next deal early next year. It’s all very exciting for me and I learn allot and you guys have been great with your opinions and advise.