Supply and demand will be the biggest factor as well as continued wage growth combined with comparatively low interest rates. 

I'm not a crystal ball polisher but it seems to be holding up ok and looks that way for the foreseeable future, but who knows whats really going on behind the scenes???

Use the available equity in the PPOR for the deposit on the IP. If not enough available then pay down some of the PPOR loan and reborrow. 

Based on your post it would be ok to go to 90% LVR on both properties. 

As it is borrowed funds it is tax deductible where using cash is not.

Questions are great, don't be sorry, its how we all learn and there is no such thing a a stupid question (almost). 

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Depends on the buy in price of the property as money is made at purchase, in the short term. 

You could potentially buy a property for cash under market value preferably  and do a reno, get the property revalued and repay all of the money.

Not recommending you do this as I don't no your level of expertise and you would have to have all your ducks lined up and know what you are doing to pull it off but reckon its possible. 

Benny wrote:

  I don't know what is in a name, but Port Hedland is a place on my Bucket List (in reality, I'd like to see a whole lot of the West Coast).   

Well worth the effort, not sure about PH though but the west coast is amazing as the landscapes change several times if you start in the south west and work your way up to the Kimberleys.  

Or NAB sends out the same valuer. Take Shahins offer to try and avoid this. 

Land is what increases in value and building s decrease in value over time.

As long as you can Tennant the house and land then that would be my option for the reasons mentioned above.

Also would advise going interest only with an offset rather than pumping the extra funds into the first property. That way you keep your options open.

Well done, sounds like you are in a great position to create potential wealth. 

Yes it is fine to do so. She may require permission from FIRB (foreign investments review tribunal).

Interest rate will be the same.

Advice from a tax accountant & property lawyer would best be sought in regads to ownership and your future investment plans would need to be considered as well as incomes and whether the property is a PPOR or IP?

I would also recommend talking to a knowledgeable broker to run some numbers on serviceability. 

Yes it will still work even if you live there forever.

Example;

500k purchase price + 500k in the offset = no mortgage payments and 500k cash available as required with out going to the bank to ask for it and if you change your mind take the cash with you and rent the property and you have preserved the principal. 

To use a cliche, win win. 

Broker HQ is great like google for finance.

Connective seem to be the best value as an agregator so may be worth exploring further.