Probably yes, bank calculate equity depending on the amount of your actual home you own. First you need to know the current market value of your home you also need to know the balances of all your mortgages. Typically most the banks will lend you a certain percentage of your equity.

You'll need some assistance for this job. If you can try to find agents for this, this is too much money to take the risk.

Well.. one big disadvantage of it is the budget and all the hassle..
I guess buying something that already exist is something that will make you have a worry free and hassle free day to day as you make your money work for you. The only worry you'll have to deal with is to get the best one you can find. But that's not so hard this days that real estate are mostly found online as well.

I guess its good to know your budget..

Sometimes realizing what you can only spend does the trick than dealing with the price itself.

It is good if you seek advice from expert. It is really relevant to secure not just only commercial lease agreement. Secure all possible documents which has something to do with in your business.

Yeah, there might not be a large number of houses in Australia just like in USA. However the properties for sale in Melbourne are high in demand just like rental properties in Victoria.

First you have to be sure if buying property out of Melbourne will be convenient to you or not.  There are agents that are qualified to represent a client whether they are buying or selling real estate property and negotiate the best possible prices to complete the deal.

Thank you for sharing that relevant links. How will I gain profit from it just by simply posting an article?

That was crap! That  agent does not accept and entertain buyers opinion..

The quality of service is important but it will be more helpful if could also save money.