Hi kay

You are right in that IO loans are basically so that we can buy more properties with the same amount of cash.

A P&I loan of $200K & 7% over 30 years = $1330.60 per month, made up of $163.95 Principal, and $1166.67 Interest.

If you took an Interest Only loan, you wouldn’t have to pay the $163.95 extra each month, which could be the…[Read more]

Tridean, maybe it is that your agent doesn’t get a lot of investors looking?

Perhaps the marketing is not targetting investors? And/or the sale price is as James suggested, too high?

Also I think some people are very wary about the owners wanting to rent back. Why are they selling? etc. etc.

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Mel

Hi Sam

If you are in ACT, you can claim stamp duty off your taxable income, but nowhere else in Aust. It is claimed as a ‘capital cost’ as James said.

James, I’m not sure how you came up with your 6/60? I get the 60 months being the time lived in, but if it was rented for 6 months prior, then it would be 6/66? Total ownership period.

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Mel

Hi jcassidy, welcome to the forum

Agree with Derek re the trust – especially if the plan is to buy more than a couple of properties.

Also, with your accountant, you do not have to be in the same area. A lot can be done by phone/fax.

Check out http://www.strategicwealthmanagement.com.au
and http://www.gatherumgoss.com

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Mel

Derek

Check out Trust Magic and Tax Battles by Dale Gatherum Goss. Also visit http://www.somersoft.com.au Forums.

http://www.gatherumgoss.com

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Mel

Get somebody else to go in and negotiate for you – but don’t tell the owners that’s what the go is.

See if they can assign the contract to you (can be done, but generally must be sorted before contract exchange).

Tell the owners you are not willing to pay the price they are asking as it’s not viable for you. Tell them the price you are willing…[Read more]

Rent to Purchase (price) as a %?

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Mel

Brendon, can you please explain how the ATO are going to access your bank application forms to see what you declared your income as?

And how that’s going to make any difference to them at all? Sure, say I tell the bank I earn $100K per year so they will give me the Lo Doc loan, when in fact I only earn $50K but know I can afford to pay it…[Read more]

Vince, have a look at

https://www.propertyinvesting.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8162

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Mel

spi, have you not got any family that would be willing to go into a deal with you? Starting close to home was the best way for me to go.

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Mel

Hi beerboy, I would probably look at buying that deal.

the insurance and maintenace appear very high at first glance – as do the rates for that value, although I guess they could be realistic.

Basically I would look at perhaps a ‘clean up’ on first purchase, which should also cut the yearly maintenance figure, plus may well increase the rent – a…[Read more]

http://www.gatherumgoss.com

No .au on this one. Much recommend this manual, and also Dale’s other manual – Tax Battles.

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Mel

Bec, if you are planning on following Chan$ and Celivia’s advice (good advice btw) make sure that you set up the loan so that it has an offset account.

Remember that as you use equity from the (now) IP to purchase your new home (PPOR) you cannot actually claim that on your tax.

So if you also plan to ‘pay as much off as you can’, then put the…[Read more]

Sorry to disillusion you all, but I’m almost certain that the discounted stamp duty for OTP purchases is only available in Victoria – they seem to make up for it with killer rates for completed properties.

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Mel

Hi Desk Top, you’ve done well so far!!

Talk to a mortgage broker. there are loans out there that you can get based on the value of your asset alone, which you could then use to fund more properties. So you definitely don’t have to sell it, and I wouldn’t wrap it as you have no loan, and wouldn’t be able to secure one against it after you…[Read more]

I agree with the concept of first person to mention the number losing. I’ve seen it a few times recently.

Well done on your negotiations – plus you got yourself a 2 year tenant!!

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Mel

Stephen, if the partners you have mentioned are not family, I would look at using a unit trust rather than a discretionary trust.

This way, it’s a little similar to a company in that distributions are made on the basis of the unit holdings. With a discretionary trust, if the ‘beneficiaries’ fall out with the trustee, they stand to get nothing at…[Read more]

Les, do a search for Jamie McIntyre, this was discussed recently. Possibly in the Guru or Heads Up sections.

Jamie himself posted in the thread.

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Mel

Hi breakingout

Yep, I think you are changing bad debt for good debt, which is fine, and not what Steve was talking about (from memory).

Paying the interest on the IP loan is probably a reasonably ‘safe’ way of going too.

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Mel

Could you not finance it through a lender in England, and then bring the money in to Australia?

Friends of ours recently did that – but they did have pension income in England which possibly helped with the loan. Not sure of all the details there.

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Mel