Hi BorisS,

This is exactly right! It becomes VERY time consuming when you have more than 5 properties…

One of my best advice is get a good property manager and get them to sort out your bills for you (like water rates, council rates, etc…)

You will also need a good filing system.

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Hi BorisS,

I am not sure whether I understand your example, but the simple answer to your question is:
You can claim the interest on the portion that is used to invest with. (It does not matter where you get the money from)

So let’s say that somehow you have $100,000. If you use $80,000 to invest with then you can claim the interest on that…[Read more]

OK after some internet searching I found this site

http://www.stampoutstampduty.com.au/rates.htm

It calculates the Stamp Duty for each state. (Each state is different.) and Victoria seems to pay the most (2nd is NT). The state that pays the least is (not suprisingly) Queensland.

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Looking for stamp duty info I came upon this link

http://www.taxinstitute.com.au/CDA/Stories/Individual/1,1030,37255,00.html

which talks about Stamp duty “corporate reorganisation exemption”.
Does anyone know more about this?

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OK thanks Brett,

I have sent you a patch (to your grafx email address) which will fix the problem.

For comments please use the forum http://www.apim.com.au/files/forum

or email us directly at beta@apim.com.au.

Thanks

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HI Brett,

No there isn’t a problem. I am not sure why you are having this difficulty.
What browser are you using?

Ben

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Hurricane,

I think it will not be as bad as you think.

How long did you live in the first house?

(I am NOT an accountant. Please see your accountant to double check this..)

Say you lived in it for 2 years, (which is 24 months) before renting it out and you have rented it for 10 months.
The percentage of the time it was a IP is about 10/(24+10)…[Read more]

OK here is the link http://www.apim.com.au/apdm.aspx

You will find the download links at the bottom of the page.
I have put an example in already so that you will know how it works.
Report any bugs to support@apim.com.au
Enjoy!

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Hi Graham,

I have nearly finished a spreedshet that does (i think) everything you are looking for.

It is called APDM (Australian Property Decision Maker.) If you would like to test it with me I would be more than happy to let you use it, however it must be used on a “use at your own risk” basis.
I developed it using openoffice calc. (Since it is…[Read more]

Hi everyone,

I am just wondering… How do you keep track of all the paper work when you have more than 10 properties (Let alone 50!!).

All the bills etc… Seems like a good program is needed

Can anyone tell us how they do it (their thoughts on this and a few explanations.)

Thanks

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Hi ireland,

What about a 6.45% fixed interest for 5 years starting from now.

Interest rates will probably remain the same or go down during the year. When they start going up again, lock yourself into a fixed rate.

Just something to think about… I know it all really depends what your strategy is etc… but the thought I can’t get away from is…[Read more]

Sure,

Tell us more about the property and you might find one here!

APIM

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OK,

A great thanks to all of you who submitted an application to join the beta program. We will be reviewing your applications and will be in contact with you shortly. For those how missed out, there will still be a free version (with all the functioanlity) but limited to two properties.
Stay tuned….

APIM

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Oh, I forgot….

Our privacy policy is simple: We will NEVER give (sell or rent) your information to anybody (or any organisation). (Full stop!)

You can have total peace of mind.

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Hi Leigh,

Even though this looks really good at first it is infact very risky.

The risky part comes from the fact that you have no control over the exchange rate. For example if you had done that about 7 years ago when 1 aussie dollar was worth 0.7 US you would be crying now. (even though things look like they are getting better.)

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Hi Tamara,

I came across this web site a few days ago, it might be of interest to you:
http://www.australiapropertycentre.com/

I am not sure about the content since I didn’t spend too much time on it.

Ben

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