Hi intrigue.I have arrived! You are not alone young padowon!OK, minimal info but here goes. A lot of your decision should be reliant on your existing tax burden. Have you heard of tax variation (old name from ATO is a 221d)? If not, check out tax variation on the ATO website. Putting it simply, you have ZERO tax deductions on your PPOR however,…[Read more]

Hi Kemjay.I live in SA and do business in our "Golden Triangle' of Whyalla, Port Augusta and Port Pirie. Whyalla is interesting. 5 -6 years ago the locals were saying, "whoever is the last to leave please turn off the lights". That was then, this is now!SA is riding again on our own resource boom; maybe not to the extant of WA but a boom non the…[Read more]

Hi Tegs.I guess the first thing we need to understand are you and your parents motivation for developing and duplex's? It is for growth – short or long term? Is it for tax reduction/minimisation?I would need to ask a lot of questions before I could answer your questions with some degree of accuracy Tegs. My suggestion is you and your parents need…[Read more]

Hi Fergus.A company we have used in Adelaide as a buyer's agent is Australian Legal & Finance. They're fairly new but very good. Take a look at their website at http://www.legalandfinance.com.au and see what you think!Cheers!TC