Yes. Depending on what it is. New stove for example will be depreciated over 5 years or so. If you move in within only 2 weeks of fitting this then you could only claim 2 weeks worth.

In a SMSF it couldn't work if the vendor wanted to take a charge over the property.

Other entities should be ok. But the problem will be finding a lender willing do lend on this basis. Last time I looked I could not find any main stream lender. But that was a few years ago.

What is the idiot going to report to the police? The shed has been used to grow drugs or something? Where is the proof.

I would report to the police that he come around and hassled you. It would be recorded on their system and can therefore be used as evidence if something did happen in the future.

Moving into the second one immediately could assist you down the track. You won’t know which one will have the most capital growth until much later (maybe they will be similar growth because same suburb). But the good thing is that you don’t have to chose which one you will nominate for the CGT exemption until the year you sell. So if you make sure both could qualify as the main residence then you may be able to wait 6 years and then reassess.

Why not move in first so the whole period can be considered as your main residence? If you rent it first any capital gain will be apportioned over time.

Will you pay stamp duty? if not you cannot claim it.

LMI would need to be apportioned

Certainly not a scam. This has been around for hundreds of years.

Consider structure set up too.

Future deductibility, savings, CGT etc. It may be posisble to set it up so that the first proeprty could be CGT free by simply living in it briefly.

I would prefer a LOC initally so as to maintain deductibility. A standard loan will cause problems unless you can directly access money available in redraw.

Sounds like your broker is not capable – make the switch sooner rather than suffer the consequences of more hits on the CRAA etc

Not necessarily in NSW. If the thing that is not disclosed is known by the other party then they can rescind the contract in x days, but if they chose not to, or until they do it would be binding.