Whats the issue with a head lease ?  Why do you want to avoid them ? I'm very close to signing a contract on a NRAS property, one with a head lease & one without.  (I think)Also your accountant can apply for a PAYE tax variation to you don't have to lose money all year & then get the $9k back at the end of the year.

Hey D,I actually work & live in Newcastle, so if you need any info on specific suburbs let me know.  I'm also looking at investing in the area at the moment.  I'm thinking more about renovations than developments, (but to my limited experience) but a few properties I've seen have got me thinking.    If you looking at small developments, I'd…[Read more]

Thanks, I've found the links for the various states.  Trusts seem to be heavily hit my land tax & seems to reduce their appeals to me.  Am I missing something ?When it says that my PPOR is expempt, I assume that means it doesn't count towards my threshold at all in that state ?

I'm also just learning & about to buy my first IP.Also remember that most ads quote "Gross Rental Yeild", so you then need to take into account your expenses like rates, maintainence & property management (if any), to get  a "Net Rental Yeild" (before loan costs).  This is the number you need to compare to your loan costs to see if you have a posi…[Read more]

Is there anywhere the outlines the different rules that apply to Trusts or different structures & tax strategies for investing ?  Any book you could recommend ?

Thanks again all for the comments & great advice.  Evolve could you or anyone else that know elaberate on your comment in 4. Hybrid trust / property trust"4. Hybrid trust / property trust– If correctly structured with the right loan / lending set up you could get the best of both worlds – i.e. deductions on a loan in your personal name but…[Read more]

Thanks everyone for the comments.  Greatly appriecated.  Gives me lot s of good things to think about & discss with a good Accountant (when I find one.)  I hadn't really considered the SMSF, but I do have over $100k there avaiable to pay with.I had read (in a US book) that an Limited Liability Company (LLC) could elect to be tax in a way that all…[Read more]