Hi
Posted this yesterday but didn’t go through(I think) so hopefully we won’t have a double up.
I have just finished “0-130” and was unsure of the structuring of the loans. I understand 25yr loans P+I. With most +ve CF properties returning about $30/wk a small rise in interest rates would blow this +ve to a -ve very quickly. Do you lock interest rates for the start of the loan say
5yrs or do you (can you) lock them in for the full 25yr term.
Personally I fix my interest rates around the 3-5 year mark but this also depends on the interest rate trends at the time. This allows me to budget for all expenses for this amount of time and gives me piece of mind so I can still afford holidays etc. Its not the most aggressive way to do it but it suits my situation.
It also can give you the opportunity to setup an exit strategy if your fixed term is about to expire and you cant afford the new interest rates or you want to budget for another investment property.
The best I’ve seen in Oz is ten year fixed interest rates.
What I do is know at what interest rate I can lock in my positive cashflow and still earn a good return. That way I can monitor what happens and be proactive rather than reactive.
Cheers,
Steve McKnight
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SIS, I can’t tell you which ones cos I don’t remember, but know that I’ve seen at least a few. They were at 7.5% about 2 years ago when I first saw them.
Congrats mate. I didn’t know you were getting married… welcome to the club.
No – I’m not melbear – just me.
As for 10 year loans… it’s not that hard to find out, you just need to dig further than the surface.
The infochoice website has it nicely packaged for you – just call the people who offer 5 year fixed terms to see if they also offer 10 year terms. I bet some do (wink, wink) but they just don’t advertise it.