Line of credit OR top-up

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San
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September 6, 2016 - 7:14 pm
Hi,
Should I get a top-up on my home loan or get a line of credit?
I will be taking a separate loan for IP(may be from a diff bank) to keep IP and home loan separate. I am getting ready to buy my first IP and using my owner-occupied home equity. My plan is to use the topped-up equity to pay 20% + expenses
Thanks a lot
San
Ethan Timor
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September 6, 2016 - 10:16 pm
Hi San,
Without knowing more about your specific situation, I would probably say refinance. A split might be prudent to keep the purchase of the IP debt seperate from the main PPOR debt.
Hope this helps?
Cheers,
Ethan
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Terryw
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September 6, 2016 - 10:17 pm
You should get a separate loan. IO if you can redraw from the loan account, if not then a LOC>
If you top up you will have a mixed purpose loan.
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Jamie Moore
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September 7, 2016 - 10:47 am
Agree with Terry.
You need a second loan split set up – not just an increase to your existing loan.
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Jamie
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Colin Rice
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September 7, 2016 - 2:50 pm
San wrote:
I will be taking a separate loan for IP(may be from a diff bank) to keep IP and home loan separate.
This is a sound strategy as you are not keeping all your securities with the one bank.
As already addressed get a “top up” but make sure it is in a separate loan split to keep PPOR debt and IP debt separate for tax and accounting purposes.
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San
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September 7, 2016 - 8:03 pm
Cheers guys. Thanks for your valuable input.