Trust me – I’m an ex-policeman
If you ever hear this from a real estate agent, be on your guard. We recently purchased a property through an agent who said these very words. Luckily, every warning bell in my mind went off.
Property inspections without the pain
In the current market, building inspections have played an integral role in the due diligence process of purchasing a home or investment. But what is essential when it comes to buying the essential pre-purchase building report?
SMSF bliss = business + property
Did you know that if your SMSF owns your business premises, there’s a range of benefits currently available to you?
Six steps to borrowing success
Most people believe borrowing capacity is solely derived from income and there isn’t any real way to boost it significantly without getting a bigger pay cheque. Just suppose there is a way to increase your loan amount without asking for a pay increase. Would that allow you to buy a property sooner?
Housing shortage continues
Particularly in NSW. According to analysis conducted by ANZ bank, the housing shortage in NSW will hit 100,000 next year (2017) for the first time.
Negative gearing game
Oh what fun. The politicians are playing the negative gearing game again. By way of background – the Labor Party has announced one of their new policies will be to exclude existing property from negative gearing, allowing investors to claim tax deductions on new property exclusively.
Cracking the SMSF property code
For those of you who love a good rollercoaster ride, the share market has certainly been delivering this year. But for a growing number of investors, property is now becoming a key component of their retirement planning.
What’s hot?
As a buyers agent and property strategist, I am always asked one of two questions:
- What’s the best suburb to buy in now?
- What’s the best type of property to buy now?
My answer is always the same . . .