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  • Profile photo of synericsyneric
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    I’m thinking on buying a rural property.

    I did the maths, it seems to fit the CF+ equation.

    I have heard that banks won’t lend to these sort of properties. Is this true? If not, what sort of percentage would I be expecting?

    Naturally, the property is not too expensive, I have enough cash to buy it. If it doesn’t workout, I could always sell it back off.

    Profile photo of Kerri-67Kerri-67
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    hi syneric

    Why don’t you approach several different lenders and see what they say. If none of them will come to the party on it, you could always buy it for cash, then use the immediate equity to borrow for more properties. Even in the most outback of country areas, I imagine it would be easier to get an LOC or something like that on a property you already own, than borrowing for initial purchase.

    Just some thoughts

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    Commonwealth Bank will lend anywhere in Australia so I would start there.

    Regards
    David

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    Westpac would only lend me 50% of value, if it has a house on it they may go to 60 or more, if it’s more residential than rural, they may go to 80%.

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    If there’s a bank branch near the land try that bank.

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    What’s the CG been on the prop for the past 10 years ??

    What are you expecting for future CG ??

    If the place is really cheap, I imagine the “ins and outs” would be a large percentage of the purchase price…growth would have to cover that as well otherwise aren’t you going backwards ??

    Have you factored in your ‘time’ costs, or does the place run on automatic pilot ? My experience with rural places is that they are quite time intensive…that’s fantastic, as long as you don’t have anything else going on in your life like family commitments / business oppotunities etc.

    If it is time intensive, and you placed say a low $ 30 / hr value on your time, would it still be CF+ ??

    Cheers,

    Dazzling

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    Its depends where the property is and the size of the land. Lenders go on postcodes.

    Expect a lower LVR anything from 50%-80%.

    If the property won’t be accepted by conforming lendings (such as the banks) you most likely will have to go to the non conforming lenders so expect to pay a higher interest rate.

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    Usually it’s the mortgage insurers who restrict the loan size.
    Use http://www.pmigroup.com.au/LocationWizard.asp to find out how high you can borrow and how much they will lend.

    Rgds.
    Lucifer_au

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    If you’re thinking of renting the land to a farmer, usual return is 6% of land value and they can flog your soil if intensive farming with potatoes, poppies etc. (I’m from Tassie.) If you’re going farming, the best farmers in the country average a 6% return on their capital. The national average is only 2%! If this is a lifestyle decision, GO FOR IT!
    Ann [baaa][baaa]
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    Hi Seneric,

    You didn’t specify size or type of rural property and/or what you intend to do with it- eg. rural residential, possibility of sub-division, hobby farm or working farmland?
    There is a big area of difference, and, depending on this you could try approaching “rural banks”- there are several of them (internet) look for those in your area. I have found them competitive and geared to rural lending, but you do need to go prepared.
    If this is you first rural investment, may I suggest check out fences + public liability, if you are intending to agist/run livestock.

    Cheers
    “Feet first”[blush2]

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