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  • Profile photo of CookieMonsterCookieMonster
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    @cookiemonster
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    Hi Guys,

    1st time poster here, however i really find the information and members comments very interesting.

    Anyway here it goes!

    I currently own a Semi (1/2 a house) in Beverly Hills in Sydney. I bought the home for $470k with my girlfriend around 2 years ago, we spent approx 12k total on fixing odds and ends

    I placed 130k deposit on the home (100k mine 30k Girlfriend) so 340k was left owing. After 2 years of paying $2400 a month we still have around 321k owing to ANZ.

    Now my problem is that we are breaking up and going seperate ways. I currently have my own small business that is making around 5-7k a month profit after tax

    Here are my options.

    1) Sell the property on the market and get my $470k back give her 30k + 1/2 of total repayments (minus the interest amount we paid)

    2) Re finance the loan, pay stamp duty on $235k (since we where 1st home buyers) and totally own the property.
    – Live in the home and pay $2400 a month morgage
    – Rent the home for around $1200 a month through an agent and move to my parents secound property for $680 a month rent.

    3) Sell it all up pocket my 100k + 1/2 repayments in a fixed savings bank account and move to my parents secound property and pay cheap $680 month rent.

    What should i do!!!

    Thanks in adavance,

    Marcus

    Profile photo of TerrywTerryw
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    Beverly Hills is a good area.

    If you keep the property you can buy out your girlfriend (not refinance). Have you spoken to a solicitor? Transfer of property on the breakdown of a relationship, whether defacto or marriage, may result in no stamp duty payable.

    Once it is yours you can then look at renting it and claiming expenses while living in your parents cheaper property. Under the 6 year rule you may also be able to sell up to six years later without CGT.

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