PropertyInvesting.com | Chris | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/cgodsil/activity/ Activity feed for Chris. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:08:20 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 0a5af26b443d495b860dee20eeff880a Chris replied to the topic Leveraging Investment property to purchase first home in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4990691-leveraging-investment-property-to-purchase-first-home/#post-4990980 Sun, 25 May 2014 11:09:20 +0000 Richard, I am wanting to get ahead rather than tie up a large some of debt and mortgage repayments in a PPOR. I am open to alternatives.

Thanks Andrew. That was the original plan. I got a bit confused with a few people mentioning other alternatives.

Chris

]]> 8788a12917149e6af625e96cdd5ed889 Chris replied to the topic Leveraging Investment property to purchase first home in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4990691-leveraging-investment-property-to-purchase-first-home/#post-4990869 Thu, 22 May 2014 06:19:01 +0000 Thanks Jamie. That really clears things up for me.

Cheers,
Chris

]]> 14ad5cf7a9f8e28727b45b6e0a41771f Chris replied to the topic Leveraging Investment property to purchase first home in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4990691-leveraging-investment-property-to-purchase-first-home/#post-4990724 Mon, 19 May 2014 09:19:32 +0000 Thank you greatly Benny and Jamie for the quick and detailed responses.

Benny, I read the posts you recommended and now feel I have a better understanding of the benefits of I/O loans and offset accounts. Thanks!

Jamie, you have reinforced my concern that the few extra dollars I may earn from a positive cashflow IP using an I/O loan isn’t going…[Read more]

]]> 34643250bea3eecf9a42766221d5596c Chris started the topic Leveraging Investment property to purchase first home in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4990691-leveraging-investment-property-to-purchase-first-home/ Sun, 18 May 2014 13:26:46 +0000 Hi,
I am looking at purchasing an investment property to save for our first home.
I am getting confused with regard to the appropriate strategy to adopt given my circumstances.
I am engaged, with no debt and presently renting. I earn $120k and my fiancé earns $80k
I have been looking into cash flow positive properties under a interest only loan…[Read more]

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