I think it is due to women having to in a majority of situations to stop working when they become a single parent with a child or they are thinking ahead to when they lose employment due to having a baby. So they are more switched on with finding alternative income than men due to this situation of having possible times without income.

PK1 wrote:
I have joined this forum recently and very new to property investing .I feel I would benefit by the opinion of the experienced members if any one is willing to advice me on this.I had to move away from my PPOR(valued about 450,000) recently in Brisbane and rent a new place up north for 350 a week. Due to work circumstances I will be r…[Read more]

Have you thought about getting a second hand house.A lot of developers sell off the old house to build something else.Haven't done it myself but from what I have read you have to be careful with whether the building is going to fit in the route it takes to get to your address.see as an example some of these homes look good…[Read more]

If you buy properties that are negatively geared and pay the loans down over time you will eventually have a property that has grown in capital value and also in rental income.At the beginning it is extremely hard because 99%of your repayment goes to interest but if you can pay more than the schedule you eventually pay down the loan quicker than…[Read more]

Moe, (north of the highway)  Morwell (a definate last.) haved low employment Traralgon , Sale and Morwell

Sorry to hear your house burnt down and your insurance has lapsed , I had some friends of the family who had half their house burn down so I have a small understanding of how you must be feeling. I hope the house I found below might suit your needs.Here is one I found in Hervey Bayhttp://www.yourestate.com.au/ad/17847/keep your eyes on the sites…[Read more]

I think it is when thing go wrong that property management comes in handy.Like getting bond money when a tenant wrecks a houseLike getting called to fix a plumbing leak – Property manager will organise plumber with your permission unless its an emergency.Like Property inspectionsLike not getting emotionally involved with the tenantlike collecting…[Read more]

http://www.businessmall.com.au has lots of books

Be careful as mining towns as they can have this following cycle  occurHouses are cheapNew mineral deposit foundMining company decides to build a mineHeaps of workers come into the town to build the mineHouse prices rapidly climbHouses are hard to come byRents go through the roofMine gets builtMost mine builder workers leave town except for the…[Read more]

Having 1 or 2 postings and then flogging your business usually get ignored by me and why put it in multiple forum lists.

Probably a quantity surveyor could be useful as well to work out the depreciation schedule !

If you take a loan for the whole amount you still need to find money for the deposit and you would be risking losing both houses through cross collateral of the two properties. You can borrow from the LOC but it is better to have no other private use loan in the LOC.So that 100% of the LOC has been used for investment purposes to fund the 2nd IPIf…[Read more]

http://www.firsthome.gov.au/http://www.echoice.com.au/mortgage/home_loans?pn=/info/home_loan_calculators/stamp_duty.htmlhttp://www.yourmortgage.com.au/calculators/mortgage_insurance/

Don't type in CAPITAL LETTERS as it is considered as shouting on the internet.From APRIL 2009 to NOW when you Sell it you can claim a part Capital Gains Exemption as your main residence.Calculating a part exemption The part of the capital gain that is taxable is calculated as follows:see in…[Read more]

Usually solicitor doing the conveyance for your property purchase works out your portion based on time left as it would be unfair to have to pay the lot. As an example its unfair if you were expected to pay for the whole year of council rates if say 2 months were left on say the council rates. Water rates are billed every 3 months and you pay a…[Read more]

EB wrote:
Please excuse if this has already been handled, I have been trying to find the topic amongst the forum subjects with no success.My husband owns our house freehold. I am hoping to buy a property at some stage, my first, probably my only, because I too want something of my own but we have no intention (most likely) of living in it since…[Read more]

It wasn't easy to find but here goes http://law.ato.gov.au/atolaw/view.htm?docid=GST/GSTR20033/NAT/ATO/00001Point 40

You may find the ATO doesn't allow the loan interest as a deductionI recommend you read this web page below to understand the likely problems with tax…[Read more]

Welcome to the forum.

smoule1 wrote:
Hi All, I just have a few questions I was hoping to get a little feedback on. I'm a 26 year old female living in Brisbane city. I recently came into some financial freedom, having a little over 300k in the bank and not sure which way I should invest it. I'm planning a 6 month overseas trip in a few months…[Read more]

An Auction works against the seller. If you set a reserve price make sure the agent doesn't talk you into lowering it during an auction.In the heat of the moment it is real easy to get sucked in to lowering you reserve price. You can always negoitiate with the highest bidder later if the house is passed in at auction. You can also get stung with…[Read more]