St George offers low fixed rates. 6.95 for 3 or 5 years. See http://www.stgeorge.com.au/loans/home/default.asp?orc=personal

Sapphire Mortgages also offer low fixed rates. 6.89% for 3 years. See http://www.sapphiremortgageservices.com.au/

They are the best fixed rates that I know of. Hope that helps.

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Stu

I guess you don’t have to split them up (as long as you can prove that the interest is deductible – i.e. it relates to investment properties).

I you advise you to keep them separate to make it easier if you ever sell any properties (also affects you loan flexibility – I address this in my net article in API – out mid March).

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Stu

Hi Lea

I’m a bit confused.

You say “his income + rentals no longer services the full debt“.

Don’t you have a legal and ethical responsibility to ensure your client can afford the debt before helping him?

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Stu

Yes, good idea to get the $40k working for you. Perhaps a LOC may not be the right product. See http://www.prosolution.com.au/ps_docs/prosolution_doc121503_141401.pdf (the article is 1MB is size so may take a while to open)

In addition, I have another article about loan structuring being published in Feb/Mar issue of API magazine which may also…[Read more]

I would imagine that it’s very unlikely that this will ever get up. If the ATO loses the appeal than I would think the government would legislate against this to close the loop hole – they have too much to loose.

All we can do is wait and see.

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Stu

That’s fine Dom. Not passing judgement. Just simply pointing out the risks. Good luck.

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Stu

You have approx. $500k of debt now and you want to increase to approx. $750k which may be fine but you want to make sure you’re not over extending yourself. You’ll sart to get very rent reliant and you just need to consider the risk of vacancy and interest rate increases. Be careful.

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Stu

So end value is 2 * $650k = $1.30 million

And you need to borrow $20k + 2 * $250k = $520k. Is that correct. (I assume you have no exist loans against this property as you said “no finance required”)

Serviceability may be an issue.

I think its a pretty strong deal and you should have not problems so yes the properties title should be…[Read more]

Picja1

This sounds like providing financial advice. Are you licensed (or are you an authorised representative of a license holder)?

Are there any risks associated with using your superannuation to invest in this manner?

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Stu

Oops – didn’t read post very well. Looks like you’re borrowing over 80%. Therefore I don’t think you’ve have much luck.

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Stu

How much are you borrowing (i.e. LVR)?

If you’re borrowing over 80% and need mortgage insurance then you’ve got no chance.

However, if you’re borrowing under 80% then try CBA and/or RAMS. NAB has also done small properties in the past but their policies change almost hourly.

Good luck.

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Stu

Hi Tracey

The HECS debt will actually reduce your net pay as your employer will be required to deduct HECS monies each pay. This will affect your serviceability and therefore borrowing capacity.

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Stu

Looking at the numbers:

End value = $170k * 7 = $1,190k

Cost to complete = $100k + $950K = $1,050

Potential profit = $140k (but this excludes financing costs, etc. so its probably a lot lower)

Given the risks (construction, selling, etc.) is it really worth doing this development (especially since you’ve forgone some of your profit already by…[Read more]

Correct Terry.

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Stu

Sure its possible but the new loan will not be tax deductible because the purpose of the debt is to repay “non-deductible” debt.

It similar to borrowing against your investment property to buy a boat or a car. The purpose is to purchase “personal use assets” and therefore no allowable deduction.

But good thinking… []

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Stu

I certainly wasn’t jumping up and down about Orix – just merely mentioning them as a lender that I know of that lends 80% against commercial property. I’m sure there are others as well.

Anyone that lends 80% is going to charge a high interest rate.

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Stu

There are some lenders that offer longer commercial terms. For example, IMB offers a commercial loan with a maximum term of 20 years which can be helpful.

There’s a lender called Orix that will lend 80% on non-specialised commercial property (on a P&I basis).

I wrote an article about commercial finance for API magazine. I’m happy to email it to…[Read more]

The lenders that offer 100% loans include:

– St George
– Homeloans Ltd
– Tonto
– Pepper

I haven’t had a lot to do with these loans. Some require genuine savings and some don’t. Some investor clients of mine use these loans as a way of increasing leverage.

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Stu

Richo

Here is a great government website http://www.businessaccess.vic.gov.au/web/sbv/sbvsite.nsf/pages/sbvhome

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Stu

I agree with the Mortgage Hunter. There are some lazy brokers out there.

Make sure they compare at least 3 lenders (the comparison is good to get in writing). Ask them how they have gone about selecting the right lender. Ask them about the top 3 lenders for your situation.

They have all the information so just ask them questions and probe them a…[Read more]