If you have purchased the place prior to 1986(?) if should be capital gains tax free no matter what you do with it. So you could buy elsewhere and claim this property as you main residence and then have two CGT exempt places -very good. You should probably sit down with an accountant to discuss your best move.

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I too would be wary of entering into a partnership. Do it on your own if you can.

You should probably plan your strategy for a while before you sstart. maybe start somewhere near home. buy a house, live in it, get the FHOG, and then move out. If you live in it first, ylu can still claim it as your main residence and it will be CGT exempt for up…[Read more]

There may be captal gains tax imposed on the period it is rented out if you do not first live in it. If you hold for the long term this would be minimal anyway.

Terryw
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Try McDonald & Associates in Melbourne.

Terryw
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One of my clients sold an option to a developer. I think the option fee was relatively small – about $2000 on a $500,000 property, but the term was short – one year, to let the developer get council approvals etc, and she was paid about $800,000 for the property. The developer made millions by buying the whole block and developing…[Read more]

Do not sign anything without first talking to a solicitor!

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I agree that they way you have done it is not good. mixing business loans and non business – how do you portion the interest at tax time. You would want your PPOR loan to be PI and you IP loan to be IO to maximise your tax deduction. If you have spare cash, this should be parked in a 100% offset account agianst your home loan. Then if you want to…[Read more]

none! Well almost anyway, there are a few small non bank lenders willing to do it. Also some local bank managers of major banks will allow wrap loans (possibly against their own bank’s polices).

Terryw
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Sounds good in theory……

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Hi Rossolot

I haven’t heard of these before, could you please give us a quick run down??

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I would only buy something if there was good potential for capital growth. Rental yield is good, but won’t get you far without an increase in value.

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As a guide, these non conforming lenders have a credit matrix whereby they rate the applicant in terms of risk. Each lender is different, but most have about 5 ratings. Each rating has a different interest rate to reflect the risk. Low Docs are also a bit higher in interest rates, and rates also rise as you go higher with the LVR. If someone is a…[Read more]

Nope. I have never heard of them either.

Terryw
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One of my wrappees rented out the property – without my permission. I didn’t know until after they settled on it. Had no problems at all.

Terryw
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The trouble with Financial Planners, is it is hard to find a good one that will recmoment property. Most earn high commissions from managed funds and annuities etc. So it may be best to find one that charges you upfront, rather than one that just gets a commission. This way, they should be less biased.

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No. But some banks do take into account negative gearing benefits and depreciation – eg. Macquaire Bank.

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I think it would only be deductible if the charity is registered in Australia with the ATO as a non profit organisation???

But if you had a trust, then the trust could probably distribute some money to the charity before tax.??

Terryw
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Hi Misty

Sorry, I can’t really understand your questions fully, but…

A trust is not a legal entity, so cannot be sued. It is the trustee that is the one that can be sued. Maybe even directors of the trustee company can be sued too, if they have made bad decisions.

If the trust property is used as security, and payments aren’t made then the…[Read more]

A trust is certainly very useful. As John mentioned, a discretionary would be ok if you are positively geared, but a hybrid may work out to be more effective tax wise, so check with you accountant. setup costs vary from $175 – $2500. I have even heard of one case where someone had a barrister prepare a trust deed whihc cost…[Read more]

It is pretty hard to convince a valuer that the property has gone up so quickly. That will probably be the hardest part.

You will not be able to access the equity before settlement, but with some banks you could apply for a loan increase immediately after settlement, and get the place revalued and borrow up to 90% of this new value. But there…[Read more]