There are now many 100% lend products out there. Especially if you are eligible for the FHOG.

other ways include borrowing the deposit and vendor financing (whereby the vendor will lend you the deposit). Be wary you don’t overcommit if you do this.

Terryw
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Using equity will certainly speed things up. But it really is a personal decision.

BTW, you can get 95% loans in country areas for properties up to $150,000 with most banks.

Terryw
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I have used a buyers agent to buy properties interstate. 7 properties that I have never seen! it worked out well.

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Bec

This is a tricky one. i would say you could claim it as you have demonstatible equitible interest in the property by holding the option. probably just as business expenses??

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Orion

I think you shouldn’t have a problem claiming the loss against your personal income as you would be running a business of rental properties thru a trust and had the intention of renting the property out. check with your accountant first.

You would be borrowing the money in your capacity as trustee, tho the loan would be in your name only,…[Read more]

Sam

Have a look in the paper at all the ads in the finance section.

Some people require money very quickly for short periods. eg they may have sold one house, but have to settle on a new house before the old one settles.

These loans are securred by a caveat on the client’s properties. It is very risky, so the charges are high – 6 to 10% per…[Read more]

Julian

Have a look at your trust deed, it will probably specify what will happen if the appointer dies. I don’t think the beneficiaries would be able to elect an appointor.

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Hi Banderos

With option one, you would have to apply for an increase in this loan. Getting a separte split with a redraw facility wouldn’t be a bad idea.

You could use your existing security to cover the deposit and the purchase costs, but this would be cross collateralising and make it messy for future purchases.

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Hi Skippy

I have done some training in ‘Islamic’ type finance and have made a couple of posts here before. i have never used one of these loans and am a bit rusty now!

There are some commercial lenders out there offering loans structured like lease options (eg Iskan http://www.iskan.com.au/) so that no ‘interest’ is payable. (these are approved…[Read more]

Hi Banderos

You can increase your existing loan and then withdraw the funds as needed and lend them to your trust (have a written loan agreement).

Or you could use your existing property as additional security for the property you are buying in the name of the trust.

Terryw
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to make the COC figure meaninful, why not asssume you are paying a 20% deposit.

Terryw
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Good point Pisces. Suncorp are VERY pick with their low doc approvals. It is still a good product and has its place.

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James

The ATO has very wide reaching powers and can demand various private details about you from banks.

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Julian

I think I answered this one somewhere else too.

I checked with one of my trust deeds. My wife is Appointor, I am backup appointor and our kids can be appointers in the event that we both die. I am not sure what would happen after that.

Terryw
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I am not an accountant, but would agee with Derek above, but you may be able to claim a trip to inspect a property if you are a professional investor-eg you already have a few properties. Or investing thru a trust may help in this regard.

Terryw
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Sometimes finance brokers have clients who are in trouble and are unable to be helped and are about to be foreclosen upon.

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Julian

You can have back up appointers, both named and generic. eg if husband is appointer, then the wife can be backup appointer. Then if required, the children of the husband and/or wife etc.

Terryw
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Devo

Once you pay the balance down to zero again, then I would think there shouldn’t be any problems.

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Felicity

Suncorp low doc is not mortgage insured – up to 80% LVR, but they will not do companies or trusts.
ING and Adelaide Bank will also do low doc with no mortgage insurance at all if under 76% LVR.
The one ROB is talking about is with Macquarie, and I agree it is one of the best, but all of their loans are mortgage insured (they pay the…[Read more]

Hi Ben

I am not really sure what you mean. If you have equity as an individual, then the trust could borrow funds from you, or even use those assets as security.

If you are concerned about asset protection, then you cannot really just trasnfer the equity into your trust without selling the property to the trust. But you could let the trust take…[Read more]