PropertyInvesting.com | USinvestor | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/usinvestor/activity/ Activity feed for USinvestor. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:51:27 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 8df1aea854451288cb9e90c71ef8f279 USinvestor replied to the topic High income, need to negative gear, First home buyer in the forum And some people like to buy https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4404114-high-income-need-to-negative-gear-first-home-buyer/page/2/#post-4651049 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 03:11:35 +0000 And some people like to buy their milk from 7/11 and not from Aldi. Personal choice.

]]> 855ce71fd52a62786530e13027d881f4 USinvestor replied to the topic High income, need to negative gear, First home buyer in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4404114-high-income-need-to-negative-gear-first-home-buyer/page/2/#post-4651047 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 02:11:15 +0000 Personally, I would buy a $60k 3 bedroom house in a major city in the US that is increasing in population. Rent that out for $1000pm. Have all the nessesary insurance, costing $1500 max per year.No risk. But that's what I've done and am doing now more than ever.

]]> 316552acc2d61c072209863ec1a2d6e7 USinvestor replied to the topic High income, need to negative gear, First home buyer in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4404114-high-income-need-to-negative-gear-first-home-buyer/#post-4651038 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:16:36 +0000 Consider purchasing a dispaly home from a developer that will be rented back the the developer for showcasing the estate. Lots of positives there.

]]> df589b9788fdf63ce2c32d24991a14a3 USinvestor replied to the topic High income, need to negative gear, First home buyer in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4404114-high-income-need-to-negative-gear-first-home-buyer/#post-4651034 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:02:58 +0000 bjsaust wrote:
So, the simple (but not so easy) solution is to buy positive geared property. Then it doesn't really matter, you make money anyway.

That is the only thing in your post that matters. The rest is as you say, is speculation.

]]> 0bf405034660a792ddcf228c376ba4f6 USinvestor replied to the topic High income, need to negative gear, First home buyer in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4404114-high-income-need-to-negative-gear-first-home-buyer/#post-4651032 Sun, 03 Jul 2011 23:56:17 +0000 The type of property is irrelevant.Property is only the vehicle. Look at the numbers, consider all the risks involved, ie: are you purchasing at market value or above/below? What’s the probability of price appreciation on the investment.Make a checklist of all the things you would want in the investment property like if its positive or n…[Read more]

]]> 07c3099361e30fb2f524a3cd78b49d9c USinvestor replied to the topic High income, need to negative gear, First home buyer in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4404114-high-income-need-to-negative-gear-first-home-buyer/#post-4651027 Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:41:04 +0000 Further to that, what if with your negative gearing strategy, you have a couple of negative properties and you lose your job. Unlikely, but in the off chance it happens. Then what? Risky stuff that negative gearing.Also, in 1987, lots of investors lost a lot of money and value in their properties when the US government decided to scrap negative…[Read more]

]]> 394ed054b776039eb682755aafd57212 USinvestor replied to the topic High income, need to negative gear, First home buyer in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4404114-high-income-need-to-negative-gear-first-home-buyer/#post-4651026 Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:36:26 +0000 I'm not a fan of negative gearing. Using an old Kiyosaki example:If your after all your regular monthly expenses, your income is $1000 per month. How many $100 per month negatively geared properties could you purchase?10, right?Same scenario, $1000 income per month, how many positively geared properties could you purchase?If you answered, "as many…[Read more]

]]>