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Land Tax calculations for New South Wales
Property Investors are charged land tax in all states and territories of Australia.
As in all areas of Australia, Land Tax is payable on the total value of land held by an owner, be it a sole owner, joint owner, trust or whatever. Various states have different rates of land tax so if you own properties, [...]
Personal development is part of creating wealth – excellent reading
Most people who have been involved in investing either in shares or property have taken a bit of a battering over the past two years and if they are in business they have probably been affected in that area of their lives too. If not in business employment could have been a very real concern.
If [...]
Sustainability considerations when doing property renovations
Here are considerations you may like to take into account if you are planning to do property renovations to any of your investment properties.
We have talked about better light, better fresh air flow and other features regarding improving the property for sustainable living but one idea that we have not mentioned is the designing of [...]
Queensland has set new Sustainability Laws
Property investors need to be aware that if they as a property owner lists a Queensland property with an agent, the agent should make sure they get from the owner a current Sustainability Declaration so that they can show it to prospective buyers. A Sustainability Declaration can be filled out by another authorised person (property [...]
How to take some control over your property maintenance
Landlords can take the worry out of looking after their investment property.
Tenants have a right to ‘quiet enjoyment’ of the rental property so a landlord cannot keep driving by every week to see if the place is being kept in a reasonable condition. So what can you do to have some control over the upkeep [...]
Interest rates up again, no surprise really – Tax Variation
Rising Interest rates and Tax Variation
The fact that interest rates were put up again this week didn’t surprise too many people given the fact that there was not an interest rate rise in February. Property investors need to be prepared for this as there will probably be a few more this year. View our stategies [...]
What would have done differently over the past 10 years if you had those years again?
I have been reading comments in a real estate forum about how one would have done things differently in property investment if they had those 10 years again.
The most common thread was to “educate”. Another very strong response was to not sit and wait but get into the property investing market as quickly and as [...]
Buy so that tenants can afford the rent?
We have talked about listing your ‘property criteria’ before and we have always talked about the size of the property and what tenants you would look at accommodating in the property.
There is another aspect to consider with this aspect though, and that is the income earning capacity in the area where you are buying. For [...]
Short term rental can be cash flow positive
Australia has just passed through the busy holiday season and now is the time to give some thought to whether short-term (holiday) rental or long term rental would be a benefit to your property portfolio. Holiday homes near the beach (best for overseas visitors) or in good holiday locations are the best to use for [...]
Just Around The Corner Are The Baby Boomers
That’s right, in three years the baby boomers will be hitting retirement in their thousands. So what does this mean for property investment?
Essentially there are there are two scenarios here.
Firstly, there are the baby boomers who have been growing property portfolios and if they are heavily geared they most probably will be looking to quit [...]
