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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
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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 [...]
Queensland has set new Sustainability Laws
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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 [...]
How to take some control over your property maintenance
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Have you got a debt free home and sitting back enjoying it?
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If this is you then maybe it is time to start rethinking your financial situation. There are many jokes about retiree’s spending the kids inheritance, but the reality is that we are living longer, living in retirement longer and are enjoying ‘the good life’ longer, so doesn’t [...]
Tips On How To Start Property Investing
Make no mistake, for the younger generations retirement is going to have to be funded by themselves and the sooner one starts to set up their retirement the better and easier it will be. Property investment is still one of the best ways to build your wealth.
For Baby Boomers it was “buy your own home” [...]
Checking on your credit report
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Don’t allow your world to be turned upside down by fraud.
Keeping up with your credit report is a good thing for many different reasons, especially when you are a property investor and some of these are covered below.
Financial lenders get printouts of your credit file whenever you seek additional finance, [...]
Understanding Capital Gains Tax
For starters, as most people are aware, there is no Capital Gains Tax on your principal place of residence. The Capital Gains Tax laws relate to properties investment income or properties from which you intend to derive an income.
* The first and foremost point to understand about Capital Gains Tax is that it is [...]
Queensland First Home Owners Grant
As of 1 January 2010 Queensland first home buyers who were purchasing properties in excess of $1M would no longer be eligible for the First Home Owners Grant. The State Government felt that the grant was there to help young Queenslanders enter the housing market and although the Federal Government First Home Owners Grant has [...]
