Recent content by Jas

I would have a chat with the real estate agent. You can find out a lot of the information by asking. "If I were to get a building report on this place, what is it likely to tell me?" "How'd you arrive at this figure as the house's value" And so on. It's in their interest to give you...

What you're suggesting is quite complex, international income, paying tax in two countries and so on. I second the suggestion that you get a tax advisor to give you advice. The FHOG by itself I don't think should be a major consideration in light of all the other issues which may come up. Jas

I get them to sign an extra clause stating they will make good for any damage the pet does. While this is a little unnecessary from a legal point of view (the agreement already makes them agree to make good for any damage), the extra piece of paperwork will come in handy should I ever have to...

You might want to try looking at this from the other end of the equation. Have you thought of seeking out the types of companies you think would be likely to use such a service? Maybe it would be worthwhile to have a conversation with someone in their HR department. I'm sure they would be...

Hey Joel, I know some people who have fully furnished a one bedder and then rented it out shortterm to fly in fly out types, newly divorced, students and so on. The rent was obviously higher as the place was fully furnished. Jas

Cool - that makes it easy :) Sort of yes and sort of no. There are two concepts mashed up together I think. The first is that whilst your property is a PPOR you pay no CGT. You will pay from the point that it becomes an IP. The second is the intersection between CGT and...

Just a quick me too on this one. I've crossed out that clause and any others I didn't like the look of. I use Elders in Jamison and have been happy for many years now. Jas

I'm curious about your statement here. From a property managment POV, what's the difference between them? Have to admit, from where I stand, I don't see a lot. Jas

K - CGT. If you make your PPOR into an IP, you'll need to get an offical valuer come and give you a piece of paper. If you sell it, any captial gain you get from the point it becomes an IP will be taxed. With an offical piece of paper, you have evidence of its value at the point it changed...

Thanks for that guys. I hadn't seen that site before

Hi all, I have a few issues with this and Kiva in particular. In doing research, I came across this organistion - GiveWell. They come from a investment fund background and apply the same rigourous vetting process to NGOs that fund managers apply to their investments. They have rather good...

Hi, Yes, your interest payments will still be tax deductable, whereever the money comes from. The ATO looks to the purpose of the loan. As to having money come out of the NAB offset, this is just silly. Possibly, while you are setting the mortgage up, you may need do as they say and have...

Hi guys, Is there a freely available past sales information for Brisbane like there is allhomes.com.au for Canberra? Thanks, Jas

That's being discussed over here - http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55673

I'm not sure about dickson. Too many renters in that suburb already I think.