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Livevesting: a strategy that might suit some higher income earners

Nice family homes in well-established, blue-chip suburbs close to the CBD are becoming increasingly difficult to acquire from an affordability perspective. And if you do successfully purchase an expensive home, it puts pressure on your capacity to fund an investment strategy whilst still repaying a large loan. So, a few years ago, a strategy called Rentvesting was …

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The two certainties: death and taxes

There are two unfortunate certainties in life; death and taxes. And, unfortunately, tax cannot be avoided (legitimately) even by dying. Australia is one of the very few countries in the world that has no death taxes. However, although there is no tax levied on the property of a deceased person, there may be tax consequences …

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How to future-proof your property investment strategy

Significantly tighter credit, the potential abolition of negative gearing and increase in the capital gains tax rate, falling property prices, new apartment supply… these are some of the head winds facing property investors today. Given these challenges should you give up and not invest in property? I don’t think so. In fact, good investment opportunities …

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