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Forum: Australia
Dec 23rd 2016, 6:53 pm
Replies: 56
Views: 11,781
Posted By Buzzy--Bee

Smile Re: Buy-to-Let in Australia....good source of income??

Keeping 100% of your investments in cash is risky. Cash reduces in value year on year and so you're not actually investing by keeping it in cash, you're spending. I agree with this policy if you...
Forum: Australia
Dec 23rd 2016, 8:04 am
Replies: 56
Views: 11,781
Posted By Buzzy--Bee

Re: Buy-to-Let in Australia....good source of income??

OK. Buy a freehold house, not an apartment or unit. Depreciate it. Don't earn much income but get good CG. Repeat 5 - 10 times. Retire.
Forum: Australia
Dec 20th 2016, 11:31 pm
Replies: 56
Views: 11,781
Posted By Buzzy--Bee

Re: Buy-to-Let in Australia....good source of income??

Are people getting land tax and rates confused? Looks like it from some of the above posts.
Forum: Australia
Dec 17th 2016, 8:23 pm
Replies: 56
Views: 11,781
Posted By Buzzy--Bee

Re: Buy-to-Let in Australia....good source of income??

They will have to be replaced regardless of whether you have been depreciating them or not. If you have been depreciating them then you will have more money to replace them with.
Forum: Australia
Dec 16th 2016, 10:52 am
Replies: 56
Views: 11,781
Posted By Buzzy--Bee

Re: Buy-to-Let in Australia....good source of income??

Only if the land portion of the property exceeds a certain value, and this is state dependent.

So if you owned say 1 x $400,000 house in each state, you would probably not have to pay any land tax.
Forum: Australia
Dec 15th 2016, 5:49 am
Replies: 56
Views: 11,781
Posted By Buzzy--Bee

Re: Buy-to-Let in Australia....good source of income??

Houses have better yield because land increases in value, buildings decrease in value. So investment property with a higher land content increases in value more (although this does not apply for...
Forum: Australia
Dec 14th 2016, 8:45 pm
Replies: 56
Views: 11,781
Posted By Buzzy--Bee

Smile Re: Buy-to-Let in Australia....good source of income??

That depends on whether you mean income or CG. I make a few grand off each property annually primarily because interest rates are low. But I declare a loss because of depreciation. However if I...
Forum: Australia
Dec 14th 2016, 8:06 pm
Replies: 56
Views: 11,781
Posted By Buzzy--Bee

Smile Re: Buy-to-Let in Australia....good source of income??

The best yields overall are usually not from apartments or units but from freehold houses. A freehold house should give you 5 - 8% yield whereas a unit or apartment can be much lower. The other...
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