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What Loan-to-Value Ratio Means for Investment Property Loans
Read more →: What Loan-to-Value Ratio Means for Investment Property LoansHow LVR shapes investor pricing, lenders mortgage insurance and usable equity, and what falling values mean for your next purchase.
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What Changes When You Turn Your Home Into an Investment Property
Read more →: What Changes When You Turn Your Home Into an Investment PropertyRenting out your first home changes your loan, tax position and borrowing power. What to sort out before you move out.
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How Lenders Assess Rental Income When You Apply for a Loan
Read more →: How Lenders Assess Rental Income When You Apply for a LoanMost lenders only count part of your rent. How rental income is shaded, verified and weighed against the assessed repayment.
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Cross-Collateralisation Explained for Property Investors
Read more →: Cross-Collateralisation Explained for Property InvestorsWhat cross-collateralisation actually means when a lender links two properties as security, and why investors should think twice.
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Rentvesting Explained: Renting Here, Buying Somewhere Else
Read more →: Rentvesting Explained: Renting Here, Buying Somewhere ElseHow renting where you want to live while buying an investment property elsewhere actually works, and what lenders look at.
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Buying Property in a Trust or Company: What Investors Need to Know
Read more →: Buying Property in a Trust or Company: What Investors Need to KnowBuying an investment property in a trust or company structure can offer tax flexibility and asset protection that individual ownership does not provide. It can also mean fewer lenders willing…
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Principal and Interest vs Interest-Only: What Changes Over Time
Read more →: Principal and Interest vs Interest-Only: What Changes Over TimeMany property investors choose interest-only loans for the cash flow advantage without fully understanding what happens to the loan balance over time. The monthly repayment is lower, which is accurate.…
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How to Structure Loans Across Multiple Investment Properties
Read more →: How to Structure Loans Across Multiple Investment PropertiesThe way you structure loans across multiple investment properties can determine whether your portfolio grows or stalls. Get it wrong early and you may find yourself locked into a setup…
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How Borrowing Capacity Is Calculated Differently for Property Investors
Read more →: How Borrowing Capacity Is Calculated Differently for Property InvestorsWhen you apply for an investment loan, lenders run a different set of calculations than they do for an owner-occupier purchase. Rental income is only partially counted, existing debt across…
