Julia's Blog
By Julia Hartman
There are many changes affecting people purchasing a property after 30th June, 2018. My aim here is to give you a check list to make sure you understand what has changed for you. Note the first 3 points apply equally to people who buy a home to live and investors. 1) Is the Purchase Price …
Claw some of that interest back off your bank and use it to make principle repayments. Interest rates are low, really low, especially if you have a principle and interest loan secured by your home. In fact Westpac are offering competitive interest rates and even rebates to cover the costs of transferring and setting up …
I hear people living on acreage saying that they only sell a little of their produce at markets just to cover costs and of course not declare it in their tax return because it is really just a hobby. They are concerned if they use the property to produce income in any way they will …