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How many Australians own an investment property?

By Shane | Invest

Property investment is a bit of an obsession here in Australia. The media loves reporting on it and every bloke at the BBQ or around the water cooler in the office has an opinion on the property market. If you’re anything like me, you’d swear that every man and his dog owned 23 investment properties.

So I decided to dive into data released by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to figure out once and for all how many Australians ACTUALLY owned an investment property.Continue reading

Is 2017 The Year Of The Rentvestor?

By Shane | Invest

Many households have opted to rent over buying a property in the last two years and that is primarily due to affordability, investor demand, and new supply. Over the past twelve to eighteen months, housing affordability has deteriorated, making it far more expensive to buy right now. Thus, it makes renting much more attractive. Continue reading

The little known tax strategy that first time property investors don’t know about…

By Shane | Invest

Purchasing your first investment property is an exciting time. The feeling that you’ve taken a significant step towards building wealth over the long-term is pretty awesome. Whilst there is a lot of information available on tax deductions and the tax benefits of negative gearing, there is one tax strategy that doesn’t attract much of the limelight.Continue reading

The Pros and Cons of ‘Rentvesting’

By Shane | Invest

With skyrocketing property prices in Sydney, there has been a term that is gaining traction amongst the younger generation looking to get into the property market – ‘Rentvesting’.Continue reading