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026 | Q&A – Property through Trust, Renovating Established Properties, Gentrification and Investing in Regional Centre

We have been receiving a lot of great suggestions and questions from our listeners! If you have submitted a question on property investing in Australia and have yet to hear a response from us, don’t worry. We will get to you as soon as we can. In this week’s podcast, Bryce Holdaway and Ben Kingsley will be addressing some topics on:

  • Ep 26 of TPC - Q&A Property through trust, renovating established properties..Property in Trust from Christ : Can you address investing in trusts? In particular purchasing property through trust and transferring currently owned investment properties into a family trust
  • Tax benefits in renovating established properties from Christian : One of the topic that got me interested was Tax Depreciation, when you had Bradley Beer come in as a special guest. I already have a depreciation schedule, the one thing that plays on my mind – is whether it is worth renovating an established property? Is there a rule of thumb that I should use to determine whether my investment property needs to undergo a renovation? Is there a golden rule to this on when is the best time?
  • Gentrification questions from Andy : What is gentrification and its signs? Does this take a long time to happen? What are the positives and negatives of buying in a suburb that hasn’t had it or is in the process of having a face lift/demographic change? (I’m assuming that is what gentrification is?) Thanks guys!! The podcasts are gold!
  • Investing in Regional Centre from Lewis : Can you offer any advice regarding property investment in a regional centre? Often there are a lot of stones unturned in these markets. I am based 30km from the coast in Central Queensland and medium/high density development is a relatively new concept to most buyers in this area. However, recently completed projects have shown a real interest in this type of offering versus detached dwellings and I am wondering how to interpret this.

 

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022 | Q&A – Building & Pest Inspection, Rentvesting and Next Wage Growth Hotspot

Its Questions and Answers time! Thanks for all the suggestions on new topics to cover in this podcast. For today’s episode, Bryce Holdaway and Ben Kingsley will be addressing questions from:

  • Building and Pest Inspection question from Mark : How do I find a good quality building and pest inspector and with the property market being so hot with auctions at the moment, how do I ensure I don’t burn through my deposit money when constantly missing out at auctions?  I could end up wasting thousands on inspections until I actually win at auction! Should I try doing it myself and find a friend or family member with some building knowledge or use one of the smartphone apps?
  • Rentvesting question from Ryan : What are your thoughts on the property investor him or herself to buy and live in their own PPR or to rent? Obviously both have advantages, a place to call home or the ability to keep investing with out loosing potential borrowing capacity.
  • Next Wage Growth Hotspot from David : As mentioned on previous podcasts, investors will want to avoid “glass ceilings” in terms of capped wage growth in certain areas.  Given the changing Australian economy (more knowledge-based), are there particular areas of Australia in which you expect to see wage growth occurring?

 

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Resources mentioned in this podcast:

 

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When to Conduct a Building and Pest Inspection?

 

In Episode 22 of this podcast, Bryce and Ben answers some of our listeners’ questions. One of the question is on Building and Pest Inspection; when do you conduct one and how do you make sure you don’t spend all your deposits on these inspections without actually securing the property. At the end of the day, we believe that it is mandatory to have a building and pest inspection done before you sign on the dotted lines because you don’t want to be buying the wrong asset. But the key thing here is to time it well. Bryce Holdaway explains more.

 

 

Bryce Holdaway - Quote of the Day - The Property CouchBryce Holdaway – Partner, Property Advisor & Buyers Agent

As co-host of The Property Couch, Bryce Holdaway is also a partner at Empower Wealth and Co-Host of Relocation Relocation Australia and Location Location Location Australia on Foxtel’s Lifestyle Channel. A qualified Buyers Agent and Financial Planner, Bryce holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), Real Estate Agent License and Diploma in Financial Services (Financial Planning).

 

014 | Should you buy during a Boom? (And are we in a Property Bubble now?!)

There’s no denying that Sydney and Melbourne are in a boom right now…But what does that mean for the everyday investor?  

Here’s the deal:  

We’re exploring WHAT you should be considering if you’re thinking of jumping into these heated markets… 

 WHY having the fundamentals of property selection is important during this time… 

And discussing the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s (APRA) new changes to lending policies that seriously affect pre-approvals for investors!! 

 In fact, we’re answering if you should even be investing at all during a boom – After all, how do you know the market hasn’t already peaked?  

We’ll also be sharing our strategy for dealing with booming markets! (Check out our episode on buying counter-cyclical as part of this!)   

And remember folks… 

It’s not a bubble, it’s a balloon! 🎈🎈 

You heard it here first!! Now that we’ve verbally trademarked it (Yep, that’s 100% legitimate 😉)…what do we mean?  

Well, you’ll have to tune in to find out!  

All we’re saying for now is that Sydney’s currently in a property balloon…Listen in now!  

 

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  • Watch Ben’s Commentary on RBA’s release
  • Should you be a Borderless Investor
  • How To Spot A Property Spruiker?
  • Renovation does not equal Riches
  • Top 10 Suburbs in Sydney in 2003 and what happened to them in 2007?

 

Here’s some of the gold we cover…

  • 2:08 – What you need to remember about the property market  
  • 2:48 – Why Sydney is in a balloon NOT a bubble!  
  • 5:10 – FREE data on Sydney’s top performing areas  
  • 6:25 – Should you buy during a boom?  
  • 7:20 – Why you need to have your property selection fundamentals right!  
  • 8:30 – Our strategy for our clients (& why we’re out of the Sydney market right now!)  
  • 10:30 – The “Common Sense” point of view  
  • 11:13 – A safe strategy for booming markets  
  • 11:53 – What is Compression Risk?  
  • 12:55 – What properties we’re buying in a boom vs. the typical properties we buy  
  • 13:57 – THESE are the times you should buy in!  
  • 15:00 – Why you should consider your Timeframe  
  • 16:58 – Does the Commonwealth Games impact property value?  
  • 18:55 – Are you up to date on APRA’s changes to lender policies?  
  • 20:25 – Our key message!  

 

010 | Tax Depreciation (Case Study)

Here are the Case Studies mentioned in Episode 010 | Tax Depreciation of The Property Couch:

Tax Depreciation Case Study 1:

A $600,000 – $700,000 period home with a rental income of $22,880 per annum

An investor owns a period home purchased for between $600,000 and $700,000 with a rental income of $440 per week.
Expenses for their property such as interest, rates and management fees totaled to $40,950. A depreciation schedule from specialist Quantity Surveyors BMT Tax Depreciation found the investor would be entitled to claim $9,880 in depreciation in the first financial year. By claiming depreciation deductions, BMT was able to help the investor to turn their negative cash flow into a more positive one, reducing the costs involved in holding the property by $3,655.
The following scenario shows the investors cash flow with and without the depreciation claim:

Tax depreciation case study 1 - The Property Couch
This investor used property depreciation to reduce the costs of holding their property. Without depreciation, they were paying out $219 per week. By taking advantage of tax legislation and making a depreciation claim, the weekly cost of holding the property is reduced to $149.

 

 

Tax Depreciation Case Study 2:

A $400,000 – $500,000 older villa with a rental income of $21,060 per annum

An investor owns an older villa purchased for between $400,000 and $500,000 with a rental income of $405 per week.
Expenses for their property such as interest, rates and management fees totalled to $29,610. A depreciation schedule from specialist Quantity Surveyors BMT Tax Depreciation found the investor would be entitled to claim $7,930 in depreciation in the first financial year. By claiming depreciation deductions, BMT was able to help the investor turn their negative cash flow into a more positive one, reducing the costs involved in holding the property by $2,935.
The following scenario shows the investors cash flow with and without the depreciation claim:

Tax depreciation case study 2 - The Property Couch

This investor used property depreciation to reduce the costs of holding their property. Without depreciation, they were paying out $104 per week. By taking advantage of tax legislation and making a depreciation claim, the weekly cost of holding the property is reduced to $47.

 

Case studies provided by BMT Tax Depreciation.
Bradley Beer (B. Con. Mgt, AAIQS, MRICS) is the Chief Executive Officer of BMT Tax Depreciation.

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