Queensland Legislation regarding raising rents.

Aug 9, 2010 | Property Investing

A big warning for investors. New legislation in Queensland is now in place allowing landlords to only raise rents once a year for existing tenants. I would strongly suggest that with this in place, you sign up your tenants for 6 month leases only to start with. This...

Investor Behaviour

Aug 4, 2010 | Property Market

A great statement from Terry Ryder that is so true, the strong determined ones will take action at the right times. One of quirks of investor behaviour is the tendency to take action at the wrong times. Right now it’s clear the property market is coming to the end of...

Superannuation fund enters property lending

Jul 8, 2010 | Finance

Funding options for building societies have broadened with superannuation fund AustralianSuper’s entry into commercial property lending, according to The Australian Financial Review. AustralianSuper – the country’s largest superannuation fund, with $32...

TOP TEN TIPS – TAX RETURNS ON RENTAL/INVESTMENT PROPERTIES

Dec 14, 2009 | Tax Tips

Here is a list of the 10 most common mistakes that investors make when preparing tax returns for rental properties from a partner at BDO Kendalls. TIP l: Repair or improvement? There is a fundamental difference between a repair and an improvement – the former is...