Another one to file under you have almost no chance of getting approved when you walk in the door of your local bank! I have a lovely gent buying a new property right now which has an unusual designation, instead of standard torrens title (most homes) or strata title (most townhouses or units etc) […]
How much (or little) your bank will lend you
By Rebecca Jarrett-Dalton on September 18, 2014 in Buying a home, Education resources, Home Loan, Mortgage brokers Sydney, Property investing, Uncategorized
I have a file on my desk right now, and it’s a pretty typical file – straight up and down mum and dad with a couple of kids. She’s on maternity leave so they have a little bit of help in family tax benefit. He’s putting in some long hours to keep the family […]
What you pay along the way when you’re building
By Rebecca Jarrett-Dalton on August 15, 2014 in Construction loans, Education resources, First home buyers, Mortgage brokers Sydney, Property investing
Building a new home – what you pay along the way…. Building is an exciting process! It’s easy to get lost in worrying about the process but don’t worry – let’s see what we can do to make this a little easier… Here are some of the things to allow for: When […]
Secret baby business
By Rebecca Jarrett-Dalton on August 6, 2014 in Mortgage brokers Sydney, Refinance, Women in property
Who doesn’t love to hear about a baby? The things I love most about my job are: The beautiful people I work with everyday – almost without exception they are absolutely wonderful and I consider it an honour to help them The maths – sorry, it’s true! And driving around Sydney with the roof off […]
Penrith mortgage broker
By Rebecca Jarrett-Dalton on August 5, 2014 in Buying a home, Home Loan, Mortgage brokers Sydney, Property investing, Refinance
Sometimes its just easy working with someone who knows your local area – a big sigh of relief! What a funny location Penrith is, such a diverse area with so many different people and properties! Its such a very big region and if you’re house hunting you already know that the prices are very different […]
That money is the root of all evil – Bullocks!
By Rebecca Jarrett-Dalton on August 5, 2014 in Education resources, Mortgage brokers Sydney, Property investing, Women in property
Apologies for the tone but – money is the root of all evil…what a load of rubbish! Mindless pursuit of money to the exclusion of good judgement – yep. But the having or the not having of money – no way. Money is, like so many weapons of destruction, a benign tool. Nothing more. You […]
A quick (fun) look at how an offset account works!!
By Rebecca Jarrett-Dalton on July 30, 2014 in Education resources, First home buyers, Home Loan, Mortgage brokers Sydney, Property investing, Refinance
An offset account works by putting your main bank account (or a special savings account, the choice of purpose is yours) to work saving you interest. That’s right, every last dollar is always saving you interest and always available to you too! And here’s a kind of quirky look at how it does it: If you would […]
How to: Buy a home when you are self employed | Australian mortgage brokers
How To Buy A Home When You’re Self-Employed Self-employed borrowers come up against the challenge of not being able to simply present payslips to back up their loan applications. But this need not stop you buying your dream home. Australia’s leading Mortgage brokers Sydney show you how. Most lenders will ask for your last two […]
All things property and home related, passionate advocate here!
By Rebecca Jarrett-Dalton on July 22, 2014 in Buying a home, Education resources, Home Loan, Mortgage brokers Sydney, Property investing
All things property, and home related are my passion! I love real estate – the buying of, the selling of, the research, improvement, occupation and decoration of property is more than a hobby, it’s also my business. Kinda’ neat that the two can fit together so well. I admit to subscribing to real estate alerts […]
Simple ways to add more rent – add storage
By Rebecca Jarrett-Dalton on July 22, 2014 in Education resources, Mortgage brokers Sydney, Property investing
One simple trick to get more rent – just add storage. As a property investor it makes sense to make your home as desirable to live in – and stay in – as possible, without spending more than you need to. After all, it’s very expensive to move out – for both the owner and […]