Buy now, make money in your sleep!! Great when it works – and I won’t deny it can. But buying off the plan is not without its own risks – lets look at what they are so we can work out who should NOT do it. To be clear, I’m talking about long term […]
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How to pay for your build – with cash!
By Rebecca Jarrett-Dalton on November 27, 2014 in Construction loans, Education resources, Mortgage brokers Sydney
My goal for all of us (myself included) is to pay off that home loan – I mean once you’ve done that you can go on more holidays, help the kids, choose your hours at work (buy more property!)… And today I spoke to a day who has done just this – owns her home […]
How to find an international holiday in your budget every year!
By Rebecca Jarrett-Dalton on November 24, 2014 in Education resources, Home Loan, Mortgage brokers Sydney
I had a frantic call last week, a gorgeous girl in absolute outrage, “Bec” she says, “I just heard on the radio that eating out twice a week is costing me $10,000 a year on average! How could they say this?” Oh dear. My response “ummm well because it is” was NOT favourably received. If […]
Have you ever heard of a property being “Company title”?
By Rebecca Jarrett-Dalton on September 24, 2014 in Buying a home, Education resources, Home Loan, Mortgage brokers Sydney, Property investing, Women in property
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 […]
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 […]