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One of the key criteria to buying a home is to have a deposit & enough money to cover your stamp duty and legal fees, if you already own a property hopefully there’s enough equity to draw upon to cover your new purchase, or, perhaps you’re considering selling to release the equity that way. […]
I’ve written about this recently for Proadviser, and I thought I would add to the conversation over here. Property valuations are one of the trickiest aspects of my job, in that they can cause the most grief. A poor valuation can ‘kill a deal’ meaning you can’t do what you wanted to do. […]
A question that’s coming up a lot lately – if you are a first home buyer and you have a personal loan (or another debt) should you pay that off first or save for a deposit first? Lets look at this: Conventional wisdom says avoid paying interest and get rid of that loan first […]
OK, scandalous headline – sorry about that, but there’s some truth in it I’m afraid. Credit cards are a brilliant tool if used effectively – I love them, I accumulate points like a madwoman with the aim of one day going somewhere fabulous. Tropical I think. I use my card for everything possible then pay […]
The thing about buying your first home is you don’t know what you you’re doing, it’s such a foreign world! You don’t even know what you don’t know! You don’t know where to start. And you don’t want your loan to be declined, that’s for sure! You need a true advocate – someone to guide you […]
I just responded this exact question on a forum – and while the answer is simple: 1 Get a good economic interest rate and reasonable fees (if any) 2 put as much money into the loan (or offset account) as soon as you can 3 and leave it there!! It’s also really complex! The poster writes: “I was […]
I’ve spent a bit of time looking at affordability lately: How the bank works out what you can afford Making the most of your income for self employeds and I even wrote this post for Proadvisor website on the perilous impact of credit cards But at the end of the day – what the […]
We call it the three C’s of lending, the tests by which it is determined if you can borrow money, and if so – how much: Character Capacity Collateral Let’s look at Capacity. Online borrowing calculators will give you a very standard result as to what the bank might look at lending you – nothing […]
Everyone wants to know what happens on Settlement day – do I need to be there, what actually happens, when do I get my keys!! Thanks to Cnnnective Aggregation for this great article. Settlement Day is the most exciting day in your property purchasing journey. For less experienced property buyers, the day the vendor hands over […]
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 […]
