Investment Property Advice

We provide direct property advice to our clients.

Our property advice includes:

• Discussions of the general characteristics of property
• The differences between apartments, houses, inner city real estate, suburban real estate, mining towns etc
• Analysis of the different classes of commercial property - Industrial, retail, office, etc
• Determining the most appropriate level of gearing (negative and positive)
• Property ownership structures - joint tenants, tenants in common, discretionary trusts, superannuation funds etc
• Tax minimization - including in the event of capital gains, depreciation and the building allowance
• Principal Place of Residence Capital Gains Tax exemption
• Property ownership asset protection strategy - in the event of litigation or bankruptcy
• Avoiding Land Tax where possible
• Debt reduction strategies
• Borrowing in a Self Managed Super Fund
• Ensuring adequate insurance in the event of ill health to avoid the possibility of a forced sale
• Determining whether a property is regarded as business real property for superannuation purposes
• Stamp duty issues
• First home owners grant
• First Home Saver Accounts.

Our advice does not cover:

• Marketing
• Specific recommendations of properties.