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Fund your post-work future with a residential or commercial acquisition.
Like all investment strategies, building wealth through property is about time:
Enter the market as soon as possible, let equity compound, leverage it to buy again, and repeat the process.
If you’re thinking about taking that first step, you need a lending partner who understands your long-term financial objectives.
And you need a mortgage that helps make them happen.
With a panel of more than 30 lenders and features like offset and redraw accounts available, our investment lending team will work with you to find the right loan for your goals.
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Ever heard that Melbourne’s property market holds opportunities? You bet! We know it might come as a surprise to some, but there are definite pockets within this vibrant city where potential awaits savvy buyers like you.
Property investment has long been a tried and tested method of building wealth, and one of the most common ways to embark on this journey is through investment home loan lending. This strategy allows individuals to leverage their capital, generate rental income, and profit from property appreciation. We will explore
If you decide to turn your home into an investment property – for example, because you upgraded to a new home or moved overseas – you’ll need to refinance and take out an investment loan instead.
While refinancing does have attached costs, like discharge fees, you might even save money by securing a lower interest rate (especially if you’ve accrued equity since you first took out your home loan).
A negatively geared asset has expenses (including interest expenses) that are greater than the income it produces. Negative gearing allows you to deduct the loss produced by the asset from other forms of income, which can help reduce your taxable income.
For example, if you had a mortgage on an investment property that costs you $600 a week to manage and maintain, but only produces $500 a week in income, that property would be negatively geared by $5,200 per year. You could then deduct $5,200 from your taxable income.
Negative gearing is generally most effective if you anticipate capital gains on your property when you sell. High appreciation (an increase in the asset’s value) can make the losses incurred through negative gearing worth it.
Generally, you’ll need a deposit equal to 20% of a property’s value (80% LVR) to take out an investment loan. While you can take out investment loans with a smaller deposit, your lender may require that you pay lender’s mortgage insurance (LMI).
Lender’s mortgage insurance (LMI) is insurance taken out by your lender to cover them if you are unable to pay back your loan. LMI is insurance for the lender, not you, but you’ll normally be charged a one-off LMI fee if your lender requires that LMI be taken out.
LMI is generally only required if there is a higher-than-usual risk of default. Typically, loans with an LVR above 80% will require LMI.
Loan-to-value ratio is the value of your property loan compared to the value of the property itself (as assessed by your lender). It’s expressed as a percentage and is often used during loan applications. The lower your LVR, the more likely you are to get financing.
For example, if your lender assessed an investment property as being worth $800,000, and you had a deposit of $150,000, you’d need to borrow $650,000 to purchase the property.
In that case, you could calculate your LVR by dividing $650,000 by $800,000, then multiplying the result (0.8125) by 100, which gives you 81.25%.
Generally, an LVR below 80% is desirable. If your LVR is over 80%, lenders view your risk as being higher; you may be required to take out LMI and face higher interest rates and less favourable loan conditions.
Yes, you can leverage usable equity in your owner-occupied home to buy an investment property. If you’ve been rentvesting, for example, you might use accrued equity in your investment property to help purchase a house; alternatively, you might already own both a home and an investment property, and be interested in using equity to keep building your portfolio.
Rentvesting (‘renting’ + ‘investing’) is an investment strategy that involves purchasing an investment property while continuing to live in a rental property.
Rentvesting can be a useful strategy because it allows you to do things like:
You can find out more about rentvesting with our guide for first-time investors.
While refinancing an existing home loan to buy an investment property is a valid investment strategy, it isn’t always the right decision. Before refinancing, you should seek personalised financial advice from your mortgage broker. If your mortgage broker advises that refinancing is a suitable approach for you, you’ll generally need more than 20% equity in your current home to use it as a deposit on a new property (unless you want to pay LMI). Other considerations include:
Always talk to your broker or another qualified financial professional before making any decisions.
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