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Property valuations play an important part in the loan application process for your investment property. Especially kerbside valuations.  Why? Because property valuations can help you make the right financial decisions regarding buying, selling or renovating your investment property.  Are you needing to have your property valued for something but have no idea where to start […]

If you’re selling your home or acquired property through inheritance, you’ll need to obtain a retrospective valuation property report.  Yet, so many property investors and property owners are unaware that you need to know the current value of your property and the value on the day you acquired it.  A retrospective property valuation provides an […]

Property valuations are an essential part of the buying and selling process.  Whether you’re in the market to buy a property or whether you’re looking to sell your current home, having a broad idea of the property’s value will help you establish:  what you should be prepared to spend on the new property; or  how […]

A capital gains tax property valuation is required by the Australian Tax Office (ATO) to calculate the capital gain you may have made on the sale of your investment property.  Valuations are required for several tax reasons. For capital gains tax purposes, a valuation is used to set the cost base. While it is an […]

If you are a property investor, I’m sure that you’ve heard of quantity surveyors before. But what exactly is a quantity surveyor? The question, 'What is a Quantity Surveyor?' may seem simple enough to answer.  However, the truth of the matter is that there are many things that a quantity surveyor does, and they're all […]

Paying stamp duty is an inevitable part of buying an investment property, and it may also be necessary to obtain stamp duty valuations.  While stamp duty valuations aren’t compulsory in every property transfer circumstance, it’s worth noting when you may need to have a Property Valuer conduct a property valuation.  So, we thought we’d introduce […]

A duplex house is among the most common dual-income investments in Australia.  This is mostly because duplex houses have become one of the most popular ways to deal with housing affordability across the major cities.  They take up the same amount of land as a single home, but they are subdivided to support two homes.  […]

With property prices rising, it’s easy to understand why investing in granny flats has become a popular investment strategy.  In 2018, around 6000 granny flats were built in New South Wales alone. The increase in popularity of granny flats can also be credited to state-level legislative changes to improve housing affordability in capital city areas.   […]

Currently, at least one-third of Australians live in rental homes. The statistic continues to grow in our capital cities, with at least 70% of Sydney residents renting their homes.  Most rental houses are owned by individual investors. So, unfortunately, this means that rental contracts are generally short term and under most contracts, landlords have the […]

If you are looking to renovate your investment property, you will want to consider assessing the scrap value of any assets you plan on demolishing or throwing away.  Did you know that assets that are going to be thrown away or “scrapped” can be claimed for 100% of their current value as a loss?  What’s […]