by Nick Rainsford | 17 Jul 2017 | Business, General, Home loans, Investments, Leasing, SMSF, Uncategorized
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. Proverbs 13:12 I think I may have named this article incorrectly. It should probably be called “Why You Need Mortgage Brokers Now More Than Ever”. You may have read a little about mortgage...
by Nick Rainsford | 10 Jul 2017 | Business, General, Home loans, Investments, Leasing, SMSF, Uncategorized
There are many ways to skin a cat (apparently). If you’ve been reading the press lately when it comes to interest only interest rates that old adage just doesn’t apply. It seems as though the only way to change people’s behaviour is to charge them more. That’s just...
by Nick Rainsford | 26 Jun 2017 | Business, Financial Thymes newsletter, General, Home loans, Investments, Leasing, SMSF, Uncategorized
As I suggested in my article last week, the days when interest rates are dictated by the RBA appear to be over – at least for now. During the week, a couple of financial earthquakes – which had been predicted previously by some in the media – occurred. Namely, Moody’s...
by Nick Rainsford | 19 Jun 2017 | Business, Financial Thymes newsletter, General, Home loans, Investments, Leasing, SMSF
Aahh, the good old days. When there were certain things you could rely on without fail. Things like having your newspaper delivered to your front door (or driveway or gutter or balcony – depending how good the paper-boy’s aim was); the milk being delivered at 6am and...
by Nick Rainsford | 12 Jun 2017 | General, Home loans, Investments, SMSF, Uncategorized
I bet many of us have had that thought a few times in our lives. If I only knew my new job was going to be this bad: If I only knew the Powerball numbers in advance; If I only knew what mortgage rates were going to do. You get the idea. I have a few as well. We took...
by Nick Rainsford | 5 Jun 2017 | Business, General, Home loans, Investments, SMSF, Uncategorized
Owner Occupied, Investment, Fixed rate, Variable rate, P&I, Interest Only, Offset, Equity loan, Foreign Income, Casual Income, Part time income, Bonus income, Strata title, Company title, Torrens title, Over 55s accommodation, Reverse mortgages, Lending to SMSFs,...