Understanding Tax deductions for Rental Properties

by Dr April Armstrong | Dec 21, 2016 | Advice, Financial advice for Doctors, Property, Property investment, Taxation

Understanding tax deductions against rental income can provide insight into the value of a potential investment. It can also avoid expenditure on upgrades and renovations that may not be tax deductible in the year they are incurred. Most investment properties are...

Branding your business – where to start and where to go

by Dr April Armstrong | Dec 18, 2016 | Advice, Business advice, Business for Doctors Conference

Dr George Forgan-Smith is a GP and medical educator who has built a strong online following for his blog and webpage The Healthy Bear, which addresses health issues within the gay community. Here is his story of how he connected with his target group and built a...

Loan to Value Ratio (LVR) and other banking mysteries – a guide for Doctors

by Dr April Armstrong | Dec 18, 2016 | Advice, Banking, Borrowing money, Property

Many health professionals lack an understanding of the banking industry. Terms like ‘LVR’ are a mystery. As a result applications for finance become frustrating due to the paperwork and information that is required. The various loans, deposits, interest...

To fix or not to fix, that is the question! Mortgages rates explained

by Dr April Armstrong | Dec 14, 2016 | Advice, Banking, Borrowing money, Financial advice for Doctors, Investments, Property, Property investment

by Dr April Armstrong Having purchased a number of residential and commercial properties I have always sought to understand the benefits and risks of fixing interest rates. Interest rates have been low and affordable over the past 10 years. My increasing income as a...

7 legal mistakes that could cause your business problems

by Dr April Armstrong | Dec 11, 2016 | Advice, Legal advice for Doctors

[apss_share] Our guest contributor this week is Sarah Bartholomeusz, founder and CEO of corporate and business law specialists You Legal. Sarah was the South Australian Telstra Businesswoman of the Year 2015 in the Start-up category. We thank Sarah for permitting us...

Negative gearing on holiday homes

by Dr April Armstrong | Dec 11, 2016 | Advice, Property, Property investment

Investing in property can extend to rental holiday homes which sounds almost too good to be true. With careful selection and consideration, a family holiday home can be a viable financial investment. Negative gearing that applies to residential and commercial...