Nick Lim Nick Lim

Second Mortgage Interest and EOFY Deductibility Timing

Most owners assume the security on a second mortgage drives whether the interest is tax deductible. The ATO tests purpose, not security, and the 30 June boundary is what crystallises the position for the year. Here is how that lands.

 

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Nick Lim Nick Lim

Exit Strategy Scorecard: Property Finance Underwriter Lens

Every property finance facility is underwritten on exit before anything else. The scorecard the underwriter runs is roughly the same across caveat, second mortgage, private and One Doc, but the inputs change. Here is the scorecard, applied per facility, with the strong-exit and weak-exit signals each one weighs.

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Nick Lim Nick Lim

One Doc Home Loan for Multi-Title Investors After Private Exit

Property investors carrying three or more titles after a private term loan exit need a refinance pathway that does not force them back into full-doc verification across each property. Here is how One Doc handles a multi-title portfolio refinance, what the lender will and will not consolidate, and where the stress points are.

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