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Buying a Cafe with Stale Equipment: Chattel Mortgage Timing 2026
Nick Lim 16/5/26 Nick Lim 16/5/26

Buying a Cafe with Stale Equipment: Chattel Mortgage Timing 2026

The Budget made the $20K instant asset write-off permanent from 1 July 2026. Here is what that does to chattel mortgage timing for cafe buyers facing a stale equipment list before EOFY.

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Cafe Working Capital in the First 90 Days After You Take Over
Nick Lim 16/5/26 Nick Lim 16/5/26

Cafe Working Capital in the First 90 Days After You Take Over

A practitioner walkthrough of how a revolving line of credit absorbs the handover cashflow gap in the first 90 days after taking over an existing cafe.

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Itemising the Cafe Plant List Before Settlement (2026)
Nick Lim 16/5/26 Nick Lim 16/5/26

Itemising the Cafe Plant List Before Settlement (2026)

Lenders fund identifiable depreciating assets line by line, not turn-key package prices. An itemised plant list is the document that makes cafe acquisition finance move at low doc speeds.

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What the 2026-27 Budget Means for Owner-Driver Finance
Nick Lim 16/5/26 Nick Lim 16/5/26

What the 2026-27 Budget Means for Owner-Driver Finance

How the 2026-27 Federal Budget reshapes owner-driver finance: permanent instant asset write-off, Road User Charge reset, Fuel Tax Credit retained.

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Truck Buying Timing for One Doc Home Loan Borrowers (2026)
Nick Lim 16/5/26 Nick Lim 16/5/26

Truck Buying Timing for One Doc Home Loan Borrowers (2026)

Sequencing a truck purchase around a One Doc home loan in 2026. The order matters more than the asset, with the permanent IAWO from 1 July.

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Working Capital vs Truck Refinance for the Diesel Squeeze (2026)
Nick Lim 16/5/26 Nick Lim 16/5/26

Working Capital vs Truck Refinance for the Diesel Squeeze (2026)

Two tools, two fixes. When a working capital loan beats a truck refinance for owner-drivers managing the 2026 diesel cashflow window, and when the reverse holds.

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Truck Refinance Equity Release for Working Capital (2026)
Nick Lim 16/5/26 Nick Lim 16/5/26

Truck Refinance Equity Release for Working Capital (2026)

Refinancing a truck to free up working capital is a cashflow event, not a growth event. Here are the signals lenders read, the payout figure plus equity differential, and the EOFY peak window where this commonly lands.

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Rigid Truck vs Prime Mover Chattel Mortgage for Owner-Drivers (2026)
Nick Lim 16/5/26 Nick Lim 16/5/26

Rigid Truck vs Prime Mover Chattel Mortgage for Owner-Drivers (2026)

A practitioner read on where a rigid truck chattel mortgage fits versus a prime mover, the asset age cap that quietly drives lender appetite, and how to time the deal against the EOFY window.

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Post-Budget Cashflow Calendar for Self-Employed Owners 2026
Nick Lim 15/5/26 Nick Lim 15/5/26

Post-Budget Cashflow Calendar for Self-Employed Owners 2026

How the 2026-27 Federal Budget reshaped the self-employed cashflow calendar from Budget Night through EOFY and into the new financial year.

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How the $20K Instant Asset Write-Off Reads on a One Doc Home Loan
Nick Lim 15/5/26 Nick Lim 15/5/26

How the $20K Instant Asset Write-Off Reads on a One Doc Home Loan

A lender-eye view of how a $20,000 instant asset write-off purchase reads on a One Doc home loan income assessment for self-employed business owners.

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