09/11/2022
Whether you’re a professional investor, or just beginning your investment journey, understanding your debt structure and how to leverage it is critical around capital absorption when owning more than one property - Here's why ⬇️
👉🏻 If you have just completed a new build at 80% LVR and it’s leveraged against other assets in the property pool, it will absorb an extra 20% equity from other leveraged properties once completed. This locks away capital and reduces your growth potential and ability to top up your mortgage.
👉🏻 If you are selling or upgrading a home, most lenders will absorb or take sale proceeds to repay debts on other properties at the same bank unless a full application is completed to keep it (this is not guaranteed).
👉🏻 If the lender is separate and structured well, you will get the full proceeds of a sale to utilise how you like. This can subsidise cashflow during market downturns which will keep you safe.
👉🏻 Varying asset types are all affected differently by the market. Keeping them separate (split banking) prevents a lower performing asset from negatively impacting the overall financial portfolio.
Many investors buy to hold and haven’t experienced the sales end of an asset under the new rules and regulations. The perceived options you may have in most cases are not available anymore. Want to know more about how you can structure your debt? Talk to our team today!