Just over four years ago Sarah bought an investment property.  To help pay for it she took out a $400,000, 25-year mortgage that offered interest-only (IO) repayments for the first five years.

At an interest rate of 4% per annum those initial repayments amounted to $1,...

Perhaps due to the popularity of do-it-yourself (DIY) television programs, home renovations are big business. The rewards are there, but watch out for the hidden costs – and we’re not talking about fancy tap-wear!

Australians in increasing numbers are becoming building...

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is setting their sights on the large number of mistakes, errors and false claims made by rental property owners who use their own property for personal holidays.

Over the next few years, it intends to regain more than $1 billion in l...

It’s been a busy few weeks for us at Investment Zone; not only have we been inundated with new clients, but we have been spending some time on Federal Budget Analysis since the announcements on Tuesday 9th May. Unsurprisingly, there was little by way of social security...