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founding director of Chan and Naylor, accountants, is a leading property tax specialist. Ed is co-author of 3 best selling books and being a seasoned property invetsor, he has a unique understanding of the relationship between property investment and tax. www.chan-naylor.com.au
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Create wealth by leveraging your assets
- Featured Homepage Article
- By Ed Chan
- 29 July 2010
- Property Investment
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A great way to create wealth, esp for property investors, is through leveraging your assets.
Leveraging involves borrowing money and can be a much faster way to increase the size of your assets than saving and paying down your debt. But leveraging could also increase the size of your losses, unless you build in precautions and safeguards.
Read on to find out how savvy property investors use leverage...
Things to consider when purchasing an investment property
- Article
- By Ed Chan
- 20 May 2010
- Property Investment
- 1 comment
There are many things to consider when purchasing a property, such as whose name should the property be bought in and whether a Trust is appropriate.
Read on to find out more...
Is it better to rent or own your own home?
- Featured Homepage Article
- By Ed Chan
- 3 May 2010
- Investment Basics
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Is it better to rent or own your home?
- Article
- By Ed Chan
- 23 April 2010
- Tax
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The answer depends on whether you are asking it from a financial point of view or from a lifestyle point of view.
Let's answer this question from both perspectives.
Read on to find out more...
Case study - When a marriage fails and how land tax of $46,000 PA was reduced to zero
- Article
- By Ed Chan
- 10 March 2010
- Investment Basics, Tax
- 1 comment
Mr and Mrs Smith recently came to see us because they had an annual land tax bill of $46,000 per annum to pay.
They were both medical specialists, so both were in high risk industries for litigation.
Naturally they were concerned to have anything in their name.
Read on to find out more...
Should I sell my property?
- Article
- By Ed Chan
- 17 April 2009
- Property Investment
- 1 comment
The way the taxation system works in Australia means that no taxation is normally due on the increasing value of your assets. You only pay tax on the capital gain (increase in value) when you sell.
So do you sell and attract these costs, or is there another way? Read on to find out more...
Your role in the Property Game
- Article
- By Ed Chan
- 9 August 2007
- Property Investment
- No comments
In this extract from his new book "How to Achieve Wealth for Life" property tax specialist Ed Chan reminds you not to get confused by your 'role' in the game of property investing.
Read on to find out more...
How the Rich think differently to the Poor
- Article
- By Ed Chan
- 20 February 2007
- Psychology of Success
- 1 comment
In this article, accountant and best selling author Ed Chan shares the ways in which the "Rich" think differently to 95% of Australians. He explains that the main difference between the rich and the poor is simply the way they think - their mindset.
Read on to find out more...
Common Financial Mistakes made with a Line of Credit
- Article
- By Ed Chan
- 4 September 2006
- Finance
- 5 comments
There is critical mistake made by many people who have lines of credit and who have investment properties This mistake is common and you've got to be aware of this because it's costly to fix up.
Read on to find out more...





