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After stringent saving and planning, the sale of a business venture, or perhaps a lucky inheritance, you may find yourself with a significant amount of money to do what you please with. This article will consider 4 of the options in front of you if you wake up tomorrow with $200,000 ready to spend, invest, or hide under your mattress.

1.       Invest in Property

Whilst this is not the most exciting of options it is potentially the wisest by far. With a $200,000 pot of money it would be possible to gain access to a loan between $450,000 and $500,000 with ease. With this amount of money and some sensible research you would potentially be able to buy two investment properties and still have a proportion of your fund to place into a savings account should you need help with the mortgage repayments later on. Read the rest of this entry »

In this day and age, you can insure almost anything. And if you’re new to the insurance world, it become a little confusing and overwhelming trying to work out what all the different types of insurances are. Do you need income insurance? Home insurance? Read the rest of this entry »

A question that all homeowners face when financing their property is whether to go for a loan with a fixed or variable rate. It can get quite confusing as to what is best, particularly in tough financial times. There are a number of factors that determine which type of interest rate is best for your situation and quite often expert help is necessary to help wade through all of the information. Using a broker who specialises in financing, including home loan and Read the rest of this entry »

The big new buzz in the property market is “the service component”. This major new move is based on technology and market demand for speed and efficiency. Read the rest of this entry »