Borrowing Capacity for an Investment Property
How Much Can You Actually Borrow for an Investment Property? Your equity can fund the deposit. Whether a lender will actually lend you the rest is a separate question, and it is the one most equity guides skip. Here is how borrowing capacity really gets worked out. By the Chase Wealth Australia advisory team · […]
Rentvesting vs Buying a First Home: Which Wins? (2026)
Rentvesting vs Buying Your First Home: The Honest Wealth Comparison for Queensland and WA It is not which is universally better. It is which builds wealth faster for you, and by when, decided mostly by two levers: your time horizon, and whether you can service investment debt. By the Chase Wealth Australia advisory team · […]
Rentvesting Strategy: How to Rentvest in Australia (2026)
How to Rentvest in Australia: The Equity-Funded Strategy for Queensland and WA Investors Rentvesting is a strategy you run, not just a term you learn. This is the equity-funded execution plan: how to fund the deposit, choose the corridor, structure the loans and build a portfolio while you keep renting where you want to live. […]
First Investment Property: 7 Costly Mistakes to Avoid
Buying Your First Investment Property: 7 Costly Mistakes Queensland and WA Investors Avoid The most costly first-investment-property mistakes are the avoidable ones, decided before you sign a contract. Here are the seven that cost Queensland and WA investors the most, and how an equity-funded, well-structured first purchase sidesteps each. By the Chase Wealth Australia advisory […]
Investment Property WA: How Far Perth Equity Goes
Investment Property in WA: How Far a Perth Homeowner’s Equity Stretches in 2026 The short answer is that it depends on your deposit as much as your equity. At a 20 per cent deposit, $140,000 of usable equity reaches Perth’s entry pockets, while $210,000 clears the median house across the growth corridors. By the Chase […]
Investment Property QLD: What Your Equity Buys in SEQ
Investment Property in Queensland: What Your Equity Could Buy Across SEQ in 2026 Read South East Queensland through the equity budget instead of a hotspot list. Here is what roughly $140,000 to $210,000 of usable equity actually reaches, from Ipswich to Logan, with the real costs and the honest limits shown. By the Chase Wealth […]
How Does Equity Work When Buying a Second Property?
Home/Insights/How Does Home Equity Work When You Buy a Second Property? How Does Home Equity Work When You Buy a Second Property? The short answer is that your home’s equity becomes the deposit. You borrow against the value your home has built, and that released money does the job a cash deposit would on the […]
How to Invest in Property Using Your Home Equity
How to Invest in Property When Your Savings Are Tied Up in Your Home The honest answer is that you may not need to save a cash deposit at all. If you own a home, most of the deposit for your first investment property may already exist, in your equity. By the Chase Wealth Australia […]
What Is Rentvesting? The Australian Guide (2026)
Rentvesting Explained: Rent Where You Live, Invest Where the Numbers Work (QLD & WA) Rentvesting separates where you live from where you invest. Here is how it works, who it suits, and the honest trade-offs. By the Chase Wealth Australia advisory team · 10 July 2026 Work out your usable equity → Lorraine and Colin […]
How Much Deposit for an Investment Property?
How Much Deposit Do You Need for an Investment Property? (And How to Skip the Cash) The direct answer is 10 to 20 per cent of the price, plus buying costs. The faster answer is that your home’s equity can cover it without touching your savings. By the Chase Wealth Australia advisory team · 10 […]