Rentvesting – renting a property to live in while owning one or more investment properties – is becoming an increasingly popular way for Australians to get a foot on the property ladder. According to Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA)1, 36% of first home buyers opted to invest in property and continue to rent instead of buying a home to live in in 2018. But while the prospect of buying where you can afford and renting where you want to live sounds enticing, there are a few things to consider before embarking on a rentvesting strategy. Here we outline our top five. Getting a loan is harder than it was While the tougher restrictions APRA placed on interest-only loans have recently been lifted, many
