Using equity to buy
If you already own a home, you might not need a deposit to buy an investment property. Instead, you may be able to harness the power of your home equity.
If you’ve owned your home for a few years, there’s a good chance you’ve built up some reasonable equity, and this can be a valuable resource when it comes to property investment.
We can help you to find out how much equity you have in your home, and how you might be able to use it to own an investment property sooner.
What is equity?
Your home equity is the difference between your property’s market value and the balance of your mortgage. If you’ve owned your home for a few years, there’s a good chance you’ve built up some reasonable equity, and this can be a valuable resource when it comes to property investment.
Our broker can help you to find out how much equity you have in your home, and how you might be able to use it to own an investment property sooner.
Important things to consider
Many property investment gurus say it’s important to repay the loan on your home as soon as you can. The equity that is drawn down from your home to purchase an investment is tax effective, but any remaining debt on your home isn’t. Therefore the loan on your home costs you much more on an ongoing basis than the loan on your investment property.
The property that you live in is not the only source of home equity. You can also use the equity in an existing investment property to help fund the purchase of another investment property.