Building Wealth with Real Estate

Course Summary

Investing is a serious and risky business. Delivered by a highly respected and acclaimed practitioner, this course delivers key information about the basics of investing in real estate and the issues you need to consider. 

Participants will get a clear and practical understanding of real estate investment. 

Course content: 

• How to identify key Melbourne suburbs – median price 
• Issues to consider when evaluating an investment property 
• Key Real Estate Metrics:  

• Affordability ratio test 
• Loan-to value ratio 
• Calculating capital growth 
• Land-to-asset ratio 
• Rental yields 

• The benefits and risks associated with Investing in Real Estate:  

• The costs you will incur 

• Investment options  

• House v apartment 
• Commercial property 
• Investing in a super fund 

• Borrowing issues  

• Using your equity to build wealth 

• Taxation Issues:  

• Capital gains tax 
• Negative gearing 
• Positive gearing 
• Key tax deductions 
• Main residence exemption 

Outcomes 

This course has been designed to give you a clear and practical understanding of investing in real estate. Comprehensive course handouts and case studies examples will be provided.