The Penguin Australian Home Buyer's Guide is a practical, step-by-step guide to finding, financing and buying a home or investment property. It explains in plain English the key legal and financial issues in property purchase and provides an up-to-date, Australia-wide analysis to many common questions about property investment, such as:
When and where should you buy?
What can you afford to borrow?
How much will you have to pay in transaction costs?
When have you entered into a binding contract?
How can you save on your mortgage?
Will you have to pay capital gains tax when you sell?
Fully updated for the year 2000, The Penguin Australian Home Buyer's Guide equips first-home buyers, property investors and home sellers to make informed, profitable investment decisions.