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What is the DHOAS Lump Sum? If you’ve accrued entitlement to DHOAS having completed your qualifying period, you may be eligible for a lump sum payment. You can convert up to four years of your service credit to a lump…

5/9 ADF Entitlements – Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme (DHOAS)   Hello Property Investors! The Housing Entitlement we are going to discuss today is the one we get the most questions about Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme (DHOAS). So let’s…

4/9 ADF Entitlements – Home Purchase or Sales Expenses Allowance (HPSEA)   If you have just joined this series it will be worth going back and looking at the previous 3 emails covering Your ADF Entitlements and how to use…

3/9 ADF Entitlements – Home Purchase Assistance Scheme (HPAS)   We hope you are finding this series about your ADF Housing Entitlements and how to use them helpful. Today let’s have a look at Home Purchase Assistance Scheme (HPAS) and…

2/9 ADF Entitlements – Stamp Duty Concessions Let us take you through your next entitlement – Stamp Duty Concessions! Stamp duty is a state government tax charged on the purchase of a property. It’s done on the day the title…

1/9 ADF Entitlements – First Home Owners Grant (FHOG)   As an Australian and in particular, a serving or ex-member of the Defence Force, there are various housing entitlements available to you. You must understand what entitlements you have and…

11/11 Risk 11: Risk Management Rules For Investing Let’s sum up the risk management rules for investing that we’ve covered in this series with this checklist: Buy in major population centers. Buy new properties with a builder’s warranty and structural…

10/11 Risks To Manage -Losing Your Job! I think out of all the risks, losing your job must be the worst one to face! The best advice I can offer is only to buy a property that pays for itself.…

9/11 Risks To Manage – Pest Infestation🪳 The risk that no one needs or wants is Pest Infestations! If you buy a new property as I suggest, you’ll know there are no pest issues on handover. At the end of…

A lesson I learned early on is about Structural Faults. One of the things you should consider is whether your properties have good structure and building standards. This is one of the reasons why I recommend that you only purchase…