Crowd funding into property?



Yes a new concept in property has just arrived &  it is worth a serious look. 

Only recently we wrote of Peter being ‘sucked in’ by using his existing home equity to be a deposit on a rental property via an SMSF and all the responsibilities as trustee.

He simply can’t afford that because he on an average wage with three young children & hence his wife can’t work either. An innocent taken & now a problem for Peter that he wants & needs solved.

The problem we have is that there is a huge loan & the responsibilities of being a trustee when Peter is & must take advice from the professionals who flogged this concept to him.

We are very aware as we have been offered & never taken the 25,000 for selling a new house.


As Joe said on launching the Intergenerational report ‘it is all about Values'.

Why isn’t the new Labor Police minister looking a that??!?!

We were introduced to this new concept at our recent Professional Development day.

What is Fractional Property Investing?

It appears to us to be a version of ‘crowd funding’.

I.e. You & other investors who maybe your contacts decide to invest in a property which maybe commercial or retail or residential or industrial.

There is an ASIC approved book build process to facilitate the initial property purchase.

You choose who will be your property adviser to advise on the  initial property.

The property is managed by  independent  accredited property managers who are paid out of the gross rent. They arrange tenants, maintenance & rent collection.

As we are all aware  property is a larger sum than many have. i.e. 500,000 to 1 million or many millions.

If you have an asset allocation of even 20% in property then that is 100,000 & Peter doesn’t have that. He does have that in house equity but then risks of increasing rates or no tenants west of anywhere or loss of his income to meet the negative cashflow is only casually mentioned. 

 His house equity can disappear in a very over priced market  & in his case over valued property. 

Remember at least 8% of all property is sold at a loss even before the high costs of selling.

He should not & can’t borrow because his family needs to live but he wants real property & not listed REITS.

Yes he could have his SMSF & invest in this without all the associated challenges of borrowing within an SMSF. This eliminates the need for LRBA. How good is that?

Property interests may be acquired by a SMSF as it will be a widely held trust.

I.e. direct property without borrowing.

The solution is investing into a first ever segregated property trust where each property is contained within a sub fund.

One of the biggest drawbacks to unlisted or real property is it is NOT liquid. I you cannot sell off the back steps if you have a sudden need for funds.

However this concept  has a secondary market of other unit holders or other investors as it has ‘make a market’ Authorisations. 

These sub funds have 5 year terms & requires a 50% vote to renew. 

At any time unit holders can vote to wind up a fund & that requires a 75% agreement.

Then there is all the outsourced due diligence & administration done on behalf of investors. There is a simple end of year reporting  process.

The fund is low cost compared to the alternatives i.e. 0.8% on property & 0.2% on cash.

OK that  is an introduction to a new concept to property investing.

I.e. investing without the need for any borrowing & with better liquidity without the risk attached to listed property trusts.

We comment that  it is not on our Dealer’s Approved List yet as it is so new. However if there is enough national interest then it maybe.

If you want to know more then ‘you know what to do’ as a client’s voice mail says.

You could check this vision out.

We believe that we can generate significant financial certainty for you throughout our relationship & importantly add substantial value to ensuring you achieve all that is important & valuable to you as you have articulated to us.

If we were to sit down in three years time & looked back what do we need to do today so that you are financially & personally better off & happier.

As Peter & others do call us on 07 3848 1088 or email us or visit our websites.

 John McAuliffe

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