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Pick the path that fits.
Six step-by-step paths for Australian borrowers, sequenced as articles you can read in order or skip around. Read at your pace. Get matched only when you're ready.
Path 01, 8 stages
First Home Buyer
Eight stages from “maybe I’m ready” to keys in hand, with the schemes, numbers and costs explained without the broker pitch.
~96 min readStart
Path 02, 6 stages
Refinancing
Six stages on whether to switch lenders, what it really costs, and how to avoid the cashback traps. Plain numbers, no churn agenda.
~56 min readStart
Path 03, 7 stages
Property Investor
Seven stages on investor borrowing, structure, tax, equity, SMSF traps, and assembling the team, written for the buyer who wants the trade-offs, not the pitch.
~78 min readStart
Path 04, 5 stages
Buying Your Next Home
Five stages on selling first vs buying first, how much equity you really have, bridging finance, and the settlement timing most agents won’t walk you through.
~48 min readStart
Path 05, 6 stages
Self-Employed Home Loan
Six stages on how lenders treat self-employed income, the documents you need, low-doc options, and the decisions that get an application across the line.
~60 min readStart
Path 06, 6 stages
Building or Buying a New Home
Six stages on land-and-build, off-the-plan and new-build paths, including the construction loan mechanics and the sunset-clause traps that catch most buyers.
~60 min readStart
WARNING: This comparison rate is true only for the examples given and may not include all fees and charges. Different terms, fees or other loan amounts might result in a different comparison rate. Comparison rates are calculated on a secured loan of $150,000 over 25 years for home loans and a loan of $30,000 over 5 years for car and personal loans, unless the lender states another basis. Business loans and equipment finance for a business purpose have no mandatory comparison rate.