Friends With Money #266: Is rentvesting dead?
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Live where you want, buy where you can - that's been the idea behind rentvesting. But are policy tweaks and market swings changing the equation?
On this episode of the Friends With Money podcast, Money's Tom Watson is joined by Arjun Paliwal, founder and chief executive of InvestorKit, to discuss the latest rentvesting developments.
Episode timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
02:43 Who is rentvesting used by?
04:15 The tax changes impacting rentvesting
06:02 Is rentvesting still worth it?
06:27 Sydney case study and numbers
12:04 The rentvesting decision checklist
15:34 How investors should adapt to policy changes
19:49 Final lessons for long-term investors
22:05 Conclusion
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