Self Managed Super Funds (SMSF)
There are significant advantages to having a property in a Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) as well as the choice to control your investments and your future investment strategy.
SMSF’s are able to borrow funds via what has been defined by Superannuation legislation as a “Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangement “(LRBA) which describes a loan/arrangement which has a limited recourse for the lender against the borrower in the event of default, to the single asset purchased using the specific LRBA – thus protecting the other assets that sit inside the SMSF.
Each asset purchased using an LRBA must be housed inside what is known as a “Bare Trust”
Investing in property within your SMSF isn’t for everyone (it may limit for instance the asset class weights inside the fund and thus create unnecessary risk – in other words, illiquid assets such as property may not be appropriate for your risk profile but, if you want to review the opportunity then the following key issues need to be considered:
- Does borrowing fit with your investment strategy?
- Does your trust deed even permit borrowing?
- Is the asset class (eg property) allowed in your SMSF via the trust deed?
- What expenditure is allowed?
- Bare trust deed requirements
- Borrowing to buy a commercial property
- Borrowing to buy residential property
- Limitations
- Costs of establishing an SMSF
- Seek financial advice.
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