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How everyday Australians use one investment property to pay off their own mortgage years sooner

Without touching their savings. Watch the short strategy video, then get the free guide — the exact structure, sent straight to your phone.

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Why now

The 2026 Budget just made timing everything

In the May 2026 Federal Budget, the Government limited negative gearing on residential property to new builds, and replaced the 50% CGT discount with cost-base indexation and a 30% minimum tax on gains. Both changes take effect from 1 July 2027.

This strategy is built around newly built investment properties — the residential type that keeps negative gearing, and where investors can still choose the 50% CGT discount or the new indexed method when they sell. Established property, bought from here on, gets neither. Getting the structure right today matters more than it ever has.

2026 Federal Budget · from 1 July 2027

Why new builds come out ahead

The same reform that costs established-property investors works in favour of new-build investors:

New builds Keep negative gearing · choose the 50% CGT discount or the new indexed method
Established Negative gearing removed · CGT via indexation + 30% minimum tax on gains

Based on the 2026–27 Federal Budget negative-gearing & CGT measures (budget.gov.au / ATO), applying from 1 July 2027 and subject to the legislation as passed. Grandfathering applies to property held at 7:30pm AEST 12 May 2026. General information only — not tax advice; confirm your position with a registered tax adviser.

The uncomfortable truth

Most people will still have a mortgage when they retire

Refinance for a new kitchen, a car, an extension — and the loan stretches out again, all the way into retirement. Meanwhile the bank has set the loan up in their favour, not yours, and most people never use the facilities that could get them ahead.

~$326,000

That's the interest on a typical $350,000 home loan.

Over 30 years at 5%, a $350,000 loan costs you around $326,000 in interest — almost the value of the house again. Left on the bank's default plan, that's decades of your income quietly handed over.

The good news: one well-structured investment property can throw off enough surplus to attack that home loan — and it does two jobs at once:

  • Pays your own (bad) debt down years sooner
  • Builds an income-producing asset for retirement
  • Grows equity you can reuse, again and again
  • Helps set up the next generation, too
What's inside

The Property Mortgage Strategy, in two moves

Two of the ideas that make it work are below — the insight and what it's worth. We've left the exact how for the free guide and video (there are six steps in all).

Insight 01 · The deposit

A deposit without touching your savings

Most people assume they need $100k+ in the bank. You don't. By unlocking the usable equity already sitting in your home, you can fund the full deposit, stamp duty and costs on a new investment property — without spending a dollar of your own cash.

$0of your own savings needed to get started*

Based on the worked example in the FSM guide

Insight 02 · The structure

Let the tax office & your tenant pay your home down

Structured correctly — two standalone titles, no cross-collateralisation, interest-only on the investment — the rent plus your tax back throws off a surplus each month. Aimed at your home loan (your bad debt), one property frees up around $592 a month while you keep living your life.

~$592/mosurplus redirected at your home loan, from one property*

Based on the worked example in the FSM guide

One property pays your home off 12 years sooner

Home loan alone — 30 yrs + 1 investment property — 18 yrs + 2 properties — 14 yrs
$350k$300k$200k$100k$0 051015202530 yrs
12 yearssooner (1 property)
~$146,000interest saved
16 yearssooner (2 properties)
~$190,000interest saved

Illustrative — $350k home loan at 5% p.a. over 30 years, based on the worked example in the FSM Property Mortgage Strategy guide. Actual results depend on your loan, rate, rent, tax position and circumstances.

Inside the free guide and video, you'll get all six steps — deposit, structure, choosing the right new-build, getting your tax back throughout the year, protecting yourself, and avoiding the mistakes most investors make.

*Illustrative examples based on the worked scenario in the FSM Property Mortgage Strategy guide — your actual results depend on your equity, loan size, interest rate, rent, tax position and circumstances. Freedom Strategy Management provides general information only, not financial, tax or legal advice.

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Why it works

Two goals, one strategy

Kill your home loan faster

Redirect the surplus at your own (non-deductible) debt — the debt that really ties you down — and you're mortgage-free years sooner.

Build wealth while you do it

Every dollar off your home lifts your usable equity — so you can repeat the process and grow a property portfolio over time.

Retire on your terms

Arrive at retirement debt-free with income-producing assets behind you — and a leg-up you can pass to your kids.

Everyday Australians getting ahead with Freedom Strategy
Who it's for

Built for everyday Australians — not just seasoned investors

You don't need to be wealthy or already own an investment property. You need some equity in your home and a willingness to structure things properly. Our team of strategists, brokers, accountants and planners handles the rest — and the information and strategy sessions are cost- and obligation-free.

Homeowners with equity, wanting to get ahead

First-time investors who want it structured right

Investors who feel they're "flying blind"

Pre-retirees wanting to arrive debt-free

No catch

No pushy sales. No guesswork. Just clear, actionable strategy.

This isn't a sales meeting. It's a personalised, obligation-free strategy session where you get real answers about your own situation. Most of what we do doesn't cost our clients anything — when we help restructure a loan, we're generally paid by the bank, not you.

Free & obligation-free

Strategy sessions run Monday to Friday over Zoom, take 30–45 minutes, and you keep the clarity whether or not you go ahead.

Your home stays protected

We structure the two properties on standalone titles with no cross-collateralisation — so if anything happens to the investment, your home is safe.

A whole team behind you

Finance experts, tax and strategy consultants and financial planners — looking at your situation from every angle, in one plan.

How it works

From guide to game-plan — in a few relaxed steps

1
Watch & read · free

Get the video training and guide texted to your phone, and see exactly how the strategy fits together.

2
Strategy session · 30–45 min

An obligation-free Zoom session where we map your equity, structure, tax and cashflow to your own numbers.

3
Your tailored plan

We show you the deposit, the right new-build type, the loan structure and the tax variation — step by step.

4
Full team access

Brokers, accountants, strategists and planners — coordinating the whole thing from one plan.

And it's all free until you decide to act

No pressure, no fees — just expert insight you can use whether or not you work with us.

Don't just take our word for it

Real people. Real property results.

Hear from clients who've used property to get ahead and start building real wealth.

Chad & Megan
Chad & Megan

Property & SMSF

Darren & Marie
Darren & Marie

Property

Fiona
Fiona

Property

Jeremy & Bianca
Jeremy & Bianca

Property

Maria & Tim
Maria & Tim

Property

Emmanuel
Emmanuel

Property

Matt & Lauren
Matt & Lauren

Property

Con & Mayura
Con & Mayura

Property

Sienna
Sienna

Property

Shimali & Nira
Shimali & Nira

Property & SMSF

Bronwyn & Kade
Bronwyn & Kade

Property

Dave Hardy
Dave Hardy

Property

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